Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-12-18
THE STATE GRANGE
Opens Its Twenty-Second An
nual Session at Bangor.
Annual Address ofthe Worthy Master,
Hon. Edward Wiggin.
heports OF Other State Officials and Work
Of Opening Day.

| by worthy Master Edward Wjegin. at
o.15, today. Every officer responded at
| roll call and the master then onened the
| orange in the fifth degree. After the roll
call OF oranges, Mrs. f. H. Gregory of
Queen City Grange, read the address of
welcome in behalf Of the Penobscot
Pomona Grange. State Lecturer W. W.
| Stetson responded.
| The master announced the following
| committees:
| On credentials: J. NJ jackson, Lewis
ton; Ansel Holway, Skowhegan; e. Fl.
Gregory, Bangor.
Order of business: A. T. Gordon, A. s.
Farnsworth, West Pemblo oke; L. H. Bios
som, Turner.
The committee on credentials subse-
| quently made the following report: Whole
number OF oranges represented, l42 ;
| number of oranges represented by masters
| and their wives 81; number of oranges
represented by masters, 53; number of
oranges represented by delegates, 30; total
number of delegates, 2S3
The afternoon session was called to Or
der at o clock, and the State master, Hon.
Edward Wiggln, delivered his annual ad-
address. The address will be found in tull
on the 3d page.
Following the reading of the masters
address, it was referred to the committee
on masters address and division of
labor -
The following committee was appointed
to prepare memorial resolutions on the
late J. o. Keyes, for presentation at a
memorial hour TO be set apart for that
purpose: E. f. Page North JAY; W. W.
Stetson, B. f. Hamilton, Sister Scott, Jose
and Dwinel.
The secretary, F. A. Allen, Esq, pre-
sented the following report:
-Four new oranges have been organized
during the past year, Wiz: China Village,
kennebeo county; Perry, Washington
county, and North Bradford and Charles
ton, Penobscot county.
The new order of the State Grange al
lowing delegates pay for travel in attend
ance upon the meeting of tho State
Grange, will cost about S700.
Pomona oranges. not being required to
make returns to the State secretary, their
work ard standing cannot be shown but
it is believed they have been doing good
work.
esses In membership, the neg gain being
1891.
Treasurer NJ. B. Hunts report showed
the total receipts for the year ending Sept.
80, 1895, to be $5S99. 36, and the expendi-
lures 0970 balauce in treasury,
s25SS S.
sMr Hunt said: Largely on account
of the cne cent per quarter added to our
"a, : ho Of nl,,fc I,a CT
has been S729 IS. The expenditures for
the same period in excess of last year have
been S36 36, leaving balance in the treas
ury in excess of last year of S403.l2.
Il have in my possession 90 certificates
of stock in the Patrons Cooperative Cor
poration, the property of the State Grange
Corporation. 1869 shares, amounting at
par value to S5584. The accrued interest
on the certificates from Dec |, 1892, to
Dec. !. 1895, amounts 10 SlO52. 10. would
respectfully suggest that some action in
regard to this unpaid interest be taken by |
the State Grange at this session.
The annual meeting of the Patrons Co
operative Association was held at 9
o'clock, this morning, in the large hall of
the Y NJ. c. a. building.
The meeting was called to order by the |
-. ~
Following are the names of the new |
directors elected by ballot G. 4. Jordan, |
Cane Elizabeth: H. r Griggs, West |
brook: j. NJ. jackson, Lewiston; George |
A. Hall, Deering.
The directors then made choice OF the |
following officers: Pre- lent, j. NJ. Jack
So, secretary, c. Il. Jordan; treasurer,
c. +. Knight, Portland.
hn Ia hR
memory of J. o. Kyes of North Jay, long
a member of the board of directors, were
then ordered to be placed upon the
records.
The meeting then adjourned.
At the evening session, committee
was appointed on the memorial services
on the death of the late Hon. Hall c.
Burleigh of Vassalboro.
The county deputies reported all
oranges TO be proSperlng.
Following is the programme ior the re
mainder of the session:
Wednesday. Deo. 1S-Opening in form
in fonrth degree; reading of minutes of
preceding day; roll call of counties Tor tne
introduction of business to be referred
r-,tbout debate; election OF officers; re
cees p NJ. continuation of election of
o,,;cers. installation of officers recess;
: 80 conferripg sixth degree; closing 10
sixth and opening in fourth without form
business; closing In form IN
fourth degree.
Thursday, Dec le--9 A. NJ, opening IN
form In fourth degree; reading of minutes
of preceding meeting; action on constitu
tional amendment submitted by National
Grange: reports of committees recess
p. NJ, additional reports OF commitees'
of masters of Pomona and subordi-
nate gran ges; miscellaneous business re.
cass. 40 p NJ. additional reports o.
deputies and masters OF
oranges; unfinished business renarSs
far good of the order; closing in form