The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-03-08

The Secretary submitted his report,
which was referred to Auditing and FL
| nance Committee.
BY order, copies of the Proceedings of
tho National Gfaago and copies CT CO.
operative Rules were distributed among
tho members.
Representatives from Oranges Nos. l,
70, 20, 1928 and 333 reported, and took
their seats. ~,
Bro. z. S. Fielder, Grange agent in
Charleston, submitted verbal report of
the business Of his office, which was en-
couraging. M
RESOLUTIONS relating to the Farley &
Go. agency, the election of officers, and
tine reports Gf committees were submitted
and referred to the Committee on Rcso.
luti0ns. IIl
The Committee on Resolutions report
ed back two papers in their hands, on
Pomona Oranges and cooperative stores,
and asked that they be referred to COM
mittees having these special subjects un-
der their supervision. So ordered.
The same committee submitted the fol-
lowing:
Resotrcd, That the election Of, officers
be made the special order for this after.
noon. at~4 o'clock. Adopted. ~
The Committee on Finance reported
as follows:l "a a5 ..,'
Resolvcd, That all those Oranges that
lost money By Farley &c Co., of New
York, and the payment of which was
guaranteed by the State Grange, be al
lowed to retain all dues to the State
Grange in their t'easuries, and appropri-
ate the same to the liquidation of the
claims of those members who were the
victims of said swinale, and that the rep
resentatives from these Oranges be al
loved seats in tho State Grange until the
said debts be entirely liquid ;ed and
that the Secretary of the State Grange be
required to place the amounts due by
said Oranges 10 their credit quarterly.
and at each annual session of the State
Grange report the amount paid on each
claim: Provided, that all claimants de-
post satisfactory vouchers with tho Sec
retary of the State Grange, Adopted.
Bro. j. A. Mills moved that our dis
tinguished Brothers, Governor Hampton
and Lieutenant-Governor Simpson, be
invited to the privileges of the floor of
the State Grange. Adopted.
AT 2 O'Clock, p. M, the Grange took q
recess until p. III.
The Grange resumed business at the
expiration Of recess, and the special order
tor that hour was called Tor, to-wit: the
election of officers. The Worthy Master
appointed Bros. Mattison, Cox and Nc
White rs tellers, and ordered the Grange
to prepare their ballots for Master. The
ballots were cast, the tellcrs retired and
counted the votes, and reported Bro. j.
n. Lipscomb, Of Chappelps Depot, S. c.,
had received majority of the votes cast.
Thereupoa the Worthy Master declared
Bro. j. n. Lipscomb duly elected Master
OF the State Grange OF South Carolina for
the next two ensuing years.
The Grange were ordered to prepare
their ballots for Overseer. The votes
were polled, the tellers retired ..ad count
ed, and reported that no Brother had re-
ceived majority of the votes cast, and
consequently there was no election. A
second ballot was Immediately held, and
resulted, as reported by the tellers, in a
majority Of the votes being cast for Bro.
j. s. Richardson, of Sumter, whereupon
the Worth. Master declared Bro. J. S.
Richardson of Sumter, S. c., duly elect
ed Oyerseer of the Stats Grange of South
Carolina for the next two ensuing years.
A ballot was next held for Lecturer,
which resulted in no choice. Immedi-
ately second ballot was ordered, and, as
the result. the tellers reported that Bro.
J. E. Tindal, of Packsvilie, Clarendon
County, 8. c., received minority of the
votes cast. Whereupon the Worthy
Master declared Bro. Tindal Lecturer of
the State Grange of South Carolina for
the next two ensuing years.
A ballot for Steward was ordered, and
the vote being cast, the tellers retired,
counted the votes and reported that Bro.
p. R. Brown received majority of the
votes cast, whereupon the Worthy Master
declared Bro. Brown, of Anderson Coun-
ty, duly elected Steward of State Grange
of South Carolina for the two next en-
suing years.
On motion, the special order was sus-
pended, and made the special order for
o'clock p, m.
The Committee on Worthy Masters
Address reported that as far rs their linn
tied time would admit they hao exam
,ined the same, and respectfully report in
part that so much as relate to the SUPER
vision of subordinate Oranges by 1ec-
tnrers be committed to the charge of
Pomona Oranges. Secondly, that the
system OF, quarterly reports proposed by
|, the Worthy Master be adopted. Thirdly,
that our agency in Charleston be con-
tinued, and al Oranges be encouraged to
patronize it. And, fourthly, that the
Central Bureau agency be re-establ;shed /;
| provided, it can be made self-sustaining,
and especially do they recommend the
! establishment of County or Pomona
agencies. Adopted.
I The Executive Committee submitted
| the following report:
| ON COOPERATION AND LIFE INSURANCE.
That portion of the Worthy Masters
| address Mt our last annual session relating
to insurance was referred to the Execu-
| tive Committee. The subject being a
| new one, with little time and no reliable
source ofinformation At hand, your COM
mittee's report was an imperfect one.
| Since that time your committee have OBJ.
/ tainod the information that there are in
the different States many cooperative or
mutual aid associations in operation,
some of which have been in existence
many yeare, among the Masons and Odd
Fellows. In several of the Northern and
| Northwestern States there are like insti-
tutions organized by the. t-atrons oI nus-
bandry. AT Elmira, n. Y. there is one
in successful operation with about ], 100
members, and organized eighteen months
ago. They have had ten deaths, calling
for ten assessments in eighteen months.
In the Elmira society the membership
fee was three dollars until they number
4 ed five hundred members they then
adopted a scale OF membership-less than
80 yeare, 50 from SO to 45, inclusive S5
from 81 to 55, inclusive, SO; from sc to
6li inclusive, $l5, andso on. To become n
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