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1938*
441. Sodus
Wayne
1938
442. Allegany
Cattaraugus
1939*
443. Cattaraugus
Cattaraugus
1939*
444. East Greenbush
Rensselaer
1939*
445. Deposit
Broome
1939*
446. Fredonia
Chautauqua
1939
Reor. 1950
447.
Otego Valley
Otsego
1939*
448.
Pierstown
Otsego'
1939
Reor. 1957
449.
Glens Falls
Warren
1939
Reor. 1948
450. Fayetteville
Onondaga
1939
Reor. 1954*
451. Franklin
Delaware
1939*
452. Horseheads
Chemung
1939
Reor. 1958
453. Lindenwald
Columbia
1939
Reor. 1950*
454. Monticello
Sullivan
1939*
209
No. Name of Grange
County
Yr. Organized
455. Hermitage
Wyoming
1939* Reor. 1958
456. Adams
Jefferson
1939 Reor. 1957
457. Addison
Steuben
1939
Reor. 1952
458. Twin Valley
Broome
1939
Reor. 1955
Villenova
Chautauqua
1939 Reor. 1948*
Onondaga
1939
Reor. 1955
462.
Clarence
Erie
1939'
463. Candor
Tioga
1939
Reor. 1951
464.
Portville
Cattaraugus
1940
Reor. 1947, 1954
465.
Clayton
Jefferson
1940*
466.
Panama Rock
Chautauqua
1940*
467.
Ticonderoga
Essex
1940*
468.
Ashville
Chautauqua
1940*
469.
Belfast
Allegany
1940
Reor. 1956
470.
Richfield
Otsego
1940*
471.
Burdett
Schuyler
1940*
472. Beaver Dams
Schuyler
1940
Reor. 1953*
473.
Franklinville
Cattaraugus
1940*
474.
Keene
Essex
1940*
475.
Tully
Onondaga
1940
Reor. 1954
476.
Boonville
Oneida
1940*
477.
Ellington
Chautauqua
1940*
478. Centralia
Chautauqua
1940*
479. Beaver Falls
Lewis
1940*
480.
Pawling
Dutchess
1940*
Redfield
Oswego
1940
Reor. 1953*
481. 482. 483.
Spencer
Tioga
1940*
484.
Fly Creek Valley
Otsego
1940*
485.
Townsend
Schuyler
1940*
486.
Corinth
Saratoga
1940
Reor. 1949
487.
Charlotte Center
Chautauqua
1940
Reor. 1954*
488.
Silver Lake
Dutchess
1940
Reor. 1953*
489.
Fabius
Onondaga
1940*
490.
Fallkill
Dutchess
1941
Reor. 1947*
491.
Greene
Chenango
1941
Reor. 1949*
492.
Cherry Creek
Chautauqua
1941*
493.
Parish
Oswego
1941*
494.
Freedom Plains
Dutchess
1941
Reor. 1953*
495.
Washingtonville
Orange
1941*
496.
Adirondack
St. Lawrence
1941*
497.
Pleasant Valley
Washington
1941
Reor. 1949
498.
North Manlius
Onondaga
1941*
499.
Hall
Ontario
1941*
500.
Catskill
Greene
1941*
501.
Portland
Chautauqua
1941*
502.
Deerpark
Orange
1941
Reor. 1954
503. Sinclairville
Chautauqua
1941*
504.
Mentz
Cayuga
1941
Reor. 1946*
505.
Valley
Clinton
1941
·Reor. 1946*
506. Albion
Oswego
1941*
Oak Hill
Steuben
1940*
210
459. 460. Lysander 461. Manchester
Ontario
1939
No. Name of Grange
County
Yr. Organized
507. St. Lawrence
Jefferson
1941
Reor. 1947, 1955*
508. Seifert Corners
Oneida
1941*
509. Newfane
Niagara
1941
Reor. 1951*
510. Johnsburg
Warren
1942*
511.
Perthshire
Fulton
1942
512.
Galway
Saratoga
1942
513. Mountainside
Warren
1942
Reor. 1952
514. Arkwright Center
Chautauqua
1942
Reor. 1949*
515. Helderberg
Albany
1942
Reor. 1955
516. South Harmony
Chautauqua
1942
Reor. 1954*
517.
Bridgeport
Madison
1942*
518.
Otsenango
Chenango
1943
Reor. 1951
519. Madrid
St. Lawrence
1943
520.
Elizaville
Columbia
1943*
521.
West Laurens
Otsego
1943
522.
Freeman
Steuben
1943
Reor. 1949*
523.
Smyrna
Chenango
1943
524. Brier Hill
St. Lawrence
1943*
525.
Howard
Steuben
1943
526.
Winfield
Herkimer
1943*
527.
Algonquin
Chenango
1944*
528. Southold
Suffolk
1944*
529. Seward Valley
Schoharie
1944*
530.
Norwich Township
Chenango
1944
Reor. 1951
531. South Ripley
Chautauqua
1944*
532.
Unadilla
Otsego
1944
533.
Mohawk Valley
Saratoga
1944*
534
Erieville
Madison
1945 Reor. 1952,* 1958
535. 536.
Yorks
Allegany
1945*
537.
Louisville
Otsego
1945
Reor. 1952*
538.
Plattekill
Ulster
1945
Reor. 1950, 1956*
539.
Harmony
Herkimer
1945*
540.
Waneta
Schuyler
1945*
541.
Chemung
Chemung
1945
Reor. 1949
542.
Ulster
Ulster
1945*
543. North Java
Wyoming
1945*
544. Westville
Otsego
1945
545.
Mountainville
Orange
1946*
546.
Union
Chautauqua
1946*
547.
Halfmoon
Saratoga
1946*
548. Wawayanda
Orange
1946*
549.
Minisink
Orange
1946
550.
Little Britain
Orange
1946*
Reor. 1961
551.
Ballston
Saratoga
1946*
552.
Clinton
Clinton
1946*
553.
Olive Branch
Schuyler
1946
Reor. 1953*
554.
Glen
Montgomery
1946
Reor. 1950*
555.
Happy Thought
Oswego
1946*
556.
Bolivar
Allegany
1946
Former No. 348*
557. Wellsville
Allegany
1946*
558. Marcy
Oneida
1946*
Belmont
Allegany
1945
Reor. 1951*
211
No. Name of Grange
County
Yr. Organized
559. North Lansing
Tompkins
1946
560. Stone Ridge
Ulster
1946
Reor. 1955
561. Rural Grove
Montgomery 1947*
562. Ogden
Monroe
1947
563. Ouleout
Delaware
1947*
564.
Masonville
Delaware
1947*
565.
Battle Hill
Washington
1947*
566.
Lake View
Seneca
1947*
567.
Kendrew
St. Lawrence
1947
Reor. 1953
568.
Rensselaer Falls
St. Lawrence
1947*
569.
Akron
Erie
1947*
570. Holland
Erie
1947
571.
Nicholville
St. Lawrence
1947*
572.
Otselic Valley
Chenango
1947*
573.
Macomb
St. Lawrence
1947
Former No. 36
574.
Mt. Hope
Dutchess
1947*
575.
Alderbrook
Madison
1947*
576. North Colesville
Broome
1947*
577.
Clifton Springs
Ontario
1948*
578. Climax
Greene
1948* Reor. 1958
579.
West Hermon
St .. Lawrence
1948*
580.
Three Mile Bay
Jefferson
1948*
581.
Caneadea
Allegany
1948
582.
Savannah
Wayne
1948
Reor. 1956
583.
South Side
Suffolk
1948*
584.
Westville
Franklin
1948
585.
Middlesex Valley
Yates
1948*
586.
Greene Valley
Greene
1948
587.
Hiawatha
Albany
1948
588.
Hebron
Washington
1948
589.
Lansingville
Tompkins
1948
590.
Erie
Lewis
1948*
591. Pine Grove
Jefferson
1948
592. Petries Corners
Lewis
1948*
593.
Roseboom
Otsego
1949*
594.
Sheridan
Chautauqua
1949*
595.
Eureka
Wayne
1949
596.
Hurley
Ulster
1949*
597. Wide Awake
Ontario
1949
Reor. 1957
598.
Hawleyton
Broome
1949*
599.
Magee
Seneca
1949*
600.
Riga
Monroe
1949*
601.
Emerald
Cattaraugus
1949*
602. Buffalo Valley
Wyoming
1949*
603. Gallupville
Schoharie
1949
604.
East Lansing
Tompkins
1949* Reor. 1958
605.
Cannonsville
Delaware
1949*
606
McLean
Tompkins
1949*
607.
Kelley
Chenango
1949*
608. Jasper
Steuben
1949* Reor. 1960
609. Philadelphia
Jefferson
1949*
610. West Pomona
Rockland
1949*
212
No. Name of Grange
County
Yr. Organized
611. Scattergood
Montgomery
1949*
612. Victory
Cayuga
1949*
613. Hartsville
Steuben
1950*
614. Chautauqua
Chautauqua
1950*
615.
Cottage
Cattaraugus
1950*
616.
Hartwick Seminary
Otsego
1950
Reor. 1954*
617.
Union Vale
Dutchess
1950
618.
Knoxboro
Oneida
1950
619. Chemung Valley
Chemung
1950
Reor. 1955
620.
Smithville Valley
Chenango
1950
621. Curriers
Wyoming
1950*
622.
Henry D. Sherwood
Dutchess
1950*
623.
Cuyler
Cortland
1950*
624.
Fosterdale
Sullivan
1951*
625.
Burke
Franklin
1951*
626.
Otsquago
Montgomery
1951
627
Springville
Erie
1951*
628.
Mandana
Onondaga
1951*
629.
South Lansing
Tompkins
1951*
630.
Pine Bush
Orange
1951*
631.
Shushan
Washington
1951*
632.
Hinman Hollow
Otsego
1951
633. Eden
Erie
1951
Reor. 1956
634.
Wheeler
Steuben
1952
635.
Hopewell
Ontario
1952
636.
Windy Ridge
Schoharie
1952
637.
Napoli
Cattaraugus
1952
638.
Lyndonville
Orleans
1952*
639.
Owahgena
Madison
1952
640.
Scotch Church
Schenectady
1952*
641. Hartford
Washington
1952*
642. Gifford
Albany
1952
643. Red Creek Valley
Otsego
1952
644. Woodhull
Steuben
1952* Reor. 1959
645. Randolph
Cattaraugus
1952*
646.
Melrose
Rensselaer
1952
647.
Mayfield
Fulton
1952*
648.
Worcester
Otsego
1953
649.
Junius
Seneca
1953
650.
Stony Creek
Warren
1953
651.
Ticonderoga
Essex
1953'
652.
Oneonta
Otsego
1953*
653.
Jackson Corners
Dutchess
1953*
654.
Rose
Wayne
1953
655.
Perryville
Madison
1953
656.
Mansfield
Cattaraugus
1953*
657. Hanover
Chautauqua
1953
658. Niobe
Chautauqua
1954
659. West Branch
Oneida
1953
660. Union
Jefferson
1954
661. Coventry
Chenango
1954*
662. Putnam Valley
Washington
1954
213
No. Name of Grange
County
Yr. Organized
663. Ravena
Albany
1954
664. Montgomery
Orange
1954
665. Freetown
Cortland
1954*
666. Wallington
Wayne
1954
667. Ellery
Chautauqua
1954
668.
Otego Susquehanna Val
Otsego
1955
669. East Clay
Onondaga
1955
670.
Lombard
Chautauqua
1955
671.
DeRuyter
Madison
1955
672.
Chester
Orange-Rockland
1955
673. Olean
Cattaraugus
1955*
674.
Taylor Center
Cortland
1955*
675.
Summit
Schoharie
1955
676. Fair Haven
Cayuga
1955*
677.
Schoharie Valley
Schoharie
1956
678.
South Sodus
Wayne
1956
679.
Nanticoke Valley
Broome
1956*
680.
Macedon
Wayne
1956*
681.
Camillus
Onondaga
1956
682. West Ghent
Columbia
1956
683.
Hallsport
Allegany
1957
684.
Ellenburg
Clinton
1957
685.
Harford
Cortland
1957*
686.
Franklinton
Schoharie
1957
687.
Johnsonville
Rensselaer
1957
688.
Pennellville
Oswego
1958
689.
Asbury
Ulster
1958
690.
Pleasant Valley
Dutchess
1958
691.
Ethan Allen
Essex
1958
692.
Bemis Heights
Saratoga
1959
693.
Banner
Steuben
1959
694.
Rathbone
Steuben
1959
695.
Hortonville
Sullivan
1960
696.
Rock District
Schoharie
1960
697.
Mellenville
Columbia
1960
698.
New Haven
Oswego
1960
699.
Canaan
Columbia
1960
700.
Hedgesville
Steuben
1960
701.
Walton
Delaware
1960
702. Hornby
Steuben
1961
703.
Prattsburg
Steuben
1961
704.
Upper Lisle
Broome
1961
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Chapter 11. RECOGNITION OF GRANGE BY OUTSIDE AGENCIES
ADVISORY BOARD OF NEW YORK STATE FAIR: Mr. Free- stone, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Johncox, Mr. Stanley, Mr. Smith.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AGRONOMY DEPARTMENT, COR- NELL: Mr. Stanley.
ADVISORY COMMITTE, CONSUMERS COUNCIL: Mrs. Lorenzo Palmer.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION: (President Eisenhower's) Mr. Leland D. Smith.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE to JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMIT- TEE ON LEGISLATION: Mr. Kenneth H. Fake.
ADVISORY COUNCIL OF EDUCATION PRACTICE ACT: (Appointed by Board of Regents) Mr. Stanley.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE COUNCIL: Mr. Leland D. Smith. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY: Mr. Van Whittemore, (former State Steward) President in 1947.
AMERICAN DAIRY ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK: Mr. Harold M. Stanley. President.
AMERICAN DAIRY ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL: Mr. Stanley, Secretary.
CITIZENS COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL CONVEN- TION: Mr. Stanley.
CITIZENS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE SURVEY: Mr. Leland D. Smith.
CONFERENCE BOARD OF WOMEN'S EDUCATIONAL ORGA- NIZATIONS: Mrs. Charles Everett, Mrs. Lee Husted, Mrs. Nehemiah Andrews, Katherine Dillenbeck.
CORNELL BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Mr. Howard Edward Bab- cock, Mr. Stanley, Dr. Bruce Widgin.
CORNELL UNIVERSITY VETERINARY COUNCIL: Mr. Kenneth Patchen.
COUNCIL OF CHURCHES: Mr. Clifton Pratt.
COUNCIL COLLEGE OF HOME ECONOMICS: Mrs. Bruce Scudder, Mrs. Floyd Wilmot, Mrs. Charles Arnold.
COUNCIL RURAL EDUCATION:Mr. David Kidd.
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COUNCIL OF RURAL WOMEN: Mrs. Jay Keller, Mrs. Guy Haviland, Sr., and Mrs. Clayton Taylor have served as Presi- dents. Member War and Peace Committee, Mrs. Seward Davis.
CRUSADE FOR FREEDOM: Mr. Henry Sherwood, Board of Directors.
EMERGENCY AGRICULTURAL DEFENSE COMMITTEE: Mr. W. J. Rich.
EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKETING COOPERATIVE: Mr. Clarence Johncox, Mr. Harold Stanley, Mr. Leland D. Smith.
FAMILY LIFE TRAINING CONFERENCE: Catherine Dillen- beck.
FARM CONFERENCE BOARD: State Master, State Secretary, Mr. Fake.
FARMERS AND TRADERS LIFE INSURANCE: Mr. Leland D. Smith, Mr. Fred J. Freestone, Mr. Clarence Johncox, Mr. Harold Stanley, Mr. Matthias Smith.
FARMERS IN WORLD AFFAIRS. Mrs. Lorenzo Palmer, Board of Directors.
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION: (Canton) Mr. Louis C. Archer, Mr. Walter Goff.
FREE FARMERS, INC .: Mr. W. J. Rich, Vice-President, 1942. Set up by leading Farm Organizations in New York Milkshed to combat attempt to unionize farmers by United Mine Workers.
GRANGE-LEAGUE-FEDERATION-EXCHANGE, INC .: E. J. Walrath, J. C. Corwith, Earl Clark, William Hubbard.
HIGHWAY USERS CONFERENCE: State Master.
HOME ECONOMICS COUNCIL: Mrs. Leslie Tanner, Mrs. Lee Husted.
INDUSTRIAL AUTHORITY NEW YORK STATE FAIR: Mrs. Jay Keller.
MIGANT LABOR COMMITTEE, COUNCIL OF CHURCHES: Mrs. Jay Keller.
MILK FOR HEALTH, INC .: Mr. H. M. Stanley.
NATIONAL GRANGE MUTUAL INSURANCE: Mr. Fred J. Freestone, Mr. W. J. Rich, Mr. Leland D. Smith.
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NATIONAL GRANGE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Mr. Guy Haviland, Jr.
NATIONAL SEAWAY COUNCIL: Mr. Fred J. Freestone. NEW YORK STATE:
ASSOCIATION OF TOWNS: Edson J. Walrath, 1936.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Mr. Stanley.
CITIZENS COUNCIL: State Master.
CONFERENCE YOUTH AND DELINQUENCY: Mrs. Roger Miller, Miss Pat Emerson.
CROP: Mr. Henry Sherwood, Chairman; Mrs. Floyd Wilmot, Executive Committee.
COUNCIL OF HOME ECONOMICS: Mrs. Kenneth Augur, Mrs. Herbert Thomsen.
DAIRY EXHIBITS, INC .: Mr. Leland D. Smith.
EDUCATION COMMISSION ON REDISTRICTING SCHOOLS: Mr. Leland D. Smith.
EMERGENCY FOOD COMMISSION, WORLD WAR 2: Mr. H. M. Stanley, Chairman.
INDUSTRIAL AND ALL-FOODS EXPOSITION, ADVISORY PLANNING COMMITTEE, 1961: Mr. H. M. Stanley.
JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERECE: Mr. Paul Taber.
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, STATE WIDE COMMITTEE: Mr. Leland D. Smith.
POWER AUTHORITY: Mr. Fred J. Freestone.
RURAL CHURCH CONFERENCE: Rev. Fred Dean, Mr. Harry Graham.
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION CONFERENCE: Mr. Fred J. Freestone.
RURAL SAFETY COUNCIL: Mr. Leland D. Smith, President, Mr. Stanley Munro, Secretary.
RURAL YOUTH CONFERENCE: Mrs. John Thew, Mrs. Theron Pickett, President.
SOIL CONSERVATION: Mr. Kent Leavitt (also President National Soil Conservation District,) Mr. Leon Benjamin, Mr. Charles Downey, Mr. Rodmann Fellows.
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STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL-TECHNICAL INSTI- TUTE, CANTON: Re-appointed to Council by Governor Nelson Rockefeller for period expiring 1970, Mr. Leland D. Smith.
TEMPORARY COMMISSION ON REVISION AND SIMPLIFI- CATION OF STATE CONSTITUTION: Appointment by Governor Rockefeller, Mr. H. M. Stanley.
RURAL RADIO FOUNDATION: Mr. H. M. Stanley.
WOMEN'S COMMITTEE STATE FAIR: Miss Elizabeth L. Arthur, Mrs. David Mabie, Mrs. Lorenzo Palmer.
WOMEN'S COMMITTEE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR, 1939: Miss E. L. Arthur.
WOMEN'S FIELD ARMY FOR CANCER CONTROL: Mrs. Clyde Myers.
WOMEN'S LEGISLATIVE FORUM: Mrs. Seward Davis, Mrs. Lee Husted, Mrs. Rutherford Haynor, Mrs. Leslie Tanner, part time.
WORLD CONGRESS ON EDUCATION IN DEMOCRACY: Mr. Harold M. Stanley.
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Chapter 12.
QUOTABLE GRANGE QUOTES
The forefront of history is made by those who have reached out beyond the ordinary in contribution to the vital story of civilization. History records evident causes and results, but what about the powerful germ hidden in the background? The Subor- dinate member, the Subordinate Grange, its lecture hour forum, discussion period, the quiet enthusiasm of a faithful member, and loyal personnel have ultimate effect.
Someone has said that at the clarion summons of the last trump, all important sounds of Time shall return on the ether waves of the Universe. Words, voices, whispers, shouts will sound again in just and final judgment. Thus, the prayer of Washington at Valley Forge, the words of Lincoln at Gettysburg, the beloved voice of our Saviour in the Sermon on the Mount. shall once more become vibrant in spoken word. Your word,-my word,-will they come to judgment once again as they hover on the still air? What will the verdict be?
None of us can press a button which will enroll the scroll of the past. We can record samples of countless tributes to the Grange, expressed by Patrons everywhere. We trust these may be of assistance to writers, speakers, and seekers after Grange wisdom.
"The whole history of the Grange has been a story of accom- plishments for the wellbeing of that large group of our citizenship who come from the backbone and heart of our nation,-the American Farmer. No selfish wish has ever dominated its thought or controlled its action." Verna Brown, Hebron Valley Grange No. 1103, winner of 1934 Highway Safety Contest.
"We believe the fraternal cooperative spirit of our country people will broaden and deepen our rural life, improve its moral and educational outlook and raise the standard of the Grange higher and make it even more commanding." Leon Collins, Alle- gany County, 1934.
"Most Granges have carried out definite programs to promote the welfare of our Order and the Community, and a keener inter- est and stronger sense of duty among Grange members." John Osburn, Delegate-at-large Monroe County.
"The ancient husbandman before sowing the field, thus in- voked Ceres:' O Ceres, great Mother of Harvests, let it be well sown,'-and after the sowing was finished, 'O Lady Ceres of the golden sword and rich fruits, bless the sowing of this day.' Today
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we know we have no right to ask God's blessing on our work unless we have performed our part well." Mary Stafford, Ceres, 1934.
"Measured by numbers we have to report a decline, but measured by a true spirit of Grange principles we are on a sharp turn upward." Claude Pierpont, Chautauqua County, 1934.
"The inspiration to higher ideals and better service derived from Grange meetings and speakers is much appreciated by us." Emmett Ryan, Clinton County Delegate, 1934.
"Hand in hand with the church and the school, the Grange is a great educator, bringing Rural America all the best in frater- nal life; a power feared by policians, and respected by all for its firm, unyielding battle for the right." Mrs. Edwin Patterson, Oakfield. Honorable mention in National Grange definition con- test, 1938.
"The Founders of our Order built into our foundation struc- ture, not force, not hate, not strife, no quack or short cut remedies of any nature. At the very entrance to the Grange they placed Faith in God, hope and courage, charity in all things and fidelity to the highest ideals of rural life. That was their answer to the agricultural quacks of their day. .. . Without the church, the Grange must eventually die; wthout the Grange, rural church folk suffer the loss of a strong rght arm." Rev. Fred Dean, 1936-37 State Chaplain.
"All of our Granges are cooperating with churches and schools in developing a community program." George L. Howard, Schuyler County Delegate-at-large, 1938.
"Rural people such as Grangers have saved the Constitution in the past and will save it today." Senator Joseph Hanley.
"How precious is the spirit of fraternity, of mutual helpful- ness; how needful in the development of humanity is fellowship, the warm handclasp, the kind word spoken." Ida Potter, State Pomona, 1934.
"The Grange is an organization of farm people established to enrich the lives of its members so that they, through Divine guidance, may be a benefit to mankind." Eleanor M. Brown, Amsterdam.
"That the Grange holds the respect of the entire community in which it functions, over the whole State is evidenced by its increasing membership during the past year." Timothy Thomas, Assistant Steward, 1936.
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"Rural people need first their church, then their schools, then their Grange." Dwight Pierson, 92 years old, at 1938 Oakfield Grange meeting.
"Let us bear in mind that if we are alive to our neighbor's needs, our works shall bring forth fruit in due season." Mary Silliman, State Pomona, 1937.
"A Grange meeting should be a place where all the problems of rural life, economical as well as social, can be discussed and resolved upon." Willard Kinney, Chairman Onondaga Tax and Legislative Committee.
"A live Grange has an actual money value to the community where it exists." Mrs. Earl Clark, Service and Hospitality, 1934.
"Our successes and failures urge us onward, and we are ever mindful that we fail to see shadows if we face the sun." Lloyd E. Germain, Washington County, 1936 Delegate-at-large.
"The Grange fraternity of men and women works together for agriculture and the rural home; thinks together for liberty and democracy; lives together for peace and community pro- gress, and grows together to save America for posterity." Edwin R. Hales, Medina, Orleans County, 1938.
"Did you ever stop and ponder on the good the Grange has done, the many problems they have tackled, the many victories. won? They are ever working, working to bring the farmers good. They are ever stanch and loyal to their splendid Brotherhood." Mrs. Barbara Sweeney, Clinton Grange No. 1029, Clinton County, 1936.
"The spirit of the Grange moves steadily forward in spite of reversals." Herman Porter, when Tioga County Delegate-at-large.
"To me, the Grange stands for Fraternal Rights and Privi- leges for all members of the family; a place where young and old can equally join in discussions, Community Service and wel- fare of the Grange." Marguerite Johnson, Service and Hospitality Committee, Maple Leaf Grange No. 11, 1958.
"This is a time when the Grange, with other free institutions, needs to keep an eternal vigilance, not only in regard to agricul- ture but also in regard to all of the civil and social heritages which have been so dearly bought by our forebears. Such a motto as was inscribed on the grave of William Bradford of Plymouth Colony might well be ours: "What our fathers with so great difficulty secured, let us not basely relinquish." Rev. Robert Root, Cayuga County, State Chaplain.
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"Workers are we then together, janitor or boss, If the one man fails or falters it's the others loss; Side by side we climb the mountain, no man strives alone, Help to build another's fortunes and you build your own."
Esther Bailey, Yates County, State Pomona, 1939.
"Each year brings new evidence of the worth of our Order and the wonderful opportunities it furnishes rural people in social, educational and legislative ways." Ada Swift, Herkimer County, State Ceres, 1939.
"To me the Grange is ideal. I like the friendly spirit. I admire the superb Ritual." J. Orville Gamble, Maple Leaf No. 11.
"Come every Patron, far and near, join hands and work to- day. Fling high the banner of the Grange, keep step along the way." Mrs. C. J. Murphy, Copenhagen Grange.
"The Grange must not accept defeat; we are going to gain back more than we have lost." Eloise Hays, past Lecturer Towles- ville Grange No. 430.
"Your church is No. 1. Your Grange is No. 2." Irving Hosken- berger, Webster Grange Treasurer, 1959.
"To me the Grange has the greatest opportunity of any organization." Lawrence Benson, Dutchess County.
"I do not think I can find a weak point in the structure of the Grange". Matthias Smith, 1958.
"In our great Farm Fraternity The duties performed by you and me, In every single case should be 'FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER.'
We shouldn't seek a personal gain But rather when things seem on the wane We should cheerfully work with hands and brain 'FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER.'"
Miss Catherine Marolf, Lecturer Beaver Falls Grange, 1960.
"So often I remark how grateful I am for the experience and friends I have gained all over because I am a Granger." Edward Baker, Deputy Wayne County, 1959.
"The farmers of America own a large amount of capital. They have a heavy investment also in education and technical skill. They are the stewards, not only of the country's most precious asset, land, but of a way of living and doing business that sums up what we think and speak of as 'The American Way.'
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Despotic government can't get anywhere until it has liquidated the farmer. . . . I have belonged to the Grange for 33 years. I have never thought of it other than as an organization that would stand up for the freedom and integrity of the American farm enterprise, come what may. I think of the New York State Grange now as a force that can and will assert staunch North- eastern leadership in times when judgment is sorely needed." From address, 1948 Session, by Dr. A. B. Genung, Economist for the Northeast Farm Foundation, an organization developed in 1945 by the G. L. F. The Grange was one of the financial backers.
"A lady from one of the States where the Grange is somewhat new was visiting one of the big strong ones, and noting the sub- stantial halls, some of them with over a half century of service, said: 'The English say there will always be an England, but from the looks of things I'd say, There will always be a Grange.'" Secretary Harry A. Caton in October 1945 National Grange Monthly.
"My interest in church, Grange and school never wanes. I am always in favor of anything for the improvement of the com- munity, and I consider the Grange a splendid place to exchange ideas and have a wholesome social time." Mrs. Emely F. Perry, member of Putman Valley Grange, in 1945 National Grange Monthly. She'was 104 years old.
I saw the sun in the blue Heaven,
Its rays breaking through the clouds, drawing water, And I thought of the Grange with its great arms, drawing together all of us in a joyous bond of Brotherhood."
from Plattekill Grange yearbook, 1959.
"Let us make Grange growth mean more than new members. alone. Let us make it a veritable stream of power coming from the soul." The late Louis J. Taber, when National Grange Master.
"Nothing less than my best is quite good enough for the Grange." May Goodfellow, Maple Leaf Grange, 1959.
"We need the youth in our Granges that we may share their natural enthusiasm and curiosity. The conservative attitude of the Grange on important questions should help any young person to find a firm foundation on which to stand." Earl C. Watson, former State Gatekeeper.
"I am sure that if we place our trust in God and labor to- gether in peace and harmony, we will continue to give to Rural America an organization that will be of benefit to all." Clarence Johncox, Corfu.
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"The only thing to be done is to be so enthusiastic that some of your enthusiasm will rub off on others. The Grange is march- ing on." Leonard Fuller, Edwards Grange.
"I like to meet people and there is no nicer place to meet people than in the Grange." Adolph Trips, Sullivan County Deputy, 1958.
"There is nothing in our lives has done for us what the Grange has done." Mrs. Bert Weeks, Adirondack Grange No. 530. Our Juvenile Grange is thriving, and will produce a good Grange for the future." Bert Weeks, 1959.
"The ladder of life is full of splinters but they prick the hardest when we are sliding down. TRY CLIMBING." National Secretary Harry Caton.
"We surely enjoy our meetings. At least I do, for I love the old P. of H. and all for which it stands." Anna Pallace, Lysander.
"I have received such splendid cooperation! I have heard people say, when such-and such a person took part in the pro- grams, 'Why I never knew she or he could do that!' and this was the way I had of getting others to do something, too, by letting them see that the ones they thought were unable to do anything at all could do something worth while." Theresa M. Gardner, Farmington Grange No. 431.
"The future of the Grange, the country and international peace rests in the rural blood of America." Dr. Earl Bates, Cornell.
"I think there was nothing I ever enjoyed more than the Grange orchestra when I joined Denmark Grange." Robert Merriam, 1958 Delegate.
"The Grange is doing a wonderful work in getting the farmer a better standard of living." Allan Hunter, Maple Leaf.
"Wherever you go in our wonderful Empire State you will find members of the Grange the most friendly, the most hospita- ble and the most lovable people." Rev. O. B. Hill, State Chaplain, 1955.
"I don't suppose I would ever have been able to stand on my own feet and say my soul was my own, or get away from my own chimney fire, if it hadn't been for the Grange." T. A. DeLancey, former Special Deputy, in 1959.
"I have often thought what a lift the Grange would get if every suboordinate Grange could equal the work done by the best. Perhaps 'would' is a better word than could, because I feel that the will to do it will bring results." Hugh Cosline, American Agriculturist.
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"There is work for all in the Grange hall as well as in our homes and farms to bring about the goals set by Grange folks." Robert Drake, Gatekeeper, 1956.
"In all my associations with fellow Grangers this past year I have experienced a fulfillment of brotherhood and friendiness." Helen Lou Barden, Flora, 1952.
"What a loss has been mine.since I dropped out of the Grange. It is worthwhile." The late Mrs. George B. Hewitt, former Presi- dent New York State Federation of Women's Clubs.
"I belong here in Grange where fellow Christians meet,
To find. . . a friendly hand. . . a welcome smile,
A song of faith, blessing the soul,
And yes, a challenge to serve. . . community, neighbor and God. .. Fellowship and lecturer's hour
Make the Grange a source of strength. . .
Yes, I belong here, a pastor. . . among a pastor's people.".
Rev. Marion Woods, Plattekill, N. Y.
"I will say that I enjoy the Grange, and we can get out of it what we put into it." Burr Harwood, 90 years old, a 65 year mem- ber of Hebron Valley Grange No. 1103, 1960.
"The Grange is a place where we use our talent, thought, strength and willingness to labor for the highest ideals, better education, more prosperous agriculture and a keener sense of citizenship." Thomas Bennett, Fillmore, N. Y.
"Our Grange to be progressive depends largely upon the unity shown by the members and their attendance at Grange meetings." Mrs. Frank Wood, Matron Linwood Grange, 1943.
"My father, John Stephen Martin, a member of the Consulate in Marseilles, and later Translator for the State, and who knew of the National Grange in Washington, when he knew that I had joined the Grange, said,'I am proud that a daughter of mine should belong to such an organization.'" Mrs. Jeanne Geagan, Secretary Albany County Pomona, 1958.
"We have been active in Grange ever since we joined 18 years ago. Both of us having been born on farms, and now oper- ating 350 acres, you can see why we are so interested. We love the ritualistic work as well as the many people we have become acquainted with." Mrs. Edward Beightol, Secretary Chautauqua Pomona Grange, 1961. "I pledge myself to give my all to the greatest Fraternal organization in the country." Edward Beightol, Gatekeeper, 1960.
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"If it (The Order) is well advertised, it will have a tremen- dous run, as there is merit in it. It must be advertised as vigor- ously as if it were a patent medicine, but I cannot do all the work, other friends must aid. God bless you." Oliver Hudson Kelley, Aug. 26, 1868, in letter to Francis M. McDowell.
"I get to thinking, as I go along the road trying to do the part of the Grange work assigned to me, what a wonderful organization you and I belong to, and perhaps by belonging and working we can be a small part of what Oliver Wendell Holmes said: 'To have one flag, one heart, one hand, one nation evermore.' State Master Leland D. Smith, August, 1961.
PRECIOUS OINTMENT: (See conclusion of Installation Cere- mony)
"The 'balsam of Aaron' is described as a very fine oil, which emits no scent or smell and is very proper for preparing odori- ferous ointment. It is obtained from a tree called behen, which grows in Mt. Sinai and upper Egypt, and in certain parts of the Holy Land. Travellers assert that it is the very perfume with which the ancient high priest of the Jews with whose name it is connected, was wont to anoint his beard, and which the Psalmist extols so much on account of its rich and mollifying qualities, -- it is the emblem of domestic harmony and brotherly love." Extract from "Palestine", a book found in a very old School Library.
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NEW YORK STATE GRANGE SERVICE AND HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE CREED:
To treasure farm life as a satisfying way of life; to extend to all who enter our Grange homes the gracious welcome of Christian hospitality; to guard against careless speech and gossip which would injure others; to make word and action construc- tive; by unselfish service to build a better and higher manhood and womanhood; to guard against prejudice-race, creed or nationality; to promote deeper understanding through fraternal neighborliness; to develop creative beauty,- today's heritage, tomorrow's promise, God's partnership; to share actively, today's responsibility, God's gift to us,-as we use today, so shall to- morrow be to tomorrow's children. To realize the spiritual guardianship of home and community rests largely upon our shoulders,-our privilege to safeguard for the larger community that reaches beyond us. Each, in her measure, to add to the treasures of the common life of mankind.
To help our children find new horizons, based on the sure outlook of truth, honesty, faith and justice; to work with courage, to prove an enduring peace can be built upon the sound founda- tion of faith in God; to exert our utmost for a clearcut spiritual awakening here and now, that our faith and our freedom, living, vital, may endure forever. This is our creed.
Elizabeth L. Arthur, 1952
LAND AHEAD! ARROW POINTS TO THE FUTURE!
No, this is not the end. It is the beginning of the Grange His- tory of tomorrow which you, and you, and you, Patrons of the Empire State, are to write large upon the scroll of Time.
Many untilled acres await you in our great New York State Farm, our Grange. Do not leave them fallow. An untold crop of human welfare requires your tillage. Agricultural, economic, educational, social and spiritual betterment challenge you. In your hands the future looks very bright. You will not fail the wide opportunity, nor neglect your responsibility to rural good.
The Book of Genesis holds the promise: "Look from the place where thou art, northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward; for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it."
"Look from the place where thou art." Look at the wide acres which stretch before you, and it is for you, and you only, to determine the boundary markers of our great Farm. The goals that you set may prove to be foundation stones for rural freedom. May the blessing of God rest upon you as you go forward into this undiscovered country.
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