Ed Luttrell, Past Oregon
State Master and present National Grange
Leadership/Membership Director, was elected to the office of
National Grange Master Thursday, November 15, 2007 at the
National Grange Convention. Jimmy Gentry, Master of the
North Carolina State Grange was elected as National
Overseer. Elected to fill open seats on the Executive
Committee were Phil Prelli, Past Master of Connecticut State
Grange and their present Secretary of Agriculture and
Franklin "Pete" Pompper, Master of New Jersey State Grange.
These four newly elected National officers will join Marty
Billquist of Montana and Betsy Huber of Pennsylvania on the
National Grange Executive Committee.
In addition to electing a
full slate of officers, National Grange delegates will take
action on the more than 200 resolutions presented this year
from the various state sessions.
The 141st National Grange Convention runs November 13-17 and
is being held at John Ascuaga's Nugget Hotel and Casino in
Reno/Sparks, Nevada.