The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-09

of instructions from Acting Master
Lewis, of the Louisiana State
Grange, for the. benefit of Deputy
Lecturers in that State, to whom we
extra copies of this issue of THE
PATRON:
Letter from Acting Master Lewis,
of the Louisiana state Grange.
Editor Patron. I am receiving
many enquiries how to reorganize
dormant Oranges in Louisiana. |
have thus far answered each enquiry
as clearly as [ could, but to save time
and correspondence, I request that
you publish the following
u RULES.
Thirteen or more members of a
dormant Grange can meet and re
organize by electing and installing a
full set of officers. Other members
of the reorganized Grange may be
admitted afterwards by majority
vote. r- .. ..
Any Master, Past Master or Depu-
ty..can install the officers of Grange.
The working members of tWo or
more dormant Oranges maydnite
and form a working Grange, viz:
the members of each Grange, after
due notice, will meet, and if not
strong enough to reorganize, vote to
unite with the other Grange, and
the members of the latter vote to
consolidate with them, and all unite
in electing and installing full set
Of officers. Other members of either
consolidating Grange may be re
ceived afterwards by ma jority vote.
The reorganized Grange then adopts
the name and number of one of the
consolidating Oranges, and report
to me, when the A. w. will be sent
to the Master.
Members of dormant Oranges
having moved into the jurisdiction
of another Grange, may be received
upon application, and satisfactory
evidence of good standing in some
Grange when it became dormant,
by majority vote of the Grange.
If the Grange in whose jurisdic-
ton a member has moved has not
reorganized, he or she NAV, upon
satisfactory evidence of membership
and good standing, unite with the
Grange in recognizing or be re-
ceived afterwards by a majority vote.
No new Grange can be organized
in the jurisdiction (ten miles, of
working, dormant, COR suspended
Grange, without the endorsement of
the Master of the State Grange.
In parishes where Deputy Lectu-
rers have not been appointed, the
Grange or leading Patrons should
recommend one or more competent,
energetic Patrons to be appointed
Deputies, to visit, lecture and reor-
game old and organize new Gran
ges where necessary.
No fees or compensation are re-
quired to be paid Deputies for reor-
ganizing Oranges, except voluntary
contributions by individuals or
Oranges.
Deputies will receive for organic
ing new Oranges So per day and
necessary expenses, out of the funds
of the Grange.
Applications for Dispensations
must be made to VIM. M. Ireland,
Secretary of the National Grange,
Washington, d. c., be signed by
the persons applying, for the same,
and accompanied by fee of SIS.
The minimum fee for member
ship is for men, So, women, 81.
The constitution of the National
Grange has been recently amended
admitting young persons of both
sexes of the age of IA years.
AS soon as the requisite number
of Oranges have reported. will in
vite the representatives to meet af-
ter due notice and organize the State
Grange of Louisiana Fraternally,
H. w. L. LEWIS,
Acting Master and General Deputy
for Louisiana.
Near Osyka, Miss, June %, 1881.
Papers in Louisiana favorable to the Pa
irons organization will please reproduce
the oh i,,f lai