The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-27

Mr.. j. +. GlGlbs. president of the
Commercial Club called the meeting
to order, but had to leave immed-
lately for Cincinnati and Mr.. Luclen
Beckner delivered the welcome ad
dress.
Captain Bcckner brought ont Il
fact that is not generally known to
the younger people Of the city. lie
told the members that Winchester
hid the distinction for some years OF
having the only Grange store III the
United States. He said ut that time
the organization was very strong IN
this city. Col Holloway was the
last Treasurer and he now had i'll hi,
possession the old records of the or
ganizati ton and a dime which was
left in his hands at the time the or
der disbanded.
Captain Beckner told the delegates
that they were welcome here and that
every thing was at their disposal.
He invited them to visit tue manu-
featuring enterprises in the city
and also 10 visit some Of the historic
places III the county. In closing he
asked that an effort be made To or
eanize Il Grange in Clark county.
that il was something needed for the
betterment of conditions here.
Mr.. W. ii. Clayton responded t.
the welcome address on behhlf Of the
delegates. He said that all Of them
knew about Winchester and its hos
pltalitv and that there was no use IL
telling them the keys of the city haC
been turned over to them.
Mr.. Clayton never loses an oppor-
tunity to tell people all pbout the or
ennizfdion and Wednesday after
noon he started at the beginning Of
the history of the organization an'
brought it down to the present. For
ty years ago he said that Il man wins
lived in Washington was sent to tho
South to make n secret mvestlga-
he came to the home of Il farmel
and asked for lodging. The MAJ
recognized that he was Yankee ant
refused him until he found out tina
he was a Mason. Immediately af9
this visit the man went back tt
Washington and after bordering ov-
&
ed that the best way to unite tho
North end South was through a far
mers' organization. He finally
started the organization which nov
has over million members. lie al~'
cave the visitors an idea OF win :
the organization was doing and pro
posing to do.
The address of Mrs. Desha Breck
enridge on School Improvement IL
the State of Kentucky was much APP
preciated by the Changers and the
CITIZENS of Winchester and Clark
county who were out to hear her.
Mrs. Breckenridge began her talk
bv showing the illitency in the State
of Kentucky and claimed that one OF
the chief causes Of this was that
women were denied the right to vote
in school matters. She quotes sta
tistics to show that those States III
which women were denied this night
were at the bottom of the list She
took up the work that Is being done
in Kentucky to overcome this deplor-
able state Of affairs.
Mrs. Breckenridge gave the Fed
GRAFTON of Women'S Clubs credit foI
zeal and much efficient work. They
have formed school improvement
leagues in every county in the State
They have sent circulating librarie.
all over the State. awarded prizes t.
the best improved school districts
They took part in the State cam
paien for education and they have
secured from the Southern Educa-
tional Association promise of on'
fhousand dollars with wIhich to pay
the salary of an organizer on cOndi
ton that the Federation raise Il lk'
amount in Kentucky. The fedora
ton is now engaged in this work an'
State Superintendent Regenstein ha'
offered office room. stationary an'
stamps for the work. The State Fed
Grafton HIS clso been instrumental II
having laws enacted that were TO
the betterment of the schools of tn
State.
Mrs. Breckenridge compliments
the local representative, r. d. Hun
ter. who was a member of the com
mittee before whom rhe woman
school suffrage bill was considere
and who gave them his support an
enabled themto bring it before tn
house where it was lost by only fv
votes.