Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25
GRATTAN GRANGE.

Grattan Grange met thursday eve
hundred in attendance. Severe
guests were entertained from neigh
boring oranges. After the usual bust.
ness session the following officers
were installed for the ensuing year:
w. NJ, +. Il. Nash; Oyerseer, +. +.
jerks; Steward, Frank Donovan Jr. /:
Sec y, John Emmons: Treasurer. Geo.
smith; Chaplain. Mr. Kennels. Lectu-
rer, 4iena Wood; Asst. Steward, Glen
smith: Lady Asst. Steward, Alice
Slaytun; Gate Keeper, Allen Tuttle:
Flora, Hattie Andrews; Pomona, Mrs.
Kennels; Ceres, Mrs. Nash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster of the Cascade
Grange were expected To be present
o install the officers but sickness kept
them from attending, SO Charter
Member G. NJ. .Slayton, assisted by
Mrs. Chas. Godfrey, rendered this
work very satisfactory. At the close
of the meeting all retired TO the din
ing hall where an oyster supper wa s
heartily enjoyed
Our Worthy Sister, Mrs. A. |. Wat
kins, gave the following paper after
which the Grange extended vote of
thanks and appreciation for the pa
per and also the honor she bestowed
on Grattan Grange at the State
meeting:
loving TO lack of space we can give only
part OF this Xcellent address, Ed.
BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF graf |
TAN GRANGE-l heartily greet you |
this evening on this our glad New
Y ear and extend to on the true hand |
OF fra ernal regard The year, 1905, !
has as whole, been prosperous one |
TO all branch 5 of industry, agricultu- |
raj not excepted, and we think the |
farmer has as much TO feel thankful
Tor as any one. In that he leads the |
most independent life of all other pro
LESSONS, be can take halliday or a |
day of and his crops keep right on
growing. but farmers must have an
eye for BUSH ess If they make sue
cess. In this, as in other callings, a
good education helps amazingly, but
we should understand that the auyan-
tages of good education is of little
value TO Us or to the world unless we
make good U.s. of it. In everything |
we attempt to do we should strive To
do well This is true Grange doctrine
and we had the pleasure of seeing |
1t verified at our Michigan State
Grange by the four degree teams who
d d the work. The first degree was
presented on Tuesday evening by the
Grattan Grange degree team in q
most creditable manner and in away
that showed whal thought and atteu-
ton to details will do, and many were
heard to remark that they never be
fore realized the possibilities of de-
gree work. ! was just delighted to
see and know that it was our own
grange girls and BOYS who had earned
the honor of representing the first de-
gree of our noble order at the State
Grange. Yes you did earn the honor
and you richly deserved il, and our
brother and sister Keller, too have a
share in the many ovations
and honors as well for their a bic and
efficient efforts in instructing and
drilling the team. ! hope these eff
forts will lead 10 greater efforts i'm
orange WOIh dHu lur pre- more entDu-
,iasm in our Grange. Now do not
think, any of you, but what there will
be an opportunity for you TO do or
saw something for the good of the
grange cause. / am glad, my dear
brothers and sisters, that after being
4 member of the Grange thirty-tw0
years, | for the fist time, had the
of witnessing the four sub
ordinate degrees in fnll form without
e aiding from ritual. | tell you il
lid my soul good. Yes, and we saw it
lone at the State Grange too. 1t
made me feel like exclaiming ike one
" old, after witnessing the beautiful
nitiatory work of the order: Nov
ettest thy servant depart in peace,
We are satisfied"