Smyrna times., 1932-12-14
SMYRNA HOST TO
STATE GRANGE
More Than One Hundred Del
egates From All Parts of
the State Assemble Here
MITE SOCIETY SERVES

Smyrna Grange was host yester-
day and to-day to the annual meet
ing of the Delaware State Grange.
Despite the weather conditions
more than a hundred and twenty
five delegates from all parts Of the
State assembled in the Smyrna
Twentieth Century Club House.
Former Governor Robert P. Rob-
inson, State Master, opened the
meeting and presided Ernest S.
Mattiford of Smyrna Grange well
coined the state body to Smyrna
to which State Master Robinson
responded. Probably the most in
terest attached to the whole con-
vention was the election of officers
and the passing of resolutions
stating the aims and objects of the
State Grange. Robert p Robin
son was reelected State Master
for the eleventh consecutive term.
Other officers elected were: Sec
retary, Mrs. Sue S. Carpenter, Will
mington; Treasurer, Frank C. Ban
croft, Wyoming; Overseer, Clar-
ence E. Jester, Milford; Lecturer,
A. Bailey Thomas, Wyoming;
Steward, B. w Maull, Midway,
Delaware; Assistant Steward, Har-
ry G. Johnson, Smyrna; Chaplain,
Howard r. Moore, Milford; Gate
Keeper, Pusey Passmore; Ceres,
Mrs. Pusey Passmore; Pomona,
Mrs. Clarence E. Jester, Milford;
Flora, Mrs. Margaret F. Robinson,
Wilmington, and Lady Assistant
Steward, Mrs. Harry Q. Johnson Of
Smyrna. Program yesterday con
sisted Of a soprano solo by Mrs.
Stephen Logue, Of West Brandy
wine Grange at Talleyville; Side
lights From the Recent National
Grange Convention" by Mrs. r. F..
Robinson, of Delaware Grange at
Newport; black faced sketch by
Messrs. Rodney Phippin and Carl
ton Brian, of Broad Creek Grange,
Laurel; soprano solo by Miss Mary
Hynson, of Smyrna Grange. Mo
tion pictures, first "Of the Refor-
estation of the Eastern Shore, I"
taken and shown by w. S. Taber,
State Forester; second, "Agricul-
ture and Grange Activities" taken
and presented by Mrs. Robert f..
Robinson, of Delaware Grange. In
his report Gov. Robinson declared
that "a new attitude towards
agriculture growing out Of an in
creased respect for the buying
power Of the farmer has arisen
from the depression. When
the idea was advanced several
years ago that farm purchasing
power must be restored, Governor
Robinson said industrial interests
ridiculed it and even used their
forces against any program based
on that assumption. The opposite,
he said, is true today. When farm
purchasing power is gone" Mr..
Robinson said, "the wheels of other
business cease to turn and the
whole country is in a state of
chaos" At eight o'clock last ev-
ening a large crowd was at the
Club House to hear a program pre-
sented by A. Bailey Thomas, State
Grange Lecturer, of Fruitland
Grange, Camden. Mrs. Walter D.
Carpenter, secretary of the State
Grange was in charge. The ses-
sion of the State Grange was again
resumed this morning when the
program was again taken up and
some interesting addresses made.
A Memorial Service was held in
honor of six deceased members of
the State Grange. Each Grange
presented bouquet of flowers in
honor of the deceased members of
the respective grangs. Mrs. Rob-
ert p. Robinson presented a bou-
quet representing the subordinate
Oranges during the past year.
This afternoon before the meeting
adjourned the officers elected were
installed and the report of Resolu-
tions committee adopted. While the
grangers were in Smyrna they
were served meals from Asbury
Church's model kitchen, the pre-
pairing and serving being done by
Asbury Mite Society. This made
social center SO to speak, and
netted the Mite Society a nice lit
tie sum.