The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-02-13
The committee on business respectfully

The committee on business respectful.
beg le.ye to recommend to the Stat
Grange the following hours of meeting
ard recess: Morning sessions from 8
| m. to 12S p. m. Recess from 1890 p. IN
to p. m. Evening session from P. m
to hour of adjournment.
Bro. E., L.. Roche offered the following
which was adopted:
RcsoEred, That the kind invitation from
the Town Council of Chester, to hold
summer meeting in that town, be accep
ted, and the thsnks of this Grange b
returned for the same, and that the mat
Ter be referred to executive committee o
| the State Grange and that of the Statt
Agricultural and Mechanical Society u
fix the time.
Bro. J. N. Parrott introduced the fol
lowing, which was adopted: .
Resofoed, That committee Of five bt
appointed by the W. NJ. for the purpose
Of deyising some plan to reduce the rates
of storage and insurance charged on cot
ton consigned to Charleston.
The w. NJ. appointed the following
committee: J. N. Parrott, L. B. Stephen
son, A. B. Rose, D. z. Norris, A. N. AT
kinson.
WEDNESDAYS SESSION.
Pursuant to adjournment, the State
Grange met at z o'ciack last evening, ano
was opened in the fourth degree by the
w. M. The minutes were read and, aftel
correction, Were adopted. :.
The roll of the Grange being again
called, the following additional delegate:
reported: r. w. Simpson, B. A. King
]. B. Breland, G. r. Trotter, r. 0. Hairs,
ton, ]. w. Bradley, James McC Cutchen
B. G. Price, A. T. West, J. G. Blue.
An ipgitation from the secretary and
treasurer of the Charleston Bagging Fac.
tory Company, to visit the factory waa
accepted.
The special order for p. m. vas then
called, and the Grange entered upon an
election for officers, with the following
result:
]. N. Lipscomb, W. NJ, Newberry.
A. B. Rose, w. o., Charleston.
w. w. Russell, w. L., Anderson.
Vim. Quirk, Steward, Darlington.
a. P. West, A. S., Edgefeld.
RID. Perry, Chaplain, Williamsburg.
a. NJ. Aiken, Treasurer, Abbeville.
T. w. Holloway, Secretary, Newberry,
J. N. Parrott, G. z, Darlington.
Mrs. R. D, Perry, Ceres, Williamsburg,
Mrs. E. L. Roche, Pomona, Charleston,
Miss L. L. Wiley, Flora, Chester.
Mrs. r. A. Love, L. A. S., Chester.
Executive Committee Bratton,
Fairfield; E. L.. Roche, Charleston; ].
w. Norris, Anderson. y
On motion Of Bro. B. B. McWbite the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted by arising vote:
Resoired, That the unanimous thanks
of the State Grange be returned to Ash
ley Grange No. 4 for the pleasant, inter.
esting and entertaining excursion around
the rharbor the past day on board the
steamer Sappho, also to the officers Of
the said steamer for tho courtesy and the
efforts made to add to the pleasures oi
the trip.
The committee on the good Of the order
submitted the following report, which was
received as information and made the
special order for the second day of the
next annual meeting ofthe State Grange
The; COMMITTEES on the good OF the Or.
der met and took into consideration the
condition of the Order in this State, and,
after mature deliberation, present the
following suggestions:
l. That the Master of the State Grange
shall be salaried officer, and shall mot
be at the same time the incumbent OF
any political Office in the State or the
United States. 80
2. That it shall be the duty of the
Master, with the assistance and cid oi
any of the officers of the State Grange
whom be shall select, to visit once year
every county or district Of the State, and
especially such as are lukewarm or igno-
rant as to the Order, and instruct them.
3! That the meetings of the State
Grange shall be hereafter held alternate
ly in Greenville or Spartanburg, Colum.
biz and Charleston, and shall be held fol
one week.
3. That the first days Of such meetings
shall be devoted to an exhibition Of agri-
cultural products, domestic manufactures
and live stock, open to all members Of
the Order throughout the State and the
United States, but confined to them ex-
clusiyely, and that the State Grange shall
award such medals, certificates or awards
as they may deem expeiient or able to
afford.
s. That there shall be appointed indi.
viduals, in the discretion Of the Master
to address the Grange on specific subjects
of general interest at each meeting Of the
State Grange. !.
Q. That after this the ordinary legisla.
tive business of the Order shall be en-.
tered on and continued to end of weel
until completion.
BENZ. ALLsToN,
r, r STFpuENsON