Evening journal., 1914-11-13
IRRIGATION TALK
MAY Cause SPLIT
AMONG GRANGERS
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oranges at their regular meetings
John II. Cox, Of Three Bridges,
n j., dwelt upon the days of the
grange when he was a member of the
National Grange.
Worthy Ceres Mrs. Esther f. Pat
tee. of Laconia, N. H., presented a
report showing her activity in dis
posing of Red Cross Christmas seals.
Thousands of the seals were dis
posed of among the grangers
throughout the country and the re-
port stated that the number would be
largely increased during the coming
holidays.
Would Distribute Fruit.
Worthy Pomona Mrs. Cora r.
Ketcham Of Hastings, Mich, thought
there was a great opportunity for
real social service open to the grang-
ers and that was to establish some
connection between the thousands Of
bushels Of apples and other fruit that
rotted in the orchards of the country
and the many thousands OF boys ana
girls in the poorer sections Of the big
cities who get no fruit She thought
that this question should be consid-
cred by all fruit growers IN the
oranges throughout the country.
state Master J. G. Ketcham. Of
Hastings. Michigan. paid a high tri-
butte to the living past masters of Del
aware, whom he said had gone ahead
with the preparations for the big con-
vention when State Master h. G.
Bancroft. of Wyoming, Delaware, had
been taken i'll with typhoid fever. He
declared that nothing had been left
undone by these men and said that no
other state could boast Of having so
many living former State masters. He
: thought the National Grange should
not wait to give these men and their
wives flowers when they are dead,
but that the flowers should be given
/ to them at once.
The grange then voted to present to
each living former State master of
Delaware and his wife a floral emblem
Of the order Lady Assistant Steward,
Mrs. Mabel II. Harland, of Payette,
/ Idaho, was directed to see that the
| flowers were ordered and presented.
The emblems were formally presented
last night at the conclusion of the con-
ferring of the sixth degree. The liv-
ing past State masters are: John J.
Ross, Milford; Harry T Thompson,
Wilmington A. ~ Brown, Wyoming
J. c. Higgins. Delaware City; E. H.
Bancroft, Camden; Arnold Naudain,
Marshallton; S. II. Derby, Woodside;
/ Hervey Walker, Marshallton; s. II.
Messick, Bridgeville.
The various committees have gotten
down 10 work and will start to report
on Monday From that time on the ses
sions will be extremely busy, as tn,
body will act upon the committee re
ports. some of which will be of grea'
Importance, and there is expected to b'
much discussion on some Of the subject
that viii come up at that time.
Degrees for Large Class.
The sixth degree was conferred on
class of l0s candidates last night. Tn
degree was to have been conferred by
degree team under the direction ,
Frank c. Bancroft. master of the Dela
ware State Grange. But Mr. Bancroft
is III with typhoid fever, and Is unabl
TO be present at the sessions OF tn
grange In the absence of the maste
of the State Grange the degree was con
ferred by a team under the direction O
Hervey Walker, former master of tn
State Grange.
Some State History.
Some interesting historical dats
for the use of the visiting grangeri
In their sightseeing has been pre-
pared by Mrs. William S. Hilles a
the suggestion of the womens join
committee named by the executive
committee of the Delaware Stat
Grange and the Chamber Of Com
merce.
The data has been printed ant
copies have been distributed to tn
delegates and visitors.
1t is as follows:
Delaware was first settled by tn
Dutch. To those who feel curious {
inquire into the history of our earl
settlements on the Delaware, the ad
ventures OF De Vries are full q
deep, though melancholy interes
He left TeXel on the 18th of Decem
ber, 1880, bound for the Delaware O
South" river. The vessels, a shi
and yacht. were laden with cattle
implements of husbandry. grain an
seeds for cultivation, with all tn
necessary apparatus for whaling
The place chosen for a settlemeT
was near Cape Henlopen."
(From a history of the Origins
Settlements on the Delaware, by BeI
iamin Ferris).
The Dutch were succeeded i'm tur
by the Swedes in 1888 and the Swed,
by the English in 1864.
City's Historical Sites.
Old Swedes Church, built in 1898, r
stored in 1897. From the churchya
looking towards the Christiana Riv
may be seen the stone, erected by Il
Delaware Society OF the Colonial Dam
of America, marking the spot where Il
Swedes first landed in Delaware.
The Town Hall, founded in II!
Market street between Fifth al
Sixth.
First Presbyterian Church, built
l740, now the home of the Historic
Society of Delaware. Market sire
near corner of Tenth.
IN Friends Meeting House, built IL
Rebuilt in 1917 tcorner of Fourth a
West strectsl. In this churchyard
buried John Dickinson of Revolutiona
fame. author of the Farmers Letter
"Dclamore," lcomer of Clayton a
Maple streets,l built about 1912
John Warner, owned by Colonel SAM
b. Davis. was the scene of the esea
of the famous Myra Clarke Gaines, Il
ward), and afterward owned by Thorn
Francis Bayard. and was his home fr'
1866 until his death in 1895.
III Statue of Thomas Francis Bays
II (Woodlawn avenue and Park Drivel
New Castle.
II William Penn first landed from I
good ship "Welcome" at New Castle
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