Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-12-14
C. NJ. Freem an Chosen
Secretary of the Order.
A Summit County Man Elected
to Office.
Gran1ers Have Closed a Successful
Convention.

The annual convention of the Ohio
State Grange, Patrons OF Uusbandry,
closed was in many respects the best
ton has held twenty-eight annual
sessions during its existence, and the
general verdict of the officers and del
egates is that the convention just
closed was in many respects the best
in the history of the society.
The convention disposed of all of its
work Thursday and the evening ses-
sion was held to install the officers elect,
ed in the afternoon. The official roster
for the ensuing year is as follows:
Worthy Master, L. A. Derthick, Of
Portage county; overseer, NJ. h. Mer
rick, of Meigs; lecturer, $. Il. Strobe,
of Morgan; steward, Il. f. Cranz OF
Summit; assistant steward, l. u.
Moore, of Muskingum; chaplain, Miss
Lizzie Grouse, of Ross; treasurer, w.
w. Miller, of Franklin; secretary, G.
NJ. Freeman, of Miami; gate keeper,
Herman Gasche, of Fulton; ceres, Mrs.
A. Il. Hogsett, of Highland; pomona,
Mrs. A. NJ. Rathbun, of Clark; fora,
Mrs. Dora Ellis, of Miami; lady as
sistant steward, Mrs. Mary d. Ander,
son, of Erie.
Mr.. s. II. Ellis was chosen member
of the Executive committee for the
: long term of three years. Mr. Il. A.
Atkins was elected to serve two years
y in place of Mr.. Derthick, who resigned
:. to become the official head of the AS
/. sociation. The other members of the
committee is Mr.. Il. l.. Holman, Of
SprlnSuelu.
There were but few contests in the
election and only one ballot was re,
quired to settle the differences. Mr.,
Rel Rathbun, of Springfield, was a
candidate for Master against Mr..
Derthick, but the latter won out by a
splendid majority.
The race for the secretaryship was
between G. NJ. Freeman and r. J..
Tussing, The contest was short lived,
The Grange unanimously adopted a
resolution thanking the Summit Coun.
ty Grange for Its hearty welcome and
the citizens of Akron for their kind
ness and hospitality. A vote of thanks
:. was also rendered to She Chamber of
: Commerce. The resolutions stated:
:. I'VE are exceedingly grateful for the
endeavors of Messrs. n. Il, Steiner and
! III. l.. Snyder, president and secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce respec,
: lively, and Mr.. NJ O'Neil, chairman of
the Citizens Reception committee
i who left nothing uudoue to make our
sojourn with them pleasant and agree,
able, Also to the officers of the city
. for endeavoring TO show their indus
u tries and places of interest and for the
free use of the street ears for this
y purpose. Also the public reception
rendered us by the citizens and the
p general courtesy which has been ex
tended to us and which will make oul
N visit with them long remembered Il.
one of the times to be looked back tC
with great pleasure and satisfaction
as we journey through life"
Fitting memorials of respect upol
the deaths OF Mrs, II. A. Atkins, OF
Erie county, and Mrs, Il, H. Hale, OF
Summit county, We're adopted TIL,
FIRST were prepared by Mrs. G. G. Nor
ton ana Mrs, Mary d. Anderson
, Mesdames NJ G. Danforth Lizzi,
, Grouse and S, II. Ellis prepared th'
resolutions upon the death Of Mrs
Hale.
Mr. s. b. swope reported for tn
3 Good Of the Order committee. Tn
report recommended that practica