Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-12-22
STATE GRANG E.
ANNUAL SESSION HELD LAST
WEEK AT BETHEL.

81 Large Attendance of Delegates
=. Seven Pomona Oranges and Fift
= Subordinate Oranges Represented
: robustness Transacted.---Officer
> Elected and Degrees ExempIified.-
,f Encouraging Growth. Estate Mas
. ter Bells Address.
The 9th annual session of the Yer
. mont State grange convened in thu
: opera house in Bethel Wednesday, Dec
l4th, at Ii o'clock a. m. with STATE
n Master G. J. Bell and most of the off
+ GERS in their seats. The hall was taste
fully decorated with evergreen mot
toes" Welcome" and estate Grange
'98"-also wreaths and baskets of hot.
house and paper flowers arranged by
a committee from Rising Star grange,
: (which presented bouquet of pinks
/ land smilax and white and yellow
chrysanthemums. Ceres table was
decorated with grain, Pomona's with
fruit and vegetables and Flora's with
roses.
The first business taken up was APP
pointing committee on credentials,
followed by the roll call of oranges, so
oranges being Represented by the mas
ter and wife or the delegate and wife.
The Patrons OF Husbandry in the
state now number nearly 5000, 10 new
oranges having been organized during
the past year by one of our stirring
deputies, II. b. Galusha OF Jericho.
At this tine recess was taken I'M
ill 2 80 p. m. when much larger
number were in attendance.
The first business was reports Of del
egates, followed by the masters adj
dress, which will be found below, and |
by reports from Overseer q. r.. Pierce |
OF Brattleboro, Lecturer r. b. Galu-
sha Of Jericho, Steward ID. IL. Morse
of Randolph, Chaplain @. J. Lowry
OF Jericho.
Next came reports from Pomona
oranges, all of whichever in num-
ber-were represented.
Reports of subordinate oranges were
commenced but al p. m. recess was
token until $50 o'clock Thursday.
AT 1870 Wednesday evening opened
the only public meeting of the session
with the following prograir:-Music,
male quarteite, Messrs. Bliss, Water
man brothers and Green; address of
welcome for the town, Rev. Wilmond {
Warner; response. Hon. Alpha Messer.
lecturer of the National grange; well q
come by the grange, Bro b. T.. Davis; {
response, +. b. Pier, treasurer OF the
State grange; duet, Mrs. Bliss and
Miss Rice OF Rising Star grange; read
ng, Miss Edna Ierrill; address, M. S.
stone, state superintendent OF tduca- s
ion, who always honors the state !,
meetings. with his presence; duet, Mrs. !,
Bliss and Mr.. Waterman; sScience. y :
'rof. J. L. Hills, director OF the ex- =
'eriment station; poem, DIR. w. l.. .
'aine; closing remarks, ID. II. Morse.
'ast master of the Randolph grange: n
music, male quartet. The hall was :,
rowded with an appreciative audi i,
nee. :"
Thursday morning after roll-call :,
le reports of the subordinate oranges =,
ere finished and new business taken Il.
p. The election OF officers and two ~
Secutive committees for the ensuing 80
20 years resulted as follows +,
Master, G. j. Bell, East Hardwick: =,
'erseer, Z. +. Smith, Morrisyille: a
cturer, X. b. Galusha, Jericho: 10 ~
eward, ID. II. Morse, Randolph; as p,
slant steward, M. B. Roberts, Ru- ~
'rt; chaplain. O. J. Lowry, Jericho: IN
easurcr, +. u. Pier, Rawsonsyille: IN
crctary, A. A. Priest, Randolph: -
tekecper, A. l.. Lawrence, St.Johns- ~;
Try; Ceres, Mrs. G.. j. Bell. East A. A.,
ardwick; Pomona, Mrs. C. f. smith. s.a
orrisville; Flora, Mrs. II. b. Galusba ~ go
richo; lady assistant steward, Mrs. The
b. Roberts, Rupert; executive com ar;
ttees, w. L. Parks of Lyndon and 5 "a,
Ii. Spaulding of Brattleboro. At III
}. m. reports of standing and special wa
were heard and at 7:3O A.,
sixth degree was conferred on a ho,
IS OF l6 brothers and sisters i'm Cush- 80 80
nan by the court OF Flora. AT s;g,
occurred the exemplifying of the te s.
rd and fourth degrees by West ou,
ndoiph grange, Randolph orchestra 70 !,
the Randolph grange choir fur her.
hing music. oeI
,riday at $3.50 a. m. came the in po r
lation OF officers by Alpha Messer. mos
master OF the State grange; music On !;
Miss Laura Paine of East Bethel. ca,,
sbod hus;as oV'in'i.'ee ana I'M lect.
eeancos. n Vote OF thanks 90
extended to the railroads. the cit 49,.
IS OF Bethel, the hotels and the Iii Iii
nbers of Rising Star grange for inc; %s''
rtcsies received. NJ
I'd in form. 10 meet ara;r 'aisc al, o
at place to be decided upon by uren
executive committee. struc
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