The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-25
LOCAL NEWS.
knights of Pythias.

n,r,h annual session of the Grand
- met in Galveston Tuesday morning,
,n,Il 10Th, at II o'clock.
Tns first and second days were taken up
:, orsopization, the receiving and passing
= The credentials of new representatives,
,Ns reading of the reports Of the grand
aheuncsllor, grand keeper Of record and seal,
qua qua Grand master OF exchequer' Inc re
Ale 81 G. C. Collins showed a gratifying
p Pate of the order. The formation OF nearly
~" the membership of the order, was
een' ,a Z" of the past years work. and that
tne 1. lie face of extraordinary difficulties.
TO- !" order heretofore, has had no syste-
~, ,;c manner in the organization of new
mas nsss.s and no one to present its claims to
inSoasnnblic. This is now all changed for,
ne op The third day of the session, an entire
W." constitution was adopted, aud the
ne aor will now go forth with her Knights
olaarsbailed. and lnder regular discip-
nma and her leaders active and Jealous,
n.Ss' ar the same time cautious and watch
~ sIG IN ~ presenting the claims of the Knights
~ Pvtbla. to the run of Texas.
tine interim of business, on the first
.;nht NJ the session, the G. l.. and visiting
Tw.nnichts were invited to banquet given in
honor Of The Grand Lodge by Humboldt
inJge No o. a Galveston, where all wee en-
,,srtsined as only Galveston knights know
how TO do.
invited as a body to an entertainment given
nv the Juvenile troupe of Galveston. The
SNascotte" was rendered by some hun
dred of Galyeston's liveiest and prettiest
children; to say that it was a success, but
hlly expresses the appreciation of the hun
dred Knights and their ladies, and an i'm
mense audience besides who listened to its
rendition. Perfect enthusiasm greeted the
sweet singers all through, and everyone
left delighted with the performance;
On the afternoon Of the third day the
otirers for the ensuing year were elected
snd Installed. The following are the grand
officers: Max Elser, OF Queen City No. 2,
Fort Worth, G.. c.; III. j. Labatt,
Humboldt No. 8, Galveston, G. V. c.; w. H.
Sutton, Occur de Leon No. 8, Dallas, G. p;
P'S. Wren Humboldt No. 0, Galveston
OK. of r. and g.; Il. B. Hanna, Myrtle
No. % Denison, G. M. of Elk III. NJ
Spaulding Pourie, No. 80, Denton, G. M.
and A.; j. L. Fournim, Harmony No. 9.
Corsicapa, G. |. g.: C. G. Wilson, Terrell
No. 7. Terrell, G. o. G..
The fourth day was spent in transaction
Of regular business and decisions of the G
G. upon matters pertaining to the workings
Of the order. Supreme representative r
P. Aunspaugh exemplified the secret work
on the last day Of session.
A ball was given on Thursday night by
the Humboldt lodge, where the beauty Of
Galveston we're gathered and where the
brilliant uniform OF the Knights added
much to the splendor Of the occasion.
Altogether it will be n week long remem
bered by the Knights of Phythias, not only
on account of the immense benefit that
will accrue to the order from its arbitra
tons, but the unexceptionable way il
which ali Knights were received and enter
tanned by the members of Humboldt lodge
No. 8. of Galveston will be remembered
and reverted to with pleasureable emotions
aslong as any Knight who visited them live
and can appreciate knightly courtesies.