The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-01-02

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ABmAar p5uihss PROPOSED hafini
a. "a nmrd thas the ycsnonl
tale Orange u 90 Ia iarot y tbs
lun Ke@seft iAocnse, and q va
sm.4 ~ scuG a Telegram 90 Mont
.sl..r rstng the attiipae o ~
3-ang, % this Nah!~s IA Il pAs y
- considered that RiEht
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s,s,n shr Rutana nsrinsss Ness A.
~ lAtloe invited the Changers y
AZ cpinrrAinmcut NJ The Crane
Theatre uhich sas much snloyed
Tuesday Escning.
The meollng cpooes 10 ihc ~
degree Ana ID. sra and ith degrees
eero conferred By the Springfield
Grange amd Ne .hh every one Nigh
ave se@n the splendid work Of ih'
i.gre. team. The dTill master and
leader we're dressed 10 oserails
Gather boots. straw hats, etc. and
afrsed a grain cradle. Two OF ih'
men carried an immense shock %
grain which they deposited before
Ceres The ladi2 sore large blue
aprons aud sun bOnDeis. The me'4
sere In shirt sleeves and wore
arax has. The floor work ~as
fery pfeuy and sbo~ ed lot o.
,,racuoe. Ia the long arm there Wa
hardly a mistake made. AT ihtei
aus dunng tue march they were
grouped 10 form the figures oi Ia,
aAe. marrow. pioW, spade. hoe. shep
.ord CROOK and pruning hook, ano
ssyera beautiful nbieaux were pre-
..ented. one. shock OF grain
produced by Springfield Grange, on,
wreath vi iruit and flowers ioi
POMONA, Ceres aud Flora, another
moving how The farmer feeds
them all. Altogether this was
beautiful work and We wer~ seIs
siad 10 be- there and zee u.
Wednesday morning came cleo
lion OF Officers as follows. Worthy
Master W. N. Cady. who instaiieS.
our Pomona officers at Dorset last
March; oyerseer, NJ. b. Roberts o.
AT. Anthony Grange, Rupert; Lee
turor. u. n. Hallett was reelected :
steward, q. Z. Flint; Asst. stew
ard, ~ W. Hyland; Chaplain, Mrs
&. ]. Bell. widow OF our former Coy
ernor and Master of the state
Grange. The other officers were
elected later
Wednesday afternoon came the
Lecturer hour and a fine program
was presented, including the address
ii weicOme by Master W. X. Farms
worth of Rutland Valley Grange
and response by Worthy Master
smith; address ON Cooperation
~ Oyefseer Cady, and one on hdu-
..uohal work ia the Grange by Rev
SIR. Meln-yre OF Dandy. VINO kept
he crowd laughing with his funny
tories which were quite TO the
oint. Brother Harold Rogers OF
.'Ouitney sang two solos, aud there
we're recitations ana Instrumental
.i.siu, making the afternoon very in
teresting and enjoyable.
wednesday evening large class
az given the oDiigaLion OF the 9TH
ogtee after which, the Grange waA
closed ia the 9th aud opened In the
Il. aegie. aud We in company with
yer 500, the largest class IN the
aistoIy III .the state Grange, were
instructed in the mysteries OF the
5th degree.
After this Worthy Master Smith
.,uounoeu that CIPHER code is 10
- printed for the use OF Grange
casters and deputies which We " u
areiy appreciate. He then answer
I'd several questions In regard 10
the secret work and the rest OF the
.l4ceis were then elected as ioi-
vws Treasurer, Brother Pier, Sec
rotary, Brother Priest. Gatekeeper,
.5fother Morgan and Lady Assistant
,.eNaId Mrs. Hyland were all re
elected as was also Mrs. Sargent,
Rho fills the chair Of Flora. Mrs.
Josiyn was elected Ceres and Miss
iennie Bell, Pomona.
A telegram was read from Spring
ield, Mass. containing greetings
rom the $4,000 Changers assembled
IN Massachusett State Grange, and
/ was voted TO return the compli-
ment.
Thursday Morning.
When We arrived at the hall