Evening journal., 1913-12-11
GRANGE
FAVORS VOTE
FOR WOMEN
Also on Record for COOpera-
tive Buying and Selling
Among Members
SESSIONS MAY
COME TO END TODAY
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MILFORD, Del, Dec. ll.-Delawaro
State Grange is expected to close its an
nual session early this afternoon. No Of
licers are to be elected this year, Frank
{. bancroft continuing as worthy master.
Daniel Short was elected to the execus
tive committee from Sussex county.
Changers generally arc enthusiastic
over the selection OF Wilmington as the
meeting place for the National Grange
next year. The Chamber of Commerce
of Wilmington offered TO furnish a meets
ing place, and at least five thousand visi-
tors are expected for the National
Grange sessions. A class OF more than
1000 candidates from all parts OF tho
country viii be given high degrees.
AT yesterdays session the Grangera
voted by an overwhelming vote as IA
yoring Woman's Suffrage In Della
ware. Reports we're given by the
various committees appointed by
Worthy Master Bancroft
Yesterday afternoon. an open ses~
sion was held, presided over by Wor-
thy Master f. G. bancroft The prln-
cipal speaker was Governor Charles
r. Miller, who came 10 Milford at
noon, and left Immediately after his
address. in an automobile for Har-
rington, as he had other engagements
In Wilmington at night Governor .
Miller spoke warmly of Grange work.
and OF the good results which are be-
ing accomplished by the Changers
throughout this State. Prof Harry
Hayward Dean of Agriculture at Dell
aware College, also made an Interest,"
ing address, dwelling upon the results
to be obtained from an intelligent
knowledge Of farm work. Last even
ings meeting was a closed session, at
which the Fifth and Sixth Degrees
were given to candidates.
j. f. Rice. Horace l.. DilWorth VIII
liam p. Naudain. L. ID. Slaymaker and
S. W. Wagamon. the committee on
education. In their report said ia part.
"As farming has become more OF a
science. the necessity OF agriculture
being taught in our schools IS evident
Your committee. aftor careful deifhera
ton, would recommend the cousolida
ton Of the rural schools. as the pres
= ent system IS inadequate and expef
he sive. A large percentage Of the chilli
" ren from the surrounding districts a
o, forced to tho town school n ordl
g 60 obtain better educational adVz1
r. ages, which causes double expense
s These facts alone arc worth your con
r. siderafion.
!. we recommend the appointment oi
2 special committee OF five on educa-
ton; one from each county and two
at large This committee to act in
conjunction with the State Board OF
Education and the County School Com
missioners. in considering plans that
may be derived. and have for their OBJ
| ject the Improvement OF the rural
schools. with special reference to con-
rolidatlon.
"And we further recommend that We
approve Of mutual training and the
teaching of sewing as a part Of the pub
lie school course, and hope that this
present experiments along these lines
may be continued and extended as fast
as practicable"
Favor Cooperation
e. H. Shallcross W. C. Warren, r. W.
Wilson and Mrs Z. j. Evans, COMMITTEES
on co operation, in their report, said in
part:
operation is one Of the things that
is sure TO come among farmers as it has
other business enterprises, though pos
sibly not as fast rs some of us would
like to see. The oue point we would inn
press upon the mind Of every tiller of the
soil, and especially as this cooperative
work progresses, is that the selling or
buying price should be regulated by the
supply and the demand, that is the price
Of a product should equal the supply di-
yided by the demand
considerable buying is being done in
this State at present in cooperative
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