Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-02-26
Patrons Of Husbandry.
The State Grange.
Election of officers and Adoption
Of state Constitution.


oranges. The address Of Wor.
thy Master Maxwell was read
ordered filed, and q copy fur.
nishcd the press. Thursday The
fifth degreewas conferreduPona a
bout $50 masters, after which
the election Of officers occupied
nearly the remainder Of the day
with the following result:
DR.. w. Maxwell, of Dyer
county, Worthy Master.
J. NJ. Head, of Gallatin, Over
seer.
c. W. Charlton, ofKnoxviIle.
Lecturer.
John Lyle, of Rutherford
county, Steward.
j. w. Howell, Of Obion, As
sistant Steward.
w. G. Walker, of Hardin,
Chaplain.
James A. Harwood, of Da-
wilson, Treasurer.
DR.. j. II. Curry, ofDavidson,
Secretary.
W. A. Simpson, of Loudon,
Gatc-Keeper.
Mrs. n. S. Northington, Of
Montgomery, Ceres.
Mrs. K. G. Farrow, Of Shell
by, Pomona.
Mrs. r. H. Ogburn, Of Mont
gomery, Flora.
Mrs.L. NJ. Hawkins, Of Weak
ley, Lady Assistant Steward.
The officers were installed
Friday. The same day, a new
constitution was adopted, arti-
Gle by article, after a warm dis
-cussion. We present full sy-
nopsis:
Article /. This Grange shall
be known as Tennessee State
Grange Of Patrons Of Husband
ry.
Art. ,. The members Of the
State Grange shall be Masters
of Subordinate Oranges, anC
their wives, who are matrons
are honorary members, and shall
be eligible to Office, but not en-,
titled TO vote.
Art. ,. Representations tC
the State Grange shall be com
posed of one delegate from each
county Of the State, who shall
be Master of a subordinate
Grange, and his wife, if a mat
ron, to be chosen by ballot by
the Masters in each county on
the first Tuesday in January
each year, at such place as they
may select; each delegate sc
chosen TO be entitled to as many
votes as there are Oranges in
his county at the time OF said
election.
Art. 1. This Grange shall
hold its regular annual meetings
on the Bird Wednesday Of Feb
ruary in each year, at such place
as the Grange may elect. Spe-
cial meetings of the Grange may
be called by the written request
of the representation Of ten
counties, together with the Elk
ecutive Committee-written no.
tees of such meetings to be
given to each subordinate
Grange thirty days preceding.
or by a vote Of the Grange al
any regular meeting.
Art. 5. Fifty representatives
shall constitute a quorum fol-
the transaction of business, but
"a less number may adjourn
from day to day.
Then follow the articles pre-
seribing the duties Of the vari-
GUS officers of the Grange.
Art. Is. .AlIelections shall be
by ballot and majority vote G.
lect.
Art. Is. All committees shall
consist of rot less than three
members, and shali he appoln-
ted by the Master, unless other
wise ordered.
Art. IL declares that ut the
regular annual meeting of the
Grange three members shall tie
elected by ballot to be constitu-
ted an Executive Committee,
one of whom shall hold his Office
for three years, and one for two
years, and one for one year, their
several terms of Office to be de-
tormined by lot, and at each an
nual session thereafter there
shall be ch,9sen one member of
said committee, who shall take
,the place of the one whose term
has expired. The committee to
exercise a general supervision of
the affairs of the Order during
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