The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-12-22
'RANGE':RS
IN ANNUAL.
SESSION
The Vest virginia State Grange

Inc Vest Virginia state Grange
+ Patrons of Husbandry, representing
the organized farmers of the state,
met in. their 34th annual session in
the ElEs' hall here Tuesday, al
1890 O'clock. About fifty dele
! gates were present. Prof. I. G.
Atkeson, Dean of the College Of
Agriculture, West Virginia, most Of
the members of the State Board of
Agriculture and the officers Of the
agricultural organizations are the
most prominent persons present.
rhe report Of the credentials com
mite shows that fifty subordinate
and three Pomona Oranges were en-
titled to representation. The
worthy master thentannounced the
sanding committee.
u 3 The worthy master then gave a
short address of excellent ralue to
farmers and.of interest tofall farm
ers. Among other things he said /:
There may he some who will say
Fiat this State Grange does not rep
resent the farmers of Wess. Virgin
ia, but be assured that ,the all-think1
ing farmers Of West Virginia are
here represented.
AS far as the force Of the farmer
is concerned, it is seen here in the
united efforts Of the order Of Patrons
Of Husbandry'
The committee on order of busi-
ness was next read and adopted.
Grange then adjourned till 1 80
O'clock in:the afternoon.
The masters annual address was
read as follows:
Fellow Patrons Once more as
the years roll by it becomes my
pleasant duty to submit to this body
Sof loyal and appreciatiye citizens
Ssnch matters as may be Of interest
ssor concern to You as farmers and
Patrons OF Husbandry.
The last Grange year has been d
little less than eleven months and
yet it has been quite long enough to
write into the scroll Of the ages
many important events Of Grange
history. Some of these events speak
loudly for human welfare and the
prosperity Of the Grange and the
grand humanitarian work it is ac-
complishing. while others are laden
! with elements Of gloomy discourage
ment, The spirit Of the Grange,
however. inclines to optimism and
every true Patron cultivates the
germ Of hopcfulness through all the
seasons as they come and go and the
work OF this session will largely
have been in vain, if it does not in
spire us with hopefulness and zeal
for the expansion Of the Grange
during the coming year.
Condition Of The Order.
It is with regret that | report
that number of subordinate
Oranges have become dormant dur
ing the last year. The Secretary's
report may reveal the exact status
4 of the Order at this time.
During the preceding two years
the Grange in this state has had a
phenomenal and gratifying growth,
but as is always the case under such
circumstances considerable part OF
it was Of mushroom character. and
for want ofproper nourishment up
on the broad, deep and undyine
principles upon which the. Patrons
of Husbandry is founded it could
only be expected that some of these
imperfectly organized and poorly
!. disciplined Oranges should perish.
This State Grange has before II
no more important work than that
of deyising some method Of streng.
thening the Oranges we have and OF
extending the Order into sections q
the State now unoccupied by the
{ Grange, and l trust that deliberate
and careful consideration may oe
given this matter and such action
i as will greatly enlarge Grange
rs pce in our.State. 81
Meetings
ore field meetings were held il
I'll. State ddringsthe last SUMMER
thar ever before. Bro. G. NJ. Free
man. Worthy Secretary Of the Ma
tional Grange, addressed five meet
ings held under the auspices of Dis
trict Grange No. 2.in Lewis. Bar
bonr, Preston and Marion counties
Hon. N. J, Bashelder. Worthy
Lecturer Of the National Grange
addressed five meetings in Roane
jackson, Mason, Kanawha and Put
nam counties.
Brother Mortimer Whitehead
Past Lecturer Of 1.-THE Nationa
Grange, spent two weeks in Green
brier, Monroe, Putnam, Mason
jackson and Wood counties. \
The addresses OF. all these breth