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fcional appropriation of $200 was made to the contingent 



fund. 



A resolution was passed requesting the Master and Sec- 

 retary to enforce the law in relation to delinquent 

 Granges. Your Committee are of the opinion that if this 

 law had been strictly enforced from its passage, it would 

 have resulted beneficially not only to this Grange, but to 

 the Subordinate Granges and the Order generally. We 

 would advise an expression of the Grange upon this im- 

 portant subject. At the last session of this Grange thii 

 Committee were instructed to have that part of the Ex 

 utive Committee's report relating to Life Insurance print- 

 ed in pamphlet form, and a copy sent to each Grange in 

 the State This the Committee caused to be done, with a 

 request to consider the subject and report to Secretary 

 Chambers their approval or disapproval of the project. 

 We were informed that about fifty Granges had reported, 

 favoring the movement. The Committee resolved to 

 take measures to effect an incorporation embracing this 

 principle, and appointed Bro. R. M. Guy a committee of 

 one to draw up the necessary papers and attend to their 

 execution. He has failed to make any report of his ac- 

 tion to this committee. We would most earnestly recom- 

 mend a careful consideration of this subject, believil 

 this to be a very safe and economical plan for effecting a 

 limited amount of life insurance, and thus add another 

 bond of union to our Fraternity. We would advise that 

 the subject be assigned to a Special Committee, with 

 instructions to report at as early an hour in the session as 

 practicable what action it is advisable for this Grange to 

 take in the matter. 



The Worthy Master was requested to visit as many 

 counties or County Granges in the interest of the Order as 

 possible during the year, and his traveling expenses were 

 guaranteed him. We are pleased to be able to say that 

 this work has been very faithfully done at an expense of 

 only thirty dollars to the State Grange. 



