Evening star., 1928-11-04
NATIONAL GRANGE
WILL MEET HERE
10000 Expected to Attend
Sixty-Second Annual Ses-
siOnS This Month.

Washington is due to be the host to
another big convention November IA to
%, when the National Grange of the
Patrons of Husbandry, bringing to-
gether the farm leaders of the country,
holds its sixty-second annual meeting.
President Coolidge has accepted an
invitation of National Grange Master
Louis j. Taber to make an address to
the convention at the Washington
Auditorium the evening of November
16. This event, 1t was stated will be
attended by host of visiting farmers
who will test the capacity Of the audi
torium rt
The convention is of special sig
nif1eance in Washington because this
is the birthplace of the Grange and
certain events will commemorate the
work of the founders who labored here
from 1865 to 1878 to establish this great
farmers fraternity BY 1874 the
Grange had spread throughout the Ma
ton. Now 1t is organized in more than
80 states and has upwards of 100000
members.
Entertainment Planned.
Plans for the entertainment of the
convention are in the hands of a num-
Maryland State Grange, the Virginia
State Grange and Potomac Grange, No.
/, of this city. Final arrangements
were reported and approved at meet
ing of the entertainment committee. OK
which A. NJ LoomiS is chairman
Thursday afternoon at the National
Grange headquarters, $50 Louisiana
avenue
The general committee in charge con-
sists of j. Clyde Marquis, chairman; E.
E. Reynolds, finance; o. M. Kile, pub
licity; r. F. Bower, reception; A. M.
Loomis, entertainment; H. E. Allanson,
decorations; Pyke Johnson, tranSpor-
| tation; Mark Turner, Great Falls, Va,
! fifth degree; A. G.. Ensor, Forest Hill,
| Md, sixth degree: B. John Black, Ran
dallstown, Nd, seventh degree; S. S.
| McCloSkey, secretary.
A Grange convention is divided into
| two distinct parts. During the first
| four days the time will be devoted to
secret degree work, public meetings and
| entertainment. Then follow five days
| of legislative work by the delegate body
/ which consists of State masters and
! their wives. Mr.. Taber is the chief ex-
ecutive officer in both sections of the
convention. His headquarters will be
| at the Willard Hotel during the 10 days
of the convention
The convention will open in the Will
| lard Hotel Wednesday evening, Novem-
| ber IA, in secret session, only those
members who have had the full seven
| degrees of the order being admitted.
| The first session is a brief one, to be
| followed by business session in the
| fourth degree at which the annual ad-
| dress of the national master will be
given and committees appointed. Ad-
| mission to this Is restricted to fourth
! degree members.
10000 Expected Here.
BY Friday noon it is expected 10000
| Changers will have assembled here in
| time to greet President Coolidge. The
membership of the Grange In the 200
| mile radius covered by excursions for
this city, totals over 100000 members.
The full facilities of the Potomac Park
tourist camp have been reserved for
| motorists.
A sightseeing trip to the public
buildings in Washington, Arlington
National Cemetery and Washington
Cathedral has been arranged for that
morning.
The Maryland State Grange will
meet at 2:30 pm. to confer the sixth
degree. This will b. in the Willard
pdlII OeV1T0l tnOuSdIu peISUlAo
are expected to take this degree. State
Master A. C. Ensor of Forest Hill, Md,
will be in charge, assisted by his
officers.
The meeting in the Washington
Auditorium that evening begins at $50
o'clock with concert by the United
States Marine Band. The program in
cludes the ccnferring Of the seventh de-
gree and will be concluded by Presi-
dent Coolidge's address. Admission to
the Friday evening affairs is neces-
sarily limited to seventh degree mem
bers and candidates for the degree.
On the following Saturday all seventh
degree members gather again at the
Auditorium for instruction in the work
of the degree. This is known in the
order as the Assembly of the Priests
CT Demeter, the god of The harvest.
Spacial trips, religious and memorial
services are planned for Sunday, No
vember IL. as well as numerous events
for the concluding five days of the
convention outside the work Of the
delegate body.
Employees in the ceramic industry in
SDain are rncpiyipoy- 0niu c1 2C tn 60 50