Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-23
STATE caANcE IN SESSION.
Large Growth During Yesr--Mem-
bership Now Over 70, 900.

ton last week Tuesday, Wednesday an
I Thursday. The accredited delegate
numbered over 800, the largest numbe
present in the history Of the Grange
There were also several hundred member
not accredited as delegates in attendance
After the roll call Tuesday morning
some few resolutions were presented an
the committee on credentials was az
4 pointed as follows: c. w. Cram Of vii
Jamestown, A. A. Priest OF Randolph, u
}. Adams OF Waterbury Center, Mrs. c
+. Eddy Of Stowe and Mrs. c. Z. Blaneh
ard of Plymouth.
The afternoon session opened at
O'Clock and continued until after 5. Tn
annual financial report was presented
by Treasurer F. b. Pier. The permanen
fund, including interest to July ], 1909 il
so23.51. The Treasurer has received dur
ing the year, including funds on hand nj
the close Of last years account, sI3,
1856. IS. lie had paid out, by vote of The
State Grange and on orders of the worthy
master and secretary, s4,635S1.
The report of Secretary A. A. Priest was
Is follows: Since the last meeting 2G
oranges have been instituted. as follows
No. 422, Sharon; 42i, Memphremagog,
Newport; 425, Montgomery; 431, Success,
Vershire; 434, Alberta, Marshfeld; 1856,
Thetford Star, Post Mills; a37. Mount
Norris, Eden; 43S, Lowell; 43e, Black
River, Irasburg; 44o, Unity, Bolton; AL,
Mansfield, Jericho; 442, Fairfield; 44s,
Groton, by A. E. Wbitcomb; 444, North
Branch, Worcester; 920, Jeffersonville;
42i, Lincoln, North Springfield; 1926,
Marble Valley, West Rutland; 427, Cold
Spring, Wells; 42s, Bromley, Peru; 400,
Mill River, East Wallingford; 1872, Mount
Aeolus, East Dorset, by C. S. Hopkins;
4l9, Connecticut River, WeatheGsfeld;
423, Plymouth Union; 429, Prospect,
Fair Haven; 433, Cancels Hump, Hunt
ington, by Mrs. l. II. Morgan; 435,
Pomfret, by G. c. Flint.
Woodlawn, 249, and franklin, 3lf.
have surrendered their charters. Missis-
quot Valley, No. 1854, held no meetings.
Nine oranges have a membership OF over
200, as follows: Protective, AS; Rutland
Valley, 292; Bridgewater, 272; Mortified,
269; Randolph, 2b7; Williamstown, 226;
Washington, 22l; Middlebury, PIG;
Bennington, 209. seventy-six have
membership OF between 80 and 200.
The oranges in good standing lumber
1879, with total membership OF 1s,49i,
and they are divided by counties as fol-
lows: Windsor has 2s oranges with a to-
tai mem bership Of 2,444; Rutland 26 and
1880 members; Windham 25 and 2,O5s;
Caledonia Is and 1,437; Orange IL and
1883; Addison 10 and 1854; Washington
16 and 1871; Orleans IA and ], 057; Ben
nington 10 and SS7; Lamoille and s77;
franklin 0 and S47; Chittenden 8 and
$50; Grand Isle 3 and 273; Essex and PSI.
Six Pomona oranges have been insti-
tuted since the last meeting, as follows:
Lake Champlain, c. F. Smith, Justin s.
Morrill,, Winooski Valley, Willoughby
Valley and Willoughby Lake. The total
number OF Pomona oranges is "a with
Of Q, 1853.
Dues and fees from subordinate oranges
have been received to the amount OF s5.-
273.1 10; from Pomona oranges, f4O6. 10; |
from the National Grange for extension
work, s426. 70; 9th degree fees, sl7s.OO;
9. Z. Wright, $500; instituting Pomona
oranges, $780, delinquent grange, S73.24
making a total of 90, 412.52.
long list Of standing committees was
named.
State Master c. F. Smith of Morris
Vile, in his annual address laid stress on !
in the matter of buying GER
tain commodities in car lots, manual
raining in the public schools, remedial
taxation measures, state support Of pau
pers, reduced court expenses, another lia- |
nor law referendum, good roads, COW |
esting, re-forestation and an effort to
prevent the repeal Of the Grout bill in |
congress.
In the evening Springfield grange
worked the third and fourth degrees.
Wednesday mornings session opened |
It in the fourth degree. Some resolu-
ions were introduced and referred and
he reports Of deputies we're taken up.
1t IL came the memorial exercises, W hich |
we're held for @. j. Bell of Walden and @. I
". Pierce of Brattleboro, both past
masters of the State Grange, W. L. Glib
on Of Londonderry and Fl. e. Colburn
i Rutland.
nd the reading OF scripture by the chap
ain, r. Il. Holmes of Shorehsm. M. s.
tone spoke on the late W. L. Gibson, G. |
|. Bump of Salisbury on the late Q. J.
sell, and Mrs. L. H. Morgan of Wood
took on the late g. w. Pierce. s. L
eek of Ira gave an address on the late II.
J. ColbuTn. Mrs. @. F. Smith concluded
he list Of speakers in the memorial serv-
% and she talked at some length about
be memorial exercises at the meeting of
he National Grange in Des Moines, Ia.
There we're two members Of the execu-
I've committee elected at the afternoon
netting, ID. q. Morse OF Randolph and
L NJ Farnham OF East Montpelier, and
J. H. Hallett OF st. Johnsbury Center
rae elected state lecturer.
A committee was appointed to investi-
ate fire insurance as follows: Chair
lan, g. n. Dunsmore of Swanton, F. B.
Ter OF Rutland and A. J. Davis OF Man
hester. A special invitation to visit the
experiment. farm Of the University OF Yer
lont had been extended by Superintend-
ut Peck, of which many availed them
elves at the close OF the session.
The principal event Of the evening ses-
on was the comforting OF the sixth de-
rec, which was received by over 200 can
idates. Other work done was the i'm
arting of the annual pass word and the
Of the unwritten work.
The final session was held Thursday
forming. The matter Of the place OF
leeting for next year was left to the ex-
,utive committee. Rutland will proba-
~ be the place selected II ball OF SUM-
mt size IL erected during the coming