Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-19
COUNTY POMONA'S NEW OFFICERS
Irving E. Crouch of Groton Installed Worthy Master Class of AS in the Fifth Degree-State Master Sherwood Asks Grangers to Oppose Direct Tax on Grand Lists of the Towns

grange; lady assistant steward, Mrs. Lizzie Colver. Ledyard grange. J. 5, Bliven, term expiring December 31. 1915, F. N. Taylor, term expiring December 31, 1916, and c. L. Staples, term expiring December l, 1917.
 During the installation tho music was rendered by the orchestra. of the Lebanon grange consisting of Miss Geneva Stark. piano: Mrs. Fred Tay- Tor. violin; Clifford c. King. cornet; and O. L. Pultz, clarinet.
 Billings T. Avery, the retiring wor- thy master, took occasion to thank the Pomona for the support that it had given him during his two terms as master, which had been preceded by two years as overseer and one year as lecturer. He told the incoming wor- thy master that the Ponoma's mem bership was now nearly 500 and it's treasury is in the best condition in some time.
 Lecturers Programme.
 The programme. under the direction of the lecturer, Mrs. Maud F. Bliss, with a selection by the Lebanon Grange orchestra.
 Joint Pomona Meeting Proposed.
 Worthy Master Wheeler of Quine- baug Pomona brought before the meet ing the proposal for 9. joint meeting to be held at Wlllimantic on the third Saturday in March by Quincbaug Po- mona. East Central Pomona, and New London County Pomona at which he suggested that the officers and lec- turers of the three bodies would share that there would be a talk given upon the subject of Rural Health. For that part of the programme he said they could have pr. Overton of the New York state board of health to tell what had been done in that state ben eflcial to the health of rural commu- mites and the New York board would agree to let them have some moving pictures which had been used in that state.
 At a later point in the meeting fa- yorable action upon this matter was taken
 Other selections were given by the orchestra, and there was a recitation by Theodore Johnson that was enthu- siastically encored.
 Vice Consul at caIiae.
 \ brief but interesting talk was given by Hon. Luther K. Zabriskie of Preston, who is home on d furlougf from his post as vice and deputy con Sul at Callao, Peru. He spoke of some of the duties. of the consulate in the way of aiding American mercantile in- terests, and of some of the pleasant experiences in the line of duty.
 State Overseer Davis, who was the inspecting officer for the Pomona, con- plimented it for it's present condition, as its membership is the second largest in the state
 Votes of thanks were passed to the state master and those who had as sisted in the installation, including the Lebanon grange orchestra and a. com nlttee to cooperate with the other 
 lected in Worthy Master Crouch. Over seer Barnes and the lecturer, Mrs. Bliss.
 Opposition to State Tax.
 State Master Sherwood addressed tho meeting upon the matter of the deficit in the state of Connecticut which it is proposed to make uD by a and claimed that this would result in making the rural communities pay the deficit when there was enough untaxed property of corporations in the state to more than make up the deficit if it were properly taxed.
 He urged that the Pomona, take such action as to show that it was opposed to any attempt by the state to levy a. direct tax upon the grand lists of the towns of the state.
 The matter was left to be considered by the legislative committee Of the Pomona
 The place for the next meeting was left with the executive committee. On the regular schedule for the meetings it would be held in Salem in the spring but it is understood that the Salem grange wishes it to be held at some other place then. as they would prefer to have the meeting with them at a season when the travelling on the roads would be better and when they could hold some part of the programme out doors.