The Lambertville record., 1910-11-15
44th Session Of
National Grange.

NQtlVuQl ulQuS6.
The National Grange of the Patrons
of Husbandry will convene in its 44th
annual session in Atlantic City. New
Jersey, on Wednesday, November
10th to November Goth. This organi-
zation represents every state in the
Union, and the attendance at the an
nual convention is second only to the
National Educational Association,
numbering about $4,000. Many of the
people who have made of agriculture a
science will, be present and give ad-
dresses, the speakers being of inter
national reputation. Hotel Chalfonte
is the headquarters of the meeting,
and the meetings will be held on the
Steel Pier, as this is the only place
large enough to approximately accom-
modate the people attending.
The first public meeting will be
hela on the evening of Nov. 18th.
Among the noted men who will speak
during this conference are the follow
ing: Hon. John Franklin Fort, Gov.
ernor of New Jersey; Hon. N. j,
Bachelor, Ex.Gov. of New Hamp.
shire, Master of National Grange,
Concord, New Hampshire; Hon.
Franklin P?Stoy, Mayor of Atlantic
City, N. j.. Hon. Aaron Jones, Past
Master National Grange. South Bend,
Indiana; Hon. George W. f. Gaunt.
Master New Jersey State Grange,
Mullica, Hill, N. j.. Hon. Oliver Will
son, Lecturer National Grange. Peor-
ia, I'll.
New Jersey is the ouly State that
has had the National Convention
twice within five years, but the form
er meeting was SO successful that the
invitation to New Jersey was again
hailed with joy. There are 132 Grang-
es in this State. The membership is
about $50. .0O0 and takes In every cor
ner of the State The New Jersey
Grange stands in the front rank
among the Oranges of the Country in
all educational matters. Two-thirds
of the Oranges in the State own their
own Grange Halls, these Halls being
used for all social meetings, lectures,
classes, exhibitions and institutes.
The State Master of the Oranges, g..
w. F. Gaunt, holds the highest Office
in the National Grange.
The Oranges of the State are co-op-
Grating to make this meeting one of
unusual interest,". The biggest fruit.
vegetable, flower and farm produce
exhibition will be held that has ever
been seen in this State, and one of
the largest in the East. This exhibit
tion will he most varied and unique
Each comfy Grange is contending to
make their exhibit the banuer exhibit
in the State, and each subordinate
I Grange is trying to make their con-
tribution to the county exhibit the
best. This exhibition will be well
worth trip to Atlautic City, even for
those who are not farmers. There
will be exhibits Of many products
which it has therefore, been consider
ed impossible to raise in New Jersey
1t has also been arranged to give del.
| egates from each State Grange u trir
of about $50 miles in automobiles to
show the New Jersey farms and Good
Roads, members to be entertained al
various points. Every county and
every district i'll New Jersey will be
represented at the National Grange,
both by visitors and products.
During this meeting the two high
est degrees of the order will be con.
I ferred upon candidates. The conferr-
ing of these degrees differs from the
initiation ceremonies In most orders
in not being grotesque, but strikingIy
beautiful. The sixth, of Degree OF
Flora, is conferred in wilderness OF
| flowers. The seventh, or degree OF
Ceres, taken directly from the old
Greek ceremony in worship of Ceres,