The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-13
DISTRICT GRANGE.
Meeting Held on Monday After
noon Opens Series.
Farmers OF Several Counties Gather
For Mutual Benefit-Address of the
Master = Election of officers For
nation Of Fire Insurance Company


Master = Election of officers-For-
nation Of Fire Insurance Company
District Grange No. 2 composed
of counties of Monongalia, Marion,
Preston and Barbour met in the
Lecture room of the Experiment
Station Jan. IL, 1904 at , p. N. and
was opened for business by the
Worthy Master NJ II. Taylor.
The meeting was well attended by
representatives from the various
subordinate Oranges in the District
as well as by several visitors from
other parts of the state who are here
to attend the State Grange and other
Agricultural meetings that are to be
held here during the next few weeks.
MASTERS ADDRESS.
Brothers and Sisters OF District
Grange No. and visiting Brethren
and Sisters in this the greatest. the
grandest and noblest organization of
men and women on earth, (The Pat
rons Of Husbandry) excepting the
church alone.
greet you here in this session OF
our District Grange and l offer yon a
welcome hand.
There has been at least something
accomplished in our organization since
our last session.
We called your attention TO the fact
that our borders should be extended
and membership increased.
That we must at least do something
that will tend to our betterment both
socially and financially that We are in
duty bound TO cooperate with each
other and save large percent of the
middlemens profits on the things we
buy and sell. To this end we have
been striving and have asked the State
Grange Executive Committee to take
up the matter at the coming session
of the State Grange and aid US 10 Sc.
curing contracts from supplying houses
and commission men fer supplying US
with such goods. implements and fer
tilizers as we may need at wholesale
rates. We have succeeded In organ
izing Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany which is DOW about ready to be
incorporated and will be knows as the
Grange Mutual Insurance Co., OF w.
Va.
We have now written and promised
over one hundred thousand dollars OF
insurance and will be ready In a few
days to write policies on all applica-
tions we have taken and any other
acceptable property which may be of
| fered.
| trust that the members OF the
Grange in District No. 2, will all raj
lV to the support of the Insurance
Company, and not only place their
own risks with us but solicit new
members among your friends. trust
that we may all go away from this
session very much benefited and that
we will be better equipped and more
firmly resolved to stand by the Grand
Old Order that has so nobly stood by
the farmer OF this country. Let each
representative and member OF this bis
trict Grange resolve TO use his energy,
zeal and influence TO extend the do
mnion of this order and to increase
its membership. We now have In
this District Grange fourteen subordi.
nate organizations Six in Preston,
one in Barbour, five in Marion and
and two in Monongalia County.
The entire number OF farmers and
their families in the counties named
are many and we must make an effort
to bring many more into the Order
before the next session Of this Grange
Let US go home fully determined TO
do more and better wsTk for the up
building of our Order. The cause of
Agriculture and the character OF our
selves and all those with whom we
associate.
The report of those concerned in
the organization of a Changers Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Co. in this Dis
trict shows that already over one
hundred thousand dollars of insur;
ance applications have been re-
ported.
This plan OF a mutual insurance
company takes very rapidly with the
farmers and 1t will only be a matter
OF year or two when we will have a
company with half million OF in
surance written.
Five persons took the Fifth De-
gree.
A full set Of new officers were
elected. Master, II. T.. Barbe Sec
rotary M. H. Taylor, Lecturer C. C.
Talbot and L. e. johnson as Over
seers were the most important Off
GERS elected. After some discussion
the next place for District Grange
meeting was voted to be at Mason.
town, Preston county, and will be
held on Friday night, March 25, and
all day on Saturday following.
The Worthy Master then closed
the meeting.
This is one OF the best sessions yet
held by this District Grange and
every thing points to bright future
for the Grange in this part of the