Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-21

fratcrnallv submitted.
T.. IL. Libby. secretary
y con5r3tulatorV telegram was re-
cclVt"i '!vn! ;..c New Hampshire state
Grange iinT IN session at Concord,
\. II.
Tho ryrort OF the executive COM
mttec pls serted by Edward Evans of
Deif"<t wa" ncXt taken up. Applause
WAS heard from all parts Of til. hall
when AZ. Evans III the course of his
report reat IL, much discussed reso-
lutiolls. N1!ci In" executive cornmttec
had aG"n:jti~st tie October session
f&N"':E2 tnr election Of u farmer to
tn" nitc', States sSenatorship.
Tn" report II the executive commit
tee Ia; laced IN detail the report of
the cunfc!"nc" coi.: 'cstd OF official
r"Dr4.;f i.t:';i>rs of tic executive COM
m;tttv:' 81 til" State Oranges Of Maine.
PernSl livan!a, WASHINGTON ana Oregon.
for the purpose rf instituting Il thor
ou@h investigation Of National Grange
atltirS. Fhc conference rrool; after
drastic c,i:icislI of tiic administration
%: N.'tirna! orange affairs declared
that it was the sense of the Conf~r-
cncr tai Il permanent organization
OF progressive state Oranges is desir-
able to assist in promoting the M
portant Public measures endorsed by
tie Grange ana to deliberate upon and
consider state affairs.
The permanent organization was cf
fectcd By the cnoice of II. +. Baker
OF Michigan as President and Treas
urcr and George F. Hampton as Sec
rotary.
The Conference decided that in order
to secure results for the farmers OF
tie country ;.iong the broad lines OF
Grange demands. nation wide or2aniZa-
ticn and thorough coordination of all
efforts are necessary. Resolutions to
that effect were adopted. and 4 COM
mittca COMPOSED of Greasy of PcnnsN!-
vanin, Paker OF Michigan. Stctson OF
Maine Ee9lev of Washington. and the
Secretary, was appointed to draft an
appeal to the country for united lro-
Gressive action III support III the
Grange legislative demands.
III" M;irc state Grange pays year
l. to the National Grange very near
" $3Gou IN dues. Your Executive Com
nttcc believing that a large portion
of this money is wasted in unWlSe cX-
.tensiou hi m-thods and in efforts made
each year just before the annual Ses-
sion of the National Grange 10 bolster
lp the Grange in certain wea., states
in order that they may be entitled to
representation in the National E"dH
and nv their votes aid in perpetuatinS
the. mower of the National Grange
machine. deemed it good business pol
lev to use Sorle of our funds IN an e.
fort to reform these methods ana pre-
vent il possible this great waste "'
our rCney.
,rhorefore. at the October session w"
aDproprated thc~Sum of $2oo To p'
used together with similar coHt:'bu-
tiune from the progressive Grange
St,tyc as an extension fund to and III
surcading progressive ideas in states
now controlled by the machine
This money mas been paid to the
Treasurer of the Conference.
The Executive Committee made the
following report in regard 10 ti''
Grange cottage at Good VIII Farm:
r.rnth,r Columbus Hayford who mas
had charge Of this cottage during lhc
rast wear reports as follows:
I.alarce on hand, Dec. 1S 1908, So'."'
Prcoiycd from Green Mountain
Pomona. ''''
Eocniycl from Ar0oStook Pom
'-'s 100
Ona,
s1O73,
Pills paid during year, %liooo
l:alrrcc due G. Hayford. ''''
r.eorrces of the Maine State Grange
on SeDJ. 20. 1910.
stock in Co-operative Store foi'-
land.
Ualance in Treasury.
Sunpios in Secretary's Once
1,c report was received WITH great
annl,.lsa ana adopted Without ul9.
SION by unanimous vote. state MAJ
tor Stetson after the adoption OF 'iie'
rannrt cxplained that there were nv
cl,,rees that anybody personally i1ao
,onctitnd from the funds in the NJ
t;ono, treasury. The charge was 'ha'
emo National officers had spent money
r,.. g, n,lled extension work III places
u,erc il would aid in bulldlh" uh
National machine and neSlc''e" '''
ORANGES in progressive states
state Nastc~ Sr"tson stated t'''t '''U
Master Of the South Dako'' o'"''
Grange. -aithquci it HAD put siN
,orGinatc oranges, was seated cohlr''!
.o law at the National Grange ana i"u
ti,e same vote that he cld'
II. pledged himself to hsht 'he >'
tio,,,, Grange machine with an ''''
,;.,. ;,o rossessed if he had the sup