The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-02-14
THE PATRONS OF mUsBANDRY
Annual Meeting OF the state Orange.
Thirty- -cight Oranges Represented-
Fixing the Hours OF Labor.

From the Ne,cs and Courier.
The State Grange of the Patrons OF
Husbandry assembled at the Hiberniar
Hall, Charleston, on Tuesday, the ST.!
INST, and was called to order bv tho
Worthy Master, Col. T:J. Lipscomb
In opening the Grange Col. Lipscoml
said that, In accordance with tho sane.
hon Ofthe National Grange, he propos.
ell to organize this meeting with open
doors. fla majority of the members
desired it the doors could be closed al
later stage Of the proceedings. One
reason for organizing tho meeting with
: open doors was that there were many
PATRONS pcscnt who were not in stand
ing owing to various circumstances
whose counsel and presence were desir-
ca. Another reason was that the
order had been conducting it's bust
moss In secret for fourteen years, and
it was time now that its work should
be done openly in the eyes ofthc world.
The proceedings were then opened
with prayer by the Rev.J. G.. Richards,
Worthy Chaplain Of the Grange.
Ihe roll OF counties was then called
and thirty-cight Changers were found
to be represented, rs follows:
A6bevillc-Saluda, No. %; Green
!
Anderson-Anderson, No. II; Town
Greek, No. 215; Pomona, No. 6.
Chester-Sandy River, No. SO: Bull
River, No. 101.
! Barnwell-Graham's, No. IS.
| Colleton-Salkehatc No. 2S5:
Georges, No. AZ.
Darlngton-Sardi's, No. 39s; Swift
Creek, No. 337; Clinton, No. 255:
Stokes's Bridge, No. 284; Cyprcss,
No. 37e' Lydia, No. 369; Pomona,
No. 1S.
Fairfiold-Feastcrville, No. 1868.
Edge gcficld-Lott, No. 1874.
hcrshaw-Libcrty, Hill, No. "A ;
Flat Rock, No. As; Granny's Quar-,
ter, No: 395; West Watcree, No. 800
Shiloh Grange, No. 1856; Long Branch,
NO. III: Pomona, No. 10.
Lancaster--Plcasant Hill, No. IA.
Newbcrry-Canon, IS Greek, No. 142
st. Luke's, No. 203; Wells, No. 25S
Pomaria, No. 27.
Orangeburg-. -.Feldcrvillc, No, 35s;
Orange, No. "a.
Sp"rtanburg-Glenn Spring, No. II;
Forrest Home, No. 233; Pomona, No
oWillams>urg-Spring Grange, No.
397; Sandy Grove.
Clnrendon-Motto Grange, No. 313.
a quorum of Oranges being present
the Grange was declared ready for
business.
On motion the reading ofthc Worthy
Masters address was made the special
order for $50 A. M. to-day.
The hours for meeting were after
somc discussion fixed ms follows
Morning session from $50 A. nj. till
l.. M. Evening session from 7 p. NJ,
to adjourn at will.
The Grange then adjourned Until
$50 Wednesday morning.
Second Day.
The State Grange rcasscmbled on
Wednesday morning, the 9th inst
Worthy Master j. N. Lipscomb pre-.
siding. The following additional
Oranges were represented:
Anderson-Sandy Springs Grange,
No. 242; Bowling Green, No. 175.
Marlboro-Clio Grange, No. 279.
Abbcville - Greenwood Grange,
No. Q. -
The Worthy Masters address was
then read, as follows:
THE MASTERS ADDRESS.
Members of the State Grange and
Patrons: Again you are assembled in
anhual session to reap wisdom from
experience of the past, and to plan for
the tnture welfare of our Order and
the interests Of agriculturists as a
class and OF the whole people. 1t be.
hooVcs each and every one of You to
most earnestly and zcalously study
and analyZc the situation and surround
lngs OF the Association and Order Won
represent, and the interests YOU hold
In trust; what is needed to sustain
and strengthen the one, and further
and promote the other.
Upon the wisdom and energy of
your action at this your present session
will, in a great degree, depend the
future strength and utility Of our be-
loved Order in this State. The field
Tor your work is as wide as the State
itself, and the calls for you to work as
fatrons and as citizens never more
imperative.
| The Master then adverted to the die.
ierent matters passed upon by the
National Grange at Its last meeting
and continued:
Having laid before you the forceo.
ing matters OF National import, and
interesting You as Patrons in common
WIN ouh hiiiOnS VI DfcLnfCn covering
every State Of this broad land, allow
mo to call your attention to some mat
torS concerning you, more particularly
as citizens of South Carolina.
1, While cannot proudly point Won to
the proceedings Of the National GranGe
to sec South Carolina the banner
orange State, as did three years ago.
ana ;na,.ca cannot congratulateyou on marked
increase a,fd progress, still can assure
you that thore is no cause 10 dGsnomS
or cease to "nurturc hope" Of the
future. The Order Is in q sound and
healthy condition. A few now Gran"nS @
have been organized and a number of
dormant" ones revived and In GOOD
working order. The reports az Tho
Worthy Secretary and Treasurer will
give you detailed statements Of Tho
numerical and financial strength Of the
Order. '''
i beg and most tstrenuously,urge that
you will not allow this meeting TO close
without having radically remodclled