The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-15
Grange OF PLAN PROPOSED
Lackaxanna Institute Will Try and
Secure a Building.
NAY AUG PARK AS A LOCATION
Amendments to Constitution Approved
Of Making Radical Change ia the
Matter Of Membsrship-Ds
tails Of tho New Plan.

An interesting meeting Of the Lacka-
wanna Institute Of History and Science
was held at the board of trade rooms
last night. A. W. Dickson presided
and John Proud acted as secretary pro
tenn. On account Of the proposed cree
ton Of another story to the court house
the institute has been forced to va
cate the third floor, and the offer OF the
Green Ridge Library association. ten
dered by L. b. Sturges, has been ac-
cepted. The specimens. books and pa
pers and collections will be removed 10
the library this week.
The intention Is to spend the summer
and early fall In Green Ridge and by
the end of that time to be able. II possi-
Bile. to move into building OF their
own In Nay Aug park. Charles lie X.
Wheeler the curator; John ]. Van Mort,
DR.. L. NJ. Gates and John Proud were
appointed a committee to report some
plans drawn.
1t will be seen whether or not the
city will be satisfied to permit the con-
struction of a fire proof one-story
structure Of brick at point convent
ent to the end Of the street car line
about at the intersection Of Arthur
avenue and Mulberry street. The
members are confidently hopeful that
enough Of money can be raised TO
erect brick building, and that Its To-
cation in Nay Aug park will serve to
encourage great interest In the people
at large. who will be attracted to the
beautiful resort.
AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION.
The amendments to the constitution
hxy Mr..
approved of, but the ratification Of
them was left over until the May meet
Ing. The most important change Is
that which relates to the degrees OF
membership. Heretofore the institute
was made up of life members, who paid
in 800 and were absolved from the pay
ment Of dues: active members, who
paid S. year; honorary and Junior
members.
The new plan is to confer the degree
Of patron on any person who gives
$1,000 to the institute. Such person can
hand down that degree to any person
he wishes. bT whom 1t may be trans
mitted further to posterity and so on
ad infinitum. The second degree Of
fellow, which Is conferred upon anyone
who donates $500. This degree runs
only to two generations. The third de-
gree Is that Of life member upon pay
ment of 500. the same as now, and
the fourth degree Is that of annual
member, whose yearly dues are IS.
Any person can be admitted to any
OF these degrees who will give to the
institute specimens or any other thing
twice the value Of the amount of money
necessary to obtain the degree. The
junior membership will be abolished al.
together, and the honorary membership
must be recommended by three fourths
OF the board of trustees. This is to cut
of the practice Of many members who
get up In meetings and because they
think A. or Is. Is q good fellow, they
move that he be admitted to honorary
membership.
THE JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP.
The junior membership disposes Of
the wholesale admission Of young folks,
school boys and school girls, or stu
dents, as members.
The Junior membership has been only
an honorary membership. Instead Of
this 1t Is proposed to admit them as stu
dents OF the institute. A great many
ladies were members on the roll by
grace merely because they took an In
| terest In scientific research.
This will be abolished and any wo-
man can now pay her money the same
as the others and be admitted to any
degree of membership. There is q
change proposed in the matter of the
time Of holding the annual meeting.
BY the new arrangement the board OF
trustees will have power to designate
the time, instead Of having 1t held on