Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1878-05-02
POMONA GRANGE.

tAddreSS delivered by Leonard Rhonc,
April 10 lS7S.l
FELLOW PATRONS OF TIE CEN
TIRE COUNTY POMONA GRANGE, p.
OF H.: 1t is with pleasure that
am able to report to you that the
first quarter of the year has been
marked with satisfactory progress
of the Order of Patrons of Husband
ry in our county.
The public meetings held were
large and enthusiastic, and have
been followed by a revival of inter
est in TIE Grange by the acQuiSi-
tion of new members and infuSing
new energy into the elder ones. AS
far as Team learn there is better
attendance OF the meetings nearly
all over the county.
l have not yet been able to visit
all the Oranges but will do SO
during the next quarter, if possible.
This is tie most arduous duty of
all, and 4 severe tax upon my time.
L trust, therefore, that those Grang-
''es'that | have not been able to visit
.,.yst, Gill be lenient towards me for
the negligence. Be assured any
''time that you need my special servi-
>ces, 1 shall wait upon you at any
s6tj tiice.
.Tlie Grange needs still to be better
understood by the members, as we'll
.as those outside of our gates, to be
aaarreciated. We need all the Piol-
tlet2, the Smellies, the Whiteheads,
athc Downings, and a score of them,
4--tc c;nstruct the public in the great
ppfineiples of the Grange but even
-'ell these will not quite fill the bill.
They can not go into every subor.
-sdinate Grange and help to do the
ework that should be done.
The subordinate Oranges must do
: this individual, or local, work among
themselves-theym must be willing to
look co their own members. Papers
should be received, and lectures de-
livered, at almost every meeting Of
the subordinate Oranges. Do not
think that you haven't any one cap
able among yourselves to do this
hcy q Of ,-hE %
home in your own Grange, if you
but honor them by asking and in
sisting on them to do so. This is
what the Grange is here for-to give
the farmer and his family an oppor-
tunity for social aud intellectual cul-
ture. Will you dishouor the farm
ing class hy saying that they are not
capable of speaking and writing for
themselves ? The professional class
has thousand opportunities to the
farming classes one. Do not throw
this one away by mere seifshEess,-
be willing to aid and hold by tie
hand your brother and sister in tax
ing their first timid step, child like,
to walk in the intellectual world,
This saying, that he can't and she
can't speak Or write is all mere can't,
selfshness ard low prejudice. Let
us be willing TO take a step upwards
and above, out Of the mire of mere
prejudice against our neighbor, and
work hand in hand in elevating and
Lonoring bin, and being honoEed
until our class will he looked to :as
the best in our land.
Fellow Patrons, this is subject 50
broad and of such vital Importance
to our Order that it should be more
fully considered and discussed but
owing to other matters that it Is my
duty to present to the Grange,
must leave it to you to consider.
trust that the worthy Lecturer at
some time will speak at length be-
fore the county Grange upon this
IulpOl tdllG SuUJcCts
Another matter that should re-
ceiue the consideration Of every sub
ordinate Grange is the securing Of a |
proper place of meeting. 1t is bat
poor Grange economy to !old our
meetings in buildings that have been
rejected as unfit for the tenements
man. 1t is contrary to the teaching
of our RItuel. The plea of poverty
is but poor excuse. The fees aud
dues of well organized subordinate |
Grange are sufficient to rent a de-
cent hall, or if none can be rented,
six or eight hundred dollars with
gratuitouS labor that members can
do. will erect ine two story hall in
any country town or village. Do |
pot say you can't. You can build
or rent Masonic or Odd Fellows !
halls, churches, grade rail roads,
and can do almost any thing that |
you make up your minds to do.
You can just as easily build a
Grange hall settle down with the |
discrimination 10 stay, put down your