Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-12-24

| into details of each days session.
This being the biennial election of off,
GERS, Wednesday, November 18th was
set for that important event, which re-
suited as follows:
| Master, Aaron Jones.
Overseer, r. Clark Atkinson
Lecturer, Narnum J. Batchelder.
Steward, J. A. Newcomb.
Assistant Steward, George w. F.
Guant
Chaplain, W. K. Tompson
Treasurer. Eva S. Mcdowell
Secretary. O. M. Freeman.
Gatekeeper, B. c. Patterson.
Ceres, Martha NJ Wilson.
Flora, Pauline S. Raine.
Pomona, Emily S. Derby.
Lady Assistant Steward, Laura 7.
Rapp.
Brother c. ]. Bell was reelected a
member of the Executive Committee.
All of whom were installed by Broth
er o. Gardiner, of Maine, assisted by
Brother w. F. Hill, of Pennsylvania,
and Sister Amanda Horton, of Mich
igan, with Sister NJ Louise Bell at
the piano. In very impressive man
ner, Bro. Freeman, Secretary, asked
permission to move the Office from
Washington to his home, Tippacanoe
City, Ohio, which brought forth some
remarks, both for and against. After
due deliberation a yea and nay vote.
was called for, which resulted in 27
yeas and 10 nays The National
Grange again reaffirmed its position on
the following subjects:
1. Free delivery of mails in the rur-
al districts and that the service be
placed on the same permanent foot
ing as the delivery of mail in the cit
les, and the appropriations be COM
mensurate with the demands and the
benefits of the service.
2. Provide for postal savings banks.
8. Submit an amendment to the
Constitution providing for the election
of United States Senator'S by direct
vote of the people.
4. Submit an amendment to the Con-
stitution granting the power to Con
gress to regulate and control all cor
porations and combinations, prevent
ing monopoly and the use of their COR
porate power to restrain trade or ar
bitarily establish prices.
5. Enlarge the powers and duties OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
giving it authority to determine what
changes shall be made in, or practice
to be discriminative or unreasonable,
and their findings to be Immediately
operative, and SO to continue until
overruled by the courts.
6. Regulate the use of shOddy.
Z. Enact pure food laws.
8. Provide for the extension of the
markets for farm products equally
with anufactured articles.
9. The enactment of the antitrust
law, clearly defining what acts on the
part of any corporation would be det-
rimental to public welfare.
10. The speedy construction of a
ship canal connecting the Mississippi
River with the Great Lakes and the
Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean
II. Revising the fees and salaries of
all Federal officers, ard placing them
vate business.
This may be called the platform of
the National Grange for the year and
commends itself to the confidence and
support of every State Grange.
STATE GRANGE.
During the past year the State
Grange has increased its membership
more than any other year since the
early seventies Our order has been
firmly planted in the counties where
the Grange was unknown. and is rec
ognized as an important factor in pro-
mitigating higher type of citizenship
among the agricultural classes. Com
munications that have never exhibit
ed any interest in Grange work are
now fast falling into line, and we
trust that interest will not abate un-
til every agricultural township in the
State shall have Grange firmly plant
ed within it's borders In every sec
ton where live uD-to-date Grange
exists there you will find a better and
more intelligent class of farmers.
Having gone into these new terrific
ries and planted the Grange banner,
it is necessary for the new organiza-
tions to be ever watchful that the en-
thusiasm shall continue and they shall
grow in usefulness to the commune
ties in which they are situated.
would suggest that each subordinate
Grange appoint a press correspondent
to furnish the local newspapers with
short stories of what you are doing,
so far as it is consistent under the
laws of our order; also send short
stories to the American Grange Bull
letin.
have every reason to believe that
the aims, objects and work accom-
plished by our order should be made
more public. so that those outside the
order, as we'll as inside, will know we
are continually in evidence and not
defunct institution.
POMONA GRANGE
Since we last met in annual session
two Pomona Oranges have been or
I ganized-in the counties of Cumber-
land and Mercer.
The Pomona Oranges should have
complete supervision of all the subor-
dinate Oranges in their respective
counties, and there should be tar-
monious feeling existing between
them. Irepeat what said in my last
annual address, that 1t would be help