The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-08
The Odd Fellows Convention.

The twenty-ninth annual session of the
Grand ,Encampment was holden as sum-
moned to meet, at the Casino at 10 o'clock,
on Monday morning, the 9th inst, when
among others the following officers were pres
ent:
I'll Wren, M w Grand Patriarch, of Aus
tin; r Starr, M E Grand High Priest, OF
Victoria; J J See, R w Grand Senior Warden,
of Waco; l. F DeLesdernier, K w Grand
Scribe, of Houston; Thomas NJ Joseph, r W
Grand Treasurer, of Galveston; S Ramsay,
J A Haynie, K w Grand Representative, of
tative, of Austin; J X Barnes, w Grand Mar
shall, of Houston; Charles H Deffenbaugh, w
Grand Sentinel, of Austin; J w Kincaid, w
Deputy Grand Sentinel, of Georgetown.
After the reports of the various committees
had been read and received, the following Of
fcers for 1882, were installed:
F r Starr, M w Grand Patriarch, of Vic
toria; ] J See, M E Grand High Priest, of
Waco; ] S Ramsay, X w Grand Warden, of
San Antonio; L F DeLesdernier, r w Grand
Scribe, of Houston; Thomas M Joseph, r w
Grand Treasurer, of Galveston; w ] w Kerr,
r w Grand Junior Warden, of Corsicana; !
A Haynie, K w Grand Representative, Of
Waco.
The M w Grand Patriarch then appointed
his subordinate officers, to-wit: Henry Wag-
enfuhr, w Grand Marshal, of Columbus; J W
Kincaid, of Georgetown, w Grand Sentinel;
John Nevins, of Denison, w d Grand Sen
tinel.
The following resolution respecting Past
Grand Patriarch was adopted on the motion
of representative Herring:
WHEREAS, Past Grand Patriarch and Past
Grand Representative P Shaffner, of Ken
lucky, has departed this life, and
WHEREAS, for more than forty years he was
devoted Odd Fellow, and contributed more
to the advancement of the encampment
eventful life, therefore,
Resolved, That committee of five be APP
pointed to prepare a memorial address, COM
memorative Of the life and character of our
distinguished brother, and that upon the re-
port and adoption thereof, the same be insert
ed, on pages set apart therefor, in a memorial
appendix to the printed proceedings of the
present session of this grand encampment.
The Chief Patriarch appointed the following
committee: M d Herring, 7 A Haynie, F
Carleton, c Stafford and ] Dashiell.
The grand encampment proceeded to elect
the officers for the year 1883, with the follow
ing result:
See, of Waco, M w Grand Patriarch.
S Ramsay, of San Antonio, M E G High
WV Kerr, of Corsicana, R w G Senior
Warden.
F DeLesdernier, of Houston, r w G
Scribe.
Thos M Joseph, of Galveston, R W G
S B Strong, of Houston, r w G Junior
ia Haynie, of Waco, r. w. G. Repre-
sentative.
Fred Carleton, of Austin, r w Grand Rep
reSentative.
After a eulogistic resolution had been pre-
sented and adopted by a rising vote, and com
mittees had been appointed, the encampment
adjourned until the afternoon, when they
again met transacted some private business
and adjourned to meet at the call of the Grand
Patriarch.
THE GRAND LODGE
met in the evening at o'clock, there being
present J Loving, M w Grand Master, of
Sherman; c r Gibson, r w Deputy Grand
Master, of Waxahachie; A M Deckman, r
w Grand Warden, of Waxahachie; T L
Wren, r w Grand Secretary, of Austin;
Thomas M Joseph, r w Grand Treasurer, OF
Galveston; Stilwell H Russell, r w Grand
Orator, of Marshall; NJ D Herring, r w
Grand Representative, of Waco; Stafford,
r w Grand Representative, of Houston; c H
Defenbaugh, w Grand Messenger, of Aus
tin; G Rucker, w Grand Marshall, of Bel
ton; Julius Henry, w Grand Guardian of Cor
,pus Christi.
The Grand Masters report was then sub
mitted as follows:
REPRESENTATIVES AND PAST GRANDS:
Another year has been wound on Time
reel, and its revolution has brought to us joys
and sorrows. The past year has been an
eventful one in the history of the country as
well as in the histary of our beloved order.
By single tragedy the American govern
ment has been clad in mourning, and the civ
ilized nations Of the transatlantic have been
shocked from centre to circumference, and
have shared with us their warmest sympathies
in this our national bereavement.
BY the death of one man the fraternity of
Odd Fellows have been bathed in tears. Bro.
Ridgely has passed over the River beyond the
Dark Sea, and is commingling with kindred
spirits in the Celestial Lodge above; and while
we mourn his departure, we can rejoice in the
rich legacy that he has bequeathed to us-6fty
years product of his gigantic mind, distributed
upon every page of the history of Odd Fellow
ship. His example of Fidelity and devotion to
the great principles of our order are rare treas
ures indeed, but the brightest gem in the leg
acy was his pure and spotless reputation.
During the year we experienced drouth, not
orl,, ~, our our, fair Tax,s hn, q,