The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-14
CHANGERS MEET.

| Hartford Pomona Grange, made up of
the oranges Mt Highland. Forest Hill,
Churchvile, Upper X Roads, and Jar
rettsville, met in the Odd Fellows Hall,
| Forest Hill, on Saturday, january Sth,
| Pomona Master ID. G. Harry, presided.
There were morning and afternoon
sessions interrupted by social hour
| and lunch. The members of Forest
Hill Grange showed their culinary skill
and generous spirit by ushering the
grangers to tables loaded with good
| things for the inward man.
The following officers, who had not
been previously installed, were install,
ed by Brother Day, Past Master of
Highland; Stewart, u. A. Calrnes;
Chaplain. Rev S. l. Irvine; Pomona,
Miss tllda Davis; Flora, Miss Alice
Schuster Much routine business was
done. The following resolutions were
adopted:
WHEREAS, The present law requr.
ing the issuing of automobile licenses
in Baltimore city liz announcement and IN
unjust to the County IN TINT only
part of the revenue derived thcrcfrom
IL returned to the county for the upk"ep
ofthe Shoemaker RoHds, Therefore be 1t
RcsoIred, That Hartford Pomona
Grange request and urge the Leglsln
tors to so change the law M to provide
for the issuance Of auto licenses by the
Clerk Of the Court of each County
each county to retain the full revenue
arising therefrom for the improvement
Of county roads.
RcsOIucd. That we M Changers Of
Hartford County do hereby urge the
abandonment Of the State Road Com
mission and that the money nppropriat
ed to the different counties be placed III
the hands of the county commissioners
Of each county for the building of i'm
proved roads
We the liarford Pomona Grange d"
hereby
Rcspirc, That this grange urge tn"
present Legislature to grant liberal
approximation tn the Mary land Agricul-
tural College, which we consider would
he Of much greater benefit to the state
and to us than many other approprin
tons that are made
We the Hartford Pomona Grange do
hereby resolve to ask for the repeal Of
the present Tux law cX"mptng fnrnI
turr and that the old law he enacted.
Rrsnircd That the Maryland l.egislh
lure be notified TINT the Hartford
Pomona Grange IL opposed to any form
of gambling and particularly to the
rnce course now operating in our
| county nt llnvrc de Grace
A most inspiring part Of the day =
proceedings was the comforting Of tn"
| fifth degree, by State Chaplin Anthony
| on n class Of sixty eight
State Master Rlnck gave short
sketch of his trip to California in com
pnny with many eastern grhngers, To
| attend the National Grange at San
| Francisco. Both he and Brother
Anthony spoke IN very lnudntorv terms
of the Surprisingly big and lively
yOungster. Hartford Pomona Grange
and wished it prosperous future
Mrs james. the lecturer, had pre-
pared most interesting program con
| listing of. A chorus by the Grnng"
sevrrnI selections hy the COale Quar
tette, n pApcrby Mr. Nckirk on Points
to hr considered IN purchasing farm ;
u reading by MIR, G. A Chlrnes 'Saund
ers MrGIasson'1 Cuurtship"; II paper by
Mr.. N \ Money on 'Thr farmers
greatest need" II solo ODE l.awd see
you foo; reading by Mr. " A, Wheel
er an never forget dem oxen; and II
recitation by the Lecturer. All tn"
numbers were well chosen and present
ed with much skill.
| After two most enjoyable and en-.
thusiastlc sessions the grange adjourn
ed to meet in the x. Of T.. Hall, Jar
rettsyllIe, on Saturday, April 18th.
SECRETARY.