The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-14
GRANGERS HELD THE FORT
PUBLIC MEETING IN
THE HYPERION.

Warner hall proved certainly made
quate to hold the large number of
grangers who wished to attend the af-
ternoon session, and so the Hyperion
was secured for the occasion. The
body of the theater a large portion
of the balconies We're filled with the
intelligent and honest representatives
of Connecticut's agricultural interests,
as fine an assembly of citizens as one
generally sees.
The session, which was the only one
really public thus far held, was
styled "the lecturers hour" it being
conducted by Mrs Estelle H. Barnes,
lecturer of the state grange.
The program, a literary and musical
one, was long but thoroughly interest
ing from start to finish. 1t consisted
of short essays by representatives of
the various oranges from all parts of
the state some wise some witty, all
interesting. The program was rounded
out with music of high order.
The music by the Storrs' college or
chestra was especially fine. The or
chestra is made up of the students of
the college, and is led by Prof. A. 8.
Pebbles Miss Julia G.. Lincoln, in
structor in piano at the college, pre-
sided at the instrument
The report that Yale students might
interfere with the exercises because of
some bitter feeling felt towards Storrs'
college for taking away Yale's money,
as Yale men are apt to think proved
utterly unfounded Yale students not
only did not try to "hoodoo" the meet
ing but did not care to, that not being
Yale's way of treating fellow students
from other institutions when they come
to town
The following is the complete pro-
Music-Orchestra Storrs College,.
................... oelectea
Led by Professor A. b. PEBBLES.
Essay-Useful Application in the Home
of the Material Resources of the
Farm-Mrs Fannie Stanley, West
Hartford grange No. So; presented by
Timothy Sedgwick.
Essay-System as Applied to the Rou-
tine of Work in the Home and on the
Farm-Mrs. Alice Dart, Vernon
grange No. SO.
Essay Sanitary Conditions in and
About Our Homes-Robert w. An
drews, Burrit grange No. 80.
Duet-When Life is Brightest. Pinsuti
Professor j. B. Cornish, Glastonbury
grange No. 127; Mrs. Minnie E. Ladd,
Woodbridge grange No. 10s.
Essay-The Public Library a Factor in
Making the Home-George s. GODDARD,
North CRANKY grange No. 5.
Essay-Advantage for a Farmers
Daughter at Storrs Agricultural Col
lege-Miss Grace Brakeman, Housa-
tonic grange No. 49,
Essay-Character as Capital in the
Home and on the Farm-Miss Mary
Holt, Union grange No. 25; presented
by Martin NJ Frisbie
Reading-"The Bridal of Malahide"-
Mrs. Kate f. Way, West Hartford
grange No. 5S.
Solo-Creole Love Song.
.................E Edgar Belmont Smith
Mrs. W. E. Smith, Housatonic grange
No. 70.
Essay-The Family Account Book
Mrs. Alice E. Wilbur, Killingly
grange No 112; presented by Miss Ell
la Wilbur.
Essay-Rlind in the Midst of Beauty,
Having Ears, Yet Hearing Not-Rev.
C. M. Jones, Crystal Lake grange No.
Essay-Which Accomplishes the Great
er Good-She Who Leaves Nothing
Undone in the Home, or She Who De-
votes Some Time to the Cause of HUI
too T. NIL
tucket grange No. So
Duet-Selected Observation-Disclosures.
Mrs, Anna Lowrey, Mrs. Alice Kill
bourn, Union grange No. 25.
Essay-Economy But Not Parsimony in
the Home-Mrs. Hattie Brown, Brook
lyn grange No. 43; presented by w. F.
Chapman.
Essay-The Family Cat and Dog and
Their Influence in the Formation of
Child Character-Robert w. Andrews,
Burrit grange No 49,
Music-Orchestra Storrs College,.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Selected
After the close of the lecturers pro-
gram State Master s. o. Bowen intro
duced Hon. N. J. Batchelder master of
the New Hampshire state grange, who
touched the humor of all present, gave
his brother grangers some sound,
brotherly New Hampshire advice, and
put every one in good spirits for their
supper.
At the evening session the sixth de-
gree was conferred on about one hun
dred members, after which there was
an exemplification of the unwritten
work by Past Master G. A. Bowen, high
priest of Demeter.
Morning Session.
The morning session began at 20
O'clock After opening in form, the
annual report of C. e. Bacon, secre-
tary of the Patrons Mutual Fire In
surance company, was given. This
company was organized in 1887 and be-
gan business in January l. 1883. At
the beginning of last year there were
1902 and at the close 1,619, making III
new policies issued. The amount of in
s.urance in the company is now $2.026,-
SOS. .4S, of which $191, ,403 SO is reinsurad.
leaving 1885, 2246O net carried by the
company. The amount paid by the
company during the year was $S. 651. "a
Mrs. F. A. Webster next read the re-
port of the committee on woman's
work, briefly outlining the work of the
past year, and giving suggestions for
the future, chief among which was an
increased attention to literary work.