Evening journal., 1912-12-10

of intoXicants. Success of temperance
laws, he believed, is defeated IN MANY
instances by the shipment of liquor
into dry districts, and he urged the
Grange to advocate the passage by
Congress OF bills pending to prohibit
the unlawful shipment OF liquor into
prohibition territory
Worthy Master Messick advocated
the credit system for farmers. which
now is occupying much attention, and
said there is a movement on foot 20
send two commissioners from each
State to Europe to study the farm
credit system in vogue there
Growth Of the Granges.
AT the Wednesday evening session
/ the Fifth degree will be conferred in
full form by a team from Delaware
Grange at Newport which foam has
been preparing for such confirmation
Following the Sixth Degree conflma-
ton an elaborate banquet will De
given the members OF the State
/ Grange
The annual report of Wesley Webb,
secretary of the Delaware State
Grange, shows the total number of
members, increase and decrease and
the amounts paid to the State Grange
during the\year as follows:
No. l. Union 33 members, increase
of III over last year and seven new
ones initiated during the year and has
paid Sll.55; No ,, Diamond State ms
members. increase Of l3, initiated 49,,
paid I'm S49.90; No. 8. Peach Blossom.
SO members. increase OF 3. initiated
paid IN SIS; No. A. Hockessin, S3 mem-
hers. increase Of l3. initiated p paid
in S34 40: No. g. Newark, 40 members.
decrease OF 4, paid in SIG: No. 6. MIL
ford. l5S. increase OF >, initiated 20.
paid in S16.20; No. Z. Sunnyside 30,
paid In 50; No s, Excelsior So mo-
further report; No. 10, Rural. 5S meme
bers. initiated 10. increase OF s. paid ga
S2605 No II. Centers62 members de-
crease Of z, initiated z. paid In s30l5,
No. 10, Harmony 1876, increase IA. iui-
tiated l3. paid in S51.S5; No 49, West
Brandywine 15S. increase l6. initiated
z, paid in S70.25: No To- Hickman al
new lodge. paid in $40; No l6. Fruit
land, lf5, increase 3, initiated paid
in $3.50: No. Il. Rose Hill. Al mem
hers. decrease Of 6. initiated J. pad
in S17.70: Capital. l1S members, in-
crease "A, initiated 20, paid in $40
No 10. Harrington, 81 members
, decrease OF H. initiated 2
, paid in 1886; No. 20, Henlopen
decrease u. Initiated /. paid in SS50'
No. 81, Smyrna. 81 members de.
crease 8. initiated 3, paid In $36A5
Z No. %. Trophy. 101 members. de-
Z crease 4. initiated 3, paid IN S43.6a.
! No. %, Little Greek, p members, in.
crease 2, paid I'm $3.50; 40 "a Lau.
, rel, As members, paid in SIS; No %
, Seaford. 81 members. decrease Of 3
. initiated 1, paid in $500; No. 20
! Hartly, 80 members. decrease OF Z
I paid Ia $3.50; No. 27. Midland, i'
= members, paid IN 1890; No 2S. NIL
VILE. AZ members. initiated ., paid u
$3.50, No. 20, Evergreen. 10 mem
bers, paid IN s7.60; No 81. Angola,
,. members, decrease i, initiated 1, pai,
IN $3.50: No. 80. Milton. AZ members
.. increase OF 9, initiated g. paid D
|, S1S.75. No "a, Washington, % mem
! bers. paid IN 1920; No. 35, Champion
80 members, decrease of ,, paid n
/, s12 a5 No. SO, Cereal. 10 members
!, decrease OF 5. paid in $3.50; Ne,
Castle No. so. Increase OF 25 mem
bers. initiated %. paid IN $26 20; 10
Z, 3s, Delmar. 100 members: No. 30, lu
dian River. 2l members. paid In S2.l0
7. No A. John NJ Clayton. 80 member
decrease 4. paid I'm s8S.O5. No. a
/. Roxana. S6 members. decrease of 81
initiated 6. paid In s3so5i No A
CoolsprinK. 80 members, Increase G
y 3. initiated o, paid IN Sla.55, No. 81
Choptank, 80 members, increase 6
s H. initiated 3, paid IN $3.50, No a
1 Delaware, 81, decrease OF 8, initiate
2. paid IN s2I,10; No. A.. Blaokwate
80 members. decrease OF 9, paid
at $500: No ~, Farmers, 60 member
IN decrease OF ,. initiated 10. paid
81 s27.1o. Viola. No. a.. increase OF 4
a. paid IN f7.15
Ir Total membership for the Stai
rs 2449. increase during year. s237. 81
p itiated during the year, 27is amour
he paid in during year. Ss2120,
he Received from dues from subord
10 nate oranges. S921.20s sixth degr'
n fees, $40; advertising S34f othl
at sources. s25S AZ Making q total
Is receipts for the year of Si256 3
he which amount has been paid over
OF the STATE Grange treasurer. Chari
lie Barker