The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-05-30
STATE GRANGE
IN SESSION
SEVERAL HUNDRED IN ATTENDANCE
Busy Sessions-ROutine Business-Ad.
dresses Of Welcome and Respons-
es-Literary Program.

The 34th annual session OF the Ore
gon State Grange met In Hood River,
Ore, Tuesday, May 2S, at 10 a. NJ,
at the Odd Fellows hall. The meet
ing was called to order by Worthy
State Master A. L. Buxton. The
grange was opened In form on the 4th
degree with the following state off,
GERS present: Master, A. I. Buxton;
Oversee, G. L. Shaw; Lecturer, Mrs.
Clara Waldo; Steward, W. A. Young
Assistant Steward, pro tenn, R.Gill;
Chaplain, Oscar Eaton; Treasurer,
Il. Herschberg; Secretary, Mrs. Mary
s. Howard Gate keeper, h. G. HUFF
man Ceres, MIS-. Mary Gresenthwaite;
Pomona, Mrs. Bertha M. Durbin |;
Floia, Mrs. Rosa M. Littlspage; Lady
Assistant Stewart, Mrs. Allie NJ.
Mason. ra mos r.
The following members Of the ex-
ecutive committee we're present and
answered to roll call: Austin L. Bux-
ton, q. Il. Spence and B. G. Leedy;
Legislative committee, A. L. Buxton,
Thomas Paulsen and O. j. Quinn.
The worthy master appointed the
following committee on credentials:
Mrs. tNettie b. Peterson, G. l.. Weav.
er, Mrs. Mary s. Howard, Mrs. Ethel
Walsinger and Il. AIneson. aa
A recess was ordered for the pur-
pose Of allowing the committee of
credentials to examine the credentials
OF the various delegates elected by
the local CHANGERS throughout the
state. ea sTaasf a8 stal
The report OF the committee was
adopted as read, aud the following
delegates responded to roll call and
we're entitled to seats 10 the conven-
tion:
| Corvallis-Mrs. M. II. Whitby, W.
F. Whitby.
| Alsea-G. E. Tharp, Mrs. Alice
Tharp.
Sherwood-T. L. Turner, Mrs. M.
Il. Turner.
Oregon City-Mrs. Louise Beord,
Mrs. Ii. s. Anderson, II. s. Ander-
son. 7g 5
Mist-F. 7. Peterson, Mrs. Nettie
B. Peterson. ~
| Scappoose-Mrs. Elizabeth Adams,
Joseph Adams.
Deer Lodge--J, A. Holiday.
Myrtle Point--A. Arneson, Mrs. e.
AIneson.
Condon-Wm. Faror, Elizabeth
Faror.
Targent-W. j. Dean, Mrs. Lula
Dean. uaa
| London-Eli Perkins.
| Albany--F. M. Kizer, Mrs. Mary
Kizer, I. ]. Philpot, Mrs. Minta Phil
pot. b
Lebanon-R. b. Anderson, ]. s.
Anderson.
| Turner-w. M. Hilleary, Mr.. l. L.
Hillary.
salem-C. L. Weaver, Mrs. Maggie
Weaver.
Gresham-F. II. Crane, Mr.. Mary
Crane. h5 rs IH
Lentz-A. T. Miller, Mis-. Jennie
P. Miller.
Montayilla- M. Gill.
Reckrall--I. NJ. Simpson, Mrs. I.
M. Simpson.
Cloverdale- Rose Crawford.
Walla Walla M. M. Birchner, Mrs.
M. M. Birehner. aasa
Imbler- Mrs. Etha Wallsinger,
Thos. Wallsigner.
Cornelius--Jo ohm Lofts, Mrs. Sadie
LOFTS. aaa4 ayHt M
Forest Grove-H. I. Buxton.
Beaverton--B. X. Denney, Mrs.
Margaret Denney.
Wamic-Mrs. l.. d. Driver, Frank
Tygh Valley-A. A. Bonney.
Fossil--C. L. Scoggin, Mrs. Mollie
Sooggin.
Carlton Richardson.
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A resolution was adopted to fix the
time OF holding the daily session at
$3.50 a. M, 2 p. m. and s p. m.
After the announcements were
made, committees called, the grange
closed In due foIm.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The grange opened In due form on
the fourth degree and after the roll
Gail the following officers read their
Master Austin Buxton, Worthy State
Lecturer Clara II. Waldo, Worthy
State Treasurer ii. Hirschberg.
Worthy State Secretary Mary S. How.
ard, Worthy State Chaplain Oscar
Eaton, Worthy Ceres MaIy Grisenth-
waite.
The various reportsl indicated a
large growth In the grange during
the past year. There are now 108
oranges In the state, an increase of
IL oranges over the previous year,
with an average membership OF GO.
The report of the secretary indicated
an increase in membership during
the year OF 1888. The tIeasurer's re.
port shows balance Of S6,374.48 to
the credit of the state grange. The
several reports evidenced past VIC
tory and we're optimistic for the fu
ture.
The roll OF counties was called for
the purpose of INTRODUCING resolutions
and the following counties responded:
Lane-Amendmen to the constitu-
tion, legislation and road laws. Linn
Norman schools and state univer-
sity. Marion-Acts of President
Roosevelt, ritqalistic work, revised
digest on grange law, fees OF state
officers, Inheritance tax, grange day
at state, equality OF citizenship, text
books, swoman's short course, good
roads, time of meeting Of state grange
and clean orchards. Multnomah--
Assessment and taxation, election Of
representatives to state grange, by
laws, legislation. Polk-State nor
NAL shoots, Tillamook post.
Washington--By-laws. Wasco--Sur.
veoyrs' salary, initiative as applied
to the y-Iaws. 4 t9 81.
Mr.. Paulsen, a member OF the state
legislative committee, read his report
which wac adopted. rg
The invitation of the Hood River
q. A X. and W. r.. @. 20 hold joint
meeting with the State Grange In
memorial service.in the /. o. O. f.
hall on Thursday, May 80, at l 30 p.
M, was accepted.
A revolution instructing the execu.