Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-02-27
NATIONAL caa,'i'c,E NOTES.

Matters Of General interest to Mern-
bers Of fhe Order From Maine to
California.
New York stauds at the front among
grange states. State Master +. \.
Godfrey reports the membership at
al,Dut $4,000. There are 6J9 subordl-
nate oranges thirty-eight having been
added the past year. The Patrons
fire insurance associations are strong
factors in financial sense. They rep
resent nearly s100,0O000e Of risks.
There are 112 grange haiis owned In
the state, the total value being re-,
ported at P343,076. Much fas been
done by the state grange in legislation
benefiting rural conditions.
State Lecturer Thompson is one Of
Names enthusiastic grangers. He
says there are over 400 oranges In the
state. and over 800 OF them own their
own grange halls, which range in vhlue
from $4,000 to $4,000 or more.
grange Of 200 membe is almost GER
tain to have it's own hall, and this
gives permanence to the grange
movement that is unquestlonablc. The
grange mem hership has increased from
20. 900 to 81 900 in twelve years. The
largest grange In the state and per-
haps III the United States Is Houlton
grange, with 900 members. 1t has a
grange store, which did a business of
100000 last year, and there are half
dozen more younger stofes in the
state.
National Treasurer Mrs. Eva s. Nc
Dowell of Rome, n. T., reports the
financial condition Of the national
grange as follows:
l. RECEIPTS.
Balance Oct. 1. 1906. $40 S96. 30
From various sources. .l............ 42212.59
S63 l09.s9
PAYMENTS.
Balance Oct. l, 1so7.......,,.-....... I0.397.oS
s63109.S SO
The total. resources of the national
grange, including the above balance
and money invested in bonds savings
bank deposits, etc, is SlO2, ,92l.44.
State Master George w. F. Gaunt of
New Jersey says: THE past year has
been the banner year III grange work
in the Garden State. Sixteen new sub
ordinate oranges have been organized
ana Two Pomonas. making 1lS sub
ordinate and fourteen Pomona oranges.
M, nor
added to our membership, making
grand tstal Of $4,000. Our Grange
Fire Insurance company has been stead
fly growing, giving safe protection to
our patrons. We have nearly $lS,00o,-
600 worth of property insured. For
number of years subordinate and Po-
mona oranges have been cooperating
In the purchase Of farm supplies at II
great saving. This has been, however,
of local character. The Grange Com
| mercial Exchange has been recently In
! corporated with d capital stock OF
| $125 900, which it is expected will be
very helpful to the members Of the
grange"
q. w. Peirce. state master of the Y en-
| mont grange, reports thirty new sub
! ordinates and one Pomona organized
! the past year, adding 1000 members.
Questions were freely discussed, and
| education was the watchword. Agri-
culture and nature studies were being
| iatroduced into the common schools.
| The grange stood for better roads, bet
| ter methods and better everything. He
will not be satisfied until there are as
many oranges in Vermont as there are
| towns.
c. n. Richardson, state master in
Massachusetts, says great growth Is
| going On with enduring results. The
problem of child educa ton was engag
| ing the attention of Patrons in Massa-
ch0setts. Growth Of membership was
OF little consequence unless every one
| HAD some definite object. The grange
is winning its way to the front,
! The exempli6cation of the ritualisdc
work was never better than this year.
| The first degree was exemplitied by
| New Britain tConn.) grange officers,
the second by Cheshire Comm team
the third by ladies' degree team from
| Keene, n. II; the fourth by IA ladies'
| decree team from North Bropkheld
Mass. The fifth degree was beautiful
! ly presented by q Central Pomona de
! gree team OF Connecticut and the sixth
by the officers of the Connecticut state
grange. This work, particularly I'm the
lower degrees. cannot fail to be an in
| spIration to all who witnessed 1t, and
| through them the various subordinate
gran ges here represented will be In
cited TO Improvement In this very i'm
! portant phase Of grange work.
Governor Woodruff Of Connecticut
gave an informal reception to the ma
tional grange and visiting delegates
fuSf q tna rloSn of nua pInruipu'S COG.