The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-07-25
GRANGE DEPARTMENT.
Conducted by w. r. Alexander. r r
D. No. q, Owosso.


COUNTY GRANGE CALENDAR.
Owosso Township: First and third Tuesday
In each month at / 80 p. m; Richardson's hall
Owosso.
New Lothrop Second and fourth Tuesdly
afternoon in each month.
Bennington: First ard third Saturday after
noon In each month.
Hazel Green: First and third Friday of each
month; Henderson.
Burns: Every Tuesday evening, Knaggs'
Bridge.
Union: Each Alternate Friday evening;
Chapin.
Unless reports are received it will be
impossible to make the award in the
chicken prize.
Union Grange No. $50 is not only do
ing excellent lecture work but they
make regular reports to the Office OF tho
state lecturer, as requested. The May
roll of honor contains only ninety three
numbers, and $50 is one of them.
At least one-fourth of the discussions
during the year should be upon practi-
cal farm topics. There are those in
every Grange who might not feel quail
fed to discuss questions of such COM
prehensive nature as the duty of the
United States in the disposition and
management of the Philippines who
could entertain and instruct the entire
Grange by their knowledge of some
practical farm topic which they had
made the subject of special study and
investigation. We are sure much good
will come from giving practical farm
topics due proportion of the time in
any Congratulations Lecturer in
Quarterly Bulletin.
What a splendid thing it would be if
there were revival of interest in this
organization, and farmers everywhere
should take hand in it. 1t is useful
in focusing the influence of farmers in
state and national legislation, and in
the election of good men to represent
them in all public offices. The Grange
did splendid service in getting the anti
oleo bill passed, in fact, it never could
have been passed without its aid.
Something may turn up more useful
than the Grange to fight the battles of
the farmer, but at this present time
there is nothing in sight so elective
Farm Journal.
Magnolia Grange, Ill, meets twice a
month, and its lecture work is laid out
and printed year ahead, so the mem
beers have plenty of time to bunch their
ideas andssd their level best. Timely
questions not on the printed program
come up at most meetings. June 21st
was Childrens Day in charge of Flor
ence Owens, Lois Wilson and F. E.
Smith. Memorial Day for deceased
members was held June 18th, with
music, invocation, address by State
Master y ilson and tributes to departed
members.
WORD FROM MICHIGAN--A VERY
LIVELY GRANGE-STRoNG FARM
ERS-MARCH TO BALLOT.
You ask for an article upon Grange
work in our State. In reply ] am
pleased to tell you of my recent visit to
Casonovia Grange No. 948
This is one of our new Oranges, or
gained by Deputy F. D. Saunders in
January last. The charter closed with
100 members The membership is drawn
from two countries-Muskegon land
Kent. 1t embraces an up-to date class
of farmers and their families.
AT present they rent a modern equip
ped hall in the village of Casnovia, but
we heard talk of hall of their own in
the near future.
When Master Horton announced his
prize scheme Of "a secretary's desk for
twenty new members gained during the
second quarter of the year." they at
once set to work to win the desk, using
the ritualistic, esoteric and literary con.
test plan as provided by state lecturer
as the means to this end.
My visit occurred at the closing of
Of this contest, which resulted in gain
of % new members, several more by
demit from an adjoining Grange and
eight more applications received that
evening.
In literary work the contest marked
the ability and willingness of its mem
bers to take up the work of the lecture
hour. The lecturer stated that the con-
test had revealed to him the natural
ability to the members SO that he had
better understanding how to proceed
with the lecture work. Trade contracts
were being used extensively. A special
trade secretary was proving to be the
right man in the right place-one will
ing to attend to the orders as things
were wanted.
But have not told you of the object
lesson witnessed in the model Grange in
the march balloting
When the master instructed the
A. IS. to prepare the ballot box the
organist at once began playing march
to which the A. S. rose, and keeping
step to the music, procured the ballot
box, passed it to the master and over
seer for inspection, then to master, or