Evening journal., 1914-11-12
sunday OPENING
OF PANAMA SHOW
MAY Be opposed
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Oregon. and Mrs. c. o. Baine, Canton,
Mo.
The question of business cooper
alton was touched on at the session
of the grange yesterday afternoon.
State Master J. c. Ketcham, Of Hast
ings, Mich, introduced a resolution
making business cooperation a spe-
cial order of business for next Tues
day morning. The resolution was
adopted. Each State Master viii be
asked to present the situation from
his State II was decided to secure
the best authority in the country on
this question TO address the conven-
lion. The State masters will be ask
ed TO present any plans they may
have formulated to get rid of the mid
dloman.
The Delaware Equal Suffrage As
sociation sent greetings and request
ed the delegates to make the rooms
of the orgf nization their headquarters
while In the city
C. h. Spence, Of Oregon City. Ore
gon offered a resolution inviting the
Delaware Suffrage Association TO
open headquarters in the Hotel Du-
Pont near the place OF meeting of ,he
grange.
An invitation was received from the
women of Wilmington asking the wo.
men members OF the grange 90 be their
guests on an automobile tour THROUGH
the city and surrounding county this
afternoon between and o'clock. An
invitation was also extcndel to attend
q reception at the New Century Clul
on Saturday afte noon.
Resolutions OF sympathy were ad
dressed to Frank c. Bancroft, Of Wyom.
ing, Del, master of the Delaware STATE
Grange, who is in with typhoid feyel
and unable to attend the sessions ol
the grange Similar resolutions wer'
addressed to Mrs. Mary =. Stetson, O
Greene. Me-. who ia prevented from at
tending because of illness. Her hus
band. c. S. Stetson, state master, o
the Maine Grange. Is chairman of Tho
executive comm ttce. lie is in atten
dance nc the convention.
/ The report OF National Treasure
Mrs. Eva S. Mcdowell of Wellesley
Mass. was adop ed. Mrs. Mcdowell i
the widow of the first treasurer of tn
National Grange. She mud her husband
have acted az treasurer of the Notiona
Grange for the AZ years Of its eXisien G
Annual reports were presented D.
! state Masters W. H. Vary, of Ne'
York; d. A. LalIerty, of Kentucky; !
\ John Black, Marvlandi G. ). Stetsoi
Maine; +. G. Atkeson. West Nirgini'
and II. G. Laylin, Ohio
Tho report Of State Master Rlack, q
i MARYLAND. was in part as follows
maryland has a fine grange future wit
its splendid citizenship. Educational
our oranges should give most heart
. support to the colleges and schools thi
, have for their purpose the training
. our boys and girls for better life q
{ the farm. In Maryland our agriculture
. colicgc, which was destroyed by fire,
/. being rebuilt under tho supervision
d. II. j. Patterson, It's president, form
/ State master of the grange and has &
O hearty support of the farmers of {
/. State. Our consolidated schools ha
IT proven an advance step IN education
/. lines for farmers children.
"lrinancially, oranges in Maryland a
only beginning to realize what co-ope
alton in buying and selling co-operativ
/ lv and the financial benefits derive
therefrom mean The financial resul
are greatly enhanced because of q
lately naugurated parcel post by Il
Federal Government. Maryland boas
/ that one of her sons lahored for pare
pest. from which the possibilities
both producer and consumer are almo
unlimited"
The fifth degree was conferred on
{ large class last night. The degr'
work was done by the degree tea
e of Delaware Grange Of Newport TT
team was directed by r. p. Robinso
g the master of the grange.
+ The sixth degree viii be conferr'
tonight on a large class. Past Sta
: Master Hervey Walker, of Marshal
Y ton. will be in charge.
Il The three counties Of Delaware a
y conducting an Information bureau
\ the lobby of the hotel for the
= formation OF visiting grangers co
~ cerning the State Of Delaware.
!, charge Of the booth Is L. II. Cooch,
y Cooch's Bridge. county agricultul
~ agent for New Castle county. He
y, assisted by NJ o. Pence. Of DoN
= Grange. county agricultural agent
i, Kent county ln the same booth
S. p Winslow. Of the Pennsylval
4. railroad. who is ready TO give inf
so nation on any subject OF travel a
5a accommodations.