Evening journal., 1916-12-12
STATE Grange IN
annual session
Continued from First Page


Mrs. II. r. Lemex. w o. Wilson.
The following order OF business
vas adopted: Opening, roll-can OF
e,.anees roll-call OF officers. reading
~ minutes. report OF committee on
credentials. reports OF officers. roll
cali of oranges for introduction OF new
hussness. reports OF standing commit
fees reports of special committees,
rnotions and resolutions, unfinished
Hours Of labor were fixed from 10
m to IL noon and from p. m. 10
After announcements by the worthy
master the grange took recess unul
2 o'clock. ,,...
A. the afternoon session work was
resumed. Worthy Master Bancrolt
read hts annual report as follows
which was later referred TO the com
mittee on division OF labor
again I greet you as we meet ID
t,,e out. fortv-second annual con-
xenfion and the golden jubilee OF the
national Grange. Faces familiar IN
ahe mas, are missing but others are
mere 10 take up the work aud they
viii carry IL on in the same pains
taxing way. always romemoerihs
that Tor half century this great
order has stood for progress ana I'M
0rovement. and i'm all that time mas
never taken a false stand ON any
ouhIir ouestion. While our great
g., efforts have been put forth Tor
an better1nent OF agriculture, We nave
ucvor asked for privileges that we
1rtro unwilling 10 conccdc 10 oihefs'
.nd have asked only those 10 JON
- could see good IN their fellow
sCondition OF the order.
..ANith the oncnmg OF the busy sea
80, we had hoped that with possibly
fwo or three exceptions the SUB
ordinate Oranges OF the state were
1o excellent condition. since then !
am SORRY 40 report several have fah
rd ~ renort 70 the state Grange
Thsv should be promptly looked aiter
and assistance given. n needed. win
+hase Jew exceptions our Gfanges
snoear To be harmonious and pros
pcrous Our new Grange. 'Bayside,
voq organized during the year and
n making q phepominal growth.
~n % Tor states the order mas mau
SIS usual gr0wth eNceP' ~ Nansas' ""'''
il aas grown by leaps ana "on'u'
eDutmg tho summer many s'a',-
con. inucd thc plan ct holding vu'ooo
,,..lioe. ar picnics. which iurnished
,,,t..,,,t diversion. Besides these, tire
r,,n., field meetings were held carry
,,., which were very enjoyable al
60. An ,ccre addressed your W"i
AZ, national lecturer. G.. w. Chapman, a
,.na. n, local speakers Tho hrst WI"
MA al Nak Orchard. the second
rrandvwinc springs. and the third
a-,.,.,reen Farm near Wyoming. re,
on,.aend that these county he'd mee'
s,, H. eontinncd on much hfoane
scaic - -, Al
>.f,nal Grange waa held IA the ua
.', IN ihe Hotel Raleigh, Washington
n ~ Novemtor 10 20 -, and WAS OF
~ ,he husies. and most harmonious Sc
-,o,s ever held. Ihmty-three S'h.
.,o-e represcnted and oil by two de'
,s+cs exceuf Minnesota and Nyonn
E,.ter Rice. of The former state "e''
rent At home by an aged mo't'l, =,
tht brother from Wyoming heiiA ~
MARRIED three Of tine delegates III =
tendance came AZ brides. Al the oP,'
INC OF the reception We were honu'ev 80 :
en- nresence Of President ana Mir' W.
non es well rs by several meniuVis
the Cabinet and their wives ~ "" IN
coming the grange TO WASHINGTON, y
president spoke of the great ~ ~. !.
develoomcnt oi recent years ana the
i.tiors existing between the Del"
,nc,t ri Agriculture and the iarnei
ana oiNino the latter full credit Tor lne
~torc ~ Tho work. Worthy Mas"r ~
~, reniieJ I'm a very pleasing mahh'
n,ih speakers were given close "''o
t;o,, and were frequently apfmnu'
1otir (OngrcssMan Lewis. OF MafNial
c,ll.d the nfnther of the parcel. los
ga,e talk ON that subject when
1e,, Instructive But one evening "
',,,, M. 40 entertainment and on u
~, were taken a. guests ~ Mary W
,,.,r.,.. 10 the great agricultural a
nr,;~rl,nral show in Baltimore.
sc,sn.h lenrec was oonicrfed ON "a 'i
of 7aa and the degree was MoiN'" W
beautifully
Attention may we'll be called TO :
Not.onal Grange Monthly and its Val
commcnded to every patron M o
state This Is the Official organ
our order. owned aud controlled
no National Grange, and brings ca
mcnth a wealth Of material snow
what live oranges everywhere are
Ing Tho more the National Gran
monthly is taken IN any grange
greater the interest OF the lmehiuNi .
sure 10 be. as they catch the spirit
achievement everywhere The II
should not be overlooked that q
grange by appropriating 81. may ma
tho paper sent 10 SIS master. iectu'
and secretary. for a full veal. with
The benefit 20 that grange which
sue TO follow Already many De
ware patrons are tax ng the pap
but there is stiil room TO greatly
crease the circulation Of the Natioi
Grange Monthly in our state the co
ing year.
Agriculture.
"Never before in the history
America was so much printers
smeared over the food question
AZ present Each one seems 20 Ia
discovered either @ cause or a rene
From the Produce News OF Decent
,. I take the following as . samp
The daily press Of Chicago has -
crazy on the subject OF high prices
food. especially butter, eggs and %
try. During the pnst week ser
n