The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-08-23
BIG PLANS
MADE FOR
GRANGE SESSION
National Convention to BE
Held In Boston In
November

Even not weather and DuSY farm
Work seem to put no damper on the
| thusiasm that covers New England,
over the coming session of the Ma
tional Grange in Boston, November
1919 next, which thousands of Pat
rons are planning to attend. Big
classes of new members for subordi-
nate and Pomona Oranges, with
groups of hundreds PROMISED for the
special sixth degree sessions to be
held in all the six states the next two
months, are the signs that point to
the certainty that the 10000 class for
the seventh degree in Boston will be
reached.
A competent housing bureau has
been organized, which assures lodg-
ing to all who come to Boston, no
matter how many come! Provided,
however, that early application is
made to this bureau at Room 1876,
State House, Boston. 1t is cOnser-
vatively estimated that not less than
10000 New England Grange mem
bers will attend some of the Boston
sessions, while the greater part Of
them will be there on Friday, Nov
ember 18th. for the seventh degree,
either as candidates or as spectators.
Following the degree work on the
above evening, a great
program will be put on, which an
nouncement will make every New
England patron want to be there.
Governor Calvin Coolidge, the mem
bers of his councils and all the heads
Of departments in the Commonwealth
with the mayor of Boston and other
city officials, will be the guests of the
Grange, and Governor Coolidge will
give an address. The Weber male |
quartet of Boston, one of the finest |
in New England, is to furnish music (.
for the degree work and as part
of the Friday evening program will |
put on an hours concert, reinforced /
b the Meistersingers of Boston-a !
a rare musical treat for all who at
tend. The quartet is also to sing for
The memorial services in Faneuil Hall /
Sunday night and at the service to
be held at Plymouth Rock.
The magnitude of the agricultural
exhibit that is to be run on the low
81 floor of Mechanics Buildin" in l
with the National Grange A
session, is hardly realized as yet; but
t is certain to be one of the best
quality displays of New England ag
icultural products that has ever been
made. Plans for the state exhibits
are all well under way and large
pace is to be used therefor. The
market gardeners, the fruit growers,
he cranberry growers and other
pecial lines of agriculture are all to
De much in evidence, while some in
lication of the interest shown is
zen in the fact that the National
cranberry Growers Exchange has
appropriated $500 for their exhibit,
While the maple sugar makers as
ociation of Vermont will undertake
he most pretentious exhibit they
AVE ever made. While some of the
tates will specialize in their leading
PRODUCTS, Massachusetts, agriculture
viii be shown in its great variety OF
taples, doubtless surprising many of
he distant farmers as to the num-
yer of such staples being regularly
.rown in the state
In addition to the large number of
range members who will come to
}oston for several days of the ses-
ion, and those who will drive their
machines, plans are under way to
un in special trains from Maine,
Jew Hampshire, Vermont and Con-
ecticut; while it is confidently ex-
ected that a reduced railroad rate of
are and one third will be secured for
II who come bv regular trains, from
nv part of the country.
1t is to be borne in mind that, ex-
ept when the higher degrees are be-
1g conferred, all National Grange
essions are open to all subordinate
range members; so that there is the
hole $4,000 membership of New
,ngland to draw from in addition to
ne crowd from more distant points
10 such Grange gathering as this
ill be has ever been held before in
he history of the Order.