The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-01-02
BAY STATE GRANGE
Some Features Of the Work In
Massachusetts.

An Educational Fund For Young PEG.
pIe-incentivss to Community Serv.
ice-Stats Master Gardeners Grange |
Platform-incrsass OF Membership.
The fortieth annual session OF the
Massachusetts state grange was held
In springfield. with 4A voting dele
gates. The report ut the secretary
showed o62 oranges in the state. with
q total membership uf :2.:O7. al, it-
crease Of about 1900 members the past
year. Worcester grange has 5Si mem.
bers. the largest grange In the state.
The lecturer re- !, Ted the total attend
ance on grange meetings the past year
AS 2.55.33,o The trustees Of the educa-
tional aid fund reported receipts as
follows: From subordinate oranges.
$f.591: from Pomona oranges. SOS:
other sources. $57S. This educational
fund now amounts to nearly $4,000.
1t is loaned out in small amoluts to
worthy young people WHO are seeking
an education and who desire tempo
rary financial assistance. Fourteen
loans thus far have been made. It
recommended that every grange in the
state select the first meeting night 10
May this year to raise funds by enter
tainment or otherwise for this educa-
ti0nal aid fund.
Among other important matters that
were determined upon by the grange
was the adoption Of a resolution re-
questing the national grange to permit
such state oranges as desire to pro-
vide that the election in subordinate
oranges shall take place in the month
OF November and the installation to &C.
cur In January. as at present.
The grange yer on record as in IA
vor Of the agricultural extension bill
now before congress. 1t was voted to
enable all lecturers to attend the con-
ference. that their expenses should be
paid by their respective oranges or that
the executive committee and state lee
turer should provide mea to assist
such oranges MS appear to need assist
ance for this purpose. The grange
placed itself on record az approving
the work Of the state forestry depart
ment.
A recommendation of the state mas
ter to give prizes to those oranges
which performed the best work in COM
munity service was adopted. The
grange also went on record as being in
favor of nm appropriation Of $4,000
for an agricultural building at the State
Agricultural college. Several recon-
mendations concerning the study OF
home economics were adopted. DIR. +.
F. Claxton Of Washington. United
States commissioner of education. gave
an address on 1.-The Future of the
Farmers Child" The committee on
agriculture believes that there Is equal
" as good reason for urging the Unit
ed States government to drain the
swamp lands Of New England as to d Q
mand that the government should irr:.-
gate the arid lands Of the west. &
A. Denen was elected to the executive
committee. No other elections
held.
In his annual address State Master
Gardner offered the following plat
form for the Endorsement Of the grange:
First. That we shall recognize the
grange A. q necessity in every rural town
In Massachusetts, and that We shall en-
deavor through 4 wise extension policy
to speedily bring about the time when
every rural town h . be thus supplied
with . vigorous, progressive and enduring
grange.
AeronA THAI we shall recoenixa that
Tor tho grange to assume this mission Of
necessity implies serious obligation n
that every subordinate grange which fails
to measure up to such responsibility has
not made good it, promise Of rural Dc.
tense. conveying. therefore. our earnest
determination hat every subordinate
grange shall make good In the broadosf
sense.
T~hird.-That such defense consists IN
the threefold responsibility-(a) to exert
every energy present within that Strange
for the development Of the forces Of that
community toward making Il . better
community. real betterment being inter.
preted 10 include better individuals. better
farms. better homes. better morals and
better civic life ID every respect: ID to
exert every energy present within that
grange Tor the federation Of the forces
within that community Tor the promotion
Of it, highest progress: (c) to lead the
WY III SuO UIO00SV uo1O "a OO011eAy NOWS
with country town In the effective cham
pionship Of legislation and Of ~appropria-
ton that shall insure . square deal for
rural interests and = just share for the
farmer and for the farmers environment.
n the distribution Of thu means that make
for the highest advancement Of the com.
monwealth ~ q whole. IL
High Finance.
"Neddy Is an awfully good natured
fellow. but he has one failing. You
can always touch him for a loan. but
II you lend him some money he in
variably forgets to repay it."
II know. old top. Whenever he owes
me some money | Y ask him to re-
pay It. just borrow 1t back In INSTALL
ments. And listen
Yes" 81 .
awe overdrawn my account $16."-
New York Sun.
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nail 4 II often very hard to draw cut.