Milford chronicle., 1921-12-16
GRANGE MASTERS
ANNUAL ADDRESS
JACOB H. ROSA DECLARES THAT The
new SCHOOL Law HAS FAILED
In ITS PURPOSE.
SPOKE ON VARIOUS TOPICS
MR.. ROSA URGES PATRONS OF HUS-
BANDRY TO AID In ENFORCING
The VOLSTEAD ACT.

r The fOrty-seVenth annual session OF
the Delaware State Grange, Patrons
of Husbandry, opened Tuesday morn
ing in the Century Club building, at
Dover. The session was opened with
Jacob H. Rosa, Milford, worthy mas
ter, presiding. After the preliminary
business was transacted the worthy
master named the standing commit
tees. In his annual address the worthy
master urged the Grange to assist in
every way the enforcement of the
VOlstead act and to oppose the sale
of beer and light wines as medicine.
In respect to the proposition to leg
alize the sale of beer, he said: "It is
but an entering wedge for further
liquor purposes"
Mr.. Rosa spoke on various topics
of national and state Importance to
the Changers. Speaking on education,
he referred to the new school law and
said he believed that agriculture and
music should have a place in the
high schools, as well as manual train
ing and physical culture.
Mr.. Rosa, who attended the Nation
al Grange, held in Portland, Ore, the
latter port of November, told of the
many things accomplished and pro-
jected. He said that it was pointed
out at the National Grange that the
order has been extended into Virgin
ia and North Carolina during the past
year. Many worthy resolutions were
adopted and donation of $1,000 was
made to the Near East Relief. Great
er cooperation and support of the
Changers was urged, he said.
In speaking on conditions of the or
der, Mr. Rosa declared that new inter-
est must be created by all loyal pa
irons in the Grange meetings. 1--WE
will be losers and Delaware will not
hold its place in the National Grange
as it has in the past 46 years." he
said, if more interest is not created.
For the good of the order, Mr.. Rosa
urged all the Changers to attend regu-
lar meetings, respond to the lectur-
er's wishes, support the master in
and out of the chair, and make exhib-
its at the State Fair. He also said
that each Grange should hold annual
fairs and bazaars with exhibits of
livestock and poultry and that every
patron should subscribe to the Ma
tional Grange Monthly.
Speaking on legislation, Mr.. Rosa |
advised the Grangers that they had |
plenty of time now to prepare any
legislation to benefit to the Grange, as
the next session of the State Legisla-
.ure will not be held until 1928.
Education was one of Mr.. Rosa's
.opics and he referred to it in this
manner:
1--WE have finished one year under
)ur new school law which it was hop
I'd would please all, but like the much
lisliked School Code" has failed in
is purpose. We believe agriculture
md music should have place in the
ligh school course, as we'll as manual
raining and physical culture. Never
we're farmers organizations needed
more than anything else in intelligent,
'ersistent Grange propaganda. Think
Irange. Eat Grange. Sleep Grange.
'alk Grange, and Go to Grange"
No election of officers will be held
t this session. The elections are
eld, every two years and the next one
7ill be held at the annual session in
922. {