The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-23
The National Grange.


The thirty-second annual session of the Ma
tional Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, opened
in Concord, N. H., Wednesday morning at II
o'clock. The meeting was called to order by
the Worthy Master, Hon. Aaron Jones of In.
diana. The master named the following COM
mani S. II Ellis, Mrs. w. G. Jewett, S H.
Messick Mrs. f. b. Norris. The Oberlin
ladies' quartette was present and rendered APP
propriate selections Following this the grange
was closed in the sixth degree and opened in
the fourth for work, and a roll call of States
cut, Illinois, Indiana. Kansas, Maine. Massa-
chusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Penn
sylvania, Vermont, Washington and Wiscon-
sin, this being a quorum for the transaction of
business. Worthy Master Jones' address was
given at the afternoon session. following his
announcement of the standing committee r
the convention. The address treated on the
condition of the order, its extension, the Grange
Quarterly Bulletin, the legislative committee
cooperation, the press, war with Spain, the
decision OF the Supreme Court relative to the
Sherman anti trust law and closed with a kind
and loving tribute paid to Hon. d. w.
Jones. postmaster of the Iowa State Grange,
and Hon Charles ii. Knott. postmaster of the
West Virginia State Grange, both of whom
have died since the last annual meeting.
Worthy Lecturer, Hon. Alpha Messer Of YER
was exhaustive and interesting. He touched
upon the necessity of the lecturers of subor-
dinate oranges being in touch with the Nation
al Grange and said that they should have the
assistance of the National Grange lecturer so
far as possible for him to give it. He advo-
Gated that teaching in common schools by ma
ture studies be adopted as a means of inspiring
the girls and boys to remain on the farms. lie
advocated that the grange, so far as possible
to make itself a useful organization-be a
working body. He foresaw increased prosper
ity during the past year for the farmers in
spite of the war with Spain and ended his re-
port by saying Have we not risen to believe
that with returning prosperity to the farmer
and with a country united as never before, the
Order of the Patrons of Husbandry will con-
tinue to increase in strength and become such a
power for good that farmers everywhere will
flock to its standard to share in its benefits and
become partakers of the manifold blessings
which come from better homes and the higher
enjoyments of broad-minded, intelligent
citizenship"
Worthy Chaplain, 5. Q. Brown Of East
field Conn, reported that it had gratifed him
to learn that so many members of the order
found practical exemplifcation in their lives
of the principles of the Christian religion.
The report of the treasurer, Mrs. Eva Nc
Dowell Of Columbus, o., showed the expend
lures of the year were S15,230.38, leaving 6
balance on hand Oct. 1, 1898, S9,S34,93.
Secretary Rev. John Trimble presented his
report as follows:
During the year dispensations were issued
for new oranges to the number of $780, distribu
ted as follows:
California, 2; Illinois, 2; Indiana 0; Iowa
!; Kansas, 3; Maine, 8; Massachusetts,, 4; Mich
igan, 49, Minnesota, A; New Hampshire ~
New Jersey, 2; New York, 81 Ohio, 22 Ore
gon, 6; Pennsylvania, /; South Carolina, /
Vermont, Is; Washington, 2.
| Dispensations issued, 100; original charters
1870; duplicate charters, 40; oranges organized
95;seventh degree certificates National Grange
313; sixth degree certificates State Granges)
1901.
The total receipts of the secretary's Office
for the year were S4 ,539.97, OF which Y3.2So D.
was received from sales.
| The masters of the State oranges reported
thrift and prosperity among the lodges through
out the union. Vermont's State master. q. j
Bill, reported prosperity among Green Noun
tain farmers. Grange work has progressed
finely. Twenty new oranges were organized
within ten weeks.
At the afternoon session, Thursday, ii j
Bachelor, master of New Hampshire STATE
grange gave the address of welcome to the
visitors. Hon. Aaron Jones of Indiana spoke
in behalf of the National Grange and Hon
Alpha Messer of Vermont responded. He sale
| in closing. "As | look upon this vast audience
the direct representatives OF the foundation in
dustry Of our nation, | am impelled again tt
repeat, What hath God wrought for our farm
ing population and the best interests of State
and nation through the fundamentally of the
Order of Patrons of Husbandry."
AT the Friday afternoon session 900 grange:
were advanced to the seventh degree by the
Priests of Demiter.