NH State Grange Session – 2005
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(Please note that you cannot make reservations directly with
the Nashua Marriott. You must use the reservation service number.)
Official Program and Order of Business
The Marriott
2200 Southwood Drive, Nashua, NH 03063
Invited Guests: The Honorable John Lynch, Governor of New Hampshire; Raymond S. Burton,
Executive Councilor, District # 1; Debora Pignatelli, Executive Councilor, District # 5;
Bernard Streeter, Mayor of Nashua; Stephen H. Taylor, Commissioner of Agriculture; Wayne Mann,
President, NH Farm Bureau Federation; Dr. William Trumble, UNH; Wendy Brock, 4-H Youth Development;
John Porter, UNH Cooperative Extension Dairy Specialist; Theresa Sandholm, FFA Past State President
Special Guests: John Thompson, National Grange Executive Committee Member and
Past Master of the Maryland State Grange and his wife Betty Thompson
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27
Registration beginning at 12:00 noon.
($5.00 Registration Fee for each delegate)
($1.00 Registration Fee for all other attendees)
Opening Session: 1:00 PM
Procession of State Officers
Opening in the Sixth Degree
Calling the Roll of Officers
Grange lowered to the Fourth Degree
Introduction of Special Guests
Calling the Roll of Granges
Announcement of Master’s Address, Credentials, and Resolutions Committees
Reading of Resolutions
Reports:
State Chaplain..............................Hugh Clark
State Treasurer.............................Carolyn Ross
State Secretary.............................Richard W. Patten
State Executive Committee.........Arthur Merrill
State Historian.............................Richard W. Patten
3:30 PM – Grange Memorial Service...................State Chaplain Hugh Clark
(Gates and Registration will be closed.)
4:30 PM – Closing the Grange
EVENING MEAL ON YOUR OWN
EVENING SESSION – 7:00 PM
FRIDAY,
OCTOBER 28
“State Master’s Treat” – A relaxed, informal evening of
entertainment with refreshments
Morning Session – 8:30 AM
Opening in the Fourth Degree
Calling the Roll of Officers
Calling the Roll of Granges
Reading the Minutes from Thursday Session
Conferral of the Third Degree
Reports:
Grange Services Department......................... Patrice Lawlor
Legislative Department.................................. David Szacik
Membership/Promotions Department.............Mark Collins
Operations Department...................................Beth Merrill
State Lecturer..................................................James Tetreault
State Master’s Address................................................John H. West
FAMILY & COMMUNITY LUNCHEON - $12.00
by Advance Reservation
Contact Debra Patten, Director, or
Department Members for tickets
12:00 Noon
(Hot Turkey Sandwich, Chef’s Choice Vegetable.
Dessert, Coffee, Tea)
Afternoon
Session – 2:00 PM
Reports:
Family & Community Department................ Debra Patten
General Deputy.............................................. David Boynton
Other business
Closing
the Grange – 3:45 PM
Moving the Train Forward – Workshop Series 1 – 4:00 to 5:00 PM
EVENING MEAL ON YOUR OWN
EVENING SESSION – 8:00 PM
Conferral of the Sixth Degree by the Officers of the NH State Grange
(Deputy State Masters responsible for the gates)
Introduction of Guests
Closing in the Fourth Degree
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29
Morning Session – 8:00 AM
Procession of Youth Officers
(State Officers to be at their stations)
Opening in the Fourth Degree
Calling the Roll of Youth Officers
Calling the Roll of State Officers
Calling the Roll of Granges
Reading the Minutes from Friday Session
Reports:
Junior
Department..................Joann Brandt
Youth Department.................. Sherrill Bokousky & Jane Trombi
Election
of Two Members of the Executive Committee – 9:30 AM
Discussion & Action on Resolutions
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
Afternoon Session – 1:30 PM
Discussion & Action on Resolutions
Unfinished Business
Installation of Two Executive Committee Members
Report of Credentials Committee
Closing the Grange - 3:30 PM
Moving the Train Forward – Workshop Series II – 3:45–4:45 P.M.
Evening Session – 6:00 PM
State
Grange Celebration Buffet Dinner
(by advance reservation only)
$25.00 - Contact State Officers
(Herb Crusted Chicken or New England Baked Scrod, garden salad,
chef’s choice of vegetable, starch, and dessert, rolls, soft drinks, coffee,
and tea)
Program: Welcome by State Master
Introduction of Guest Dignitaries
Recognition Awards
State Lecturer’s Talent Winner
Farewell to National Representatives