Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-12-08
State GRANGE IN
annual Session
F. C. Bancroft Presides
Over Meeting After
Long Illness
PLEASED WITH NEW
WOMEN'S COLLEGE

special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del, Dec. S.-The annual
meeting of the State Grange opened
here this morning +. c. Bancroft
State master, who has been IN for
several months, presided. and wai
cordially greeted.
The following committees we're an
nounced:
Credentials. b. Peet Charles
Megginson, Mrs. Groves. j. s. DObson
Joseph ]. Lynch
Order of Business Benjamin A.
Groves. Joseph !. Phillips, Mrs. Lock
wood Oscar King f. c. Lockwood.
Division of Labor-William NJ. Nc
Kee. w. c. Richards, c. ID. Appleby, j.
j. White Mrs. Salisbury
Education l.. Dilworth, Jeffer-
son Cooper. w. ?. Naudain, Mrs, Mus
tard, Mrs. Wagamon -
Agriculture-A. W. Slaymaker.
Harry Moore. A. p. Smith. Mrs. Arm
strong. Mrs. Short
Logislation-E. H. Shallcross, Ed
win Sharpless, ID S. Mustard, Mrs. IL.
l.. Weldin. Mrs. Mccoy.
Resolutions-W William Mccoy. VIII
liam Armstrong. Daniel Short, Mrs.
Salisbury Mrs. Dodd.
Woman's Work-Mrs. Maclin, Mrs.
Harry Wilson, Mrs. Dilworth, Mrs.
Appleby, Mrs. Ponder.
Temperance-E. II. Salisbury, J. r.
Legar. Stephen l.. Armstrong, Mrs.
Sharpless. Mrs Nivin.
portation-Jefferson Cooper
]. ]. White, J. T. Wagamon. Mrs Rob-
inson, Mrs. Peet
Good of the Order-Harry Moore, II.
c. Lewis, John Ponder, Mrs. S. Short
Mrs. Armstrong.
Grange Extension-G. w NJ Mack
lin. r. p. Robinson, John Nivin, Mrs
Mai, Mrs Evans.
Constitution-R p. Robinson. |. W.
Timmons, r. II. Wilson, Mrs. Richards,
Mrs. Daily.
Per Diem and Mileage-D. T. Mus
tard. +. c. DAILY, Franklin Achy, Mrs.
Smith. Mrs. Watts.
Co-Operation - Edwin Sharpless,
Charles Megginson, A. B. Smith, Mrs.
Lewis. Mrs Groves.
Insurance - William Armstrong,
Charles Mai H. l.. Weldin. Mrs. Thom
as. Mrs. w. w. Phillips.
Memorial-W. d. Wilson. f. }.
Evans. Harry Dodd, Mrs. King, Mrs.
Naudain.
In his annual address Mr. Bancroft
said
"The condition of the order is good
as a whole Through the inspiration
of the expected visit of the National
Grange. many oranges made remark
able growth in the past year The
State is so we'll organized, that II Is
difficult to organize new oranges. AT
loves Cross Roads. large flourish
ing grange has been re-organized and
by the good work done by Organizer
Brother Kelley. many dormant
oranges have taken on new life. As
the season for grange activity Is with
us, we should have at least two good
DEPUTIES at work We will have 10
do as many other societies are doing
have not only "Children's Day." but
Fathers Day" Mothers Day,
Everybody go to Grange Day. and
all the new and up to date fads to
improve our conditions.
"We had with us for our county
summer meetings, Worthy Brother
Wilson. master of the National Grange
who spoke at a large gathering al
Camden camp. August 4, also DR.
Mitchell. our new president of Della
ware College; Dean Robinson of Della
ware College for Women and Mrs
Caldwell and Dean Hayward. At Re
hoboth. August 5. Wilson was greet
ed by many local patrons of SUSSEX
county. and on August 6. New Castle
county had Brother Wilson as theil
guest at Brandywine Springs. where
he spoke TO n large and enthusiastic
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