Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-15
GOV. BELL ENDORSED
State Grange Approves Course
in Mary ROgers's Case
Gov. Bell VIII Be Master Another Year
5rattIeboro Grange by Far the Largest
In the state.

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The oath annual meeting of the Vermont
State Grange opened Tuesday morning in
Armory hall at Montpelier Worthy Mas
ter G. j. Bell of Walden presiding and
about 1876 of the $50 delegates being in
attendance. Many delegates from the
southern part of the state stopped at
Springfield in the morning to attend the
funeral Of Lucius NJ. Cragin, chairman of
the executive committee, who was in
stantly killed Saturday morning by a
falling tree.
The report of A. A. Priest of Randolph
the secretary, showed 1923 Oranges in good
working order in the state, with a mem
bership of over 10000. Thirty-five new
Oranges have been instituted during the
first year with membership of 1000. OF
these Gov. Bell has instituted II. Two
new Pomona, or district Oranges, have
also been organized since the last an
nual meeting. There are 26 Oranges in
the state with a membership of over 100,
Brattleboro ranking first with 424 mem
bers and Randolph second with 270. The
receipts of the year have been in excess
of S30O0
The principal event of the afternoons
session was the address Of c. ]. Bell, the
worthy master
The annual banquet was held Tuesday
evening with an attendance of 800. r. B.
Galusha Of Royalton. state lecturer, acted
as POSTMASTER. After an invocation by
Rev. L. f. Reed of Montpelier and the
centennial march by the orchestra
Mayor Frank NJ. Cory was introduced to
respond to "The Hostess Montpelier"
Senator G. w. Pierce Of Brattleboro was
next called upon to respond to THE
Guest Vermont State Grange" Senator
Pierce's remarks were in the nature of a
response to Mayor Corry's address of
welcome, endorsing the mayors estimate
of Governor Bell. and he closed by ad-
vocating state aid for ia RS. Gov. Bell was
very cordially received as he rose to re-
spond to 1.-The Governorship in Anticipa-
tion and Realization" The governor told
several witty stories and spoke some
what at length on the mission of the
Grange and for what it stands. 1.-The
National Grange" was the subject as
signed to eX-Gov. T. D. Batchelder of
New Hampshire, the newly elected master
of the National Grange.
Gov. c. ]. Bells attitude and action in
the Rogers case was unqualifiedly indors-
ed Wednesday by the Vermont State
Grange in the following resolution:
Whereas, our Governor, master and
brother efficiently conducted the duties of
his Office and whereas the duties have
been so arduous and perplexing and such
as try mems souls, therefore be it
Resolved, that we, the members of the
Vermont State Grange, assembled in the
34th annual session, do hereby express our
admiration for his stability Of purpose in
maintaining the laws of Vermont, and
doubly assure him of our sympathy and
brotherly support.
The officers of the Grange who will
serve for the next year are: Master, C. J.
Bell; overseer, C. F. Smith; lecturer, r. b.
Galusha: steward, d. II. Morse; assistant
steward, NJ. Roberts; treasurer F. B. Pier;
secretary, A. A. Priest gatekeeper, A. F.
Lawrence; Ceres, Mrs. c. j. Bell Pomona,
Mrs. c. F. Smith; Flora, Mrs. II. w. Sar-
gent; lady assistant steward, Mrs. NJ B.
Roberts.
Wednesdays afternoon session was
taken up in routine work, and in the even
ing the sixth degree was worked. The
session closed Thursday forenoon with a
business meeting.