Montgomery County sentinel., 1935-11-21
State Grange To
Convene AT EastOn
For Annual Meet
C3rd Annual Meeting Of Mary
land Grange To Open On Dec.
10-National Master Guest
Speaker

Speaker
Plans have been completed for the
63rd annual meeting of the Maryland
State Grange at Easton, Talbot county
on December 10, IL and IL, Edward F.
Hotter, Middletown, state secretary
and organizer, announced recently.
The business meetings will be held in
the Easton Armory, and the sessions
will open with the roll call of officers,
reports of officers, presentation of res
olutions and an address by the State
Master, Thomas Roy Brooks, of Har-
ford county.
The afternoon program will open
with group singing, in charge Of Will
liam R. Mcknight, followed by the ap-
pointment of committees, and report
of the executive committee. Other
numbers on the afternoon program in
clude three-minute reports of accom-
plishments of Pomona and Subordi-
nate Oranges in charge of Mr.. Hotter;
addresses by Mrs. Harry L. Davis,
Monrovia, State Lecturer; Howard
Eiseman, of the Pennsylvania State
Grange; w. Paul Walker, Agricultural
Economist, University of Maryland,
whose subject will be, "What About
the Sales Tax?"; report Of the State
Tax Committee, by David G. Harry,
of Hartford county, and an election of
officers.
Tuesday evening banquet will be
served in the high school, with Rev.
Harry Wright as toastmaster. F. Hall
Wrightson, Mayor of Easton, and
Edmond E. Thomas, master of the
Talbot Dorchester Caroline Grange,
will welcome the visitors, with re-
sponse by Mr.. Brookes. H. Curly
Byrd, acting president of the Univers-
ity of Maryland, and L. J. Taber,
Master of the National Grange, will
be the principal speakers at the BAN
quet. A boys chorus and mixed
chorus from the Easton High School,
will furnish special music.
Wednesday mornings session will
include addresses by Albert v. Kre-
watch, University of Maryland Ex-
tension Service, and F. A. Mitchell,
vice-president of the Eastern Shore
Public Service Co., both of whom will
discuss Progress in Rural Electrif-
cation" "The European Situation"
will be discussed by DR.. Edgar F.
Long, professor of Education, Uni
versity of Maryland, and the Grange
Endowment Fund.-" by DR.. T. B. Sym
ons, of the State Extension Service.
Wednesday afternoon, E. l. Oswald,
director of rehabilitation, and Miss
Venia M. Kellar, associate director,
will discuss the Rehabilitation and
Resettlement Program for Maryland"
This will be followed by talks by Miss
Margaret Smith, home demonstration
agent for Talbot county, and Miss
Adaline j. Pratt, director of Public
Libraries. The latter will speak on the
subject, "The Family Bookshelf"
The remainder of the afternoon will
be devoted to "Young People and the
Grange" The speakers and their sub
jects are: DR.. Theodore B. Nanny
ment, University of Maryland, "Needs
and Opportunities of Rural Youth"
Paul E. Mullinix, of the Student
Grange, University of Maryland,
"How Young People Can Work
Through the Grange to Help the Com
munity"; Miss Mary Hutchison, Tai
bot county, "What Can the Grange Do
to Help Young People?"
Wednesday evening the Talbot-Dor-
chester-Caroline Pomona Grange be-
gree team will present floor drill in
the high school building, followed by
the initiation of Gloss of candidates
in the sixth degree, by officers of the
State Grange, and the finals in one
act play contest which has been con-
Quoted in the various counties during
the past year.
The closing session Thursday morn
ing will include final reports of com
mittees, installation of officers and un-
finished business.
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