Milford chronicle., 1915-12-17
AlST ANNUAL SESSION
OF The STATE GRANGE

Tho State Grange OF Delaware Ihe'
:, annual session in Dover on Iues-
5av and Notwithstanding the severe
S-'t1ter weather, a large number OF del-
o-a+es were in attendance. The morn
nc session was taken up in the rout-
i+e business of organization, atter
+vbich adjournment until afternoon
was in order. ,,r
Tbe afternoon session was taken up
~, the reading of reports OF the state
officers. .s.,s oddrass
- referred to the committee on dl-
vision of labor.
Otber reports received, read ana re-
sorrad included those from State Lee
t,,rer Edward A. Evans, ChesWolu [,
S+ate Chaplain, w. D. Wilson, LeWes /;
12io Tiora Mrs. Frank C. Bancroft ana
ceres Mrs. Marshall Derby.
ctate Secretary Wesley webb SUP
--,it+e5 his annual report showing az
ranges actively engaged IN WORK
111biIe some of the subordinate grang-
~, sbowed decrease in membership
otbers showed marked increase. lne
totaI Vo members reported for the state
was 2329. During the year l90 mem
I,ere were initiated. The amount Oh
ner CAPITA paid n during the year was was
e. mi az The amount received from
odvertising and other sources was SOl'
"uIi t.So1cing total for the year OF ST.
1920. .,.o.,, ronort
.hows the following receipts and eX-
p'I5e1yi PI5eeceints-Cash on hand, less the
o,nonnt in saving fund as per AUDIT Oh
nocember 9. 1914, $16071S; received
rom secretary for Grange dues $l'-
071 eo. from other sources, SOL IN III
to-eet ON monthly balance, SOS. 10
tei receipts for 1915, $1,1SS.lS; total
o-nonnt eI received, including cash pal
ance, $2,745.31. ~ .orsoe
- 1914 session, corn prizes, sixth de-
ssIO-onriation. $50 prizes for Delaware Col
Iege students, National Grange uue''
Grange extension, $l,4(l'o'. 80
Sinking fund account-balahce a. ~ ~
the credit of Delaware state vi ,ii+ aiiaS
Savings Fund Society as per ...J euu.t'
december 8, 1914, $1,353.oo; acciueu
interest to December l. 1919, 9o5;a1'
balance to credit Of State Grange 9as. as.
ing fund. December IA, 1919, Sl,4U -
balance in treasurers hanus De0eln
her IA, 1915, $1,267.44. The total ,i1'. az
sets of the State Grange hcluui"e
cash balance is $2,6l5.l6' ,,,,,s
Worthy Lecturer Edward A. Evans ans.
in the course of his report salu tIlal
no has attended all Pomona meetiHs9
in the state except one held III NE"
castle county during a busy season, i
Manv visits have been made 10 Iocai
g-ronres to assist in the lnltlalloI VI
Candidates. to install officers ana 10
make addresses. The state lecIuleI'
Of course, aims to respond 10 an ~
nuests for his presence ana asslsIailCI ~
Mr. evans said he would like to Vlslt
more than he heretofore mas @ @peen
abIa to do. One obstacle mas DeeLl
tbe fact that so many oranges neeI lC
zach week about the same time Ane
1octurer has been considering the mat
ter of printing lecture programs IOI
the whole state, but deems II llleA
pedient at present. .,.a.od
THE following members were electeu
40 finance committee to audlt tHe
hooks and accounts of both State sec
retarv and treasurer, r. P. Robinson
wilmington; A. B. Peet, MILFORD 1oiln
W. Killen, FELTON,. ,, oa,.o
resolution was submitted auFo-
eating a closed season for quaii III
delaware for five years. But HtIle
Jiscussion was indulged in over tne
raeoIution. and it was laid on the taDle
until Wednesday mornings session.
delaware State Grange was ensas-
ad the entire day on Wednesday con-
sidering and discussing DelawaIe re-
Educational system, the report OF the
COMMITTEES on education being the
tonic discussed. The report, whlcii
nos lengthy. was discussed and acteu
,,non nv paragraph but has not as yet
baer adonted as a whole. Among the
of the report auopI-
ed were the following: ,..,o of
Providing for an appropriation u
s25 OOO bv the next legislature lot lne
1aving of tuition for nonresident pu-
nils attending High Schools; empoW-
ering county boards with authority 10
close small schools; providing lot pu-
,,iIe of such schools attending ad1olh-
ino schools: a minimum attendance
law different from the miscalled COM
nulsorv attendance law; fixing re-
1nirements for a standard and Tor
eunerior school; imposing penaltles
for non-comformity where change IS
ordered; inaugurate system OF card
records and card transfers for all
schools; adopt a form OF hnancial
settIement with school districts; or
panizing the Office of state commits
sioner of education into constructive
and administrative activities; charge
the office of commissioner of educa-
tion with computations and issuance
of warrants for distribution OF all
moneys, school dividends