Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-22
THE GRANGE
Conducted by
J. w. BARROW. Chatham. N. K.
Press Correspondent New Yoi'k State
Gr01sge
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
State Master Horton of Michigan Re-
plies to Questions.


plies to Questions.
1. How can a member suspended for
nonpa yment of dues be restored to menu
bership within a period of two years from
date of suspension?
In grange procedure there must be
some time specified to distinguish the
difference between meAlber entitled
to reinstatement at a reduced rate or
fee and one who is not No member
should be encouraged in playing a first
fast and then a loose game with his
grange. To meet the requirements of
the case and to fully protect the rights
of all steadfast paying members, two
years of naturalization is fixed upon in
Michigan as the term before member
is entitled to reinstatement at the $1.20
minimum as provided by law. There
fore suspended member applying for
reinstatement, If he seeks to rein
state himself, must pay the full
amount of dues necessary to satisfy
his account with the grange from the
time Of his last payment up to date of
reinstatement In either case other
than reinstating himself he must make
due application, and majority vote
will reinstate
2 Should master declare the Office
vacant and order an election to fill such
vacancy If a lecturer is continuously abb
sent from the grange and does not pre-
pare programmes?
While any elected and installed Of
fcer of subordinate grange should
he crfynn q II roc cff, f.Ia oopcff5 oro RI ar,
because of absence from meetings and
failure to perform prescribed duties,
1T is nevertheless for the good of the
Order that deliberate and continued
absence and nonperformance of duty
should be noticed by the grange. On
the grounds that the power that gave
can also take away for just cause a
grange may declare an office vacant
after fair hearing and proceed to
elect and install successor; this,
however, with the exception of the
master, who is amenable to the state
grange only.
g. Should secretary be rigidly held to
the presentation to the grange of all cir
cuiars received which pertain to the
grange work in any form?
The regular order of business, as
placed in the ritual, provides for the
noticing of communications from the
state and national oranges. Because
of this provision it must be concluded
that all communications from those
sources must be presented to the
grange. This presentation may be by
mere announcement, if any doubt ex-
lists with the secretary as to the impor-
lance of the document, and then let
the grange itself order a reading in
full if. from the nature of the COM
munication. it seems necessary Re
garding communications from all other
sources, no obligation is placed upon
the secretary to present or even to
notice. Good Judgment should be used
by the secretary in looking over the
mass Of unofficial communications re-
ceived, to the end that matters of no
particular interest and Interior propo-
sitions may not consume valuable time
at grange meetings.
4 What part If any of a Pomona
grange meeting should be in open form?
The Pomona grange in an essential
sense is a travelling missionary When
the Pomona meets with a subordinate
grange it is for the purpose of helping
it in all ways possible A Pomona
grange meeting is failure if it does
not strengthen the grange cause in that
particular part of the county where
the meeting is held. The programmes
of all Pomona grange meetings should
be thoughtfully and specially planned
to turn the thoughts of all listeners to
the necessities Of organization and the
ideal plan and formation of the grange.
Then we can easily conclude that to
fulfill its mission in strengthening the
subordinate grange and the Order at
large the Pomona grange must have
the public ear. Pomona grange meet
ings during the programme should be
open to the public, and strong men and
women of the Order should be put to
the front as speakers and writer's.