The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-01-17
Pomona Grange Meeting.

is cordially invited to participate in the
discussions.
Pomona Grange Meeting.
Salem County Pomona Grange held their
annual meeting in the room of Woodstewn
Grange on Wednesday afternoon. The
meeting was called to order h Worthy
Master E. L. Borton, and on calling roll of
oranges, all were found to be represented.
The committee to. draw resolutions and
amendments to the road Law reported that
they had referred the matter to the State
Grange. which body proposed to perfect
the matter. The report was accepted, and
committee discharged.
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: Master, Elmer Gaunt; Oyerseer, G.
r. Loveland; Lee, Lydia Perry: Steward,
Empson Atkinson; Asst. Steward, Coop
er Coles; Chap, II. G. Perry; Treas, J.
l.. Duell; Sec, r. Coles; Gate keeper, Geo.
II. Kirby; Pomona, Lottie Bishop; Flora,
George Y. Dickinson; Ceres, Hannah L.
Duell; Lady Asst. St, Hannah Flitcraft.
The above officers were installed by Broth
er NJ. ID. Dickinson.
On motion, a committee OF one from each
grange was appointed to ascertain if any
members of the subordinate oranges desir-
ed to join the Pomona grange, and if SO to
| lCpOlb Gill at ASAt AiGCtlhSs "hC tASJ
will be initiated. The committee named
was: Courses Landing grange, N. r. Stew
ard; Friesburg, II. G. Perry; Woodstown,
Allen Moore.
An invitation to attend a meeting of the
Gloucester County Pomona grange, to be
held on Tuesday, Jan. 21st., was read.
On motion, it was ordered that the CON-
mittees on visiting oranges, finance, and
preparation of exercises, hold over until
next meeting.
About Our Bank.
The Woodstown Bank, and so far as we
know all other National Banks, held their
| election for directors and other officers on
Tuesday. The Bank here elected the
same old board of directors and the same
officers, a list of whom is given in another
column. In looking over the Woodbury.
Constitution we find that in addition to the
president and cashier the Gloucester county
Bank has four clerks, Asa Colson, Alfred f.
Hoffman, Gideon Peaslee and Clement r.
Ogden. which leads us to wonder how it
is that Messrs. Flitcraft and Shinn man
age to get through with the work here.
There surely cannot be any great difference
in the labor required in the two institu-
lions, as the amount of business is but lit
tie more in the Woodbury. Bank than it is
here. One might conclude from an out
side view that the force here either had it
pretty hard, or the force in Woodbury.
pretty easy. One thing we think we do
| know, that the work here is not by any
means a ''pic ME-" Many days, long be-
fore the bank opens to the public, you may
| find the officers within, working at their
| desks, and after closing, sometimes way
into the late hours of the night, are they
kept there adjusting and working over their
books. They must be we'll compensated
we suppose they are-if they are not they
d~eseryeto be, for there is possibly no bank
in this country managed with more wis
dom or with greater care and profit than
the little Institution opposite the Friends
Westinghouse in Woodstown.
This reminds US of the oft repeated in
auiry as to why our bank don't move down
| town in the business section. We confess
that it is a wonder that those in charge of
| it don't see the wisdom of such a course.
There has been some inquiry to
that end, made in the way of looking up
| location, but whether or not there would
lave been . moving down, had a good To-
cation been offered, we are not in a posi-
ton to know. 1t seems to US that the di-
rectoIs not only owe it to the business men
of the town and to those in the country
round about who have business with the
institution, but they W it to themselves
to make this move. Some of those who
were foremost in its organization aquarter
OF a century ago, plead for its location in
the central part OF the town, but were
overruled, largely for the reason that the
lot up town was offered free of cost. 1t is
said that time rights all things, and the
truth of the saying is manifest now more
than ever before. There is a strong un-
dercurrent right here and now that favors a
secopd bank, to be located down town.
Whether anything will ever grow ont of
it we cannot tell. but if the old bank
moves down it will settle the other away,
while If the second should ever start, the
old one then would be forced to come down
for its OWE preservation. We submit this
to the consideration of the directors, and
it is needless to say that we don't make
any charge for it.
What little business We have is just as
well attended to up town as it would be
if the bank were located down here. 1t is
not far TO carry up what little money we
get, and We don't think it very far to go
after 1t, if we happen to have any to our
credit up there, but the people, at least a
large majority, want the bank down in the
centre of the town. The institution, by
it's wise management, has made money,
and is abundantly able to bay ground and
build a banking house which will not only
be a credit and convenience to themselves,
but an ornament to the town. and the Won
der is that they don't themselves see the
wisdom and profit Of such a policy.