The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-13
PATRONS OF
HUSBANORY.
Twelfth Annual Session Of Rhode
Island State Grange.
OVER A HUNDRED PRESENT.
Annual Address Of Worthy Master TlI|lnghast
Given Close Attention.
FREE USE OF THE PRESS ADVOCATED
Financial Benefit Feature With Good Manage
menl and loYal Cooperation Much Can Be
Done Along That Linz Business Matters.

| The twelfth annual session OF the
Rhode Island State Grange. Patrons of
J Hysbandry was opened at Tilling-
| hast's az 10 o'clock this morning. There
were about 100 members present, rep
resentatives of every grange i'm the
state. and Worthy Master j. \. Til
| linghast presided The grange was
| opened in the fifth degree with roll
call OF officers.
Reports OF officers and the commit
tees ON order of business and creden-
tials deputies and masters of Pomona
Grange were then submitted and ac-
cepted.
At l. o'clock the meeting was ad-
journed until 1880 o'clock when Worthy
Master Tillinghast read his annual ad-
dress i'm part as follows:
Although our Order has achieved
many victories. and has been one OF
the greatest aids To the upbuilding OF
American agriculture that our country
has ever known, yet 1 believe that our
mission has only just begun. There are
greater battles yet TO fight. and all our
energy and strength will be needed TO
Keep the interest OF Agriculture abreast
of the times in the rapid march OF i'm
provement
Therefore we should come together
in truest fraternal feeling. and throw
ing aside every personal or party pref
udicc seek To further the interests of
our Order. OF Agriculture and OF our
country and mankind. Let us take edu-
cation in it's broadest meaning. and
seek to train the faculties Of all our
members for their best work. to draw
out and develop their latent talents, to
broaden their Views of life.
The educational work of the Order is
largely under the lectures personal di-
rectiou and care. thus making the posi-
tion one OF much responsibility and
care, If the true intents and purposes of
grange work are carried out. We be-
lieve, to secure the best results. that
there must be more system i'm the work
throughout the state.
Again. i would urge the free use of
the press as one OF the strongest means
to promote the growth and general well
fare of the Order.
IF we wish 10 enlarge our sphere OF
action. and to command the influence
and esteem due an organization seek
ing 10 promote the interests of agricul-
ture, which is the foundation OF all
business prosperity, we must. through
the press make the public to under
stand our aim and purposes. and the
grand work we are accomplishing in
lifting To- a higher level of thought in
fuence and culture the great agricul-
tural class OF our country.
While we do not urge the financial
benefit feature as the strong point of
our organization, yet with good busi-
ness management and loyal coopera-
ton we believe much can be done in
this line and we hope that each grange
will. in some manner, strive TO help it's
members by buying together and SELL
ing together
I'VE repeatedly hear il stated that
the farmers are the wealth producers
of the country. Why. then, are we not
increasing our wcakh ir3proportion To
other lines OF business? Something is
wrong. Is IL ourselves or the conditions
surrounding us? Let each grange take
up this problem and seek earnestly for
the solution.
"Our Agricultural College and E,xper-
iment station are growing i'm strength
and usefulness. \ preparatory course
now prefaCes the way for those who
cannot have the privileges Of "a high
school.and a large entering class proves
the wisdom of such a course, The fa-
cilitles are now most excellent for i'm
struction. and we look forward to a
useful future in educating the youth of
our state"
General business matters were then
discussed and at ! o'clock the 9Th de-
gree will be given i'm full form
Wednesdays sessions will be devoted
TO the election and installation OF off,
GERS. and the lecturers hour" open to
the public. Worthy Lecturer Hon. Il. IL.
Wilbur is confined To his home by III
ness and \. \, Sherman is acting i'm
his capacity.
The Wednesday morning session will
be opened i'm the fourth degree at .
o'clock.