The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-03-05

Commsncsble Activities Of This
Orange Notso--Ths Young Peoples
orssnixstion Also Flourishine.
BY 4 W. BARROW.
Forty.nye years ago the first snbordi.
nste grange OF the United siates--or OF
the world. for that matter was organ.
ized at Fredonia. n y About twenty
years ago the twenty nth anniversary
Of Fredonia grange was celebrated. o.
II. Kelley, the founder. being present
Twenty years ago there were not more
than $1,000 or 10000 members OF the
! order OF Patrons Of Husbandry In New
/ York state Chautauqua county. In
/ which Fredonin Is located had about
/ 5000 members and Fredonia grange
/ about go Now there are about l05,
900 members OF the Order in the state
1 Chautauqua has about 5000 In thirty.
four oranges within its border. and old
Fredonia has over ESQ names on its
roll. Fredonia rightly proposes last
ing memorial TO the late founder. o. ii
Kelley, In resolutions adopted at q
meeting In March last. as follows
Resolved. That in choosing our village
as the place for organizing the first grange
be conferred on our village a great honor
and especial honor 10 Fredonia grange
No, J.
Resolved That we favor the erection oil
a monument. surmounted by marble OF
granite bust Of our honored founder TO
occupy suitable place In the building oil
grounds OF the capitol at Washington as
a lasting memorial OF his work and life,
TO be paid for by appropriations from
each OF the oranges OF the country accord
ing TO their membership.
Resolved, That we favor the appoint
mtnt OF a committee at the next meeting
OF the national grange to decide upon the
amount 10 be expended for such monu
ment and apportion IL among the oranges
accordingly
Sometimes oranges do their little
work and die They do so little they
just naturally have TO die. Not so
Fredonia No /, In the last twenty |
years its increase In membership has |
been 400 How many oranges are
there in the Empire State with 40
members? Then, again. how many are
there with $50? Surely Fredonia is
youthful giant, strong. hearty, aggres
sive-an example Of wonderful virility |
and notable efficiency. whose work /
great as II has been. is not, however
comparable with what II shall be-
We judge the future by the present
and the past. Let us see what Ere
donia No ] is doing now!
First In regard to community service
the best service any grange can rem
der. Fredonia has contributed regU
larry toward the maintenance of free
bed In Brooks Memorial hospital. Dun
kirk. n Y. also toward the support OF
the Gerry and Randolph IN " Homes
For Orphan Children and toward the
Old Ladies' Home at Fredonia. Each
year contribution Is made to Pomona
grange Of Chautauqua county to helT
defray the expenses of rural teachers
at Chautauqua during the session OF
the summer schools. Many members OF
Fredonia grange are also members OF
the Fredonla Mothers club, the Moth
er's Club Of Fredonia Normal school
and the Home and School club, Then
too. the East Main Street History club
and the Cornell Reading club has each
its quota of grangers. Many members
are also interested I'm the Y. w. c. A.,
recently established in Fredonia, and
In the W. c. Il. u and various lodges.
In respect TO cooperative buying and
selling while Fredonia has no dstinc
tive association for this purpose many
Of its members belong to the South
Shore Shipping association. The coun
ty farm bureau, Of which HawIey
Rogers is general manager. is trying to
cooperate in every way possible with
the oranges OF the county. The old
and well known Chautauqua institu-
ton is also working In conjunction
with the oranges In granting scholar
ships to young men of the grange in 4
their school Of practical agriculture To-
Gated on its own farm on the border OF
Chautauqua lake.
OF the educational work Of the
grange Miss Bell Wilson says that the >
officers memorize the ritual and take
especial pains to render their various
ectures with expression and effective
ness. A degree team has been organ c
yad consisting az tho rpg1llnr grange | 4
ulcers. the choir. a young mems drill V
cam. a young ladies' tableau staff ant :.
string orchestra.
Young Peoples society Of Fredonia =
range No. ! numbers nearly eighty y
and meets every other Fri. &
lay. IL has lis own constitution and "
,ylaws and Is subordinate TO grange al
20 |. Only members Of grange No. n
an be admitted Its purpose Is social -
nd intellectual advancement Parlia
lentary drill Is given aud a varied y
rogram OF music. readings and recita- "
ions after the regular routine business !
hen follows an hour OF dancing "
very ffth Saturday. In those months m
aving Eve Saturdays. is devoted 10 a ~
pecia program Of plays and music
Or the entertainment Of grange No !.
his society contributed over 500 last "
ear toward the new grange hal
md. II also has made three guccs e'
We exhibits Mt the agricultural far lie
Nd has taken frst premium each lime, W,
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