Evening journal., 1913-12-09
CHANGERS in
ANNUAL RALLY
AT MILFORD
Secretary Webb'S Report
Shows Al Oranges and 1884
Members, an Increase Oils
STATE MASTER BANCROFT
FOR BETTER R. R. SERVICE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
MILFORD. Del. Dec. 9.-With dele
gates and visitors present iron all parts
OF Delaware the thirty ninth annual ses
sion'of the Delaware state Grange open
ed here early this afternoon. Hotels
are crowded and many OF the residents
are entertaining Grange friends. Worthy
Master Frank c. Bancroft Of Camden,
is presiding over tho sessions, and his
annual report, read this afternoon was
an interesting feature Of the session.
The report OF the Worthy Secretary,
Wesley Webb OF Dover. gives iterest-
ing figures and shows that the total
membership in the Al oranges in Della
ware is 2.3D4. an increase OF ll3 during
the year Peach Blossom Grange shows
the greatest increase in membership,
having added 81 members during the
year. while Delmar Grange shows the
greatest loss. IS members having with
drawnirom it. The largest grange IN the
Stete il West Brandywine with a mem
bership OF III. while Milford is a close
second with l7O members Angola and
Cereal are the smallest oranges, each
having a membership of Is. The mem-
bership OF each grange is as follows:
Union. S5 members; Diamond. 90;
Peach Blossom. 10; HockesEin. 80;
Newark. 50; Milford. 170 sunny
side 30; Rural. 51; Center, ~;
Harmony. III; West Brandywine,
III; Hickman. so; Fruitland, 162;
Rose Hill. 44 Capital, l09; Har-
rington. "a; Henlopen. 90; Smyrna,
70: Trophy. lSl: Little Creek %;
Laurel. Seaford, 80; Hartley,
is: Midland. 50; Millville. As;
Evergreen, 10: Angola. Is: Milton,
80: Washington. %; Champion. SS;
Cereal. 10; New Castle, 81; Del
mar. So: Indian River, IS; John ~
Clayton. 28; Roxana, 102; Cool
spring. 36; Delaware, As; Black
water. 35; Farmers. rs; Viola, 54;
total, 2394
The financial report of Mr.. Webb
showed receipts of dues from subor-
dinate Grances. $1O59.s5; from sixth
degree fees, $685. from advertising
S24: from other sources, 3263.S9; 70
tai receipts <l45s.24.
Tho report Of Worthy Treasure
lChnrles Barker showed balance las
Nrdf ~ TiU-N.its IetfiItr. rltsiN.Nl
total 224S5 Sc, disbursements. Sl352.60
cash balance on hand, Sll3O91; tota
larponnt in fnsinf,n fund sl77z.eS; tota
assets s2g0I6S
Worthy Master Bancroft appointed
the following committees
Credentials-A. &. Howe, Charles Meg.
ainson. Mrs W. r. Dawson.
( Order Of Business BENJAMIN A.
Groves, Joseph I. Phillips, Mrs. W. G.
Richards.
Division Of I.aber-Dr.- II. \. Marvin
= W T. Richards. G. ID. Applcby. Mrs
Jefferson Cooper Mrs. r. G. elliott.
J , Fiucation-[. Frank Rice. II. l.. Dill
worth. WtP. Naudain, Mrs A. W. Slay-
maker, Mrs. }. T Magamon.
Agriculture John Nivin. Alexander
Cow. j. r. Wagamon- Mrs. Edward
Sbarpless. Mrs. D. 4. Mustard.
Legislation-A. ". Slaymaker, I'd
ward Shalpless, j D. Thompson, Mrs
/ W. r. Aiassey. Mrs L. W. Timmons.
Resolutions T. f. Locates, W. P
Dawson, r. H. Wilson. Mrs. W. X. Webb
Mrs. T. Frank Rice.
Woman's WorlS--Mrs S, II. Messick
Mrs. W. F. Robinson, Mrs. A. @. Howe,
Temperance jefferson Cooper, Harr,
llVOu. -hI0 u. - AfllNtiths vi = IL -
Lewis. Mrs G. ". Mackln.
Transportation--W T. Massey, S
s. Armstrong. J. T. Sempers, Mrs. W
P. Naudaln. Mrs. J. ]. White.
Good of the Order-H. c. Lewis, W
r. Webb. r. J. Evans, Mrs. j. S. Dob
son. Mrs. A. B. Smith.
Grange Extension--G. W. Macklin
A. H. Cahall. Franklin Achy, Mrs. c
d. Appleby, Mrs. G. Nj. Gray.
! Constitution-R. p. Robinson, II
L. Shank. J. s. Dobson, Mrs. Harrl
Dodd, Mrs. w G. Warren.
Per Diem and Mileage-D. T. Mus
tard. A.. 3. Smith. G. NJ. Gray. Mrs
Henry Williams. Mrs. .. A. Groves
Co-operation-E. H. Shallcross. W
G. Warren. I. w. Timmons. Mrs. r
II. Wilson. Mrs. F.. J. Evans.
Insurance-Charles Mai, S. S. Arm
strong. Henry Williams.
Memorial-W d. Wilson, E. c
DAILY. Mrs r. L. Shank.
Master BancrOft's Report.
In addition to Worthy Master Ban
croft reports were read by Worth,
,Overseer Horace l.. lworth, Worth,
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