The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-14
4Oth Annual Convention at
Montpelier Was Successful
CLOSING MEETING TO-DAY
At Last Evenings Session the Sixth De-
gree Was Worked on $50 Candi-
dates, and That Was Followed
by the Banquet.

The annual convention of the Yer
mont state grange which has been held
in the Montpelier city hall for three
days-the fortieth convention-wa
closed with business session this fore.
noon, and the several hundred delegates
and visitors left for their homes in large
numbers this noon. after a successful
assembly.
The report of the committee on reso-
lutions, G. A. Bump reporting, was TAX
en- up. The convention rejected two
resolutions, as follows:
(l "Sinee the present method of OBJ
tanning officers of subordinate oranges
is long tedious and detrimental to the
best interests. resolved, that the ma.
tiopal grange be Importuned to pass leg
islation enabling subordinate grange Off
GERS to find needed relief and that it
be suggested that il be made allow
able to elect by ballot, master, overseer,
treasurer, secretary and chaplain and
others be appointed by master and over
seer"
(2) 1T has been the purpose of the
Order Of Patrons OF Husbandry to ad-
yocate and champion the cause of equal
opportunities for all and special priv
ileges for none and whereas there was
introduced at the last session of the
general assembly of Vermont House bill
number 69l in which it is purpose to
abolish the allowance Of offsets for debts
owing and to rate all so-called intan-
gibles at a fiat rate Of 7-l0th OF one
pen cent. and ~ such or similar meas
ures will doubtless be brought before
the next legislature for approval and
whereas the Vermont State grange in
convention assembled, do believe that
such a law will be injurious to the ma
jority of tax payers therefore, be it re-
solved that we do hereby protest
against any legislation to abolish off
sets and establish such fat rate.n
They adopted the resolution relating
to scholarships in agriculture, the reso-
luton which was recommitted yester-
day afternoon. and also the resolution
relating to arbitration.
In addition. the master was author
lied to appoint legislative committee.
The motion was passed that 500 be
used for speakers of national fame at
the midsummer meeting, and the sum
Of $4,000 was appropriated tq be used
by the state lecturer during the coming
year. The reports Of the mileage and
education committees were accepted.
A Few Officers Elected.
In the absence of Congressman D. ].
Foster of Burlington, scheduled to speak
yesterday, Prof. Bertha M. Terrill Of
the department of economics, university
of Vermont, spoke very interestingly of
the relation Of home economies to the
farm. Arthur Wells of Randolph Center
also spoke on vermont and the Farmer
and the Agricultural School at Ran
dolph."
Later in the day, W. H. Farnsworth
and H. NJ Farnham were elected to the
executive committee for two years, and
Mrs NJ. w. Hyland was elected lady as
sistant steward. in place Of Mrs. G. c.
Flint of Randolph, resigned.
Several resolutions were presented,
among them an important one relating
to the establishment of four scholar
ships in the agricultural school at Ran
dolph or Burlington, in the name OF the
Vermont state grange This was dis
cussed at some length and recommitted
Last evening the sixth degree was
worked on $50 candidates, followed by
banquet.