The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-16
Addresses Make by Prominent
Men Open to Public-Large
Crowd Hears w B. Burruss

The fifty-siXth annual session of the
Maryland State Grange, which opened
Tuesday morning in the Knights of
Phythias Hall, Oakland, closed this
morning with the final reports of COM
mittees and two addresses, "The Wo-
man in Grange Work., by Miss Flor
ence E. Ward, and "The Juvenile
Grange" by Miss Goldie Smith.
Approximately $50 Changers COM
ing from every county in the State,
were present and heard excellent adj
dresses and took part in all of the
business sessions of the body Many
more were expected from the Eastern
Shore and Southern Maryland who
were unable to attend on account of
severe storms in those sections of the
State.
Resolutions were adopted concern
ing farm relief, tubercular testing of
cattle, farm credits, gas tax, cleaning
up of roadsides, all of which were
discussed at length.
Addresses Open to the Public
| All addresses were open to the gen.
eral public and large audiences heard
E. ]. Oswell, assistant director of the
extension service, talk on Tuesday
on Extension Service in cooperation
with agricultural groups; DR.. H. j.
/ De-
of home demonstration agents; State
Forester Besley, DR.. R. A. Pearson,
president of the University of Mary
land; W. H. Burruss, inspirational
sales counsellor; L. j. Taber, Master
of the National Grange; 7. Roy
Brookes, State organizer of the
Grange, and A. G. Ensor, State Mas
ter, give addresses at stated periods
during the sessions.
Senator Ensor, in his address, dwelt
on the agricultural situation as re.
CARDS to crops, cattle and dairy inter-
ests, livestock, condition of the State
Grange, field meetings, legislative
| lile'IIS1o 1oNOlAiS Sle'lSooj JuFSlAliS
oranges, extension service and other
less important matters.
In covering the subject of agricul-
ture, Mr.. Ensor pointed out TIE dam
ger of too many turning 20 the dairy
COW. He said "Many dairy cows are
being shipped in from other states,
and Maryland is fast becoming dairy
state. l also find from attending the
National Grange that all states are
increasing their COW population. If
this continues, l fear for the future
of the dairy industry, as the history
of agriculture has shown that over
production means lower prices and
hardships for the producer. An ALARM
should be sent out when the proper
time comes"
Tuesday evening at the auditorium,
Mountain Lake Park, after an adj
dress of welcome by W. R. Offutt,
local attorney, w. B. Burruss, we'll
known platform lecturer, delivered his
semi-humorous lecture on Fools" and
pleased his large audience immensely
with his cleverness and wit. The au-
ditorium was well filled with grangers
and residents of the county, who en-
joyed every minute of the address.
L. ]. Taber, Master of the National
Grange, also made an excellent adj
dress on Tuesday evening
Taken Sight Seeing.
The Changers were taken on
sightseeing tour of a part of Garrett
county yesterday afternoon. In cars
owned by the grangers and those do
mated by the residents of Oakland,
they were taken through the Canaan
Valley to Blackwater Falls, Thomas
and Davis, West Va, and shown the
beauty spots of Garrett county along
part of this route.
The sixth degree of the organiza-
ton was conferred last night in add
ton to a social hour spent at Noun
tain Lake Park.
The State officers are A. G. Ensor,
master; T. Roy Brookes, overseer;
Mrs. Hannah Brookes, lecturer; Aus
tin P. Rem, steward; Charles F.
Hartshorne, chaplain; Guy S. Meloy,
treasurer; Maude Meloy Hudson, Sec
rotary; David Ridder, Oakland, gate
keeper.