The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-08
Pomona Grange.

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new castie county POMONA orange
met IN regular session , WIN harmony
orange III Hockessih hall March 2nd,
1898.
After the opening exercises reports
from six Oranges were read. showing a
mem bership Of S32 persons In the
county. Oranges did not report.
This being the lirst meeting OIL the
year the Installation OF oillcers was
the Hrst business oil the day. Worthy
Deputy o. ". Eastburn Installed the
following officers:
w. NJ, Edward Woodward; w. d.,
X. q. buckingham W. s., Joseph Der
rickson; ". a. y. James Brown ".
u, Eta Nj. Dilworthi w. o., James Nj.
Snakespeare; w. T., samuel Lindsey;
w. Sec, Margaret Eastburni w. q. H.,
Philip Person; w. L, A. 8, Lydia
kiair; w. T., Rebecea BIRD; w. ~, lda
Derrickson.
Each officer was then given an OPP
portunity to address the Grange in
any CAPACITY they feit called: Inc
Worthy Master in his short, but timely
ADDRESS dwelt on the educational
feature OF the Grange, Few other re-
marks were made, but all felt pleas
ure IN being aoie TO serve the Grange,
The subordinate oranges were called
on 10 present any business they might
Wish ulsqnssed IN the foInoha' On ps'
baii Oh fort rem Grange, Eta III
DiiWorth spoke OF tne teachers IN
stigule whieh Is heid In November.
ohe SAID the mem bers OF that Grange
thought me children.s schooLwori
was greatly Ihtetlereu Wild, since tnes
silme, ING Chtistihas holiaays SO quickly
toiioWeo, ana susgestea an attem p
pe made 10 have the ihstitnte held IL
nteptemoer peiors schooi pegah' ana
ino leachers halaIy 70 Dfgln theii
Hater alhner inc suplecI was aRaih 70
Ierieu 70 anu motlon Haae anu car
rleu tnnt the W. nj. appoint Two per
SONS 10 see the superihtendeht ane
see. II possible, TO nave such change
mage. ,
| worthy MasIer SAID ne deemed lhs
question OF eduentlon 80 important
an one ne thought there shouio De
committee appointed 70 give IL spec
IA attention., calico tne Womans
work IN the Grange. A motloh Was
made TO tnat eHect ana carried
ana the following commlttee was
appointed: Mrs. Sallle MoTrail
chairman. Pleasant hlli, Del.
Mrs. Valentine. Lydia Derrickson
| Matte Armstrong, Eliza Derrickson
and Mrs. Eta NJ. Dilworth.
Joseph DerrickSon, from Harmony
Grange. gave the address of welcome
lie founded his Few timely remarkt
on General Objects" OF the Grange
as stated In our 'Deciaration OF Pur
poses" United by the strong ane
faithful tie OF agriculture, we mutual
ly resolve to labor for the good OF oul
order, our country aud mankind.
/ Mo heartily nndnrs the motto al
essentials, unity: in essentials
liberty; in all things, charity" w
shall endeayor to advance our caus
by laboring to accomplish the follow
ing objects: To develop O better ant
higher manhood and womanhoos
among ourselves. To embrace tn
comforts and attractions OF our home
and strengthen ou1 attachments to on
pursuits. To foster mutual under
standing and cooperation" etc. II
dritted on to the question OF temper
ance. and said the Worthy Deput,
said during the installation ceremon,
that we supported temperance. but h
thought our support very feeble. No
one body OF the Grange-Subordinat
Pomona, State, National, gave ii nue.
attention. lie said be knew We wer
all opposed to the rum traffic and h
would welcome us IL we would pa
due respect to, and consider that quei
ton.
j. Walker Perkins, of West Brandy
wine Grange. responded to the lad
dress OF Welcome and heartily Ell
, dorsed Bro. Derricksons sentiment
on the Temperance question,
DR.. Neale, from Newark Experiment
oil Station, was then called OIL to explai
the proposed bill for the eradication
of bovine tuberculosis, but dinner be
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