The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-09
GRANGE OPENS MEETING
 IN BRIDGEPORT
State Master Healey An, normce Important Com mitteees and Delivers An nual Address.
Overtaxation of Farm Lands As Compared with Other Property Is Discussed.

Over 100 delegates from the subor- dinate Oranges had offered creden- tials when the 27th annual session of the Connecticut State Grange was called to order in Eagles, hall at. Il o'clock this morning by State Master Leonard H. Healey of North Wood. stock. Beyond the taking of creden- cial committees little business was transacted at the morning session.
 The following committees were an- nounced by State Master Healey.
 tary of State Grange; Charles H. Coe, Luther B. Ashley. George s. Edmond. Mrs. F. C. Fitch. Mrs. Oscar Lathrop,
 Division of Labor-Frank W. Hor- ton. Herbert R. Leach, Oliver Case, Ruben. E. Pearl. Mrs. John w, RoIlin- son: Mrs Hart W. Golf, Mrs. A. Min
 Reception comnittee U Lawrence Spanper. Olin c. Shelton. A. F. Hoff- man, Mrs. Clarence B. Andrews, Mrs.
 Press. Conmittee-H. F. Wilder, T. H. Manney. Howard Dickenson, Otto B. K. Dean. Mrs Clyde E. Dickenson.
 National LegisIature-Frank Holton. William Marvin. Jacob Gallup, Will liam H. Bottomley. Mrs F. N. Tay- L. Pferpont.
 Agrfctffture and Horticultural Col 1ege.F ,e,. H. JS,sso Nswel' Riehard aa E Dodge Rosa Warren. Mrs. H. D. Edmond, Mrs. Charles F. Holabird
 Education-Charles T. Davis. Willis Mrs. Alice R. Wilbur. Mrs. Otis c. Francis. Mrs. Alex Bassett-
 Resolutiona.-Jerome A Downs; Geo. suIliyan M fai9n afrs hsisPh Harry A Rsthborn. hb n
 Mrs. Dwight M. Fuller. Mrs. Raymond 64 NlarAe. .~,.,
 Clark. Arthur Sykes. Donald Johnson. George F. Sanford. Mrs. Ellen Jewell,
 Mrs E. A. Lynde, Mrs. J. w Skill
 -operation-Karmi Kimberley. G. K Marion. Myron ErocKett Charles R. Risley Mrs. D. F. Turner. Mrs. D. A. Doolittle. Mrs. Erva T. Barnes Hunt; Henry 2 Reyee. TzaiIIszl-- N-- House. Mrs Arthur Northrop; Mrs Allan spiers;, Mrs Mrs Avery M yafll. Johns. sl't Mrs. Cyrus sarles. Mrs Bi1i- ines T. Avery. Mrs P w; Lewis; Mrs Ellen Jewell. Mrs F: W Crocker. Mrs. Benjamin SedEwick Mrs F A spaidine. Mrs. W. E. Price. Mrs. James Bancroft;
 B. Nangle, F. M. Thompson, Mrs: Irv- ing B. Carter Mrs. A. W. Vibberts, Mrs. Charles H. Sage.
  tavus c. Beckwith. Albert M; Buell.. P. H.. woodford, George W. Squires, Huzekiah Goodwin. Leroy smith Constitution and Bay-Laws-Ciar- ence Banks, Hart E. Buell., E. Frank White. Mrs Frank Platt. Mrs A. w Lamb. Mrs J. L. Rice.
 Grang9. 70. s. Wood. No. 4s-1s11. J. H. Hale. No. 2s.1s1s. J. H. Blake man. No 7s-1sis. "Deceased.
 Finance Committee-G. Warren Da- n NF- M T.. Coleman
 Special Recess Committee on Taxa tion, J. N. Barnes, L. M. Reed e. C
 The only new business intrpduced at the morning session was an Invita- tion to the Grange to hold it's next annual meeting in Waterbury. A re
 The hall has been prettiIy decorated with flags, bunting. laurel and other greens. The afternoon session was taken up with the address of. State Master Healey, which will be found in full in another column. The re- ports of Treasurer N. s. Platt and Of Secretary H. E. boomis Son show the the cash balance on hand at the SSt meeting was $4,15477. The present balance on hand is $4,250.5 .52- The res the disbursements were $5.S29 S2- Tn addition the Grange has invested funds-tq it's credit aggregating Sy,Sso-. 26 Part of this sum is in Bridgeport -banks.
 There was little talk concerning the politics of the body although it was rurnored that friends of State Mas ter Healeys intended to boom him for g third term and that Overseer G. A. Vincent and Lecturer J. A. Sherwood will also be candidates for state n1as> ter. by Chaplain Rev. G. F. Goodenough and Lecturer All. A. Sherwood. The report of the executive committee was read by J. H. Hale and that of the finance committee by G. Warren Davis.
 This evenings session which will be called at 7:3O will be open to the pub lie. Addresses will be made by May or Clifford B. Wilson, President Fred Enos of the Bridgeport Board or Trade Secretary Wallace A. smith, Horace H. Jackson, Rev. John DePeu, and Hon. Charles NJ. Gardiner. Mas fer of the Massachusetts State Grange There will be music and other enter ia ainraentN Grand Master Healey's ad- dress will be found on Page B. n