The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-14
DoINGs OF STATE GRANGE.

Hartford, Jan. 12.--The second days session of the State Grange was opened with large attendance at the Audito- rum this morning, the fourth degree being the feature of interest. Master s. o. Bowen conducted the ceremonies. The forenoon was spent in the transac- tion of regular business and the pre- sentation of reports.
 The woman's work was made by Mrs. Fannie A. Webster of Putnam Heights. Her associates on the com mittee are Mrs. Eva E. Byam of Water bury and Miss Adelaide E. sperry of Bolton. The report made by these la dies was one of exceptional interest, advocating puriflcation of the press, educational work in general and the in- troduction of woman's thought and sympathy in the management of the home life at Storrs college. Said Mrs. Webster in the report:
 Our order is to-day looked upon as an educational force of inestimable worth, and our committee can do no nobler work than to advance the cause of education, both in the grange and out of it, and we would urge that they take an active interest in our country schools. There is need of all the assistance and Encouragement that we can give. By frequent visits and friendly intercourse our teachers and pupils should be made to feel that they have our sympathies, and that We eX- pect them to live up to high ideal. Experienced teachers tell us that the adornment of the school-rooms creates an atmosphere that is conducive to gentleness and general good behavior. That which cultivates good taste in the young will have the effect of making them artistic working men and Wo- men. The committee recommends the appointment of woman on the board of trustees of Storrs Agricultural col lege as it believes that a woman could render most valuable aid in many mat ters pertaining to the home life of the college
 Miss Mary R. Woodward of Sharon reported the results of visit at Storrs, and made some recommendations from woman's point of view.
 MT. O. s. Wood of Ellington made the report of the committee on agriculture. In the report MT. Wood said the soil which we till, the fertilizers we use, the crops we raise are seemingly forgotten, while we talk of woman suffrage, rural delivery and many other things, good enough in themselves, but not necessa- rily a part of the farmers life. What is more important for the farmer than that he should know more of his busi- ness? How can this knowledge be better obtained than by making it the study of the year through standing committee of one from each county and bringing the fruits of this labor in the yearly report to the State Grange?
 The work of this committee, if prop erly done, would be the work of whole year. It should include experimental work in raising rare or common crops in each county, yes within the limits of each subordinate grange. Such crops, when so raised, might be made part of local fairs They might even be made the basis of such an exhibition at state fair as Connecticut has not seen lately The committee should take into consideration fertilizers, their cost, their analysis and their effects.
 The report of dairy interests was made by MT. B. c. Patterson of Tor rington. The work of the dairy, he said, should command the heartiest in terest and attention of those who fol- tow that line. Special attention should be given to the kind of stock that is to be kept for the special line of dairying which is to be followed; and also in regard to the cultivation and raising of all the feeds on the farm which can be profitably raised, together with the judicious feeding of these crops. The report on horticulture was made by ex- Representative J. H. Hale of Glaston- bury, and Mrs Estella H. Barnes of Is sSouthington, the lecturer of the order, made the report on education.
 The general deputy of the state, MT J. H. Blakeman of Stratford, was in the Seventh Connecticut during the war He was wounded at the battle of Get tysburg and was taken prisoner by the rebels He Is a member of Elias Howe, Jr.. Post of the Grand Army at Bridge port. General Deputy Blakeman is ren- dering efficient service at the present session.
 Ex-County Commissioner John A. Crilly. who belongs to the Wethersfield grange, and is to take the sixth degree with his wife this evening, was present at the morning session. The sixth de- gree IS tIle HE IleSl llldl SGtiA uC SlNCii NY the state grange. There will be class of one hundred and fifty to receive it tonight.
 There was an open session in the af- ternoon under the direction of Mrs. Es- tella H. Barnes. The exercises included a cornet solo by Henry D. Hunt of Co., lumbia, an essay by George H. Merwin concerning the problem whether true | happiness can be attained on the farm, a solo by Mrs Nellie Macy of Newing- ton, an essay on the church and the grange by the Rev. J. Howard Hoyt, reading, "The Prayer Cure in the Pines" by Miss Maud L. Gardner of Suffield solo by George S. Hammond of Goshen, Woman in the Home and on the Farm" by Mrs. Fannie L. Til- ] den of Ellington. piano solo by Miss {, May Hotchkiss of Whigville grange; 'Value of Literature to the Farmer, '" by Mrs Mary w. Phipps of Prospect; solo by Miss Edith Judson, Miss Helen Frost being the accompanist; reading by Miss Frances Hooker Seeley of Easton; also solo by Mrs. Lillian E.. 1 Hiscoe of Eastford; essay by Mrs. Hat tie B. Humphrey of Winsted. The af- ternoon was concluded with cornet solo by Henry D. Hunt
 The sixth degree was conferred this evening. The unwritten work was ex- emplifled by the High Priest of Deme-