Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-12
FAVOR UNIVERSAL PEACE.
State Grange Endorses Motions ot
 National Peace League.

At the afternoon session several inn portant resolutions were passed which | placed the State Grange on record as supporting important actions in state and country. J. Arthur Sherwood, president of the Western Connecticut Milk Producers | Association introduced a resolution which favored uniform inspection and l uniform regulations governing the production and marketing of dairy products in this state which was passed.
 A resolution opposing any change or amendment in the taxation laws which would prove detrimental to ag- ricultural interests in this state was presented by F. E. Duffy of West Hartd. A resolution commneding the legislative committee to make a care full study and consideration of the dog laws relating to sheep was passed.
 The state grange went on record as favoring universal peace when they endorsed the motives of the National Peace League in the establishment of a National Peace Council.
 Another resolution passed was against liquor traffic in this state.
 The following legislative committee was appointed: F. B. Duffy of West Hartford; H. J. Crockett of North Haven; B. CT Patterson of Hartford.
 Each Pomona was appointed an ex- ofticio of the state legislative com mittee.
  on the table of the state Pomona at the convention was sent to Mrs. Ida w. Davis of Collinsville, who was un- able to attend the convention owing to illness. Mrs. Davis is the state Po- mona. Accompanying the fruit was a suitable resolution of sympathy.
 Appreciate Norwich Hospitality
 The state grange passed a resolution extending thanks to the Chamber of Commerce of Norwich, the Boy Scouts, hotels of the city, Boston store for the beautiful flowers and many other who in any way assisted towards the welfare and pleasure of the state grange.
 One of the remarkable feature of Thursdays session was the action of the state body, when no votes were recorded against the endorsement of woman suffrage which has already has been endorsed by the National Grange.
 The following resolution was intro 1 duced through the efforts of Mrs. W i J. Bartlett of Putnam: 1
 Whereas; Resolutions in favor of | Equal Suffrage were reahirnaed and | endorsed by -whelming vote of | the National Grange at it 50th An | nual Session, November, 1916, as fol- | lows: Resolved: That the National Grange reaffirm it's unqualified endorsement of | woman suffrage and urge all State | Oranges to take similar action.
 That the National Grange endorse and support the movement to secure universal suffrage by amendment of the Federal Constitution.
 That the legislative committee be i'm structed and empowered to take charge ,f the campaign work for woman suf- Grange, this committee to make every effort to cooperate with all other bodies working for the same end"
 And Whereas; the State Grange of Connecticut, in common with all other State Oranges. is thus emphat1cally urged to take a positive stand upon 1 his question of national importance; therefore be it,
 he Connecticut State Grange as- embled in Norwich, January, 1917, lereby endorse the above resolutions if the National Grange and be it urther,
 Resolved, That copy of this reso- ution be sent to the Worthy Secre- ary of the National Grange.
 First the resolution was presented , t the Wednesday morning session and ] vas referred to the committee on the 1 ,ood of the order of which Ard Well on of Plymouth was acting chairman. { Grs. w. J. Bartlett of Putnam, Prof. ,harles Wheeer of the Connecticut Agricultural College and Rev. H. A. Horton of the Deep River Grange and thers spoke highly in favor of en- orsement and at the Thursday after oon session the resolution was pre- ented for consideration by Chairman |, Velton who said that the committee n the good Of the order recommended l. unanimously. When put to a vote y the state master the state grange vent on record as endorsing that which the National Grange has al- eady endorsed. The passage Of the esolution was greeted with much ap- { lause. One remarkable feature about ] he massage of the resolution was that | l here was scarcely word of debate gainst it. a The following resolution was also 2 assed: Whereas, The grange is the father | f rural free delivery, the greatest 8 oon that has ever come to the dwel1- IS in rural communities, therefore be Resolved, That we are opposed to 1, ny changes in existing routes that l ls.