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

tettalM bright 'anuclpa patfons'Iof tne eiuture'
I Eant tEo little. else than bring. the, ,atten-
,tioh oEthe Grange to. this important sub
iee& But ] do 80 with an ,earnesthess that,
coaidl it,be shared. by Patrons throughout
ths State, would prove mighty. .leperlin
.re99iving the Oranges, and restoringlthe
Y6htea prosperity of our Impoverished
StXteg1S.S ....~............,...,,, = .st'J2 va
tEt 4his session you will alter or'amend,
adopt 8f reject. the Bylaws published
,by iths Master. and Executive COMMITTEES.
Whilst I.appre7e their publication feel
asssiirgdg Article s. should be amended go
as 10 leave the place of holdingfour AN.
.nnM session to be selected by the Grange
titssi S6id, in their failure to. decide, TO
.reaaire' tie Executive. Committee tose-
LETT Tie, place, and give. the necessary
'pdblieitS before the succeeding annual
4 AT our last session a brother was ac-
cused off osfsa assisting parties who had not
takena four degrees I'M gaining access To
dur haff- during the meeting of the State
Granfe.l This matter was by resolution
submitted to a.coninasttsea for investiga-
ton. The report oftthat icoftmitteeiis lis
herewith presented. During the past
fall oshef Charges of safs serious mature
were preferred againss this same brother
by an adjacent Gsahge, which Il have
thought should be submitted for your
.considefation. therefore herewith
present them for. yeur action. I;t1le5 10.
Il also submit for your determination
one or two eases iofi complaints from
Changes, against infringements. by ada
'ceAS dfanges upon their territerialrights.
.TRese Questions conldreasily lhayeibeen
settled dfby the Master, but with theuhope
that action npoh >thefhs by'sthez State
Grange might prevent similar ;recutrenl
ces,, I7have thought properite lay them
before you at this sessioa!iii .!pni ,9Si:'ss
Z at tie session of the National Grange,
Held IN louisville in November, 1875,
seyeraf amendments to our Constitution
were submitted for ratification Or rejection
by the several State Oranges, and the
fSte of one of these amendments has Just
Heeh decided 1t was proposed to amend
Att: feHec. 2, so asto give oteaeh Sub
ordinate Grange the; p6Fefo to regulate
the dies and fees. paid Finto. the, State
I Grange treasury. This amendment hay-
Ing been adopted yyour atteationtis called
tbttheiarticle as. amended. that you may
decide neither aa,y;echaage should be
made iitthe payment df d1esby:she Sub
ordinatS Oranges fSouth Carolina. 'iwc
se ns ss,son sspee1sd u and od,sas .abStssd ted
ssnrts ue ado1s anesdnsns e ns sa
our Substitution. The first amendment
prose0osrss, {, tt6eeaHow foustfE degree members
70 ihbsesnie Ysieiblect ietkeihigher de-
grees. TReBepon6 amendment proposes
to reducesxhe lExeeuti4e COMMITTEES iof
the, National Grangsl three msmbefsl
ahd Master 81 thss as' ;, 7 NatI,nal
uias Committee. rhef rdiptoposes to
require the. National Grange 10 meet
HenniallY instead of anhually. I2And the
fourth. pr6poses ITO iaaElS ordinate
Oranges toelect ID treptesehtatige toi the
Stase Grange inIthBi eFent the Master is
sstsns i s,ppsb psasbee ,i{e sS9s g.
and your action is teqnired upon Them: %
MY Term of SERVICE as maste OF tns
Stag I4@ge Iay k4p1tef sahq aEtnl:s
session you viii be required by the con-
stihitionito Alect mvsnccessor. i cannon
yacate this position without returning 70
the egethetheod n thfognousthe state my
st,sis Hs ahsSS st sbpNn ne Sh aif ocsa.
sions W by individual Patrons and our Sub
ordinate Oranges: I. Appeals from nv
rulings have never been intimated, and a
fratAfnal c6mpliance has on all occasions
besssnrf aty5,aIdsd 81 me-, me- This reflection has
ehdeared t6s order II, me- and the more
Il have worked for 10 the more has it COM
mended itself tomy,adniration and love.
asai II for iv its perfnanensyI ap and
wifi never gg6nnclude tfIat tie Order Of the
Pattons of Husbandry. has fulfilled. its
mission in South Carolina, until it shall