Evening star., 1928-11-19
CHANGERS URGE
RADIO CHANNELS
Entertainments Charged in
Resolution Under Con-
Sideration.

An effort to direct the attention of
the National Grange to conditions ex-
isting in the radio field was made at
today'S business meeting of the annual
session in the Willard Hotel by E. A.
Eckert, Illinois member of the executive
committee, who introduced a resolution
demanding from the Federal Radio
Board full protection of the limited
number of radio channels specializing
in farm programs.
In offering the resolution Mr.. Eckert
declared that many of the agricultural
colleges and stations carrying farm
programs had experienced difhculty in
maintaining clear channels. This diff
Guilty, he alleged in the resolution, was
chargeable to IAN apparent tendency
on the part of business concerns and
groups having mainly urban interests
to encroach upon and curtail the radio
channels open to broadcastS for rural
programs to the extent that farmers
in many cases would have little but
market reports remaining"
Full Protection Urged.
The resolution further called upon
the National Grange to ''go on record
as deploring this tendency toward cur
tailment of farm programs" and that
radio channels specializing in farm pro-
grams.
The resolution was referred to the
committee on agriculture, and will be
thoroughly discussed. 1t was said, be-
fore being submitted to the final vote
of the grange body. Circumstances in
dicate, however, that it will be prompt
ly adopted. In this event, a copy OF the
resolution would be forwarded to the
Federal Radio Commission, and the
Washington representatives OF the Ma
tional Grange would be instructed to
use every effort to insure respect for the
conventions viewpoint on behalf OF the
farmers.
Presentation of the resolution was
the most important matter before the
regular business meeting this morning,
which was held behind closed doors:
L. j. Taber, master of the National
Grange, presided.
Endowment Fund Discussed.
A report by a committee consisting
of Jesse NewSon, James G. Farm ana
George A. Painter was submitted IN
connection with their study of an en-
dowment for the National Grange Be-
fore creating a suitable endowment
fund to extend the work of the grange,
the committee recommended that a
careful study be made of the whole
subject of endowments and particularly
of their administration. Such study,
the committee reported, would reveal
the fundamental principles upon which
a successful and worthy endowment
might be founded.
Following the close of the business
session, the voting delegates and off,
GERS were luncheon guests of the Mon
day Luncheon Club and the Farm
Lands Club in the auditorium of the
National Press Club.
Sessions this afternoon were to be de-
voted to national legislative matters on
which a number OF resolutions are
pending. These will be reported by
the committee on legislation. The dele
gates will be entertained tonight at a
dinner to be given at College Park by
the president and regents of the Uni
versity of Maryland. Tomorrow eve
ming they will be dinner guests of the
Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace at the Carlton Hotel.
Annual Memorial Service.
While Sunday was given over largely
to sightseeing, the Grange officers and
a number of visitors attended services
in a body at the Metropolitan Memo
rial M. E. Church. The annual memo
rial service of the Grange, however,
was held at the Willard Hotel last night
in charge of National Chaplain w. w
Deal of Idaho.
During the afternoon pilgrimage
was made to the burial place OF the
founders of the Grange in Rock Greek
Cemetery. Four of the original seven
founders are buried in Washington
cemeteries. The tomb of Oliver Hudson
Kelley, originator of the Grange idea, is
located in Rock Greek Cemetery and its
upkeep is a special duty of Potomac
Grange, No. 1. The other founders
buried here are William Saunders, j. r
Thompson and Matthew Trimble.