The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-10
c. F. SMITH HEADS
VERMONT STATE
GRANGE
GEORGE W. Pierce Of BrattlebOrO
Declines Reelection
RESOLUTIONS BY POMONA
Retiring state Masters Report Speaks
Eneourasnsly of the Grange Fair
as Educational Feature.

as Educational Feature.
Burlington, Dec. 10.-At the meet
ing of the Vermont state Grange yes
terday the election of officers was the
principal feature and G. f. Smith, Of
Norrisville, was elected state master
on the third ballot, the present master
George w. Pierce having been elected
on the second ballot, but declined to
serve.
The vote on the first ballot was
George w. Pierce, 112; c. F. Smith,
&c; Dana H. Morse, Of Randolph, TO-
C. ]. Bell, of Walden, 10; c. A. Bump
OF Ferrisburg, 4.
On the second ballot, Pierce re-
ceived 1873 votes, Smith, "a votes, and
few scattering votes were cast for
w. N. Cady. of Middlebury and others
Mr.. Pierce was declared reelected
but he resigned. giving illness in his
family as his reason for declining to
serve.
At the afternoon session Mr. Smdh
was elected on the third ballot. re-
ceiving about $40 votes.
The Pomona Oranges reported al
the morning session Resolutions
we're passed fayoring the bill in the
legislature taxing Christmas trees
also making compulsory the test OF
cattle for tuberculosis
In the course OF his annual address
yesterday state Master G. W. Pierce
said:
"One year ago at this time he
treasurers report showed S6,693.15 10
our credit, showing a good healthy in
crease over the previous year At the
present time, the treasurer will be
able to report $7.992.3S to our credit
showing a gain Of s1,29S.6S.
-Four field day meetings have been
held during the past year in different
parts Of the state, under the direction
of the State Grange, and in connection
with Pomona Oranges. All have been
successful from every point Of view.
Several other field day meetings have
been held under the direction OF
Pomona Oranges. and It is the opinion
OF your state master that more field
day meetings should be held each
year, as they are uplifting in both Il
social and educational way; let Us
have more field day meetings.
Several Grange fairs have been in
augurated in the state during the last
two years, and ] am Of the opinion
they should be encouraged, as they
are both educational and entertaining.
Fairs started by the diferen'
Oranges, on not too large q scale and
not made 100 expensive should b"
uplifting to the agricultural interests
OF any community.
1T was my pleasure to attend
Grange fair last fall where three
thousand persons were present. This
fair was located In one OF the noun
tain towns OF Vermont. and has neen
In operatlon for two years, and ! am
sure Il has been successful from every
point Of view. It was a genuine coup-
try agricultural fair; a good exhibit
tlon OF live stock and agricultural OK
hibits were shown, and athletic
sports OF an entertaining nature were
presented, and the fair served a two
fold purposc-nrst In bringing the
people together In social enjoyment OF
a high moral character, and also It
became educational by the exhibition
OF the agricultural products Of the
farm. Let us have more Grange agri'
cultural fairs Of the kind mentioned
MANY Of the great agricultural
fairs OF the country have lost their
prestige. and have failed to become
educational as we'll as entertaining by
trying to conduct the same ON TOO
large a scale. and the result has been,
they have failed TO make these exhibit
tons successful both from a financial
and educational point Of VIEW and
have had to resort to cheap midway
and vaudeville entertainments In or
der to make the fairs a financial sue
cess and even many Of these have
failed to do so. Have we any such
fairs in Vermont certainly hope
we have not.
"The legislative committee OF the
Vermont State Grange upon mature
consideration OF various matters oou'
corning the people Of tho state at
large. have presented certain recon
mendatlons to the Legislature, and