The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-01-11

hun l. b. NORRIS. irons go to At
lantic City. but. rather. to attend upon
the proceedings Of the national body
and listen to the discussion Of some of
the vital questions that are now being
considered by the oranges throughout
the United States.
The sessions of the national grange
will be held in Music-Hal-on -the-Sea.
which is an immense structure at the
end of the steel pier, about half mile
out in the ocean. The hall has large
seating capacity and will be an ideal
place for the sessions of the grange.
The grange headquarters for registra-
ton, information bureau, badges. etc.
will be at the entrance to the pier.
while the hotel headquarters will be at
the Seaside House. block distant.
\ long list of hotels have granted ex-
ceedingly low rates for this occasion,
none being higher than 50 per day and
some as low as $3.50. Some Of the near
by states are planning to have their
delegates secure accommodations at
one hotel. For instance, the New Eng
Mt the Hotel Iroquois, New Jersey at
the Hotel Wiltshire New York Droba-
bly, at the Grand Atlantic These hO-
tells are all within two or three min
utes walk of the pier The New Eng
land oranges will run an excursion
from Boston and another from WorceS-
ter, Mass, via steamer lines from
Fail River and New London, Conn,
the two excursions uniting at New
York city, where they will combine
and proceed to Atlantic City. The rail
roads have granted the usual one and
One-third fare. Purchasers of tickets
will pay the regular fare going, which
from New York city is $50, and will
take certificate which on being coun-
tersigned in Atlantic City for which
fee of % cents is charged, will en-
title them to purchase return tickets
from Atlantic City to New York until
Nov. 20 at $1.10. Tickets are sold via
Philadelphia. Similar arrangements
have been made with trunk lines from
various points throughout the United
States.
a very large attendance is antici-
pated from all the nearby states in
particular State Master Gaunt of
New Jersey hopes to exceed the pre-
vious records in number of candidates
who shall take the seventh degree,
which will be conferred on Saturday
evening, Nov. Is, having been preceded
by the comforting of the fifth degree
by the Bergen county degree team on
Saturday afternoon, Nov. IS. and by
the sixth degree, conferred by the New
Jersey state grange team on the same
afternoon at Il later hour. On Wednes-
day evening, Nov. 10, Il public recep-
ton will be given the attending Pa
irons. While only the master of Il state
grange and his wife are allowed the
privilege of voting at the national
grange, yet all fourth degree members
can attend and take part in the discus
siOns if they desire so to do.
State Master L. b. Norris of SOdus,
n. y, requests those who have resolu-
tons and other matters of interest to
be presented to the national grange
from New York state to forward the
same to his office at Sodus, n. Y, at
their earliest possible convenience, and
those in other states having matters to
be referred to the national grange
should communicate with their respec-
i've state masters. The programme for
the national grange meeting is not yet
issued, but will follow the usual form.
Officers will be elected at this session
forNwO years and one member of the
executive committee for Il term of
three years. Hon. E. b. Norris is chair
man of the executive committee.