42 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



The Executive Committee were instructed to select such por- 

 tions of S. M. Smiths address as they may think best, and pub- 

 lish th^ same, vrith those of Sidney Myers, Hon, W. C. Flagg, 

 Dr. G. M. Gregory, and Mrs. S. M. Smith's poem in the pro- 

 ceedings of this Grange. 



Dec. 17, 1S75. 



Tour Auditing Committee would respectfully submit the fol- 

 lowing accounts, and recommend the payment of the same: 



S. J. Frew, to service in attendinff State Granse, Dec. 15 and 



16. 1S75 .^ 15.00 



Hotel bills for same time 4.00 



$9.00 

 For printing and reporting lectures $4.25 



G. W. Maesh. ) 

 W. W. Hutching, f 



Comtnittee. 



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Adjourned to 7 o'clock, P. M. 



Fkiday EvEjfLi»G Session. 



Grange met pursuant to adjournment. 



Worthy Master Golder in the chair. 



Motion made and carried, that the whole matter relating to 

 by-laws be laid upon the table. 



The Grange now proceeded to the election of Executive Com- 

 mittee. 



Bro. A. J. Alexander, was elected member of Executive Com- 

 mittee for two years, upon first ballot. 



Bro. D. N. Foster, was elected member of Executive Com- 

 mittee for two years, upon first ballot. 



Bro. T. M. Guy, was elected member of Executive Committee 

 for one year, upon second ballot. 



Bro. C. X. Anderson, was elected member of Executive Com- 

 mittee for one year, upon first ballot. 



Your Committee on Co-operation respectfully beg leave to 

 report : 



That they have duly considered the resolutions, reports, etc., 

 committed to their attention, and in view of the great import- 

 ance of enlarging the work of co-operation in this Order, in 

 which we believe the very existence and life of the Order depends, 

 we, therefore, recommend that in every county, where the same 

 is practicable, joint stock companies be organized under the laws 

 of the S^ate, making the shares in small sums of not less than 



