The evening times., 1896-11-11
NATIONAL GRANGE BEGINS
Secretary Trlmb.e and Supt.
Saunders Gree. Delegates.
BUILDING FOR WASHINGTON
President Brigham in His Response
Tells of the Attitude of the Order
in Regard to Poiitics--DirectOr
Rhone Explains the Grange Camp
Racing at Alexander Island.

The National Grange OF the Patrons oil
| Husbandry began its thirtieth annual ses-
sion in the large parlOr OF the National
Hotel at 1 l O'Clock this morning. 1t Was
| an open meeting About l2o members,
representing thirty States, were present.
Theroom was shandsomel decorated with
national colors, AMI large bouquets oi cilrys-
anthemums and Roses. Upon the secre-
tary's table was tribute oil Indian corn,
and the presidents desk Glowcd with the
red and yellow and green OF fruit
President J ". BriSnam, OF OHIO. was III
the. Chair, and General Secretary John
Trlmble, OF tnis city, and the ether Officers
in their places. Among the officers are d
number OF ladies, Nearly all Wore the
regalia OF their positions, making bright
win color the front seats of the assembly
Secretary Triinbe made an address Of
welcome. He called attention to several
previous meetings and the sections of
the country in which they had met, and
said:
You are now come TO the Capital of
the Nation, the birthplace of the order.
You are here in your own City. No pub
lie receptions, NO public dinners, no ex-
cursions, and yet know you will agree
that IL is best SO. This session Will be de
voted To solid labor.
There are TWO members here who We're
present at the birth OF the order. l AIN
authorized to say for them you must not
Judge by appearances. They are not old,
they are young, with hope Tor the future
OF the organization they helped to found.
''One OF these two Will now address
you"
4niS was the Introduction for Superin-
iendent William Saunders, of the Depart
ment OF Agriculture. MIR. Saunders made
a happy speech OF welcome TO the dele
gates.
HALL OF ARCHIVES HERE.
lie had long hoped to see their faces
here, and was III uch gratified with the
fuifillmen< OF his wish.
lie said he had advocated for thirty years
the plan of putting the head OF the order
at the National Capital. He hoped to see
suitable building erected for the officers.
This would give place for the archives of
the order. All important records, both OF
of the National and State Oranges, and,
III iact, all papers Of historic value, would
be kept at this building
There was no reason why such building
should be an expense to the order. on
the contrary, it might well prove a source
of inc ONE
fresIuent Bingham responded with a stir
ring address which was applauded. He
referred to the early struggles OF the, or
der and said they had grown beyond this
stage and had for many years been an
established institution
The first duty OF the order was to pro
mote better husbandry, but it was In that
line to teach the members, without refer
ence to party, to use the ballot, which
made them the rulers of the land The
franchise should be so exercised as to pro-
mote their own prosperity along with that
0f all other classes of the country.
1t was one of the duties of the order to
see that DO legislation should be passed
discriminating against the cuItivaturs OF
the s.il. The farmers are the most numer-
Gus Of all classes and give the very founda-
tiOn to all prosperity. Therefore legisla-
.ures should be made to remember their
int ereSts and do nothing to cripple them
what hurts the tiller Of the soil Inevitably
wcakcns the whole community
POLICY OF THE ORDER
He spoke with much feeling OF the civil
war, and said If the farmers could have
shaped the policies of the nation in that
day, there woGld not be thousands of low
green mounds throughout the country to
marx the last resting places of men who
died that liberty might live. The con-
cillatOry policy. which chara cterizes the
patrons OF hus6andry, had its Influence been
felt IN the years preceding the war would
nave saved the country TINS burden of sor-
row. He closed with a culogy of the order
and Its work.
The meeting took a recess after the ap-
pointment of the committee on cred, ntials
as follows: Thomas G Hazard, Rhode
Island; W. W. Greer. California: S H.
Messick. Delaware; Rachel L. Fox, New
Jersey; Maggie Hale, OF New York, and ex-
Officio Secretary Trimble.
The meetings will be resumed this after
neon. but will be secret. The presidents
annual address win be then delivered.
The question of dealing with the Grange
Camp Association case has been discussed
and charges may be preferred against A.
]. Wedderburn for conduct unbecuming n
member OF the order.
Director Leonard Rhone said this after
noon: THE National Grange has no turis-
diction in this case, as to the alleged sale
OF charter. As understand 1t. the charter
was obtained from the Virginia legislature,
not from us. The business failed, and the
charter was sold to the racing people.
This grange had nothing to do with it.
If any member will prefer charges against
Mr.. Wedderburn, we will hold an investiga-
ton"