The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-26
STATE GRANGE MEETING.
4 HOUSING TIME 1T DOUBLE
 BEACH YESTERDAY.

Members Attend from All Parts of
 state-OYer Three Hundred Present.
 The Connecticut grange met yester- day at Double Beach for their third annual meeting. s5z--..,z
 Prominent members were present from all over the state and the meeting was a very successful one in all re- speets. While the tables were being set the Cheshire brass band of twenty-five pieces, which arrived on special cars, gave concert under a couple under a ouple of big trees near the pavilion.
 Among the prominent grangers who sat down to dinner were: A. N. Jones of Indiana, 0. s. Wood of Allingtown, master of the Connecticut State grange, B. A. Peck of Bristol, overseer of State grange; s. N. Nealy of Woodstock. lec- turer of State grange; Rev. Frank Countryman of North Branford, chap lain; MT. Rice of Naugatuck, R. c. Patterson, Mrs. Sanford, J. N. Hale of Glastonbury, the famous peach grower; General Averill, cattle commissioner of North Haven; Robert 0. Eaton of North Haven, dairy commissioner. and H. F. Potter of North Haven, master of Connecticut grange.
 The pavilion was not large enough to hold all the members who wished to dine and it was necessary to lay ta- bles on the lawn to accommodate the overflow. In this way the three hum dred were seated.
 After the dinner the band gave an- other concert while the tables were be- ing cleared, and then Master of Cere- monies Q. s. Wood called the meeting to order in the pavilion, which was So crWded that some of the audience were compelled to stand.
 During the dinner Congressman Sper- Try had arrived from New Haven and consented to have his name placed oil the list of speakers.
 Before the speechmaking a quartet from the Wallingford grange sang and c. J Upson of East Haven rendered a vocal solo.
 o. s. Wood, the master of ceremonies, then introduced s, N. Haly Of Wood stock, state lecturer, as the first speak CT, saying that he was pleased with the large attendance and commenting on the well known ability of the speaker.
 Mir. Haly's speech was very brief and to the point. He began by telling many funny stories and 1okingly spoke of the many people he had arrested as deputy sheriff. He said that the only way tc go through life was to strive to dc right at any cost. He said that this was the only way to obtain true enjoyment and that this was very evident to any one if they got down to tn efundamen. tai principles of life-even if they were Iinclinedto regard life from a practical point of view.
 Between speeches c. !. Upson render. ed a pleasing solo.
 The next speaker was B. A. Peck q Bristol. In introducing him c. S Wood spoke humarously about their differen ages and requested the audience to lool at the handsome Bristolite.
 MT. Peck started by saying that thu name of Wood meant work. He sait l that he had come to hear the othei speakers and not ta speak himself. Ht then congratulated the order on tht fine day, the fine crops this year, ant l on the ideal place they had selected fol holding the meeting. He said that i was a benefit to a farmer to belong tt a grange, and that the grange would dt | for a farmer just what he allowed i to do, and also that they should givt l it their best efforts. He told his hear
 CTS to work for not only one grange bu
 for all, and to give their strength U
 both the state and national orders. I He said that he would like to set ! the farmers improve themselves so tha | they would be even more respected thai l at present. He said that he would al
 so like to see the farms looking bette
 artistically, as 1t would improve tn name thestate bore in this regard. A the conclusion Of his speech he wa roundly applauded,
 The Rev. Frank Countryman wa inext introduced, and the mention of hi
 name was received with loud applause He spoke very eIoquently at times sprinkling his speech with bits of hu
 mor that made his listeners shout wit Laughter.
 l ]. N. Hale of Glastonbury folloWel I Chaplain Countryman, and made ! splendid effort, in which he begged Con 1 nectieut farmers to grasp the great op portunity that was before them to cul tivate the soil more thoroughly es
 peeially on abandoned farms. He sai Ithat the thousands of Italians tha were Hooking to this country realize 4 the great opportunities in the soil, es
 pecially in Connecticut, far better thal t the native American farmer.
 I MT. Hale was listened to very atten I lively, and at the end of his speech tn lapplause lasted for some minutes. Y $. A. Moore of Texas next took tn floor and eulogized the beauty of Con lnecticut,, and MT. Hale's energy i building up his great orchards.
 E After Mr Woodbury of Cheshire Ia,
 spoken, Congressman Sperry took th floor amid loud applause.
 MT. Sperry said that he was not ye Ia full-fiedged member of the grange, a
 lie had not yet ridden the goat. Thi
 was received with much laughter. l He then told a story Illustrating Iris]
 wit, and said that with the Irish, wi
 was always present.
 l He then told how he had introduces
 the first bill in congress relating to tn
 rural free delivery. At this the audi
 ence clapped for several minutes ant
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