Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-02-21

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55Ias been 2 year, . year III Heaven.
iSttsste Coo olidSc, IN the Independent
fbs grangsrs.
address OF the aIaSisr Of :he state
Strange, Delivered at the La,e
anaual Meeting in Columbia.
1shhs Worthy Master read his annu-
address which is as follows:
PArseNs Those Of you who were
AZ the last session of the State Gran,
win recollect that the reports of the
Worthy Master, Secretary and Treas
sss,es gave q very gloomy aspect as Il.
cllf condition. both 6nancislly.and IS
g the working Of the order It al
lords me great pleasureto inform sl.a
u very decided ehapge IN the {
laneial condition of the order .ana &c
congratulate you upon it. 1t was
supposed that this State Grange Wa
heavily in arrears for dues to the Ma
tional Grange and totally unable o
paS ont / at once put the Worthy
Secretary and Treasurer to wo,k to
overhaul the reports. accounts AID
settlements had BY the former secse
tary since 1874, with the view Of g..t-
ting the full benefit of the rebate al
lowed by The National Grange uIan
al the Oranges thatshonld have be. n
marked d., R.. S:or D., on the On r
teriy reports, and upon which the
Worthy Treasurer of the Natio, al
Grange assessed the dues. This re-
guired great labor, intense applica-
ton, and that long continued: bot ]
found the highly Efficient officers yer
had chosen as Secretary and Tres
llrer fally adequate to The task, vii
ing and Jealous in the work, for which
ffeeli it my duty to give, them my
highest commendation and ask yeu
70 add yours.
sts 81 this labor has entire
60 lsl d us from any Indebtedness
- sssonal Grange, and put orr
treasury although notfull, in sound
and healthy condition. There was a
long delay in getting the books te.
longing to the Seeretary's Office trar s.
feved from the old to the new Secre-
tary, which greatly retarded and EN-
barrassed both the new Secretary and
myself in efficiently performing The
daties Of our respective Offices spc
snssering the numerous calls upon
US for aid and information. There
has not yet been a final or formal set
element The accounts fthe Worthy
Past Secretary. Brother William Hooc
with the Treasurer. he rendered b
receipt for what he claims was q bal
aacs due him on salary, amounting
F TO $98.lo, aud asking the Treasurer
to give him receipt in full. This
Treasurer Aiken referred to nae ano
declined to approve. and it is nov
for the Grange to take charge OF
and fairly adjudicate the whole mat.
tsr.
In accordance With the action hat
at the last session to establish Pom
NJ Oranges, ! have used my utmos
endeavors to establish one in eaci
county, and have succeeded far b
yond my most aenguine expectatiot
e Most Of the counties OF the. State 6
now under the Pomona system,
many deriving great benefit fgom
I most earnestly urge oPon yod II
importance-of perfecting. .Ee Ponol
system, BY making such c aaiigSes &lH-
sions as the experiences * yer
nenhera have found requisite a,
beneficial. In some cases. under
pressure Of peculiar eireos oslstaness,
found that entire failufe would ea
sue from punctilious adhsrencs 6.
tschnical rules and provisions, soa -.
.s,.ica cases I have assumed tbe Is
aponsib.lity Of partially disFeaa;iiis.
with mere forms, When tooald DO =
and not violate imperative law or
fundamental principles.
While the order has in this Stat
a. in all others, asfar as | am intofa
ell, decreased in numbers. it aas iDi
proved in the standard OF member
ship, By improving al those Who has, ha,5
any zsal, and got rid of many whe
ioined from curiosity or selfish motives
and were disappointed IN their exag
gsrated zpectationa.
In accordance with your resolution
Of last session, 9 : Summer Meeting
was held at Anderson court house,
which was deeply interesting and
highly beneficial to Patrons and the
order-aud also to those !" Withouf
tas gates and e the publjc general
IL Essays Of high order were read
and discussions had npon n, nnang sub
acs iii ulsuaal nature, and
aBAsrs upon quastioas Of public poll
Ias aGH5sct Of tiiesa essays and
eisssioas are to be seen IN many
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