Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-05-27
Annual Meeting At
tended by Large Number
lEEDY IS REELECTED MASTER
Membership is Greatly Increased
i'm Oregon--Over 5000 Now
Enrolled

May 24-27. Visitors began to
arrive Monday, and by Tuesday
afternoon more than 200 dele
gates had assembled. They were
all welcomed by the citizens Of
Corvallis.
The first session was called to
order by State Master B. G.
Leedy. It was found that the
following persons were entitled
to participate in the business of
the conventions:
Benton County-S N Warfeid, Mrs
Lucy War6eld, NJ E Thorp, Mrs s A
Thorp.
Clackamas-Mr and Mrs Bates, Mrs
Waldron, Mr. Waldron, G Sprague,
Nellie Sprague, A F Davis. G G Borland,
Mrs L J Borland.
Coos-Mrs Strong, L Strong.
Columbia-I H Copeland, Anna Cope
land, ] P and Eva West, R P and Mary
Burns, M and Mrs ] Butler.
Gilliam-Mr and Mrs Palmer.
Lane-J and Anna Atkinson.
Linn B and Mary Trask, M and
Mary Parker, Mr. and Mrs Palmer.
Marion-Mr and Mrs Waldo, Dan and
Melissa Catlow.
Multnomah-Eugene and Ida Thorp.
w E and Anna Craswell.
Polk-F M Smith, Mrs G E Stats.
Tillamook-Matt and Ada Morrison.
Umatilla-Jacob Glen, Mrs M Glenn.
Union-W F Gekelor and wife.
Washington-Mr and Mrs A B Flint
and Mrs Schulmerich, w FL Boyd
Mrs Ruby Boyd.
Yamhill-Mr and Mrs w G Hembree
A business session was held in
the afternoon, after which they
adjourned to meet in the chapel
at 8 o'clock.
In the evening the Patrons o.
Husbandry met in the Agricul'
tural Hall and marched up to the
chapel, where following program
was rendered:
Music, College Orchestra; ad'
dress of welcome on behalf the
city of Corvallis, Mayor B. F.
Irvine; address of welcome or
behalf of the Oranges of Bentor
county, Mrs. Harris Witty, O
Willamette Grange; violin solo
Ruthyn Turney; response, Mrs
Clara H. Waldo, OF McCleay
Grange; violin solo, Ruthyr
Turney; response, Judge R. P
Boise, past master Oregon Stat'
Grange; song, Ladies' Chorus
remarks and announcements
Hon. L. B. Leedy, master Ore
gon State Grange.
In his address Mr.. Irwin
warmly welcomed the Patrons Q
Husbandry to Corvallis and the
spoke of the desire of Our citizen
to increase their knowledge {
rural life and illustrated the wa
, in which a rural home bring
peace and happiness into a man
. life by telling the story OF Die
. cletian who after being dethrone
! at Rome went to live in his cour
, try villa and would not leave b
: cabbage and peas to dream of en-
: pire again when the throne We
= offered him.
a Mrs. Whitby spoke of the wol
derful resources of Benton count
and of its bright prospects for tt
3 future. She said that this coul
3 ty possessed one great advantas
Q in having the Agricultural Co
8 lege located here and that we e,
It pected to gain many new ar
8 valuable thoughts from the p
u irons who have gathered here f
u their annual session.
= Mrs. Waldo gave very hear
y response to the welcome. 81
h said the Grange honors wom'
and because they have such ju
ideas to do that they are succes
= = full in their undertakings. Th'
: are looking out for the future al
is building not for today alone b
Of for the future and posterity.
I'll Judge Boise followed M,
b Waldo and gave a very intere'
II ing and instructive talk.
ID told how all of the measul
10 which had been of great bene
IS to the people had been first talk
!, ,e of in the Grange and then int
b duced to the people at large.
as said that this had been true
over twenty years but the peol