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JResohed, That Bro. S. S. Garst be accepted as a delegate to this State 

 Grange from Macoupin, as a substitute of J. F. Kuifoug, the regular dele- 

 gate, who could not come on account of sickness in his family. 



Motion was carried that a committee of three be appointed to 

 furnish tlie press with proper information of the proceedings of 

 the State Grange for publication. 



Committee — D. N. Foster, D. W.'Dame, A. J. Sanborn, of 

 Ogle. 



The motion of Bro. J. M. Chambers, of Stephenson, was car- 

 ried, that the conferring of the Fifth Degree be made the special 

 order for this evening, at 7 o'clock. 



The motion of Bro. Chas. Mayo, of Peoria, was carried that 

 a vote of thanks be extended to Dr. Gregory for his able address, 

 and that the city papers be requested to publish the same. 



The following rei)ort of the Relief Committee was received 

 and adopted as amended: 



REPORT. 



We, the undersigned, Relief Committee of the State Grange 

 of Illinois, would beg leave to make the following report: — 



Whereas, it is repori:ed that great destitution prevails in a 

 portion of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Kansas, and your 

 committee being informed by Worthy Master Adams of National 

 Grange, that Iowa will make provision for her own people, and 

 in the absence of any reliable information in relation to the 

 true condition of the people of Minnesota, (and your committee 

 not being in possession of an}' reliable information in reference 

 to the destitution of the citizens of that State, yet feeling 

 coulident of, and being in possession of conclusive evidence, 

 official and otherwise, that the suffering in Nebraska and Kansas 

 prevails to a very great extent.) would recommend the State 

 Grange of Illinois to make an appropriation of one thousand 

 dollars of the funds of State Grange. Five hundred dollars to 

 be forwarded to W. B. Porter, Master of Nebraska State Grange, 

 to be by him properly distributed to the destitute of that State; 

 and five hundred dollars to be forwarded to E. S. Stover, 

 Governor of Kansas, to be placed in the hands of J. G. Otis, 

 State Purchasing Agent P. of H. for the State of Kansas, to be 

 by him properly distributed to the suffering of said State. 



Your committee would further recommend Worthy Master 

 Golder to use his influence to secure a liberal appropriation by 

 the National Grange, for the relief of the citizens of those States. 



And as your committee is in possession of reliable information 

 that a large portion of the people of those States will need 



