The morning times., 1896-11-19
GRANGE HEARS REPORT.
Will Meet Next Year in Some Penn
RYlYnnia Town.

The National Grange last night decided
TO hold the next annual convention at
some point in Pennsylvania. not yet agreed
upon, on the first Wednesday after the
second Tuesday Of November. 1897
AT the day session A. Il. Judson offered
two resolutions, one on transportation and
one In relation to the Interstate Commerce
Commission, both OF which were referred
TO the committee on transportation
C. B. Bell, chairman of the committee on
publication, submitted the following re-
port from his com mittce:
Your committee, To whom was referred
the matter OF an omission in the report OF
the proceedings OF November II, beg leave
to report the objection of Mr.. Virgins to
the report in the S tar on the ground that IL
omitted the resolution voicing the dis
approval of the Grange OF what is known
as the Lubin proposition to pay an export
tax on farm products"
The report of ecpInmittee was approved
and adopted. -al
George B. Horton. chairman. submitted
the report of the committee on the general
good of the order
Mr.. Horton remarked upon the great field
embraced in the province OF his committee.
1.-THE good of the ORDER
THE principal subject under that head,
however, is the welfare OF the farmer.
This welfare is best secured by the great
est Of watGhfulness to see that the husband
man Is not sbOrn from time to time OF
rights and privileges the loss OF which will
drag him and bis children lower and lower
in the social SCALE
A careful study 81 the ritual was recon.
mended To every member OF the order.
A P. Reardt.f, chairman OF the commit
tee on constitution and bylaws, next rem
dcred an adverse report on the resolution
proposed by, T. r.. Smith of Ohio. to the
off n M. Crn shpull hp entitled 10
representation In the. National Grange
whose dues should be more than one quar-
ter In arrears. ,-
Next followed the report OF the commit
tee on dorma mt oranges. The report recon-
mended series OF lectures in each State
on the work of the grange. to arouse the
latent interest OF farmers In the order.
Another move to secure revival of in
| terest would be more aggressivcness on the
| part of the order such as IL used To show
in the days of its infancy. In closing the
report laid particular stress on the ef-
| ficency of cooperation.
Mrs. Sarah u baird, chairman OF the
| committee on education, next submitted
i her report. The report called for city
advantages for the country school chill
dren. Attention was called to the lack OF
| fariiity for grarnmar and nigh school edu-
cation in the country districts.
The report asked that all state and
| country superintendents should be educa
tional experts whose influence would be-
| felt in every school wItnIn their district.
| Further on the report said:
The ca rCiinal need OF all schools. primary
and secondry, country and city. Is a sup
| ply OF persons qualified to instruct intel.
| ligenuy."
On motion of A. B. Judson, OF Iowa, il
| was ordered that one thousand copies oi
| the report OF the committee on education
should be printed for the use of the lee
| tureTs.
| L. r. Smith, chairman OF the committee
on agriculture, submitted a report on The
resolution introduced by L. Rhodes, OF
| Pennsylvania, favoring reciprocity with
| France, England and Germany.
| In its stead the committee offered a
| resolution to the effect that the National
| Grange favors reciprocity treaties with
| all countries with whtun the United States
| has trade relations. A motion was made by
| Mr.. High to substitute the minority fol
| the ma ority report from the committee
on agriculture, but it was defeated.