Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-03-25
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many inquiries are made IN relation to
the organization of subordinate Oranges,
how to take the initiatory steps aud
how to proceed thereafter, that the fol-
lowing is given for the information of
all inquirers upon the subject:
First Step.-Learn the address of
the Deputy for your county. aud send
to him for copy of the Constitution,
which is furnished free. If you do not
Know the address of the Deputy, send
either to the Secretary or the Master of
the State Grange.
Second Step.-Having read the Con-
stitutiOn carefully, if you are eligible
to charter membership, send to the
peputy of your county for the "organi
cation papers, They will te furnished
without cost. If your county has no
Deputy, send to the Secretary OF Mas
ter of the State Grange.
Third Step.-Having received the
papers. read them carefully and un-
cerstasd that none of the requirements
lad down can be varied from. Also,
particularly y bear in mind that not less
than nine men and four women are me-
cessary to organization but that it is
better for the Grange to have the full
number-20 men and 10 women. Then
secure the number required as soon as
possible, taking care to receive the
names of good men and women. With
an organization numbering nearly two
million of our best people, it will not
do now to take any all who offer tfem-
selves for the sake Of having a subor-
dIpste Grange organized two or three
days sooner than it oiherwise would be.
Fourth Step.-Having obtained the
necessary number, send the list on to
the Deputy, stating the time you have
agreed upon to meet and await his ar
rival also, the best route for him to
take to reach THE place of meeting, if
any from 4 railroad If the Deputy,
on account of previous engagements,
cannot meet with you at the time fixed,
it IS his duty to so inform you at once,
and to name a time that will best suit.
Fifth Step.--While awaiting the ar
rival of the Deputy, a preliminary
meeting might be had to fix upon time
aud place of regular meeting, and to
agree upon name for the Grange
There should generally be a first aud
second choice of rame, as the first
choice may be the name Of some Grange
already organized. There should be
no election IF officers until after organ
izailon by the Deputy, for the reason
ihat some of the so-termed subordinate
officers have very important duties to
discharge, which are made known only
after organization.
Sixth Step Every person whose
name Is enrolled ought TO be present At
the time fixed for organization. II
called upon, the Deputy can give nine
of the leading objects of the organ'za-
tion as an iptroductory-tD the social
aud educational (2l benevolent; t3l
economical a. friendly intercourse
and discussion; ~ the cash system
(6J co operation ca unity Isl anti
litigation 49, anti monopoly, anti-ex-
,ortion aud anti corruption. IDepaties
see page 4, FARMER's FRIEND Of Jan
nary 81, 1871 These can be con
densed into four short paragraphs-lst,
%, Sth and 9th, with mere reference
TO the others.
Seventh Step.-Organization when
all further information can be bad from
the Deputy, or through the regular
channels, which are thrown open for the
first time by this seventh step.
Deputy for Dauphin, Perry, Snyder and
Juniata counties, H. {. DEAMISG, Harris
burg. Pa.