The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-08-21
From the Crystal Springs Monitor.
Proceedings Of the Convention
OF (sraDges.

meeting of the delegates from the diff
ferent Oranges was held at the Masonic
Hall in naZlehurst, Saturday, August o.
1873, where about one hundred male and
some twenty female delegates were assem-
bled. The meeting was called 10 order nv
Special Deputy Bro. w. j. Rea. who intro
duced Bro. r. @. Wall to the assembly.
Bro Wall. in a well written and spirited
address, explained TO the large and general
audience of planters aud citizens the OH
ject1, aims and duties of the order The
Worthy Master Of HazlehHrst Grange No.
", Bro. A. L. Barry, then requested All but
members of the order TO retire. and opened
the Grange in the Fourth Degree. when the
Grange resolved itself into Convention.
Bro. A. i. Barry was elected President and
Bro. l.. o. Bridwell, of Beauregard Crane
was selected a Secretary. n
The Oranges of the State were then
called, and the Committee on Credentials
reported the following Oranges with their
representatives present as delegates:
Capitol Grange Kinds county-I. f
Chiles, i; F. Afford; Central Grange, Kinds
c0unty-John Lusk; Dry Grove Grange.
Kinds county-W' T.. Barnes; Terry
Grange. Kinds county-D. Nicholson; Le-
banon Grange, Kinds cOuntv-U ID. Gibbs
+. A. Noble; Hazlehurst Grange, Copiah
cnunty-Oeorge Rea; Long Creek Grange,
CopIah couuty-W. Sumrall Bcauregard
Grange Copiah county,. o. 'Bridwell, ID.
". - 1lIotson Crystal Springs Grange,
IL IL
Pine Bluff Grange, Copiah county-Geo.
Ellis D. Hodges; Hopewell Grange, Co
pan connty-A. ID. Stay, j. ID. Johnston
he 6eh9ooth Grange, Copiah county,. s.
6 eessley' II. Z. Bufkin; f. w. Adams
Little; Antioch Grange, Copiah county-B.
-. pay u. F. Cranberry; Bethel Grange,
Coplah-J. b. Middleton, VIM lizard Quit
man orange, Copiah cOunty-A rch. Steele
e. %. Alien White Sand Grange. Copiah
NaNNr 20 D.. Il
Claiborne county-S. 5. Starnes; Peytona
Grange Claiborne county-T j. ABBY.
Z loWer Hill Grange, Claiborne county-M
p. Montgomery, II. Roberts,: Central
Sta9 madison eounty-T. j. Smith, Vaniz;
v montgomery Grange Madison county-L.
E. Montgomery, w. Yellowly; Brandon
orange, Rankin county-A. j. Frantz j. IL
Golfer; Harrisville Grange. Simpson county
-. 1. Rodgers, j. j. Hilton; Concord
= range nR lawrence county-R. G. Hilmrd,
a. rage Ihere were many other delegates
present. put those named were selected to
icL Tor their respective GranQes
Inc president then called on DR. T. p.
Lockwood 70 state the aims and objects OF
Iolvit in few pertinent remarks exDlained
ne OBJECTS of the order. The President
ina Bro. L. j. Catchings, also put before the
briefly the aims of the Order
COMMITTEES on Business-Bros. Roberts.
I Ie' Ellis, l.. F. Montgomery, Wall and
AiIoru' During the absence Of the com
nItIee spirited discussions on subjects IN
erestlng TO the Order were kept up. The
ommittee returned about / O'Clock bnt
'elore receiving their report recess was
aken TO enjoy the Matrons' and Husband
mems feast. An impromptu table the fnII |
ength or the hall was speedily arranged
Ehere the lady Patrons spread such FEAST
$ Is seldom SEEN 'Nese
AT ~ O'Clock the President called the
onsentlon to order, when the following re-
''s' " the committee was received and |