The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-28
GRANGE DEPARTMENT.
Conducted by w. =. Alexander. r r.
D. No. q, Owosso.
To whom Correspondence for the department
should be addressed


Owosso Township First and third Tuesday
in each month at 80 p. m; richardson's hall
Owosso
New Lothrop Second and fourth Tuesday
afternoon In each month.
Bennington First and third Saturday after
noon in each month.
Hazel Green: First aud third Friday of each
month; Henderson.
Burns: Every Tuesday evening, Knaggs
Bridge.
In our opinion the Grange in its or
ganized capacity and as individual MEM
bers should use their influence to secure
favorable action by congress upon the
Smith Fordney measure which will EN-
able all consumers of sugar to help bear
burden of aiding Cuba, which the
United States is in honor bound to do,
and would not be club in the hands of
the sugar trust to dash out the brains OF
our child of promise-the beet sugar in
dustry.
Owosso Township Grange at their
next meeting will expect some Rounds
Up" pointers from their representative,
A. B. Cook
The Grange shows in its "a years of
history that from ridicule and contempt
it has arisen to recognition as an educa-
tor second only to our common school
system, as spiritualizing agency, sec
ond to the christian church, as a pro-
moter of fraternity, second to none, and
as believer in the equal rights of wo-
men it keeps pace with the greatest
educators of the day.-Mrs. Ed. Saun-
ders, lecturer Michigan State Grange.
LECTURER OF THE MICHIGAN STATE
GRANGE.
From the Grand Rapids Semi Weekly Herald: :
When Mrs. F. d. Saunders was elect
ed to the Office of State Grange lecturer
in 1893 she found before her rapidly
broadening field of work There was
plenty of evidence of previous faithful
work. But the work of the grange was
not progressing. Different methods of
work were demanded.
Mrs. Saunders was thoroughly famil-
lar with the work of the county and
subordinate grange. She had taught
school in the rural districts. She knew
the needs and the capabilities of county
people. With these qualifications she
was able to take up the work intelligent
ly and Systematically.
PROGRESS THE WATCHWORD.
Mrs. Saunders met many discourage
ments. But systematic, persistent work
triumphed. The little bulletin issued
monthly proved mighty helper. AL
though it fell into careless hands at times
and its requests were often unheeded,
yet through its influence marked i'm
provement in grange work has been
noted. 1t has tended to unity the work
of the subordinate oranges and place
it upon a higher plane. For the past
few years the work of Michigan oranges
has been marked by progressiveness
never before known in grange history.
Following suggestion made by Mrs
Saunders at the 1900 meeting of the
state grange, a law.has been passed Civ
ing the oranges the benefit of the state
library, of which many oranges have
availed themselves.
BELONGS TO KENT COUNTY.
Mrs Saunders has always lived I'M
Kent county and upon farm. She has
been member of CORTLAND grange for
30 years, becoming thoroughly familiar
with all the official duties and various
1ato;1c Nf l,,,o TO- MI x,yO,lz
Together with Commissioner Chapel,
the patrons and teachers association
was formed in Kent county. The pre-
paration of list of school library books,
entailing about six months work, and
earnest effort in forwarding the Hesperia
movement are evidences of her interest
in the public schools. With her varied
and exacting duties she is not neglect
full of her home grange, having just or
ganized a lecture course in CORTLAND
grange which promises to be of great
benefit.
Mrs. Saunders says: II believe the
grange is and will continue to be fac
tor in all the problems affecting the in
terest of the farmer"
TEN RULES OF POLITENESS FOR CHILL
DREN.
1. To be polite is to have kind re-
gard for the feelings and rights of
others.
2. Be as polite to your parents,
brothers. sisters, and schoolmates as you
you are to strangers
3. Look people fairly in the eyes
when you speak to them, or they speak
to you.
A. Do not bluntly contradict any one.
D It is not discourteous TO refuse to do
wrong.
8. Whispering, laughing, chewing
gum, or eating at lectures, in school, OF
at places of amusement, is rude and vul-
gar.
z. Be doubly careful to avoid any
rudeness to strangers, such as calling
out to them, laughing or making re-
m lrks about them. Do not stare at
visitors.
8. In passing pen, pencil, knife or