The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-29

GRAND MASTERS ADDRESS
To the Patrons Of Husbandry OF
North Carolina.

of recognizing and building up oul
Order was imposed on the Master. Id
order that he might the more eflclent
ly accomplish this object, 1t was re
ouired Of him that he canvass the
State. and that such means might from
time to time be adopted as clrcum-
stances would seem most to demand
Full power was delegated him to use
his discretion in perfecting the plan OF
operations. 1 accordingly entered the
field about the first of March, and after
irving several methods that did not
prove altogether satisfactory, ! have
adopted the following programme Tor
the present:
Nv attention until the first of July
will be given chiefly to the revival OF
the dormant, and to the Strengthening
of the weak Oranges. l shall address
the public at the courts and at other
appointed places in each county.
My time is limited and the field be-
ing large, the work cannot be, by me,
completed. The former members OF
the Order, and the friends of our u
must lend their kind assistance and CO.
operation.
do hereby appoint the last Master
of each dormant Grange, a Special
Deputy, to work up and revive his par
ticular Grange. If a new Grange de-
sires to be organized, a Deputy will be
appointed for this purpose. The State
Grange has RENTED the past dues
against all dormant Oranges, and also
the monthly dues against the individ-
ual members thereof; and it now fra
~ternally asks of those who have once
been with us that they come back
again, and reorganize under their old
charter, and 60 to work, as if no gap
had ever occurred in their operations,
or reports. When organized the Mas
ter will at once report to the Master
AMI Secretary of the State Grange.
The Master will send you the annual
word, with such other instructions as
you may require; and the Secretary
will send you the necessary blanks, &c.
In consultation with the Executive
Committee, the following terms of re-
union have been agreed on: Each for
mer male member is to pay the sum Of
fifty cents toward the Masters and
Deputy's fupd. OF the amount SO col
lected from those who come in at the
organization, one half is to be forward
ed direct to the Master of the State
Grange, and the other half goes to the
Subordinate Master, or Deputy, who
works up the Grange. After the Or
ganization, all old male members who
apply to join, are required to pay a like
amount, and sum collected from such
is sent to the Secretary of the State
Grange along with the Quarterly dues.
Former members of any dormant
Grange may unite with those of any
other Grange either before, or after,
organization without any demit, or
other formality save the consent of the
new organization. Ladies who for
merly belonged to the Order are not
required to pay any assessment for re-
After organization all applications
membership, either from old men,
bers or from new applicants, must be
subjected to a ballot; and new men,
bers must comply with the terms as
prescribed in Art. VII of the Constitu-
ton of the National Grange. This
plan of Special Deputies will continue
in force until the first of July, when it
will be revoked, and County OF District
Deputies will be appointed with au-
both to work up dormant
Oranges and organize new ones; and
do hereby request of each Subordinate
that he recommend to me at an
day a man for his county, or Is
trict suitable for such appointment.
1t affords me much pleasure to say to
YOU that since | have been laborinr in
the field the harvest has been great.
Success far surprising my expectations
has crowned my efforts. With your CO.
oDcrotion and kind assistance, l truly be-
lieve that during the summer we can
recruit our shattered ranks and reor-
yanize an army Of Changers stronger
and mightier than ever before appea.el
Moth lNarol;na