Ogden Daily Standard | 1896-11-13 | Page 6 | National Grange Session

national grange session washington nov 12 the morning session of the national grange was devoted to the consideration of reports among them being those of the gatekeeper assistant steward and national lecturer mr alalia rochester vermont hia report showe a gratifying progress in the condition of the order at the close of the business session a reception was tendered the members of the association of agricultural colleges at which short speeches were made by assistant secretary of agriculture dabney commissioner of education harris president atherton of the penn sylvania agricultural college and president johnson of the national association tto afternoon of tho national grange WAS devoted to the consideration of the reports of the state masters A general in membership was reported from new england the middle western states with a better interest in the south where alie organization has been weak for some time