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

which was referred to Auditing and FL
4 nance Committee. q ,a,i - %, r..
A By order, copies Of. the.!P Proceedings of
the National Grange and copies OF Co
operative Rules were distributed among
the members. s..45,... - i,. le'.
4 Representatives from Oranges Nos. l.,
25, go, 1913 and 1873 reported; and took
their seats. ,.i'. ,7,;Ji ~ .,cs 4E tl+-
Bro. P.,iS. Fielder, Grange agent in
Charleston, submitted verbal report of
the business of his Office, which was en-
couraging. l.ia. y :.
Resolutions relating to the Farley &
Co. agency, the election Of officers, and
the reports of committees were submitted,
and referred to the Committee on Reso-
l;lutions..Gpo, - Ii1"@fi. ]: ia tsil XII !,
+ 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: - ~. s. -.,ii ~ yi'; 49, =,
y Resolued, That the election Of officers
Fbe,made the special order for this after
moon, ab4 O'clock Adopted. iare y,
7 The Committee on Finance Teported
as folloYsct .o .i..z4sGc.. an3 .,4ir ID >.
| Resolved, That all those Oranges that
lost money by Farley & Co, Of New
york, and the payment of which was
guaranteed by the State Grange, be al
}1owed, to retain all dues to the State
Grange in their treasures, and appropri-
ate the same to the liquidation of the
claims of those members who were the
Ilvictims uf said swindle, ,land that the, rep
Eresentatives from these Oranges be al
lowed seats inthe State Grange until the
said debts be- entirely liquidated ;' and
! that the Secretary of tie State Grange be
required to place the amounts due by
said Oranges to 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 the Sec
retary of the State. Grange; Adopted,
Bro. J. A.. Mills moved that our dis
| ltinguisbed 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 a
recess until 4p. m. i3,ss 49,
The Grange resumed business at, the
| expiration Of recess, and the special order
for that hour was called for, to-wit: the
felection of officers: The Worthy Master
Iappointed Bros. Mattison,. Cox and Nc
White as; tellers, and ordered the Grange
Ito prepare their ballots for Master. The
ballots we're cast, the tellers retired and
counted the votes, and reported Bro. j.
I'M. Lipscomb, of Chappells Depot, S. c.,
had received q majority of the votes cast.
Thereupon the Worthy Master declared
Bro. j. N. .Lipscomb duly elected Master
of the State Grange Of South Carolina for
the next two ensuing years. IAN -
p The Grange were ordered to prepare
their ballots for Oyerseer. The, votes
|. were polled, the tellers retired and count
ed, and reported that no Brother had re-
ceived q 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.
1.-THE Worthy Master declared Bro, J. s.,
Richardson, ,of Sumter, S. c., duly elect,
ed OYeiseer Of the State Grange Of South
Carolina for the next two ensuing years.
a ballot was next, held for Lecturer,
which resulted in no choice. .;.Immedi-
ately' q second ballot was ordered, and, as
the result, the tellers reported that Bro.
IT. E. Tindal,, of PacksYille, Clarendon
County, 81 O., received majority of the
votes cast. y Wherelpon the, Worthy
Master declared Bro. .Tindal Lecturer. Of.
the State Grange Of South Carolina for
the next two ensuing years. = .,a,,.. ,.i.y
Z a ballot for Steward was ordered, and
the vote being, cast, the tellers retired,
counted the votes and reported that Bro.
Up. R. Brown received a majority Of the
votes cast, wherenpon the Worthy Master
Edeclared Bro. Brown, of Anderson Coun-
F,ty, duly. elected Steward of State Grange
'sof South Carolina for the two next en-
F'suiDg years. . ,:.f., ,,.s,s3;l
On motion, the special order was sus-.
pended, and made the special order for Z
O'Clock p MT. .i@as =: .,4sil,1
Address reported thst as far as their lin
! tied time would admit they had exam
|, E,ined the, same, and respectfully report in
part that so much as relate. to the super
vision of subordinate Oranges by lee
turelrs 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
ktinued, and all Oranges be encouraged to
tpatronize it. And, fourthly, that the
Central Bureau agency be re-estab ablished |;
provi;dsd, it can be made self-susta
and. especially do they recommend the
establishment of. County or Pomona
agencies. Adopted. 90
I The Executive Committee submitted
the following report: ,,@ .,s
ON. COOPERATION AND LIFE INSURANCE.
That portion 'of the Worthy Masters
address at our last annual session relating
to insurance was referred to, the Execu-
tive Committee. The subject 9being q
new one, with littletim and no reliable
source ofinformation at hand, your com.
mittee's report was ian imperfect .one.
Since that time your committee have OBJ
tanned 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 years, among the Masons and Odd
Fellows. In several of the ,Northern.and
Northwestern States there are like insti-
tutions organized by the Patrons of Hus-
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
ed FIVE hundred members; they then
adopted a scale of membership-less than
So years, SO; from 36 to As, inclusive s5; f;
from 81 to So, inclusive, So; from 56 to
81, inclusive, $15, andso on; To become a
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