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

It buyt=gS fsE eRHlr gud selling et cost or
undertaking tho mercantile establish
nleats' Of the. country! 4 But It. is simply
entering tlIe ifesdo Of competition With
the mefeaiitile fraternity, Ind dividing
the profits of trade among the purchasers.
II any half dozen Granges in any county
In The State were TO establish a co-opcrt-
tive store upon this principle. and buy
ara self for cash; the customers Of the
store would soon discover the necessity
Of mofe rigid economy at home; they
would disco d many of their innumerable
wants, most of which are imaginary at
best, and, by reducing thei- habits of life
to degree of consumption based solely
upon q, cash system, they would, at an
| early day, forget the hesh-pots Of the
past, the poverty of the present, and en-
teftain bright antcipations for the future.
l can DO little else than bring the atten-
? tioIi Of the Grange to this important SUBJ
ject, but ] do so with an earnestness that.
could itbe shared by Patrons throughout
! the State. would prove mighty lever in
reyiving the Oranges, and restoring the
T6hted prosperity of our impoverished
NJ This session you will alter or amend,
adopt or reject, the Bylaws published
BY the Master and Executive Committee.
Whilst I approve their publication, feel
assured Article should be amended so
as to leave the place of holding our an
nral session to be selected by the Grange
| itself, and, in their failure to decide, to
require the Executive Committee to Sc
lect the place, and give the necessary
publicity before the succeeding annual
| session. - .
At onr last session brother was ac-
cused of assisting parties who had not
taken four degrees in gaining access 70
our hall during the meeting Of the State
Grange. This matter was by resolution
submitted to committee for investiga-
tion. The report of that committee ia
herewith presented. During the past
fall otber Charges of serious nature
were preferred against this same brother
by an adjacent Grange, which / have
thought, should be submitted for your
consideration. therefore herewith
present them for yeur action.
also submit for your determination
one or two casea of complaints from
Oranges against infringements by ada
cent Oranges upon their territorial rights.
settled by the Master, but with the hope.
| that action upon them by, she> State
Gtange might prevent similar recurren-
ces, I'have thought proper to lay them
before you at this session. ..,ii a.
At The session of the National Grange.
held in Louisville in November, 1875.
several amendments to our Constitution
were submitted for Tatificatic. or rejection
by the several State Oranges, and the
| fate of one of these amendments has lust
been decided. It was proposed to amend
Art. 2, Sec. 2, so as to give TO each Sub
ordinate Grange the power TO regulate
the dues and fees paid into the State
Grange treasury. This amendment nav
ing been adopted, your attention is called
to the article as amended, that you may
decide whether any change should be
| made in the payment of dues by. the Sub
| ordinate Oranges Of South Carolina. i7s'
At its recent session in Chicago, the
NatioEal Grange approved and submitted
| for ratification or rejection by the State
Oranges four additional amendments to
our Constitution. The first amendment
| PROPOSES t69aliow fourth, degree members
| to become eligible TO a!t'the higher de-
| gree5. The ses0nc amendment proposes
| to reduce the Executive Committee Of
the National Grange to three members.
and makes the Master of the National
Grange member "a. 'oBicio Of the Exec
utive Committee. The third proposes to
require the National Grange to meet
biennially instead of annually. And she
fourth pEopoaes Ito ssiilow Subordinate
Oranges to elect d Representative to the
Slate Grange in tho :eSent the Master is
unable to attend A printed copy or
| these amendments ia Herewith submitted.
and your action is required upon them.
4 MY term Of 'aervice as Muster of this
lIStaSe IGEepge shes AYpiged tasd at3this
session you win be required by the con-
stitntion to elect my ysuccessor. cannot
,vacate this position without returning to
I,the brotherhood thr0ghOut 4he State my
tsincerest thanks for that uniform defer
tience' that has been shown me on ali occa:
lsions by individual Patrons and our Sub
ordinate Oranges. Appeals from my
rulings have never been intimated, and q
i,frasSrnal compliance has ON all occasions
been awarded, me, This reflection has
l,endeared the order to me, and the more
| i have worked for it the more has it COM
| menaed itself to my admiration and love.
| liIn fhe future, as inithe past, I expect to
| cultivate p zeal for rita pertnanency, and
| viii never conclude that the Order of tho
Patrons of Husbandry has fulfilled its
mission in South Carolina until it shall
have enrolled among its members ma
jprity of tho farmers of our State. -r
| The Executive Committed submitted
their report, which was also referred to a
committee.
! The Treasurer submitted his report,
which was also referred.
| The Worthy Master announced the
| following committees:
| Committee on w. Masters Address
Bros. w. w. Russell, P. II. Adams, B.
! ,FSs%l{SSSstts oaIESatdtisss sI Committees Sna
| gRSpYrt IS is $,I;.s gs PSttffsens J.T r.
Committee on Resolutions-Prcs. J. A.
/ Sigh, j. r. e;oiealar, George hcCutchen.
| Committee On Fihdnee and Auditing
1 Bros. J. s. Hair, J. II. Huffman, B. H.
| massey.
! Committee on Order of Business Bros.
!; n. Lipscse,mFb, John ,Ilstto9, Blrssttto9n, G. M.
| Bro, WSs 6b1EE moyed that a Committee
I On unfinished business be appointed.
! Adopted. Whereuponj the Worthy
| i. Love, s. b. McWhite a 81.
On motion, all resolutions were re-
1eIred s toHPBrPpFi4te eQHPql@itteeg WITHOUT
] Bro. Lipscomb submitted saries OF
4 4 rrcn the organization of Po-
1 mona Grange, which We're referred to the
i Committee on Resolutions.
! On motion, the Gfangs a5journed un-
I'll 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.
| WIN. HOOD, Secretary.