MICHIGAN STATE GRANGE. 



REPORT OF WORK OF THE ORDER OF PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY IX MICH- 

 IGAN FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1902. 



OFFICERS FOR 1901. 



Master— G. B. HORTON. Fruit Ridge. 



Overseer — N. P. HULL. Dimondale. 



Lecturer— MRS. F. D. SAUNDERS. Rockford R. I'. D. 



Steward— T. E. NILES. Mancelona. 



Assistant Steward— WM. ROBERTSON. Fremont. 



Chaplain— MRS. MARY A. MAYO, Chelsea R. F. D. 



Treasurer— E. A. STRONG, Vicksburg. 



Secretary— MISS JENNIE BUELL. Ann Arbor. 



Gate Keeper— G. A. WHITBECK, Montague. 



Ceres— MRS. ANNA R. JONES, Lapeer. 



Flora— MRS. VIRGINIA HALLADAY, Clinton. 



Pomona— MPS. DELLA PROCTOR, Webberville. 



Lady Assistant Steward— MRS. MARY ROBERTSON, Fremont. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. , 



Thomas Mais, Chairman, Berrien Center December, 1902 



A. E. Palmer. Kalkaska " 1902 



M. T. Cole, Palmyra " 1902 



N. I. Moore, Jonesville " 1902 



F. W. Redfern, Maple Rapids " 1903 



E. A. Holden, Lansing " 1903 



Emory E. < >\ven, Lapeer " 1903 



G. B. Korton, Fruit Ridge, Jennie Buell, Ann Arbor. Ex-offieio. 



Tlie past year has been lull of activity among the Granges of the State. 

 \<>l only has the work of organization gained rapidly but in every depart- 

 ment increased vigor has heen shown. 



The progress of the departments of education, cooperation and legisla 

 iion are so fully set forth in the State Master's last report to National 

 Grange that the following paragraphs are quoted here: 



"Educational work through the lecturers of subordinate granges is being 

 improved ami greatly strengthened by our systematic and business-like 

 method of Slate supervision headed by the Lecturer of the State Grange. 

 This officer is no more a traveling orator and organizer but instead a 

 permanent home official operating from an executive basis to support, 

 encourage and to point ou1 the way. Through this method the inactive 

 lecturers, from whatever cause, are located, and the necessary assistance 

 rendered. Thus to a ureal degree Grange dormancy is prevented and our 

 ranks preserved practically unbroken. This may be considered as mothering 



