Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-13
CLOSING DAY Of STATE GRANGE.
Hine Matter Outside the Province Of the Organization
Eastern Connecticut Prominent in the Session.

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The Connecticut State Grange, Pa
| irons of Husbandry, held a spirited
session att Hartford Thursday morn
| Ing. There were many matters acted
Upon, including the resolution con-
corning Secretary Charles d. Hine OF
the state board of education, in which
the grange demanded that an investi-
| CATION be made. The session began
at 9.15 with Worthy State Master
Leonard H. Healey in the chair.
The committee on national 1egisIa-
| ton reported favorably on the rec
address urging the passage of the
! Davis bill, referring to agricultural
education by congress. The resolution
was adopted.
Parcels Post Support.
Past State Master J. III. Hale of
Glastonbury spoke in q favor Of the
parcels post. He presented a reso-
luton that 5000 be given to the Postal
Progress league for the advancement
of the parcels post project, and that
$1,000 be placed at the disposal of
Inaugural ton of the parcels post.
The resolution was adopted unan-
imously.
All other resolutions concerning par
GELS post were taken from the table
and withdrawn.
Good of the Order.
The committee on good of the order,
William H. Barron of Danielson, pre-
scented its report. The general report
dwelt upon the many ways in which
the good of the order can he ad-
vanced. The. committee recommended
that the legislative committee endeav-
or to secure the appointment of the
state master as trustee of the agri-
cultural college. The committee re-
ported favorably on the resolution of
Milford grange, advocating a twenty
five mile limit of speed for automo-
biles on country highways, not exceed
ing ten miles an hour in cities and not
more than three miles an hour when
passing a trolley car which is dis
charging or taking on passengers, and
providing that all fines for violation of
the automobile laws of the state
should be divided equally between the
towns and state Referred to the COM
mittee on the good of the order.
Both recommendations were adopt
ed.
The committee reported on the rec
om1 endation of r. E. Duffy that the
state grange reafirm the action of last
year in favor of a public utilities bill
and that the Legislative committee
work for the passage of the bill pre-
ISOLATION. The committee presented a
substitute resolution that the grange
reaffirm it's action of last year and
that the legislative committee favor
such a measure.
The Hine Matter.
The committee reported unfavor-
ably on the resolution from Quine-
baug Pomona Grange requesting the
resignation of Secretary Charles d.
Hine of the state board of education
ION account of existing conditions"
The committee took the ground that
the matter was outside the province
of the state grange.
There was spirited debate on the
question in which former Senator
Randolph B. Chandler and c. H. Pot
ter both of Woodstock, and others
took part
1t was voted that the legislative
committee of the state grange request
that an Investigation be made by the
general assembly of the accusations
against Secretary Hine.
The session Wednesday evening
was occupied by the comforting of the
sixth degree-the degree of Flora. The
class of candidates numbered $50. The
stage, which represented the Court of
Flora. was decorated with pine and
ferns In front of the Worthy Flora,
Mrs. Ursula E. Avery of Ledyard, and
the court, was hedge of green, with
a gate in the center, which was open