The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-08-08
GRANGE DEPARTMENT.
Conducted by w. r. Alexander, r =
., No. q, Owosso.
To whom Correspondence for the departmel
should be addressed


should be addressed
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 and 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.
The Subordinate Grange is what its
members make it. Either center of
educational power and influence or
merely commercial agency 1t should
be both.
The topic suggested by the lecturer of
the State Grange for discussion this
month is Postal Savings Banks. What
the Grange can do to aid in securing
them
PIONEER. DAY.
From Michigan Farmer.
We print the following letter from
Bro. Pattengill, which explains itself
We cordially approve the idea and hope
that this appeal may meet with very
cordial response from our Oranges.
Lecturers will find that such program
can be made very rich and of intrest and
profit to young as well as old. We also
hope Oranges may respond to the re-
quest to choose vice-president of the
society in each county. We would
think that the master of each Pomona
Grange might well act in such capacity.
For some years our society has fur
nished our histories free to the Oranges
having libraries. In this commercial
age, do you not think it proper time
and opportunity for barter? Last win
ter at the Grange meeting for the first
time we asked a favor, viz: cooperation.
We requested the Oranges to appoint a
pioneer day each year-and at this meet
ing not only invite, but bring III the old
settlers in the vicinity, making them
the guests of honor.
Have the decorations of Eye .olden
time" soliciting from each person the
loan of some relic and heirloom; and
should any be willing to part with any
Of these, and send them to this society,
which is the recognized custodian by the
state for the care and preservation of
these articles, we will gladly pay the
freight. Have old time music, and if
you choose, ancient costumes. These
environments you will find very sug-
gestive, and will help to bring out many
a Renaissance
AT the request Of some we prepared
an outline, copy of which we en-
close for exercises, papers and study.
Of course these topics were only sug-
gestive, not imperative, and can be sub
divided or omitted as the case may be.
If this work could be done thoroughly
and Systematically, it could not help but
result in many valuable papers for pub
LEGATION in our books
AS our letterheads show, we We're
organized i'll "A as pioneer society, two
years later the historical branch was
added and arrangements perfected
whereby the society obtained $500 from
the state and began the publishing of
the collections, which now including
index, number 81. No other state sur
passes us in the number of volumes
! issued, but in our room our museum
and our work-Michigan-whom we all
love-our pride-our country, comes
almost at the end of the procession of
the sisterhood.
The bars have been let down in the
last year, and any citizen of Michigan
can become a. member by the payment
of the small fee of one dollar, and there
are no further charges. The matter of
the dollar, while acceptable, is not pri-
marily our object-but the feeling that
one more person is interested in the his
tory of Michigan, and that one more in
dividual will strive to extend the aim,
and scope and benefit of this depart
ment of the state, and that back of us
we have not only that magnificent body,
the Grange, but the people, who will
support our demand to organize, so that
we can obtain records and relics, and
protect the historic and prehistoric dis
coveries now carried off, unchided, by
neighboring states, who come here and
purchase what property belongs to us.
The pioneer will soon be thing Of
the past, and we must have these stories
written now while the acts are fresh in
momory and the actors are still with U.s..
Nearest and most representative Of the
pioneers are the farmers, their success
sors-and your paper is their organ and
speaks for them. Will you not put be-
fore themtheir debt to us, as we attempt
to show the debt the present gen.
GRAFTON owes the pioneer, who made
possible not only the comforts, but the
Injuries of today2 ~
WHAT DO WE wANT2
1. Cooperation on the part of the
farmers and patrons to help us collect
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