The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-06
PROpOsED AMENDMENTS.


Amendments to the Grand lodge consttu-
ton were submitted, which lay over under
the rule one year.
First-That the election of Grand lodge
officers shall take pacein February of each
year, on Wednesday of the session, at two
o'clock p. m.
Second-That they shall be elected at the
session Of tho Grand lodge in February, on
the first night Of the organization.
An amendment to permanently locate the
seat of the order, one resolution designating
Galveston and one Dallas.
Reports were received from the following
committees: Election and Returns; Finance;
on Subordinate Lodge Bylaws.
The resignation OF +. Carlton, as one of
the Grand lodge trustees was received and
accepted. j. H. Houghton, of Austin, was
elected to fill the vacancy.
Adjourned to meet Friday morning at 8
o'clock.
Last evening the members of the order of
the Grand lodge were banqueted at the
Grand-Windsor and st. George hotels
LIVELY HALL.
The ball at Lively hall last night, given in
honor of the members of the Grand lodge,
WIS indeed most enjoyable affair. 1t was
an eminent success in all those particulars
which go to make such occasions successful.
At half-past eight o'clock the guests began
to arrive, and at nine the
grand march was formed, and not less than
fifty couples were promenadng tho floor.
When the lsn'ers were called eight sets
formed and to the most enlvening strains of
the colored string.bard the may measures
of that fashionable and popular dance were
threaded by eager feet.
The hail was brilliantly lighted, the
floor in splendid condition, and
the music perfectly delightful-it was enthus-
ing, enlivening, rcvivifying AS Byron says,
g the lamp-light shown DER fair woman and
brave men, and eyes spoke love to eyes that
spoke again" There were present not less
than two hundred ladies, not few
of them from abroad, and fully three
each of whom engaged in dane
ing. The programme for the evening con-
sisted of: /, lancers; 9, waltz; 8, quad
rifle; t. schottische s, ancer3; polka;
I, qusdrile; T. mazourka; 8, lancers; 10,
waltz; IL, quadrille; ~, schottische; 10,
lancers; IA, polka 10, quadrille; 16, Vir.
ginis reel. Mr.. Turley was master of cere-
monies, and performed well the duties in
cumbent upon him. At IL O'Clock the
dancing ceased and all present adjourned to
supper at the st. George and Grand-Whdsor
hotels.
TURNER'S HALL.
At the ball given at Turner's hall, on Com
merce street, jolly good time was had.
The guests began to assemble at nine o'clock,
and by ten the spacious hall wa.
comfortably filled with our prominent
German citizens-fair women and gallant
men.
The hall, which had been enlarged and
fitted up handsomely for the OCCASION was
festooned with cedar, which was looped at
intervals around the walls, and hung
here and there with paintings.
The sweet and enlivening strains of q
waltz, as rendered by Professor
Schneider's splendid orchestra, was the sign
for the dance, and soon the floor was
thronged with dancers, gliding through the
mazes of the waltz, keeping time TO the
soul-stirring music. Joy beame1 in every
face and the beautiful, buxom German lassies
looked fairer than ever. Formalities we're
cast aside and mirth ruled supreme The
management of the ball, and especially Al