The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1875-11-24
EDITORIAL ooHnEspoSpENon.
The National Or nge-- Second and
Third Day of the Session--The Sec :
rctary's report.
GAIT HOUSE, LOUISVILLE,
NoYember 10. 1879.

day and to-day, ID. W. Adams, w. NJ.
in the Chair.
The question Of dues, as eifec ting
membership, was resumed and has oc-
cupied the Grange mostly ever since.
The question involving the response
bility or extent Of responsibility Of the
State Grange for dues of Subordinate
Oranges, dead, dormant or delinquent
is one OF great intricacy and delicacy;
and its thorough consideration and |
adjudication is fully warranted by its
magnitude and importance. Texas,
and indeed, all the States are square |
in the banks, but II appears that three !
or four OF the number are behind, or
at least there is discrepancy between
the State and National Oranges, as to
/ the amount due.
In States, where, for instance, whole
counties were devastated by grass
hoppers, or other plaques, and which
were in consequence abandoned tempo. |
rarily by the population, Changers and
ALL there is quite naturally delinquen-
cy: and the question arises to what
extent is it proper to remit such dues
The same question appears in different
phases as effected by divers circum-
stances, and this with its bearing upon
the parties most directly involved, has
occupied attention to the exclusion
of most other matters up to
this tine. Yesterday evening the roll
of States was called, and number OF
petitions from State Oranges and
also, (after considerable contro-
versy) from Subordinate and Pomo
ma Oranges were presented received
and referred to appropriate committees.
On this point some were of the opinion
that only such documents should be
received as hidbeen considered and
seut up by the State Oranges.
With twenty-three thousand subordin-
ates to make suggestions,i was argued
an unwieldy mass of matter is likely to
accumulate upon the hands of the Ma.
tional State Grange. This with num-
Der of other reasons was given, why
all action intended for the National
Grange should first be presented to
the Grange. The decision or
vote was largely in favor of the fright
of petition and appeal" as applied not
only to Subordinate Oranges, but to
= the humblest member of all the num-
Der from Oregon to Florida, and from
/ Maine to the Rio Grande.
Subjoined is the Secretary's report,
, which, giving history of the Grange
for the past year, together with many
valuable suggestions, cannot fail to be
: of interest to the friends of the Order
everywhere. Only a few parts, and
d these minor interest, are omitted.
j. j. W. d.
h sRcRETARY's REPORT
V Worthy Master and Patrons;
With this session our official terms expire
When elected at Georgetown, d, Q. In 1873
is the work for the Secretary's office required
the constant attention OF my Worthy assist
p, ant and myself, aud occasionally one or tive
others were employed. During the pas
" three years the press of business has requir
T. ed us to to increase the force at one tim
to elghteeem persons mostly females. A
t, the present time but four clerks are employ
ed During the past three years we hav
snhnflinatP Oranges
,e their outfits, and issued large amount c
extra materials, such as song books, manu
IL ais tracts, &c.
THE LARGEST NUMBER
:; of Oranges supplied with outfits In any on
day has been one hundred and sixty-hv
n and the smallest is one. We have yet
see the work fall of when not one applies
ly ton will be received any day, but the coni
of Try is now well supplied with Oranges, tn
VI day cannot be far distant.
a In the history Of organizations our order
one of the greatest achievement Of model
lis times. Ancient history tells us of the Eli
of sinian Mysteries, where both ma
VI and female, old and your
,e- were admitted to membership, and Ger
ond Goddess Of Agriculture was Worship
at to whom they built costly temples, and I
al Greece focked to to join In the sacr'
MI rites.
in. 1t is the leader OF modern associations
- admitting old and young OF both sent
lie The Masonic Order consisting OF bl
lodges, chapters Communicates and 9th
IN. branches offs ganizstion, numbers twel
thousand nine hundred and thirty (l2,va
on the entire globe; the Odd Fellows nuI
on Der seven thousand and hfty-oDe lodge
he encampeents, etc, giving q total OF ninee
thousand nine hundred and eighty-ones
is the whole world. and those orders are fro
ed thirty to one hundred years old, while
4 the outside we have but eight years grow
:" and have issued twenty four thousand "
ne hundred and ninety charter, confined
the United States alone. We stand far
the lead OF any other association.
From our efforts let us hope that we IN,
IA. yet see not only the farmers and mechani
of this country, but those Of all nahona
ties, united in an equally glonous wor
=. During the three years past there have be'
llc upwards OF three thousand deputies
Int work reporting directly to our ONCE. and
-, doubt II the same amount of similar wo
'ai has ever been done with less trouble Al
ce complaint, aud TO the credit of these dep
tes ties let me say there has been
three cases Of dishonesty.
IN II Is quite reasonable that many oil u
of Oranges organized under the excitement
of last year should be weak, but our Reeor'
W at this date show only.
ini SIX HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-siX
of that have been consolidated, suspended,
- had their charters revoked since the fir
" Introduction of the Order.
State Secretaries this years report q tot
u. paying membership Of 762 263, while Il
Increase OF new Oranges for the past mon
has.been 81.
a The total amount OF moneys received
at the seeretary's Office and deposited In Il
We fiscal agency during the past three years
"a In round numbers, about three hundred al
fifty thousand dollars, exceeding the unite
u paid up capital Of all the purely agricultur
as societies IN the United States for the pa
nifty years, or In fact, since they brsi had 4
al existence. ......
10 SuMBER OF DEPUTIES,
er We have on our books twelve hundre
D. and forty seyeu deputies appointed by sta
n. Masters the present year. There have bee
!, during the past three years three thousan
y one hundred aud seventy two deputies SUI
u piled with manuals and other document
leaving IN most Of the States enough to SUI
=, ply ali the deputies, that may hereafter /
Y, Mpoinied, as well as al! new oranges TIN
y, may be organized.
n, Isuggesi that each STATE Master take a.
,d tive measures 10 reeull the bulk Of thes
:. ! gnpDltes and nj ilile them; and that IL