Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-12-11

HORACE l.. DILWORTH
Worthy Master Of the State Grange.
Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. Del. Dec ii.-Horace L.
Ds,worth. Of Centrevllle Worthy Mas
ter Of the State Grange, read an inter
esting report at the forty-third annual
session Of the grange IN Delaware Col
lege Hall this afternoon. Changers from
ell parts Of the State gathered tn S
morning for the annual session. At the
same time the grange is meeting, the
state Corn Show is being held in Wolf
Hall Of Delaware College, with many ex-
cellent exhibits.
Dr. Samuel C. Mitchell. president OF
Delaware College, welcomed the grang-
ers In an address this morning, and
Worthy Master Dllworth responded.
shortly afterward, the grange settled
down to secret business The grange
VIII be IN session three days.
Worthy Master Dilworth announced
the appointment Of the following COM
mittees for the year:
Order of busiuess-Ferris J. Years
ley. Franklin Achy. Mrs. A. II. King
Labor. Frank Mesginson, Charles
+. Mai, o. w Derrickson, Mrs George
Wilson. Mrs. J. C.. Workman.
Education-Nlrs. Robert p. Robinson,
Edward A. Evans, Charles A. Pepper
Charles p. Dickey Mrs John Ponder
Agriculture-John Ponder, Albert B
Woodward II. f. Phillips. Mrs. X l.
Covgill. Mrs r. C. Lockwood.
Legislation and TaIation-Edward o
Evans, j. G. Workman, Captain /. NJ
Ellis. Mrs. W. V. Cosden, Mrs Frank
liD Achy.
Resoiutions-Dr II. B. Mcdowell. Jo-
seph p. Cross. j. A. Latta, Mrs. j,
Frank Megsinson( Mrs. A. d. Harris.
Womans Work-Airs Edward A.
Evans. Mrs. jefferson Cooper, Mrs. X.
l. Cowgill, Mrs. x. j. McAllen Mrs.
Ferris Yearsley.
Temperance-lefferson Cooper, r. s.
Steele. F. c. Lockwood Mrs William
NJ. Roe, Mrs. Joseph F. Stewart. Mrs.
r. C. Elliott
portation-William v. Cosden.
Elwood farrell, A. ID. Harris Mrs. JOS
eph F. Stewart, Mrs o. w. Derrickson.
Good Of the o. der-R. J. McAllen, w.
C. Hopkins. j. d. Thompson, Mrs. j.
A. Latta. Mrs F. c. Daily.
Per diem and mileage-Willlam p.
Naudain, Ferris j. Iearsley, John w.
Scott, Charles p. Dickey.
Grange extension-John p. Kelley,
William NJ. Roe, Robert p. Robinson,
MS. Charles Z. Dickey, Mrs. II. B. Nc
Dowell.
Constitution and by-laws-Mrs. j
Frank Marsh. Harry Jefferson, r. G. FL
lott. Mrs. j. A Latta, Mrs. G. p. Ht-
tenhouse.
Co-operation-Joseph Mitchell. Jr.
Herbert l.. Chandler. Joseph +. stewart
Mrs. Charles A. Pepper
Insurance-K. L. Cowgirl, r.. Gilplr
Buckingham, c. E. Rittenhouse. Mrs
John w Scott. Mrs F. d. Lockwood.
Alemorial-W F. Wilson, J. l. Phil
lips, Mrs. r. Gllpla Buckingham, Mrs
II. 2. Phillips, Mrs Charles p Dickey
In his annual address Worthy Master
Dilworth said:
1T Is a great pleasure to greet you
IN this our forty-thrd annual conven-
ton. Those who gave OF their vlgor
their very life blood TO establish tins
noble and benencient Order IN this
little Commonwealth of oufs are beine
called one by one 20 the Great Grange
above, and 10 Is for us Of the later
generation TO carry this work on IN
such a manner that its Nstre Will ever
grow brighter through the flight OF
time. Never in the History Of the or
eanlzaton has the Test of our princi
pies been so severe as at present. Tit
very foundation Of society, 70. count
IS generations In The buldnc ar
ing wrecked by titanic forces. Societ,
actually in the process Of re-mak
Ga Changes are made oyernight tha
Dvld have seemed utterly impossible
81 months ago. So let us proceed wit
cat caution and wise counsel. On,
ne Grange may emerge stronger an
tsiter for these experiences.
Tho National Grange.
The ffty-frst annual session Of Il
National Grange was held in the Aud
orium OF the American Hotel, St. Lou
Missouri, November 1 to "a. Thir
States We're represented. New Jers'
vas unrcpresentcd on account Of q
serious illness OF Bro. Gaunt, and low
on account Of The serious illness Of ST
Ter Judson. A resolution pledglng Il
loyalty OF the Grange to the Presidel
in carrying this dreadful War 70 SUI
cessful conclusion was passed immed
ately after the opening OF The Grang
Many serious matters claimed the al
ienti0n OF the National body, md wer
discussed most earnestly by YER
la7ge number OF the members. The de
gree work was given on Friday tn
tllfd day Of The session IN Liederkran
HAIL The frst degree was oxcmpliflel
BY a team from Hopowcil Grange No
800. o. Illinois. and the fourth degree
N team from Maple Grove Grange
20. ~, q Denver. Colorado Both teams
~ samlrahl" work; bu. the work O.
s colorado team ir their neat uni
~ 70 snd In The accuracy Of movement
n- many inirioatA a1srolses won tn,