Evening journal., 1892-12-13
ADDRESS TO FARMERS.
Worthy Master John c. Higgins
Before the State Grange.
I'm SESSION HERE THIS AFTERNOON.

I The Worthy Masters Able Address to the
Farmers Of DeIaware-Teach Your Boy
Scientific Agriculture-The Happiest
Men on the PeninsuIa-Farmers In At
4 tendance From All Parts of the State.
The eighteenth annual session of the
State Grange, Patrons of Husbandry,
convened in Sheridan Post room, in
Masonic Temple, at IL o'clock, this
morning. The sessions will continue for
<lthree days. Hon. John c. Higgins, of
Delaware City, presided
The meeting was largely attended.
The officers of the Grange are as fol-
lows: Worthy master, John Higgins,
n Delaware City; worthy overseer, w. r.
Allaband, Wyoming; worthy lecturer
Col. E. L. Martin, Seaford; worthy stew
ard, E. d. Talley, Beaver Valley, worthy
assistant steward, w. P. Peach, Mermaid;
worthy chaplain, j. w. Day, Wilmington;
worthy treasurer, Thomas II. Riggin,
Laurel; worthy secretary, w. w.
Seeders, Pennington worthy gate
keeper, Charles T. Pepper, Georgetown:
worthy ceres, Mrs. NJ X. Allaband,
Wyoming. worthy pomona, Phoebe
Riggin, LAUREL worthy tiora Anna
Heyd, FELTON,; worthy L. A. steward,
Hannah R. Day, Wilmington. Exeeu-
tive committee, John G. Higgins, Della
ware City; f. H. Bancroft, Camden; S.
H. Messick, Bridgeville.
The meeting was opened in the fifth
/ degree by the master. 1t was then closed
in this degree and opened in the fourth
when the roll of officers was called and
vacancies filed by appointment. A roll
call of the oranges showed that aquOrom
was present.
The Grange Representation.
The masters of the State, Pomona and
subordinate oranges, are the delegates
They are as follows: Delaware State
Grange, John c. Higgins, Delaware City
Pomona No. l, New Castle County, J. w.
Perkins, Elan, Pa. Pomona, No 2, Kent
County, A. w. SlaymalKer, Camden
Pomona No. 3, Sussex County,
Thomas N. Rawlins, Bridgeyyille
Union No. 4, C. c. Hopkins,
Samuel S. Mccoy, Stanton; Hockessin.
No. 4, Edwin NJ. Pierson, Hockessin; /;
Newark, No 5, Samuel Lindsey, McClel-
landville; Milford, No. 6, J. J. Rosa,
Milford; Sunnyside. No. z. G. T. Trout.
Bridgeville; Port Penn, No o, Thomas
f. Dilworth. Port Penn; Centre, No.
II, Jos. p. Chandler, Centreville
Harmony No -, William B. Cranston,
Stanton; West Brandywine No. 13, j.
Atwood Weldin, Wilmington; Fruitland,
No. 16, S H. Derby, Woodside; Capital,
No. IS, II. d. Learned, Dover: Harring.
ton. No 10, John NJ Eisenbray, Vernon
Trophy, No. %, W. e. Killen, FELTON,
Little Creek, No. %, Sydney P. Goslee
LAUREL Laurel, H. c. Lewis, Laurel
Seaford, Number 25, Geo. W. Phelps
Seaford Midland Number 81, John @
Short, Georgetown; Rehoboth, Number
%, Joseph ID. Thompson, Rehoboth; Ever
green, Number 20, r. p. Warrington
Drawbridge; Fairmount, Number 81
Jesse E. Joseph, Hollyville; Washington
Number 81, w. c. Richards, Blackwater
New Castle, Number 81, DR.. J. j. Black
New Castle; Gumboro, Number 3S, jane
s. Donaway, Gumboro.
In many cases they are accompanied b.
their wives who have equal voice in tn
deliberations of the Grange.
After the adoption of an order of busi
ness the following committees were an
nounced:
Credentials-A. C. Hopkins, H.
Lewis, Il. D. Learned.
Division of Labor-E NJ Pierson, J.
Rosa, ], C. Short
Constitution and By Laws-J. A. Wei
din. G. T. Trout, w. E. Killen.
NIileage-JOhn NJ. Eisenbrey, ]. T
Chandler James s. Donoway.
Agriculture-S H. Messick, Samue
Lindsey, s. H. Derby,
.operation-Thomas f. Dilworth, J
d. Thompson, G. M. Pierson.
Dormant Wages-S H. Derby, Thoma
n Rawlins Mrs T. F, Dilworth.
Legislation-W. +. Kille, S. P. GOsliT
Thomas f. Dilworth.
Executive Committees Report-Georg
w. Phelps, H. d. Learned, c. c. HoI
kins.
Education-Professor Bishops, j. "
Perkins, T. n. Raw Inns.
Good of the order John J. Rosa, D.
J. j. Black, George W. Phelds
Resolutions-Samu Lindsey, G. 7
Trout, A. N. Slazmaker.
Tran nsportatiOn-A. w. Slaymaker, v
c. Richards, E. NJ Pierson.
Finance. G. Short, ]. J. Rosa, J.
Weldin i
Woman's WorlS-Mrs. E. H. Bancroft
Mrs. G.. w. Phelps, Mrs +. Dlworth
The hours of labor were fixed as fo
lows: 10 a. m. TO IL m, , to p. m. al
z to p. m. A recess was then take
until o'clock.
The Masters Address.
Worthy Master John c. Higgins pr
sented the following address at the afte
noon session, which began at . ocloc
Give years have passed since Il
State Grange met in the city of w
mington. The eighteenth annual Sc
sion finds us here again. ready to CO.
slider the lessons of the past and to legi
late for the good of our order for q
year to come.
'In the name of the patrons of til
county bid you hearty welcome al
express the hope of all that your ST
may be pleasant one and your labo
greatly profitable.
"A kind Providence has guarded o
homes from the threatened pestilenC
and the year, while not one
average yield in some of the lines
production, on the whole will probab
Show that the farmer has been fairly w
rewarded for his efforts. While lol
apprehensive from drouth of uDusu
persistence few of US but will say th
We etsnd more than ever in respect