The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-10
An Advance in Membership
and in the Number of
Oranges in Vermont
ROUTINE OCCUPIED
TO-DAY'S SESSION
State Commissioner Brig
ham Made an Address at
Montpelier Last Evening

The second day of the 4Sth annual
meeting of the Vermont State Grange
at the Montpelier city hall to-day was
given up at the outset to the considera-
tion of unfinished business and the re-
ports of some of the committees, the
members of which had been named yes
terday afternoon by Master o. l.. Mar
tin.
E. III. Hallett Of st. Johnsbury and
Heman Stannard of West Haven were
elected two members of the executive
committee TO fill the board, taking the
place of H. NJ. Farnham of Montpelier
and Mr.. Stannard, whose terms expired
with this session.
The report of the Cooperative Insur-
ance company was made to the mem
bers. 1t showed five fires, three Of
which were caused by lightning, one the
grange hall in Norwich from chimney
and one farm building in Addison
from an unknown cause. The total
losses paid amounted to 81 1886. The
report showed 81 ,092, 1852 insurance in
force.
The committee on the masters ad-
dresses and division Of labor endorsed
the address in full and asked the grange
to refer TO the proper committees mat
ters pertaining to education, publiea'
tions, insurance, good of the order, tenn
perance and high cost of living.
A resolution increasing the dues from
three to eight cents following the sug
gestion Of the national grange, was pre-
sented, as was one endorsing the actor
of the national grange in declining tC
listen to Samuel Gompers OF the Amer
lean Federation of Labor This actor
was fully explained in the masters ad
dress.
This afternoon degree work will oc
cur by the Capital City grange exempli
| flying the fourth degree.
State Masters Report.
IN submitting his annual report al
worthy master, O. L. Martin said thai
the past year had been favorable fol
| grange work, the reaction from war ac
tiyities swinging back toward th'
grange. He reported in part as follows
"Two new oranges have been organ
ized, VIE Dandy and West Burke
Three dormant oranges have been reor
ganized, Benson. Lincoln and Putney.
Il have visited 81 subordinate and L
Pomona oranges this year, besides sey
eral fairs and a solid week of fielt
meetings. These features of our worl
haye been strongly emphasized the pas
year Many grange fairs have been held
and almost without exception have
met the highest success. Your master
/ in cooperation with the other agricul
tural organizations of the state ar
ranged a series OF field, meetings, tht
first entire week of August, which were
attended BY approximately 5000 peo
pie. The national master was the chic
exponent of the grange at these meet
| ings and impaired an enthusiasm t.
our people not soon to be forgotten
| The cooperative feature Of these meet
| ings has, | believe. removed any spiri
of rivalry that may have existed anC
! melted us all to a higher ambition II
| the cause of agriculture.
Returns from ll2 out Of l65 subor
dinate oranges show 1885 admitted b,
initiation, l54 by demit, 275 by rein
statement and All dropped for non
payment of dues, leaving a net gain o
] $50 from liz oranges, or safe esti
mate of 1000 in the state. II is to b
regretted that some secretaries neglec
to reply to the requests Of state Of
ficers.
In view of the fact that the mex
session of the national grange is to b
held in Massachusetts, it may be ad
visable to confer the sixth degree a
two different places in the state, t,
better prepare those Of our member
who would like to visit the nationa
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