The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-26
Proceedings Of the Tenth Annual
Session of the
Mississippi State Grange
Held at BrO0khaven, December
I'm, 1880.
FIRST DAY.
MORNING SESSION.

Dahdry, anH OF Article Ill OF the
Bylaws of this State Grange, in
the Court House at Broollhaven
Miss. The following named officers
and delegates were present:
OFFICERS.
Put. Darden, Master;
L. F. Afford, Overseer. PRO tenn;
B. B. Boone, Lecturer;
J.. h. Bailey, Steward;
ID. ii. Alverson, a. s., fro tenn;
J. G.. Macarthur, Chaplain, pro tenn;
III. 0. Dixon, Treasurer;
w. L. Williams, Secretary;
Isaac Smith, 6. X, PRO tenn;
Mrs. L. ]. Robertson, Flora;
Mrs. Helen A. Ably, l.. a. s.;
T. ] Ably, l.. F. Aft I'd. J. F. Mcleod,
]. B. Bailey, Executive Committee.
DELEGATES:
w. I. Sandifer, Hopewell Grange, No.
I29, Copiah county.
n. M. Woods, Salem Grange. 5OS, Yalo
w. b. J. Barnett, Pearl Grange, 253, Mad
l. c. Woodward, Winston County Grange
go.
S. J. Hodges, Lincolr County Grange. 10
r. NJ. Carrieth, Hopewell Grange, 2oG
Lincoln county.
c. Netterville, Buffalo Grange, 6Io. Will
kinson county,
T. M. Merritt, Ocono Grange, 265, Holmes
county.
w. T. Stone, Midway Grange, 100, Car
roll county
d. y. Alverson, Cincinatus Grange, 3IS
Warren County.
S. B. Gilbert, Spencer Grange, 573, New
ton county.
Isaac Smith, Mt. Zion Grange, ass, Lin
coin county.
F. Webster, De Lay Grange, I43, Lafay-
cite county.
w. T. Robertson, Scott County Grange
II.
E. NJ. Franks, Powell Grange, 244
Loundes country.
L. F. Afford, Capital Grange, 10, Kinds
county.
J.P. Abney, Montrose Grange, SIG, las
per county.
D. w. Penen, ChiCkasaw County Grange
46.
T, ]. Ably. Claiborne County Grange
]. NJ. Causey, Pike County Grange
M. Lille, Pleasant Grove Grange, 2I7
Leake county.
B. B. Taylor, Mars Hill Grange, 1884,
montgomery county
w. L. Williams. Alcorn and Prentiss
County Grange, Alcorn county.
3. b. Boon, alternate, Acorn and Prentiss
County Grange, Prentiss county.
I. L. Darden, Jefferson County Grange.
]. @. Macarthur, Lauderdale County
Gfange.
J. F Mcleod, os--s1ot Grange, 50:
Noxubee county,.
G. w. Gill, Lafayette County Grange.
Will J. CrisIer, Mississippi Springs
Grange, Kinds county.
E. w. Flowers, Smithdale Grange, 1o1.
Amite county.
J. B. Bailey, Newton County Grange
F. G. Howell, Holmes County Grange.
Sister H. A. Ably, Claiborne County
Grange.
Sister Lou Robertson, Scott County
Grange.
Sister Macarthur, Lauderdale County
Grange.
Sister Smith, Lincoln County Grange.
The Grange was opened in due
form in the 9Th Degree by Worthy
Master Darden. This degree was
conferred on a number of members
entitled thele to, after which the
Grange was closed in the 9Th and
opened in the 4th degree.
On motion, the Worthy Master
appointed Bros. T. L. Darden, J. F
Mcleod and B. B. Boone, Commit
tee On Credentials, with instructions
to report at 3 o'clock, P. NJ, till
which time the Grange took recess.
EVENING SESSION.
The Grange was called to order
at 3 o'clock, Worthy Master Darden
in the chair.
The Committee on Credentials
reported present representatives
from O. Subordinate Oranges. A
quorum being present, the Grange
proceeded to business.
On motion of Bro. Bailey, the
order of business used at last session
was adopted.
The Inequalities of the citizens Of
Brookhaven were rendered the del
egates by Bro James NJ. Grafton,
of Lincoln county, in the following
address:
Worthy Master and Members of the
State Grange:-Most unexpectedly to my
self, l have been assigned to the pleasant
position of extending to you the hospital
ties of our city. MAY your stay in our midst
be both pleasant and profitable to you and
our citizens. In coming years may you
look back upon his visit as an oasis-as
one green spot in the great desert of life
We hail this meeting as an epoch In the
annals of our County Grange and county
This is the first time since its organization
that this Body has met south of the Vlcks-
burg and Meridian railroad. That our
county and this city should have been
selected as the place of your meeting we
esteem a favor and a compliment, which
will long be remembered by us with graft
tude. May your laudable efforts, directed
towards building up the agricultural and
other material interests fand of effectlng a
hearty CO.. operation among the "Eardy sons
of toil'' in ali parts of our beloved State,
be crowned with speedy success.
Then in the name of the good citizens OF
Brookhaven-in the name OF Lincoln
County Grange-and in the name of the
Patrons of Husbandry of our whole coun-
ty, | bid you all most cordlal-thrlce
hearty welcome.
To which Bro. J. g. Macarthur
responded:
Worthy Brotner:-Allow me in behalf
of the State Grange Of Mississippi and the
visiting Patrons here assembled, to tender
to you, and through you, to the good peo-
nle of Brookhaven whom you this day
represent. our grateful Acknowledgements
for the kind words of welcome with which