The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-24
The GRANGE FIELD
pronarations For the National
Grange Meeting at Man.
chester, N. H.

.as,cv In Successful Operation.
cranoe Field Meetings In the New
ENGLAND states-A Founder OF the
GRANGE the Designer Of the National
Cemetery at Gettysburg.
The local committees of Manchester,
N r.. are already getting to work TO
prepare for the coming Of the Natlonal
orange next fall. Mr.. Harry w. Spauld-
inc is in charge of the rooming OF the
Grange hosts, and he has announcer
that the Manchester hotel has been
chosen as headquarters, and seven
other hotels have agreed to take an
allotment of patrons. Besides these,
MANY private homes will entertain the
erangers who prefer to stop there in
stead of at hotel.
There has been no meeting OF the
national grange in New England since
the Hartford session about eight years
AGO. at which time seventh degree
class of 2.49O was initiated. Man
chester proposes to exceed this num-
her and make it 5000 or more. and
there is every evidence that it will sue
coed. The degree will be conferred at
two sessions, so that all may be ac-
commodated. Massachusetts and other
New England states will send large
delegations. Probably 5000 people VIII
visit Manchester on this occasion.
New York state oranges are doing
something in the way of cooperative
buying through the State Grange Pur-
chasing agency esta blished little over
a year ago. with headquarters at
Olean, N. Y. 1t took three or four
months to familiarize the subordinate
oranges with the methods of operation
of the agency. but in July. 1912. the
sales amounted to $4,000. in August
to $4,000. in September to $16,5OO. In
October to $1,000. in November to
$1,000, in December to $4,000, in jan
uary to $4,000. in February to $37,
600. in March to $72.5OO. Reports for
later months are even better. The
largest success has been with fer
tilizers, wherein there has been saw
ing to farmers who are connected with
the grange of Sc to So per ton Salts
faction with the articles purchased
through the agency is general. Re
Gently groceries have been added to
the supplies furnished through the
agency. but Of course the saving in
this line is much less. as many grocer
les are sold on a narrow margin. Ma
chinery will probably be added to the
list this fall. Each subordinate grange
that does business with the agency
must appoint local agent to transact
the business for the grange Not less
than carload lots are handled. although
the carload may be made up Of differ
ent articles and supplies.
The season Of grange field meetings
is at hand. Various states are ar
ranging for these events, and much Of
pleasure and profit may be anticipated.
While New York holds several Of these
meetings during the summer, no spe-
cial program covering several con-
secutive dates is arranged, as in Mas
sachusetts and Maine, for instance.
Massachusetts, will hold twenty-four
field meetings, beginning July % at
Danvers and ending Aug. q at Mon
terey U4ake BuelD. State Master G.
8. Stetson Of Maine will be the chief
speaker July % to 26 National Lee
turer N. P. Hull Of Michigan begins
July % and closes Aug. 2. National
Master Wilson speaks Aug. to Z.
and number Of senators and con-
gressmen who are members Of the
grange in Massachusetts, will speak
at some Of the meetings. Then the
state educational and agricultural de-
partments will be represented on the
grange platform at several places, so
that all together there will be re-
markable array Of speakers at these
outdoor gatherings. In Maine the sum-
mer schedule opens at Limerick on
Aug and closes at Strong on Aug. %.
Besides the speakers mentioned for
the Massachusetts, meetings, National
Secretary G. M. Freeman Of Ohio and
State Lecturer B. Walker McKeen Of
Maine are on the program. State
Master ]. A. Sherwood Of Connecticut
is arranging for several large meetings
In his state, National Master Wilson
to open the series at Bethel. In New
Hampshire there will be large num-
Der Of smaller field gatherings, and the
national master win be there during
the week beginning July %. In Rhode
Island one large meeting usually Is
held, and this year It will be at Lime
Rock on Aug. IA.
In view of the great gathering Of vet
Grams OF the civil war at Gettysburg. It
will be Of interest to all Patrons Of
Husbandry to know that it was one of
the original seven founders Of the Or
der who was chosen as the designer Of
the beautiful national cemetery at Get
tysburg. His name was William Saun-
ders. at that time connected with the
department OF agriculture and q noted
landscape gardener When President
Lincoln delivered his memorable adj
dress at the f1ef1icaf ion ~ tho r,afional