Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26
sTATE GRANGE.
The Grangers From all Portions of
the state Meet IN Annual COnven-
ti0u at Milwaukee.

| The 6rangers From an portions O
the state Meet In Annual COnyen
tion at Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. II. The stat
grange convention assembled at tn
hall formerly used by the l. o. 0. F. Oh
East Water street, at 2:3O o'clock yes
terday. As the master of the grang
had not arrived at the time Of the con
vocation of the meeting, the assembl,
was called to order by Overseer George
II. Hatch, of Omro. The report Q
the committee on credentials was sub
mitted, and accepted. but pending The
arrival Of G. D. Parker, the master o
the state grange, from Madison, the pro
ceedings of the meeting were of 6
somewhat informal character. In ad
ditiOn to the delegates accredited to the
state convention, the following new
members were reported by the com.
mittee on credentials: J. J. Myrick
Dunn county; Aaron Broughton, Green
county; William Match, Juneau coun.
ty; S. L. Plummer, Pepin county; z
Butler, Sheboygan county, and II.
Campbell, of Waukesha. The follow
ing ladies were present as fully accred-
tied delegates to the assembly: Mes,
DANES J. A. Myrick, Nancy G. Prentiss,
Martha A. Thompson, Maria Noon, L.
Large, Mary Thomas, Jane III. Curtis,
Y. G. Proctor, Sister F. Mears, n. A.
Jeffrey, Mary G. Scott, Josephine A.
Bowles, Elizabeth Stockman, J. J. Long
worth, Eunice E. Mapes, H. E. Sprague,
w. III. Young, M. A. Butler, NJ. M.
Wakefield, and Mrs. Anna S. Camp
bell.
After the transaction of the routine
business attending the opening of the
convention, the state grange adjourned
in order to afford an opportunity for
the holding of the separate meeting of
the auxiliary association, the
PATRONS BENEVOLENT AID SOCIETY,""
The reports of the secretary and
treasurer of this organization were sub
mitted to the meeting and spread upon
thG minutes as adopted. The original
board of directors was elected as fol-
lows ]. S. Daily, Columbia county !;
r. j. Day, Green county, and John
Cochrane, Dodge county.
The following representatives of Po-
mona Grange were present James A.
Davis, Grant county w. A. Sprague
and Mrs. III. E. Sprsgue of Sauk coun-
ty, and E. J. Davis, of Waukesha.
The meeting adjourned after the &C
ton of the Patrons Benevolent Aid
Association until 7:3O o'clock in the
evening.
THE EVENING SESSION.
Up to the hour for the holding of the
evening session, Mr.. Parker had not
arrived from Madison, and there was a
manifest reluctance to proceed to the
more important business of the meet
ing until the arrival of the master of
the Grange. 1t was at fist decided not
to hold any meeting until this morning
at o'clock, but as slch a large num-
Der of delegates were present, includ-
ing the wives of m.ny of the mem
bers, as well as a grea number of visit
ors in sympathy with the Grange from
all parts of the state, it was family de-
cided to formally Qen the evening
session, in order tha the representa-
tives might spend a peasant and social
evening awaiting Mr. Parker's arrival.
1t is expected, according to the slate
made up after the arrival of the master
of the Grange in town last night, that
John Coch1ane will ptire from active
Office from the Crane, and Cary, from
the Patrons Benevolent Aid Society.
H. H. Huxley will be, in all probability
elected to the joint Dffice of secretary
and treasurer of theAid society as well
as secretary of the Grange. The Aid
society collected and disbursed about
$4,000, according to the secretary and
treasurer's reports read at the meeting
to-day.
MILWAUKEE, IAN 18-The second
days session of the state grange was
called to order promptly at 8 O'Clock
yesterday morning, in Odd Fellows
Hall, cCrner of Masen and East Water
streets. The attendance was consider
ably augm ented over that of the first
days session by members who were
late in arriving. The first thing on the
programme was the annual address o.
Worthy Master G. D. Parker, which
was delivered Immediately after rol
call. The address wss listened to with
rapt attention and was one of the best
ever delivered before The grange.
At the close of the address the an
nual reports of the treasurer and secre
tary were presented and referred to the
finance committee. Reports of the
executive committee, committee or
resolutions and official salaries were
next given-the report of the latter
fixing the recommendations OF worthy
master, lecturer and members of The
executive committee at 81 per diem TO,
actual service rendered, and that the
secretary's salary should be $500 pc
annum. The election of officers occu
pied the remainder of the day an(
evening sessions with the exception O
a few reports from minor committees
The report of Treasurer John Coch
ranc was submitted, showing a balanc
of $430.06 on hand.
The secretary's report shows that u
oranges, by their reports, were in ex
istence in the state Sept. 80, 1881, hav
ing q membership of $3.50. Four sub
ordinate oranges were reorganized dur
ing the year: Winnebago, No. %
North Bend, No. 296; MELVILLE, Nc
$50; Mill Creek, No. 462. Three hun
dred and ninety-three members wer
acquired by initiation, 81 by demit
and 273 were re-instated; total. 727
Lost: by non-payment of dues, 684
withdrawn from the order, 81; sus
pended, 20; expelled, 8; died, 80; to
tai, 800; loss in excess of gain, 73. Tn
total receipts during the year wer
$4,000. The publication of the Bu
Letip, the Grange organ, had not been
financial success. The first few month
of the year 10000 copies had been i;