The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-27
ALLIANCE PROCEEDINGS.
Part of the Resolutions, Etc Adopted at
Cary August 13th to 18TH.
DEMANDS

Raleigh.
2. That these demands, not in part,
but in whole, be adopted as the ALI
ance demands of North Carolina.
J A. THOMAS
REPORT OF JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
M. President and Officers Of the North
Carolina State Alliance:
Your Judiciary Committee have the
pleasure to report that no matters have
come before the committee for adjudi-
cation during the past year.
We congratulate the organization for
it's harmony.
Respectfully submitted,
John BRADY, Chm.
IN MEMORY OF BRO. LONG.
Bro. President and Brethren:
Your special committee appointed to
draw suitable resolutions in regard to
the death of Bro. John J. Long, a mem
Der of our State Alliance Executive
Committee, do respec fully report the
following as expressing in a feeble way
our high regard and warm appreciation
of the many virtues of our deceased
brother:
WHEREAS. Our Heavenly Father has,
for an allwise purpose, unseen by US,
removed from the tolls of earth to the
rest of Heaven, brother and coun-
selor, John ]. Long; and
WHEREAS, In the death of brother
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truest friends and warmes5 supporters,
the church one Of its most jealous
members, and the State one of it's most
patriotic citizens; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That while we bow in hum
BILE submission to the will of III Heav-
emily Father, we feel our hearts sadden
ed by the death of our brother, and
realize that our loss is great indeed.
But while we miss his presence among
us to day, we believe that his spirit
hovers over us, and though he be dead,
his works do live after him.
2 That this token Of our love and
esteem be printed in u minutes, and
a marked copy sent to the Secretary of
the Sub and County Alliarc &c of our
deceased brother, and published in
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
THANKS.
Resolved, That the thanks of the
State Alliance be and are hereby ten,
dered our former Lecturer, Dr.. @.
Thompson, for the very efficient and
ILL., $1,000 - -LS0h hn Iic0hoW0nH
his duties during his term of Office.
V. N. SEAwELL
REDUCED RATES.
Re8oZUed, That the thanks of this
body are due and are hereby tendered
to the railroads for reduced fare to and
from the Alliance.
HOWARD F. JONES.
Re8OIUed, That the thanks of this
body are due, and are hereby rendered
to the good people of Gary for the hos
pitable manner in which they have en-
tertained us during our session, and
that we shall ever bear in grateful re
membranco the many courtesies ex
tended to us officially and individually.
HOWARD T. JONES.
WIDOWS n ORPHANS RELIEF ASSOCIA-
TION-ARTICLE.
SECTION 1. This plan shall be known
as the Widows and Orphans Relief AS
ISOLATION of the Farmers State Alliance
of North Carolina, and any member of
the Alliance, male or female, in good
standing, may become a member of
this Association by paying, at the be-
ginning of each quarter, the cum of
twenty-five cents, which shall be for
warded to the State Secretary-Treas-
urer.
SEC 2 Any member paying his quar-
terage shall be a beneficiary for that
quarter only, but any member failing
to pay for any quarter or quarters, Is
debarred from any benefits for that
quarter or quarters only in which he
failed to pay these dues. Any member
can and will be reinstated by paying
his or her quarterly dues for each and
every quarter paid for.
SEC. 3. The amount of benefits paid
to family of any beneficiary shall not
exceed one hundred dollars, but II
funds received for any quarter will not
nav the full amount of one hundred
dollars, the funds in hand shall be
divided pro rata among the death
losses.
Sec 4. That upon the death of any
member of this Association, the com
mittee on Good of the Order of his Sub
Alliance shall make to the Secretary
Treasurer of the State Alliance a sworn
statement, before a justice of the peace,