The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-09-30
PLANS AL COMING WELL
4 lot Of Faeis About the Boston
Session Of National Grange Nexi

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November.
A plans for the big National
Grange session in Boston. Novembef
1919 assume definite 81 pc. il is clear
that the iwo outstanding features viii
be the conferring Of the seventh de-
gree. and the splendid exhibit Of New
England agricultural products that Is
70 occupy the entire exhibition hall Of
Mechanics Building and be open en-
tirely free 10 everybody for four days.
Besides all the other attractive fea-
! lures Of the big national gathering,
these two are sufficient to draw a big
lerowd, and the estimate Of 10000
) Grange members brought to Boston
for the event seems fully warranted,
besides all those not members Of the
order who will come TO see the agri-
cultural show
j Definite announcement is made that
the seventh degree will be conferred
al o'clock in the afternoon and at
II o'clock in the evening on Friday.
November y. with a total Of 10000
ca 3idates in the two classes conf
IDENTIFY expected. In addition to The
great New England crowd for the de.
gree, 1000 candidates are promised
from New York, several Pullman car
'oads are coming from Michigan ard
not less than 20 states will probably
be represented among thos who take
TIE degree. Thus il will not only be
the largest initiation in numbers ever
carried out by any fraternal organiza-
ton in the United states, but the mos.
representative as we'll A great
amount of work and liberal outlay VIII
be put into the stage settings for
the degree, the electric lighting effects
and the music. as the Mechanics Build
ing stage is the largest on which the
degree has ever been presented. A
very attractive scheme of decorations
flr tie hall itself is also being worked
out.
Present indications point to bigger
agricultural show even than has been
planned and ii will include such a
display Of the agricultural products Of
New England as was never made be-
fore All the states in this group will
show their leading farm products,
while the general arrangement of the
whole will be made most effective in
grouping There are to be no prizes
an no admission charge-simply an
exhibit, all wholly free TO everybody
for four days, opening ut 10 CLOCK
Wednesday morning, November 10,
and closing at 10 o'clock Saturday
evening, November IL. Hundreds Of
feet Of show space will be divided into
suitable booths and all products will
be high grade, while various features
Of New England agriculture will be
demonstrated in novel ways, that will
be o revelation to city dwellers, to the
visitors from the Far West and per-
haps even TO some New England
farmers also!
The supreme purpose of the exhibit
ton is 10 boom New England agri- /
culture, and to emphasize the impor-
tant part the Grange occupies in its
development. Viewed in all its as
poets, this coming show will be differ
ent than any ever before held in the /
country, and it will be worth going a
long distance to see
An added big feature" of the ses-
sion, just arranged for, is securing
Rev. Russell H. Conwell of Philadel-
phia to give his famous lecture,
Acres of Diamonds" at the Friday
morning session, November IL, at /
1880. No regular business meeting |
of the National Garage caa-be held
that forenoon because the rehearsal /
To- the seventh degree that afternoon
will occupy Mechanics Building; in
order to make every moment count
with something worth while, DR. Con-
well has been secured.
He is recognized as the leader Of
American platform orators and Acres
of Diamonds" is the most fascinating
lecture ever delivered. Dr. Conwell
has given il over 5000 times and every
cent ever receivd from it has been
devoted to the education Of worthy
young people. their total reaching into
the thousands. This lecture exactly
"fits in" to Grange purposes and is
the most timely feature that could
possibly be secured for the Friday
forenoon session. Acres of Dia-
monds" will be given in fremont
Temple, but the session will be for
Grange members only, with admission
free by ticket, which must be secured
in advance, through State Master les
lie r. Smith, at Room 1856, State
House, Boston.
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