Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-19

regard to paper fractional currency, b. G.
Leedy of Oregon In regard 20 the extension
of the order, w. F. Hill Of Pennsylvania in
regard to the Temple Of Ceres fund, and J.
A. Tilinghast Of Rhode Island in regard to
farm bulletins, all of which were referred
to the appropriate committees
W. C. Jewett of Massachusetts,, Edmund
Braddock of New Jersey AMI w. X.
their respective state oranges, showing the
order to be gaining In each of their turisdc-
tions. The labors of the day were COM
pleted at 10 o'clock.
Memorial Service.
The National Grange assembled at
o'clock yesterday afternoon to hold me-
mortal service for deceased members. Those
who have died during the year were: Isa-
bel B. Carr of Wisconsin, Virginia c. Aiken
of South Carolina, S. NJ Rose of Texas. J.
NJ. Blanton of Virginia and William Saun-
ders of Washington, d. c.. the latter one
of the seven founders of the order and first
master of the National Grange
Worthy Master Aaron Jones presided, and
the grange choir, under the direction of j.
A Newcomb of Colorado, furnished appro-
pirate music. the meeting being held in
public FORM Worthy Master Jones made
an eulogistic address in opening the meet
ing, calling attention to character and Vir-
tues of those IN whose memory the meeting
was held. The choir rendered Memories
and Chaplain w. K. Thompson of South
Carolina followed with Scripture reading
Down Life's River and H. E. Huxley of
Wisconsin, chairman, offered resolutions
upon the delth of Mrs. Isabel Carr. and
supplemented the same with remarks in
gard to her life and connection with grange
work; c. J. Bell of Vermont, chairman, Of
fered resolutions Of the. committee upon
the death of Mrs. Virginia c. Aiken of
South Carolina, and added touching trib-
ute to her memory; Mrs. 8. G. Baird Of
Minnesota offered resolutions for the COM
mittee in me nory of Mrs. S. NJ Rose of
Texas. and euogized her character; s. H.
Ellis of Ohio presented resolutions as
tribute to the memory of William Saunders,
and delivered an address referring to all Of
the deceased members. DR.. John Trimble
tribute in memory of his early associate
and friend The choir rendered over the
Mystic Sea"
T. c. Atkeson of West Virginia presented
resolutions Of the committee upon the death
of j. M. Blanton of Virginia, a former mem
Der OF the executive committee of the Ma,
tional Grange. Pending the consideration
made by S. H. Ellis Of Ohio. James Draper
of Massachusetts. A. J. Wedderburn of
Virginia, O. H. Kelley Of Florida, T. c.
Atkeson of West Virginia, label Robinson
of Canada. j. J. Woodman of Michigan,
W. n Thompson of South Carolina. Ed
ward Wiggin of Maine, Mrs o. ]. c. Wood
man Of Michigan and Mrs. B. B. Lord of
New York.
The choir sang Father. We Rest" and
out of respect to the memory of the mem
beers named unanimous adoption of the
resolutions was made by a rising vote.
Following is the resolution adopted upon
the death Of William Saunders:
Death has claimed our brother, William
Saunders, the first master of the National
Grange; desire to leave on record
pressions of love and esteem for him
| man and brother and as members of
| the order, Patrons of Husbandry, our deep
sense of obligation to him; therefore:
I'm the death of William Saunders our
order has lost one of its earliest and best
friends-one who was willing to endure
hardship and privaton that the order might
live to bless the world in other years.
I'VE will cherish his memory. and
we recommend that page in our journal of
proceedings be set apart, inscribed with his
rame. in commemoration OF our esteem and
of his eminent service to the order
( 1t ordered that copy of these reso-
lutions be furnished to the family of the
deceased.
In supporting the resolutions upon the
death of William Saunders, DR.. John Trim
BILE of this city, an associate with Mr. Saun-
ders in the formation Of the grange, said:
II miss and will miss sadly. in the per-
Torrance of my official duties. the genial
comfort and wise counsel of our departed
brother. When the Roman empire was In
its grandest and most prosperous era the
people delighted to do the highest honor IN
their gift to agriculturlst-a farmer
and embodied their estimate and opinion OF
him in three words, 'vir. 1nterger, vitae,
and I love to render these words INTO good
old English applicable to our brother;
These words are. "A man, pure or lie, ana
such was that good and grand old patron,