Evening journal., 1921-12-14
GRANGE PLANS
ACTIVE YEAR
Consideration of Various
Reports Take Up Time of
Morning Session
SO ORANGES HAVE
1000 MEMBERS
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
DOVER, Dec. 14-Consideratiou
Of the various reports made by off,
GERS and OF the recommendation
contained in the reports took up
practically all OF the morning ses-
sion of the State Grange meeting
here. There were a number Of reso-
lutions before the body this morn
ing, but as no action had been taken
on them at the time OF the noon re-
cess the purport Of the resolutions
was not announced.
Renewed activity in grange work
of all lines has been urged in most
all the reports and it is proposed to
make the coming year one of the
most active in the history Of the or
ganization. The grange will complete
its work and adjourn late this after
noon. The 1922 session will no doubt
again be held in Dover.
At the afternoon session OF the
Grange yesterday, reports from the
several officers we're read and re-
ferred to the committee on Division
OF Labor. They included those OF
: Worthy Overseer II. NJ. Short, Wor-
thy Lecturer E. A. Evans, Cheswold;
Worthy Steward, Jefferson Cooper.
Cheswoldi Worthy Chaplain, W. D.
Wilson. Lewes; Worthy Pomona M.
] Evelyn Killen, FELTON,; Worthy
Flora Mrs. J. H. Roosa, Milford:
Worthy Ceres Mrs. Jesse Jochen,
Wilmington.
In his report. Overseer Short
pleaded for improvement OF the
Grange along all lines. contending
that no organization in the State Of
Delaware can do more toward max
ing Delaware what the state ought
to be than the Grange. He said:
I'VE must extend the influence of
the Grange to every community in
the State. This State should have a
Grange within the reach Of every
farmer"
State Lecturer E. A. Evans
. pointed out the necessity Of the lee
ture hour in the Grange. claiming
it to be the "heart OF the Grange" /"
The report OF the steward, Jeffer-
son Cooper, was a verbal one, deal
ing with the more practical things
OF life and the Grange. including
advocacy OF greater education along
all lines and general advancement
Of the interests of the Grange.
The report Of Pomona, Mrs. Eve
lyn Killen, while deploring the late
frosts OF the year making the har-
vest exceptionally poor, showed
qualification " the fact that the har-
vest OF grange activities in the ma
ton had not suffered, it being re-
ported that over two hundred new
oranges had been organized during
the past year. These facts, she said,
should give courage and enthusiasm
to every member OF the grange. In
conclusion. she said: National pro-
hibition is not an accident, but Is
the result OF forty years OF earnest
and untiring work. II is the harvest
resulting from the good seed sown.
Law enforcement is the keynote OF
the new crusade. Keep it live sub
/ ject in the grange"
The report OF Secretary Wesley
NbpDf ShpNtu 90 active oranges with
a membership Of nearly 1000. The
receipts from subordinate Oranges
were s1,095.9O; from other sources
sS3.29; total of s1,179.19.
The following finance committee
was elected; F. c. Bancroft, DR.. II.
B. Mcdowell, w. V. Cosden.
Last nights session an open one,
which was in charge of the State
I lecturer, consisted Of a musical and
literary program with an address by
Bishop Philip Cook. d. D.. of the p.
Z. Diocese OF Delaware. Echoes from
the National Grange Session at Port
land oregon, were given by Mrs.
Roosa, wife of the Worthy Master,
The music was Finished by the
Dover Choral Society. The address of
> Welcome was made by Henry Ridge.
lly. Of Dover. and the response by Mrs.
Foster Shahan. Master OF Angola
3 Grange. Angola, Del.