News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-01-28
NATIONAL GRANGE
Wide Range of Topics Discussed
at Annual Meeting.

Digest of Acts, Resolutions and Re.
ports of Public Interest Adopted b,
the National Grange, Patrons of Hus.
bandry, at Its Forty seventh Annua
Session at Manchester, N. n.
A greatly extended and improved
parcel post and more extensive anc
simplifed postal savings banks anC
the lending of their accumulated funds
to farmers are demanded.
Invitations for the next meeting OF
the national grange were received
from Illinois, Missouri, New York and
Delaware. Delaware was selected
California will probably be the con.
vention state in 1915. when the Pana-
ma exposition is on.
The total assets of the national
grange Oct. ! ;, 1912. were $99,390.35.
and the total assets Oct. /. 1913, were
$95,923.04. The total expense during
the fiscal year was $46,545.34, of which
$14,5OO was used directly for extern
sion work.
The national grange favors loaning
the money deposited in postal savings
banks directly to farmers and home
ficient to pay the cost of the business,
following so far as practicable the
plans SO successfully operated in Eu-
rope and under the necessary restric-
tons to insure safety.
The committee on foreign relations
recommended the establishment of
free ports in the United States, in or
der that the farmers might receive the
greatest benefit from the Panama ca
nal, especially such ports at both ends
of the said canal. and congress was
desired to take prompt action to Sc
cure the establishment of such ports.
1t further expressed approval of Presi-
dents Wilson's course in the Mexican
situation. and the secretary of the ma
tional grange was instructed to wire
the president that the national grange
Endorsed his position in the Mexican
matter.
The following officers were elected:
Master. Oliver Wilson Of Illinois; over
seer. w. II. Vary, New York; lecturer,
G. w. f. Gaunt of New Jersey; stew
ard. F. c., Bancroft of Delaware: as
sistant steward. } A. Sherwood of
Connecticut; chaplain, A. p. Reardon
of Kansas; treasurer, Mrs. e. S. Nc
Dowell of Massachusetts: secretary.
G. NJ. Freeman of Ohio; gate keeper.
C. L. Rice of Minnesota; ceres. Mrs.
Richard Pattee of New Hampshire;
pomona. Mrs. j. c. Ketcham of Mich
lgan; fora, Mrs. j. A. Peckham of
Rhode Island: lady assistant steward
Mrs. II. Harland of Idaho; member
executive committee. A. b. Judson Of
Iowa.
The committee on international
peace favored the Endorsement of the
advanced thought and plans of Secre-
tary of State Bryan for arbitration
treaties between the United States
md all other nations. and especially
hat phase of such treaties as requires
year of consideration on all matters
If international difference by wisely
selected arbitration tribunals before
my effort is made toward any other |
han a peaceful settlement of the Ques- |
ion in dispute The committee also |
avored the holding of the third Hague |
Conference in 1915. and that it should |
,rovide for the obligatory arbitration
f all international disputes which can
lot be settled by any other specific
nethods.
The grange declares that the roads
Ieeded first are those which put the
armer in close touch with the trading
enters and enable the producer and
onsumer to reach each other quickly,
and easily and save the
armer much money in the cost of
aulage and enable the consumer to
eceive a share of the benefits. and
7hile the scenic road advertises the
tate and the interior highway devel-
ps its resources, the former are de-
Irable when they can be afforded. but
lie latter are Indispensable The
range is in opposition To- the many
onding schemes advanced by those
eeking touring roads. hehpvin. that
lie pay-as-you-go policy T. tar more
Roads are local affairs.
nd their control should remain with
le state and the people IA whose
idst they are. The national aud state
)vernments should provide general
of roads toward which aid
given and protect themSeiyrS by in
,ectiOn and a refusal to make pay
ent for any road falling below speci-
I'd standards.
The largest seventh degree class
er initiated at national grange
Getting was that at Manchester last
ar 1t numbered 5.459 and required e
at the degree be conferred six times
he candidates were from the follow
g states. others furnishing less than <
n each: New York. %: Connecticut. s
+; Rhode Island. %: Vermont. $50: b
nine, 80: Massachusetts 1876. and T.
Nv Hampshire. 2.9OS
The national grange is opposed to Is
forms Of franchises for the enrich X
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