The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-10-16
CHANGERS mEEr.
Representatives OF seventeen
Subordinate Oranges

Hero.
after the lapse of many years,
Point Pleasant has the honor o.,
entertaining the members of that
only great farmers organization,
the Patrons of Husbandry.
Old patriarchs, who have been
long in the work and the younger
blood, full of push and energy, are
uniting their efforts for their com
mon cause.
The meetings are presided over
by the State Master Mr.. t. O. At
keson, than whom thereis no more
loyal granger in our country, or
more successful farmer in the state.
The county of Greenbrier sends
up Mr.. M. A. jackson, who repre-
sents the Grange of that county,
and Mr.. O. b. Lewis, who is assis-
ant steward of the State organiza.
ton,
Putnam county is represented
by Mr.. M. V. Brown the State
Secretary, and by Mr.. II. u Atkes-
son, distinguished graduate of
our agricultural college.
Mason county is represented by
a large number of true and tried
brethren who are enthusiastic in
Grange work.
A prominent feature of the after
noon session Friday was an en-
thusiastio speech from w. d. linn,
representing newly organized
Grange in Barbour county. Mr..
linn is leading farmer, originator
of the idea of establishing an agri-
cultural column in county news
papers and the successful editor of
such department in the Barbour
Democrat.
Nearly every section of the State
was represented and by that GLASS
of our citizens who stand for the
good the great agricultural GLASS
and are not tardy in raising their
voice in their interests.
The meeting of Friday morning
was one in which much business
was transacted. AT the morning
session the Committee on Ureden-
tials reported II Changers repre-.
scented from nearly as many oouu-
ties of our State. Officers were
appointed to fill the vacancies and
the body adjuorned for dinner.
In the afternoon a meeting of
special importance was held. The
Worthy State Master II. O. Akin
son appointed the respective COM
mittees and they were assigned
their work.
The condition of the Grange this
year is very hattering to those who
are most interested in it's welfare,
and it is largely. due to the disin.
terested efforts of it's National Or
ganizer, Hon. O. Q. Brown, of
Charleston, and to the numerous
State .Organizers throughout the
State. 1t is not hard to predict
that the time is near at hand when
the Grange will number among
its members every progressive
farmer in the State.
The reports of the committee on
legislation and agriculture were
read. We will publish the reports
in full in Mondays issue.
The next annual meeting of the
West Virginia State Grange will
be held at Charleston on the
fourth Tuesday in January, 1903.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Legislative Committe made
partial report as follows:
Worthy Master, Brother and
Sisters;-We, your oommitte on
Legislation, bag leave 10 submit
the following report, to which adj
ditional facts may be added later
on, during the session.
At the last, the 18th annual
session of the West Virginia State
Grange, of the Patrons of Hue
bandry, WAS held in the oity of
Charleston during the session of
our State Legislature, the members
of this honorable body, many of
them at least, are familiar with the
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