Evening star., 1896-11-13

and the grange Is riding on in His great
teachings In each grange home should be
written Judge not" but We should strive
to tighten the burden of the heavy laden
and lift the cloud from the brow. to
brighten the hearts and home We should
gather in the weary and make glad the sad
Prof. W. b. Atwood. director of the Vir-
ginia experiment station, was next intro
duced. and spoke feelngly of his connection
with the grange. He said it mad been of
great benefit TO him. and from his own ex-
per.ence could say that It contained "a
germ that took up the crude raw farmer
boy and made him aspire to higher things"
He hoped the National Grange and state
grange would uphold the hand of the agri-
cultural colleges.
He thought that to the peculiar social
conditions existing in the south are in a
great measure due the lack of interest in
the order in that section. He believed that
the grange was needed there, and would do
much for its advancement.
After a few announcements the grange
adjourned for the day.
The seventh degree will hold session
and confer the degree at Odd Fellows Hail.
on Tth street. this evening at I;3D O'Clock.
High Priest Geo. A. Bowen presiding, with
Geo. b. Hirton acting as analyst.
Yestcrdny's Work.
AT the afternoon meeting yesterday the
grange decided to give Saturday evening
to the demonstration of committee work
The master announced as the committee to
missioners. Messrs. H. o. Dewey, 8. H.
Messick and Adam Jones and Mrs. Hale
and Mrs. Bell Mr.. Cox. from the commit
tee order of business. submitted the fol-
Lowing. wrich vas accepted:
Order of busineSS-1, opening: 2, roll call;
3. reading and approving minutes of pre-
Yious day; 4. call of states for new busi-
ness: >. reports of officers; g. reports of ex-
,cutive committed; :, reports of standing
committees: y. reports of special commit
tees: ., motions and resolutions; 10. special
orders, IL. new business; II. unfinished bus
irtSS The grange shall meet at $50 and
adjourn at 12:3o. and meet at : pm. and
adj. at will.
TIE members will thus be afforded an
opportunity 10 see the city in the after
noon Miss Hillery of Oregon was intro
duCed. and read an able and interesting
paper on THE Grange Platform" On mo-
ton of :. l.. Wilson the executive commit
tee was empowered to print such reports
snd addresses as they thought proper
:Inder call of the roll for reports from state
masters. among other reports submitted
were reports from Messrs. Newcomb OF
Colorado. Bowen of Connecticut, Reardon
of Kansas. Wiggin of Maine. Howe of Mas
sachusetts, Mrs. Sarah G. Baird OF Min
neSord.
The regular order was suspended to allow
Col. Rhone from the committee to arrange
for calling on the President. to report that
the President would receive the grange at
3 pm. Saturday
Mr. DN Thompson of Missouri reported,
as also did Mr.. and Mrs. H. Q. Devries of
Maryland.
, At the installation of Worthy Master
Brigham. Past State Masters s. H. Ellis
of Ohio. Nicholson of New Jersey KIM
berIey and wife of Connecticut, and Hutch
insOn of Virginia were invited to the
tostrum. and introduced to the grange.
Each made few appropriate remarks.
which Were enthusiastically received by the
grange.
COnferring Degrees.
The grange then closed in the fourth and
opened in the fifth degree, and took a re-
until 1:30 pm. when, on reopening,
this degree was conferred in full form by
Worthy Master Brigham on a large class
of visitors from New England, Pennsyl-
vania. Maryland, West Virginia and Vir-
ginia- This degree Is also conferred by the
state oranges. and is regarded one of
the most impressive and beautiful in the
ritualistic work of the grange. It, as well
as the seventh, which will be conferred
by Dr. Bowen, high priest of the Degree
of Demeter, tonight at O'Clock. at Odd
Fellows Hall. is the work of the late Col.
John r. Thompson. the first lecturer of
the National Grange. for many years a
resident of Washington and whose death d
few Years ago was sad blow to hundreds
of friends in this city.
There Is but one officer to be elected at
this session of the grange, a member of the
executive committee, to succeed Col. Sew
ard Rhone of Pennsylvania, one of the
strongest oranges in the Union. The col