Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-11-12
GO. POMONA grange
Met with Newark Grange
Saturday
MANY CHANGERS PRESENT
Miss McDaid and Vincent Palmer
Elected State Delegates

Gratiot County Pomona Grange met
with Newark Grange Saturday, No
vember 9th. Grangers were present
from Liberty, Ithaca, Sumner, Arcadia,
Monitor and Star Grange. Closed ses-
sion was called to order at 1.30 a. M,
by w. NJ. Peter Kleis. Miss Daphne
McDaid and Mr.. Vincent Palmer were
elected delegates to the State Grange,
and Mr.. Baldwin of the executive COM
mittee elected to succeed himself. The
meeting then adjourned for dinner,
which was serged by the ladies of
Newark Grange, and which did credit
to the reputation of those ladies as
caterers.
Open session called to order at 1:3O
by w. M. Peter Kleis and turned over
to Worthy Lecturer Cora Carter.
Song, "The Farmer Feeds Them
All" by Newark Grange.
"The Lever Smith Bill, and What
It's Passage Means to the Farmer"
was briefly dwelt upon by State Mas
ter Ketchum. 1t is a plan for agri-
cultural extension work in which the
state must furnish a dollar for every
one appropriated by the federal gov
ernment for this purpose.
Observation-Disclosures Hewlett,
Remarks by Mr.. Larue of the Itha-
ca public schools. The speaker con-
sidered himself as suffering a handi-
cap in not having been born on a
farm, but expected ultimately to be-
come a farmer. Mrs. Lee discussed
the origin and observance of Thanks
giving and thought that truly Am
ericans had something to be thankful
for this year, when we consider our
situation with that of Europe.
Mrs. Rollin Wood of Arcadia Grange
gave a fine menu for Thanksgiving
dinner and Mr.. Vincent Palmer and
sister furnished delightful music on
violin and organ. The address of the
afternoon was given by State Master
j. w. Ketchum. His subject was
"Grange Progress" He reviewed
the work accomplished by the Grange
the increase in membership, one
county (Eaton) having added six hun
dred to its number this year, but the
work of the Grange has hardly be-
gun. He outlined some of the things
which the order should work for,
among them guaranteed bank deposits
for the state of Michigan. A third of
the states population are bank depos-
itors and yet we surrender our money
TO the keeping of the bank with alb
no security beyond its repu-
tation, but when we wish to borrow
money of the bank, how much figure
ioes our reputation cut? He pointed
put that the legend over the window
Of bank, deposits guaranteed by
the state" would so increase the CON
fidence of the public that it would be
Of great benefit to the banks asl we'll
as the depositors. Another work for
The Grange was to correct our pres
ent clumsy and inefficient way of dis
farm products. People were
nightly concerned about the tariff yet
he whole amount collected by the tar
fl could not begin to equal the value
If our farm products. He did not think
much of the doctrine of making two
blades of grass grow where only one
grew before" but we should try to sell
he one to better advantage. The |
gulf between consumer and producer |
S too wide and must be budged some |
way. Six billion on farm and thirteen |
billion to the consumer. Mr.. Ketch- |
I'm also advocated Federal aid for rur-
II highways. Why not? We have ex-
pended in Michigan forty-fve million
If federal appropriations for the i'm
of our rivers and harbors |
Is transportation facilities, why not |
,ur roads, which are used by United |
States mail carriers? The speaker |
concluded his address with a strong |
,lea for international peace, that less
If our public money be spent on bat
.leships and more for the arts of |
,eace. He was obliged to leave as
ioon as his talk was done to catch his
rain at st. Louis.
Mrs. Howe, Mrs. Lake and Mr.. La
-ue discussed literature for children.
Music by Mr.. and Miss Palmer. This
losed the days program.