The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-01-06

the right Of free man, TO affilial.
with any party that will best carr,
out his principles.
Ours being peculiarly a farmers
institution, we can not admit all 20 ou,
ranks. Many are excluded by Cha
nature Of our organization, not be.
cause they are professional men. Q,
artisans, or laborers, but because thew
have not sufficient direct interest IN
tlllng the soil, or may have some in
teret in conflict with our purposes!
But we appeal To all good citizens for
their cordial cooperation and assist
ance in our efforts toward reform.
that we may eventually remove from,
our miGt Tire last vestige Of tyran-
ny and corruption.
Last but not least, we proclaim,
It among 9Gr purposes 10 inculcate a
proper appreciation Of the abilities.
and sphere Of women, as is Indicated
by admitting her TO membership and
position in our order,
"The business session oe the Grange
is usually taken up with such queS,
tons as coed rosie, economic issues,
measures pending before the state or
national Legislative bodies, community
problems, etc. The lecture hour or the
time given to the literary program il
always instructive end affords much
pleasure as well. Here is time and
place where children are taught q
take part and learn TO appear in pub
lie so that in later years stage fright
is a stranger to them and they Gag
get up and speak their, sentimenu
embarrassment.
"other features Of Grange work =
the comforting Of degrees, cpmmittee
work, caring for sick or dfRtressee
and furnishing social enter
bainment for the public at various
times.
"Some time after the founding n
the Grange political shysters, tRick-
sters and .corruptionists of varipps
types wormed their way into the r..
ganization and all but destroyed ~
and this you'd no doubt have occurred
but for the untiring efforts Of a few
faithful patrons who brought order
out Of chaos and finally had the
Grange on solid footing again.
The officers of Grange, national,
state, Pomona or subordinate, are rs
follows: Master, overseer, Lecturer,
Steward, Assistant Steward, Chap
lain, Treasurer, Secretary, Gate Keep
er, Ceres, Pomona, Flora, Lady Assist
ant Steward.
"The subordinate Grange which con-
sists of the first four degrees Of the
order is the foundation upon which
the other three degrees, Pomona
district or county grange), Flora
conferred by officers Of state or
national grange), Ceres CONFERRED by
national grange), are built.
"No one can retain membership In
any of the higher degrees without be-
ing a member in good standing in the
local or subordinate grange. The yot-
ing delegates 20 the annual state
grange convention consist Of members
of the various subordinate and Po-
mona oranges chosen by the members
of these bodies. The master and his
wife Tor her husband) by virtue Of
that office is always the delegate but
If unable to attend, the Grange selects
an alternate. -,
"The officers Of the state gra0ge
must have taken the sixth degree
(Flora) but the voting delegates un.
less sent from Pomona oranges neeu
only to have taken the fourth degree
"The officers Of the national gSanse
shall have taken the seventh pr oe'
gree of Ceres, but only those mem
bers of the national grange who q"
masters of state oranges, and tneu
wives or husbands, shall be epu''eo
to vote therein"