Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-12-20

in the jurisdictions visited More tnal
lhalf of the 125 Grange meetings al
tended have been in our own State. Il
order to increase the membership il
La State the Master must be ever OF
I the lookout to assist and encourage
| the Masters of Pomona and Subordin
ate Oranges. The Pomona Grange be
ling the connecting link between the
Subordinate and State Grange, and as
| is provided by our organic law they
should assist in building up Subordin
ate Oranges and especially the weaker
ones.
The duties of Pomona Masters are
apparent to ALL They should exer-
else general supervision over Pomona
Grange affairs. Have program and all
details for Pomona meetings perfected
in advance. Conduct all business ses-
sion in strict accordance with the. laws
of the order, as these meetings should
in a manner be a school of instruction
for the Subordinate Oranges. In do
ing this the young Oranges and the
members generally will profit by your
example. increased enthusiasm will re-
suit, your Pomona Oranges will be
wonderfully strengthened and meetings
more largely attended. Much of the
success or failure of Subordinate
Grange depends largely on the Master,
the manner in which he performs his
duties being closely observed. These
duties do not consist simply of presid-
ing at Grange meetings, you must be
Master not only in name but in fact,
ever alert to the interests of your
community, do not be content with in
side duties only, for it matters not
how much your fellow members ap-
preciate your ability, if you do not
favorably impress non-members much
of your influence for the advancement
of your respective Oranges is lost.
Masters of Subordinate Oranges will
have constant oversight over the af-
fairs of the Grange, especially in "de-
vising work" and in seeing that all
members perform their duties; they
should constantly remind members OF
special events and inaugurate move
ments for increasing the interest
among members; they should see that
special events are observed such as
Children's Day, Anniversary of the
Birth of the Order Memorial Sunday
Grange Picnics, Grange Fairs, Harvest
Home, ETC., in all of which they should
be the leaders. In fact they should
get the members interested in every
branch Of Grange work Promptness
in opening the Grange is the keynote
of success, to this end the Master
should always be there before the ap
pointed hour and see that everything
is in readiness, and that all officers
perform their duties with punctuality
and dispatch III other words the
Master of a State, Pomona or Subor
dinate Grange should perform the du
ties of their respective Offices with the
same energy and activity that is re
quired of successful leaders IN any
business enterprise.
Duties of Lecturers.
The Lecturers Of the National, Stats
and Subordinate Grange are informed
upon assuming the duties of their re
spective offices that to them has beer
intrusted the important duty of lead
ing in the educational work of the
Grange. How best to carry out this
duty has been a problem that has re
ceived the earnest attention Of many
able minds. The work Of Lecturer
and the Instructor of an educatiOna
| institution are in many respects simi
lar. each in manner being responsible
for the mental development of those
with whom they come in contact, il
other words they must not only know
something, but they must know some
thing new Always keep pace witt
the advanced ideas and present the
same in such a manner that others viii
profit thereby. Grange principles ant
measures are not confined to our or
der only, in National laws advocated
| by the Grange we find in many in
stances public sentiment on our side
Now let each Lecturer perform hi
duty, study carefully all issues boil
National and State. study the educa
| tional advantages of our order, in fac
| the Lecturer must always remembe
that he is an instructor, and posses
that tact and good judgment in assign
ing the various exercises to individua
members that will cause them to max
the proper effort to accomplish th'
work required Of them, and at tn,
same time not to be SO difficult as t,
discourage them from making the at
i tempt. So many people are laborinI
i under the mistaken idea that Lectul
er must be fluent talker. Our expei
lience has demonstrated the fact tha
i the most successful Lecturers ar
/ those who possess the happy facult
of getting others to thinking AMI tall
ing and thus developing and directin
to greater usefulness the latent abil
ties of their fellow members.
Educational Advantages of the Grange
So often has education been terme
the cornerstone upon which tn
Grange structure stands that it seem
like an old, old story, however stal
the statement, the fact remains nevel
theless. In every age and conditio
! of human life in its normal state trol
the cradle to the grave, the develop
ment of the mind is carried forWar
to a greater or less degree. The chill
receives impressions from the mothe
he learns to talk, read, think and ac
All through life he continues to r.
ceive impressions from others, b
thought and continually accumulatin
experience he arrives at conclusion
and acts in accordance. whatever the