The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-06-26
SOUTH DAKOTA
STATE GRANGE
HELD INTERESTING SESSION AT
THE STATE COLLEGE
LAST WEEK
A RADICAL PLATFORM IS CONSIDERED
Resolutions Are Introduced by II. L.
Loucks and Will be Up for Adop-
tion at Next Annual Meeting

The State Grange held an unusually
successful three days annual session
here at the State College which closed
Friday night. A much larger number
of regular delegates were in attend
ance than at any previous meeting,
and a large number of visiting grang-
ers came in autos from Brookings
and adjacent counties.
The state was quite generally repre-
sented. Delegates being present from
several of the oranges west Of the
Missouri river as Well as from those
in the north and eastern part of the
state and most Of those in the central
or southern part as we'll. In number
largest session in recent years, and
those delegates who were here will go
home not only better able to take up
and push the grange work in their
parts Of the state but will also be a
living advertisement of our city of
homes and the State College as a
desirable place for educating the boys
and girls of the farm.
A radically progressive but strictly
n~on-partisan platform was adopted
"for consideration and discussion by
the farmers during the coming year"
and the matter Of printing a large
number of copies of this platform
("Food for Thought for Farmers')
was left with the executive committee.
Excellent programs were rendered
at the public meetings on Tuesday and
Wednesday evening. President
Slagle, G. r. Malone and Mrs. F. w
Faulkner spoke on Tuesday evening.
The gentlemen speaking with their
usual vigor on college and grange
work, while Mrs. Faulkner gave a
written but exceptionally inspiring ad.
dress upon "The Rural School and It's
Needs" There was flag day drill by
boys and girls of Pleasant View
grange, that was much enjoyed by all.
Wednesday forenoon was largely oc-
cupied by resolutions and discussions,
and a large class was obligated in the
fifth degree. Wednesday afternoon
opened in the sixth degree, at
which time nearly every patron
present not already a member of this
degree was given it in full and regular
form, after which the grange changed
from sixth to fourth degree and a drill
team from Gala Grange exemplifed
the work Of a subordinate grange in a
very creditable manner.
On Wednesday evening, Quincy Lee
Morrow of Brookings and H. L. Loucks
of WATERFOWL, were the speakers,
while the Trenton Grange band fur
nished most inspiring music. Mr..
Morrow's address, though short, was
one of the best We have ever heard
upon Equal Suffrage" Mr.. Loucks
spoke upon 1.-THE Qualities Of a Good
Granger" dwelling largely upon the
economic problems of the farmer and
how to solve them by organized &C
ton.
The delegates spent Thursday fore
noon visiting the college buildings
and farm under charge of President
Slagle and the heads of the several
departments, receiving much informa-
ton and inspiration as well, which
they can use in their grange work at
home.
At 1880 grange opened in due form
again for instruction in the unwritten
work of the order. The afternoon was
spent in discussion and adoption OF
resolutions and the election and install
lation Of officers to fill a few vacan'
cies. The grange with the greatest
regret accepted the resignation Of DR.
A. A. Brigham who returns to his farm
in Maryland, as they feel that DR.
Brigham has been a true, active and
unselish friend of the order ever
since it was organized. The constitu
ton was ammended 80 that the next
regular state grange will meet on the
third Wednesday in June, 1914. alst
an amendment raising the Pomons
Charter fee from $500 to $3.50.
The delegates were 50 well pleas
ed with the warm reception and cour
teous treatment Of President Slaglt
2 his faculty, most Of whom ar,
members Of the Brookings Grange
that they voted unanimously to return