The Grange advance., 1874-02-18

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by the convention i;r publication.
After player By Rev. s. r. Crash.
'nn!ai".:J Il. Hem. ',...>t:.v Of ,l,.
State Gran ye OF Missouri. delivered :.
brief address, welcoming the National
Grange to St. Louis in the most cordial
manner and making some allusion 10 th;.
growth of the order in this State
This was responded to by VIM. Saun-
ders. chairman of the executive COM
mittee, who heartily thanked Mr. Alien
on behalf Of che order and assured thu,
gentleman that his efforts to max: tic
meeting Of the National Grange unc If
pleasure and profit were fully apprccia-
ted. y committee was t|;Hn appointed
un each Of the ID" following subjects:
finance: auditing: accounts. cooperation
and transportation, good Of the order,
and business agencies The master Of
the National Grange: D. Adams. the;,
read a lengthy address,: in which lie d.
talcu tn: operation "j' ihe order dur
in= the past year. aud which was repletc
With valuable t$uy geStions Reports
were also made by the Secretary, treas.
urer, and executive c'tt,.iittee, which
were referred to the appropriate con-
mittees. The yra,iye i IN session to-
night, but tits "{,s likely any report Of
its proceedings wiz: be Furnished.
= fhc following are the Jfficers Of th,
National Grange: -Msxtcf:.! D. w. .Nd-
ANS: 'i' Iowa; Oyer<ccr. T. Taylor, of
s"uth :Car,lina; "tTrt1Mrer, j. 4.
Ihumpsosi.' Nlinnesotr !; !S,s,card, A: r..
| Vaughn, Of Mississippi; Asst Ste,cc;a,,,'|,
G: 'W.''Thompson:: Of New Jerssy;
Chaplain, Rev. A. b Crash, Of Wash
ington City; Treasurer, J. NJ: Mellow
ell,: New York; Secreto,y, o. H. 'Kel-
icy. Washington City; Gote Kcrp,.. O.
Dinwiddie: Indiana Ceres, DIV.
Adams, Iowa. I'onto".. Mrs. @. T.:
Kelley, Washington; Flora: Mrs. j.
G: Abbott. Iowa: Ludy asst Stewa,M.
Miss g. A.: Hall, Washing eton City i;
E@@recmtire r1mmittee, VIM. Saunders.
Washington City. D. Aiker: South Car
olina, +. 3. Starkland, Iowa.
There urc number If State agents
here whoare consulting in regard to
the Interests OF the Grange in materi
al point of view, especially in respect
to the cooperative system of buying
and selling now in vogue, and in the
several States. These proceedings are
all private.
Sr. Louis, Feb. 5.-The National
Grange held /. briet session this morn
ing, and the different committees have
been busily engaged this afternoon on
the various sub bjects assigned to them.
Nothing at writing (8p NJ has been
been given out for publication by
the committee having that matter in
charge, and it is understood nothing
will be furnished tonight.
ST. Louis, Feb 5.-The National
Grange tonight appropriated $4,000
to the State Grange of Iowa in consid-
Grafton Of the great expense incurred
by that Grange in relieving the wants
OF their distressed brethren in north
western Iowa, an appropriation Of ST.
900 to Minnesota, and $3.50 to Dakota
was also made. - lbs $40.
ST. Lou1s, Feb. 6.-The National
Grange held two sessions today. The
following is an official abstract Of the
proceedings by telegraph received from
Secretary Coffin, Of the State Grange, Of
Missouri, stating that there are / 500
subordinate Oranges in this State. The
committee on good Of the order made a
partial report, one Of the points Of which
|tis that the constitutions and by laws Of
the National Grange be printed il, all
such language as may be directed BY the
executive committee 8sa -
\ call Of States was then made to give
each a.! an an opportunity to present what
business he wished to have acted UPON.
Master Gridley, of Iowa, presented.
suggestions regarding the business Of
Ethe organization, and made 4 statement
regarding contract for the Werner
Harvester 4 for Iowa and Other. States,
and also an arrangement entered into
by the executive committee of Iowa for.
8 seeder which will also SOW cotton. seed
This was referred To- the xecutiiye CON-
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