Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-03-23
THE GRANGE
Conducted by
j. w. DARROW. Chatham. N. Y,
Grange
GRANITE STATE CHANGERS.
Subordinate Oranges VIII Confess
For Literary HOnors.

For Literary HOnOrs.
We doubt if there is state in the
Union where more attention is paid TO
the literary and ribualistic work of the
trange than in New Hampshire. They
have won pre-eminencet there along these
lines. and they have deserved il, be
cause hard and conscientious work has
accomplished it, The state lecturer and
the executive committee have made ar
rangements for the literary competition
in 1905. The competition will begin
Feb. and end on Oct. 81 under the
following regulations
Each grange competing shall have a
literary programme occupying period OF
thirty minutes at any two regular or spe-
cial meetings in each month. This pro
Gr4mme may consist OF readings, essays,
discussions, dramas addresses, vocal and
Instrumental music. 1t may be continued
for upward of thirty minutes. but no
evenings entertainment shall receive a
score of more than sixty points, and those
programmes occupying less than thirty
minutes shah be scored at the rate of
two points per minute.
Each competing grange shall discuss at
The first meeting In February, Should the
state Aid In the Construction and Main
tcnunce of Country Highways. and. if So.
How" The topic discussed at the first
meeting in May shall be, "Will the Es-
adjustment of National Forest Reserve
- the White Mountains BE of Benefit to
New Hampshire?" For September. What
Public Improvement Is Most Needed In
This Locality, and What Can the Grange
DO to Secure It?' Any grange falling ~
discuss the above questions shall forfei
la on each
cussiOu omitted, The district deputy in
making his award shall add to this liter
AIRY score a number Of points equal To five
times the average per cent of attendance
Of members for the year. and this total
shall be the basis of making the award
If the prize.
In addition TO the recognition of SUI
uerior excellence in literary work the
subordinate grange in each district Of
the thirty-threc deputies that ranks the
highest In degree work will be award
ed baskets and vases for grains, fruit
and flowers at Ceres, POmona's and
I'lora's stations The third degree will
be worked at the deputy's spring visit
and the fourth at the fall inspection
visit. and the score will be made by
the usual rating.
There is also to be Il contest between
the Pomona or county oranges. The
basis of the competition Will be on et-
tendance and the rituahssic ,notk D..
inc officers and on punctuality in oqen-
Nc all meetings between Jan. 81 and
oct. l, 1903 except in July and August.
The Pomona grange in each of the two
districts having the highest score will
be awarded a set of officers station
lights under the following regulations:
| The regular officers will be scored by
the deputy on the usual plan at the fall
inspection. To this total score will be
added ten points for each public and
ten points for each closed session that
begins at the exact minute and hour,
standard time announced in the pro
gramme aud notice of the meeting. This
total shall be increased by the add
ton of five points for the attendance
of each regular officer Mt any one meet
ing in each month that may be subse-
quenty selected by the grange. |,
the Secretary'S records do not contain
the required data. no credit shall be
given for that meeting. There will also
bs dNdIueu u inc superior grange
| making the highest score in each Pc
mona district secretary's cabinet case
| under the following. conditions The
deputy shall credit each grange with
| i've points for each dollar of dues col
| lected between Jan. ! and Oct !, 1908;
| five points for each membership fee,
800 points for the smallest amount Of
uncollected dues and 600 points for
those oranges having no uncollected
| dues on Oct /, 1905.