Evening journal., 1912-03-08
CRANCERS FOR
PARCELS POST
New Castle County Pomona
Also FaVOrS Cooperative
Buying Plan
PLEASANTRIES AFTER
THE BUSINESS SESSION

Pomona Grange at the afternoon
session in A. o. u. w. Hall, yester
day, adopted resolution endorsing
the establishment of Parcels Pos
by the United States Government an,
copies Of the resolution will be sen
of members of the Interstate ant
Foreign Commerce Committee Of til,
nited States Senate and House oI
Representatives as well as to thi.
states representatives at Washing.
ton,
The resolution. which was report.
ed favorably by committee com
posed Of r. G. Buckingham, Charles
Megginson and Mrs. IL. l.. Dilworth
follows:
Whereas. We desire to again de-
clare our belief inthe principle of a
system of National or Postal express
for the transportation Of packages and
parcels, under such regulations as
may be devised for the most satisfac-
tory results, looking to the benefits OF
the whole people.
Whereas, We not that the National
Grange at the last annual meeting
adopted the report of the Committee
on Postal improvement, Of that body;
this report embodied recommended
ton of the endorsement of the prin-
eiples contained in what is known as
the Lewis BILL this bill be introduced
IN the House of Representatives by
the Hon. David J Lewis Of the sixth
district OF Maryland. Therefore
Resolved, That this New Castle
County Pomona Grange in regular
session assembled unanimously en-
dorses II. X No. 1888 known as the
Goege Bill, (as Mr.. Lewis is now sup
porting this measure as the best ex-
ponent Of his original ideas) also Sen
ate bill No. 5474, known as the Gard
ner Bill introduced by the Maine Sen
ator of that state.
Resolved, That the Worthy Sec
retary be instructed to prepare suit
able copies of this preamble and reso-
luton and forward them to the United
States Senators and Representatives
Of this state and district. Also a COPY
to the Committee on Interstate ana
Foreign Commerce in the House 1f
Representatives and to the Committee
on Interstate Commerce in the SEN
ate"
The resolution was submitted to
the committee by Union Grange No l,
which had passed it some time ago.
Hockessin Grange presented
resolution favoring the Hangen bill
now before the U. S. Senate govern
ing the manufacture and sale of oleo-
margarine This measure has been
endorsed by the National Grange and
the National Dairy Union. 1t was
adopted.
During the afternoon the grangers
listened to several addresses on CO.
operative buying. among those speak
ing on the subject being Worthy Mas
ter S. II. Messick. The grange pass
ed a resolution endorsing the plan
and instructed the executive commit
tee TO prepare plans and details for
establishing such bureaus.
The committee on resolutions pre-
sented a resolution dealing with the
whipping post in Delaware The com
snittec reported the resolution to the
Changers on its merits and after being
read it was laid on the table on mo-
tion Of W. p. Peach. Of Harmony
Grange. The vote on this procedure
was large and the majority We're in
favor Of allowing it TO rest there.
Following the discussion on the |
resolutions the members listened to !
an entertaining program as follows:
Piano solo, Miss Viola Gregg. Of |
Hockessin, recitation, Mrs. Bella !
Stirling; reading. Hervey Walker,
Harmony; vocal solo. Miss Helen Nc |
Elroy, Of West Brandywine; reading. |
Mrs. John G. Mitchell. of Diamond |
State; recitation. Captain S. p. CO. /
field, Rose Hill; recitation. Archibald I
Armstrong. Hockessin; illustrated /
songs by nine women members OF |
Harmony Grauge; address, Lee Pep /
Der master Of Milton Grange; read
Ing. Miss Love, West ,Brandywine
Grange: address. Grange Work bv
State Master S r. Messick Mrs. W. /
7. Peach and Hervey Walker gave a
description Of their visit to the Po- /
mona Grange of Cecil county recent
ly held at Elkton. Md The program
came TO close with Worthy Master
y. T. Grooves reciting How Reuben
stein Played tho Piano"