The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-09-14
Plans Made For The National
Grange Meet At Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem - Preparations
for the big convention OF the Ma
tional Grange opening here Wed
nesday morning, November Is,
and continuing nine days, are 60
ing forward rapidly and there is
every indication of large at
tendance of members from the
Carolinas and adjacent states, in
addition to the delegate body OF
the organization, which is made
up of representatives from 81
states, reaching entirely across
1.-The continent. Governor j. Mel
vile Broughton will extend a
hearty welcome to the assembled
Patrons, and on the program for
each days session will appear
prominent leaders in North Caro-
lima state affairs, as well as from
the State University and other
agricultural groups.
The National Grange holds
three business sessions daily, start
ing early in the morning and con-
tinuing until late evening, besides
one or two early morning break
fasts, at which such matters as
cooperative projects, insurance
activities, etc., will be the sub
jects for live discussion. All the
convention events will be held
in the big ballroom of the Robert
E. Lee headquarters hotel, except
the comforting of the Seventh De-
gree on Friday, November II, for
which the beautiful Reynolds
Memorial Auditorium affords am
pie facilies.
Various conferences of workers
will be held on the several con-
vention days, the largest of which
will be made up of Pomona and
subordinate lecturers, in charge
of the National Lecturer, James
G. Farmer of Keene, New Hamp-
shire.
Representatives of other farm
organizations will address the
convention, inasmuch as these
groups are working heartily to-
gether with the Grange on post
war planning and the agricultural
program ahead. Among these will
probably be Edward A. O'Neal,
president of the American Farm
Bureau Federation, and another
convention speaker whose expect
ed message will be Eric Johnston,
president of the United States
Chamber of Commerce. -
The annual ritualistic session
of Saturday morning, November
IL, will be devoted to a demons
tration of the secret work of the
Grange organization and will be
followed at 1890 Eastern War
Time by coast-to-coast broadcast
over the National Broadcasting
Company network, on which pro-
minent Grange leaders will carry
"a message from their respective
departments to the membership
of the entire nation.
This is not biennial election
year in the National Grange and
the only place in the official force
to be filled is that of one men,
Der of the executive committee for
three years, the term expiring
this year being that of State Mas
ter Kenzie S. Bagshaw of Penn
sylvania.
The principal social feature of
the convention will be "the night
BEFORE" when a fellowship dinner
will be staged as a fitting prelude
to the session itself, at which the
North Carolina State Grange will
be host to its visitors from many
states, and under direction of
State Master Harry B. Caldwell
of North Carolina an appropriate
program will be the banquet &C
compartment.
On Thursday evening, Novem-
Der l6, the fifth and sixth degree
will be conferred in the ballroom
of the Robert E. Lee Hotel, pre-
paratory to the Seventh Degree
the following day, and at the two
Friday session of 2:30 and 8 P.
NJ, November II, it is expected
that the number of Seventh De-