Milford chronicle., 1923-12-07
STATE GRANGE TO
MEET in MILFORD
Tuesday, Wednesday And Thurs
day, December II, IL, l3--Open
Session Tuesday Night.
SESSIONS In GRANGE HALL
A Fine Musical Program Has Been
Arranged And The Public Is
Cordially Invited.

Milford will be honored by the an
nual session of the Delaware State
Grange on Tuesday and Wednesday
of December 18th and 18th, next week.
The Tuesday evening session will be
open to the public and everybody is
cordially invited to be present to
greet the Grange officials and the
many representative farmers from all
parts of Delaware. The sessions of
Wednesday will be open to members
of the Grange only.
Mr.. Wesley Heebner, of Milford,
who holds the posit' IN of Lecturer of
Milford Grange, las arranged for all
the music during the annual session,
which assures that with the musical
talent in Milford, both instrumental
and vocal, that the musical part of the
program will be worth while in every
detail.
The sessions will continue over for
three days, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday; commencing on Tuesday
morning, December 18th. There will
be two business sessions each day
and all will be held in the handsome
new Grange Hall, on South Second
street, adjoining the Milford Post
Office.
The following program has been ar
ranged by Mr.. Edward A. Evans, the
State Lecturer, for Tuesday evening"
December 18th, 1923:
Mrs. Frank c. Bancroft, the presid-
/. Piano Tri: "Marche Militaire,"
Schubert. Mrs. Elizabeth Riggs,
Mrs. Wesley Heebner and Miss
Edna Barker.
2. Address of Welcome by Colonel
Theodore Townsend.
8. Response by Mr.. Frank c. Ban
croft.
4. Baritone Solo, my Heart at Thy
Sweet Voice." by Mr.. Wesley
Heebner, with piano and cello
accompaniment.
5. Address, by Hon. John C.. Ketch-
am, member of Congress from
Michigan and former National
Grange Lecturer.
6. Instrumental Quartette, Gypsy
Rondo," Haydn. Mrs. Clyde Nell
son, Mrs. Wesley Heebner, Mr..
Fred Hoffman, Mr.. Fred Lewis.
z. Echoes from the National Grange
Session of 1928, Mrs. Robert P.
Robinson.
8. cello Solo, "a Song of India"
Runsky-Korsakoo. Mr.. Fred
Hoffman.
9. Humorous Recitation, by Miss
Emile L. Mitchell.
10. Vocal Sextette, "Stars Brightly
Shining" Bronte. Mrs. William
Warren, Mrs. Elizabeth Riggs,
Miss Carrie Houston, Mrs.
Charles Cove, Mrs. Wesley
Heebner, Miss Grace Meeker.
Wednesday evenings program, De-
cember 18th, as prepared by Worthy
Master Robert P. Robinson, Of Will
mington, is as follows:
1. Initiation in full uniform in the
fifth degree, by the Degree Team
of New Castle County Pomona
Grange.
2. Immediately following; Initia-
ton in the sixth degree, by Rob.
ert P. Robinson, State Master OF
State Grange Of Delaware.
8. Refreshments.
Thursday morning will be devoted
to finishing any work before the ses-
sions and departure for homes.
This session of the State Grange
should be largely attended by farmers
generally in the vicinity of Milford, as
well as those from a distance. The au-
tomobile makes minutes Of miles, so
far as travel is concerned, and farm
ers, of all citizens, benefit greatly by
gathering with those who are success
full in that important branch Of Amer
lean industries.
Welcome all visitors to Milford with
cordiality in acts, words and express
sions; that is the way to make friends
who are worth while.