The following is the revised schedule for the 2011 State Session prepared by the State Grange Board of Directors.

THURSDAY EVENING, OCT. 20, 2011

7:00 P.M. Open in Sixth Degree at the Hartford Plaza Hotel - East Hartford 

Introduction of National Reps.:

• Ed Luttrell, President of the National Grange and his wife Celia Luttrell

Roll Call of Officers and Committees

Lower Grange to the Fourth Degree

Presentation of Fourth Degree Delegates

Roll Call of Granges

Report of Credentials Committee

Session Committee Assignments and Announcements

Introduction of Business without Debate

8:00 P.M. State Master’s Address - CT State Grange President Jody A. Cameron

  Report of the Overseer - Jeff Barnes

  Reports of State Secretary & Treasurer

  Report of Executive Committee / Board of Directors

  Report of Conn. State Grange Foundation

9:00 P.M. Closing

9:15 P.M. Committee Work Begins

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2011

7:30 A.M. Pomona Masters to meet in CT State Grange President’s Suite

9:00 A.M. Open & Introductions

Roll Call of Officers

Minutes of Previous Day’s Session

9:15 A.M. Reports of Legislative & Agriculture Committees

9:30 A.M. Special Order of Business: Election of one member of the Ex. Committee 

(Including any other vacancies that may 

have occurred)

9:45 A.M. National Grange Presentation by National President Ed Luttrell

10:15 A.M. Report of General Deputy

Report of Pomona Deputies

Report of Camp Berger

Report of Connecticut Granger

Business Session (Resolutions)

12:00 P.M. Luncheon

Family Activities (CWA) Committee Presentations & Awards

Membership Committee Report and Awards

Public Relations Committee Report & Awards

Agriculture Committee Report and Awards

2:00 P.M. Recognition of Past Voting Delegates

2:15 P.M. PowerPoint by CT State Grange President Jody A. Cameron / Announcement of the 2012 Theme

2:45 P.M. Business Session

5:00 P.M. Closing

FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 21, 2011

8:00 P.M. Sixth Degree Conferral - Hartford Plaza Hotel (Ballroom)  

(Open to Sixth Degree members, registration not required)

Opening in form in the Sixth Degree

Escorting of National Representatives

Recognition of Honored Guests & Past Voting 

Delegates 

Conferral of the Sixth Degree in full form / 

Rose Drill

Recognition of Golden Sheaf Grangers

Honor Grange Awards 

Community Service Report and Awards

Closing in form in the Fourth Degree 

March to the Table - Officers and Court 

Entertainment by the Social Committee to follow in the Ballroom.

Please Note: Candidates must be at the Plaza Hotel, East Hartford, by 7:30 P.M. Candidates must have the Fourth and Fifth Degree words and the Sixth Degree ticket stub to give to the Deputy at the door. Applications for the Sixth Degree will be on sale during the Session and at the door on Friday. Cost of application: $10.00.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2011

7:30 A.M. Public Relations Committee presents Breakfast-time Movies - videos from the past Grange year (Ballroom)

8:00 A.M. Connecticut Granger Annual Meeting - Room to be announced

9:00 A.M. Opening & Introductions

Roll Call of Officers

Minutes from Previous Day’s Sessions

9:15 A.M. Memorial Service

10:15 A.M. Business Session

11:30 A.M. FFA Representative

12:00 P.M. Youth / Junior Recognition Luncheon

1:45 P.M. Installation of Officers

2:30 P.M. Business Session

3:30 P.M. Guest Speaker - Carmen Bricker  (CLEAR thinking creates success!)

5:00 P.M. Closing

7:00 P.M. Celebration Banquet  

(Members not registered/without a ticket will be permitted to attend the program following the meal)

Lecturer’s Program

Scholarships

Past Deputy Raffle

(SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE)

SESSIONS HEADQUARTERS:

HARTFORD PLAZA HOTEL - E. HARTFORD

100 East River Drive, East Hartford, CT;

Tel. (860) 528-9703

ROOM RESERVATIONS:

Should be made as soon as possible by contacting the Hartford Plaza Hotel(formerly the Sheraton-- same hotel, different name) at (860) 528-9703.  Room rates are the same as last year ($79.00 plus tax).  Please refer to the Connecticut State Grange Convention when making your reservations to receive our special room rate.

For additional information, visit the State Session section of the CT State Grange website.