The Grange advance., 1873-12-31
Annual Meeting OF the State Grange OF
Minnesota.

OFFICIAL REpoRT.BY Sec. VIM. PA1sT.
FAR1BAULT, Dec. Is, '73.
State Grange opened at l P. NJ.
Geo. I. Parsons, Master, read his annual
report.
The next busin IS in order was a
motion duly seconded that a committee
of three be appointed to revise con-
stitution, amended to five and carried
The following Masters appointed: J.
O. Milne, J. T. Daniels, J. G. Cooper,
T. T. Smith, and Bro Partridge.
Moved and seconded that the Worthy
Masters address be referred to a COM
mittev Of three: A. l. Murphy, G. p.
Nichols, and Bro. Harrington, Com
mittee.
Moved and seconded that commit
tee Of three be appointed on order
Of business Bros. Hayes: Perkins,
dAO IIoN AK Dhl WI.
Sec'y VIM. Paist then read his re
port; accepted by the Grange, and re-
ferred to Finance Committee.
Lorenzo Hoyt, Treasurer, read his
annual report; accepted and referred
to Committee on Finance.
Moved and seconded that Brothers
and Sisters Of subordinate Oranges be
invited to seats in the meeting; carried.
Members in attendance having 10
representation shall be allowed voice
without vote.
Roll being called, there were found
to be 800 Masters present.
Sec'y VIM. Paist then spoke as fol-
lows: Worthy Master, officers and
members of the State Grange Of Min
nesota, have the honor to make the
fifth annual report. Our last annual
meeting was held in February, 1872.
This meeting being held in December,
1873, gives us but three-quarters in
this year.
Last year reported one hundred and
twenty-four Oranges now [ can re-
port four hundred; nearly all are in
successful operation: and this number
will be doubled during the coming
year. The same prosperity has follow
ed the Order throughout the United
States, as the weekly report of the
Secretary of the National Grange will
show. The correspondence and busi-
ness of the State Grange has tripled
since my last report, compelling me,
with the advice Of the Master and old.
er members Of the Order, to employ a
clerk. I have kept a large and COM
Portable Office, with large files Of agri-
cultural papers for the benefit of mem
bers Of the Order visiting St. Paul.
There are many questions Of import
ance to come before you at this meet
ing, and our Worthy Master will bring
them up and make suitable and appro-
pirate recommendations for the good of
the Order, hence I will only report our
financial status.
The receipts for dues since last report
to me have been $712.4O, all Of which
has been paid to the Treasurer. In ad-
dition, $436 OF, was credited to Oranges
for mileage at our last annual meeting.
The total receipts, as will be seen by
our Treasurer's report, are $2759.71.
The total orders drawn on Treas
urer are $1549.83. Due National
Grange for first and second quarters
$307.75, leaving a balance in Treas
urer's hands of $902.13. The State
Grange has on hand property consist
ing Of stationary, books, &C., amount
ing to $4,000.
Meeting adjourned until 9 o'clock A.
NJ, Wednesday morning.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. II. j,
Grange opened. Minutes Of Tues
days meeting read.
Moved and seconded that Bro. J. S.
Denman be called upon to make his re-
port; not being present, meeting pro-
ceeded to other business.