Evening journal., 1913-06-06
WINTER FAIR
FOR FARMERS
Pomona Grange Also Prepares
Tor Institute at Middle
town
WANT THE NATIONAL
GRANGE MEETING

spec,al TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Del, June 6'-fomons
Grange OF New Castle county VII
hold mid-winter fair for Two days
4, Wilmington this winter. THIS Wa'
aecided on at the afternoon session o.
the Grange held az Union yesterday
A special committee OF which r. 4
Weir. Is chairman made report rec
pmmendine that the fair be hello an'
alao that a Farmers Institute %
held At Middletown. The recommen
dation was approved and the commit
tee continued TO make arrangements
Tor the fair. -
During the afternoon short ad
dresses we're made by several Wis
TORS Including Worthy State Lectur
or Evans. of CheswOld; Hugh steel
WORTHY Mastre OF Pomona. OF Ches
ter and Delaware counties, Pa; JONI
Abel. worthy Master OF Pomona, o
cecil county. Md. and Gilbert Bor
tom Of Woodstown Grange, N. J.
Resolution on the death OF VII
liam Walker one Of the Oldest mem
hers of the State. we're adopted.
resolution offered by Hervel
walker. chairman Of the resolution
committee commcndinf the stand o
two members Of the Levy Court rela
tive 20 roplanking Market stree
bridge. Wilmington, and disapprovini
of the action OF other members OF Tn
court on tho matter caused a spirited
discussion. Benjamin A. Groves, pres
ldent Of the Levy Court, who wa
present, o?pcs ed the resolution an
dnaiiy a motion to ~ .- on the taol
prevailed
BY the adoption Of the following
resolution the Grange approved o
he movement started by the Cham
Der of Commerce OF Wilmington, I
have the National Grange Leet Their
uext year:
Whereas we note with pleas
sure and satisfaction, that tho
Wilmington Chamber OF Com
mcrco has taken up and is foster
ing the movement to have the
1914 forty-eighth annual meet
ing OF the National Grange held
in that city, and has issued an
invitation to our National body to
that effect, Therefor he n,
Resolved. by the New Castle
County Pomona Grange No. 1,
Delaware: 4. regular session as
sembled. at Union Del, this 5th
day OF June 1913, that we are
heartily and enthusiastically in
favor OF bringing the National or
eanization of our great order, TO
our state and Metropolis. and
pledge this body TO use every and
all fair and legitimate means to
attain this end, and
Resolved. that the subordinate
Oranges in this jurisdiction be
and arc hereby requested to take
un for early consideration this
N movement and II acted upon
favorably notify Worthy State
Master y. c. Bancroft to be sub
mitted to the National Grange at
3 the annual meeting this year, az
Manchester, n H.. and be it,
Resolved. that we extend our
cordial thanks to the Wilmington
Chamber OF Commerce. for the
action taken. believing this move
meht will add greatly to the pres
tige and strength Of the order in
this state.
The following resolution also WI
dopted by the meeting
Resolved, That a committee Of
three members be appointed by the
Worthy Master and the Worthy
oyerseer. to take into considera-
ton a plan for a County Grange
Hand Book. or schedule or pro-
grams to be issued annually, for
the use of all patrons IN the
county. and
Resolved, That the Worthy
Lecturer, he ex-oficao a member
of the committee and the chair
man thereof, and that the ap-
pointing officials as named above
consult with the Worthy Lecturer
in selecting the members OF the
committee for this duty. And
that the committee arc hereby
requested to report a plan, OF
otherwise at the next meeting
al this Pomona Grange
The following literary and musi
PROCLAIM was a feature:
Recitation. Miss Jesse Talley, w
Brandywine Grange; vocal Sc
Frank Yearsley. Hockessin Granl
recitation, benjamin A. Groves, D
mond State Grange; instrumen
duet, Miss Emma Buckingham q
Miss Alice Moore; recitation. NJ
Lillian Dennison. Harmony Grant
reading. Miss Helen Shallcross, Pc;
Blossom Grange, vocal solo. NJ
Eva L. Weldin. West Brandywii
recitation. Mrs. II. L. Dilworth. G
tire Grange; vocal solo, Miss IT.
Price, Of Delaware Grange.
A rising vote Of thanks was ext
ded to the women of Union Graz
for the entertainment
The next meeting OF Pom,
Grange will be held in August
will be an outdoor picnic. The m
ter of making the arrangements
selecting the time and place was
with the executive committee.
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