The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-11
The Odd Fellows.


The right worthy grand encampment met
yesterday at p. M, in Casino hall, Grand
Patriarch F. r. Starr in the chair, and a quo
rum present
| The minutes of last meeting were adopted.
The officers of the grand encampment re-
ceve cents per mile one way and per diem
of So; provided that no officer shall draw
mileage or per diem, if he draws the same
from the r. w. grand lodge.
The consideration Of the proposed amend
ments were laid over until the next annual
session.
Several committee reports were made.
Resolutions were adopted extending thanks
to the Odd Fellows and citizens of San An
tonic and the various railroads centering in
this city.
The Joint committee on endowment of the
grand encampment and grand lodge recon-
mended the general and hearty support of the
| endowment plan as it now stands, and made
liberal offer to members who may have been
suspended in order to induce them to regain
their membership; also, that an assurance
should be made them of legislation that
would approximately perfect the system of en-
dowment. To this end, they recommended
committee of two members from the grand en-
campment and three members from the grand
lodge to thoroughly investigate the matter and
carefully digest the same, and report and re-
commend such amendments and alterations
as in their judgment may be necersary at the
next session of the grand bodies.
The grand encampment then adjourned
sine die to meet in Austin next year.
| r. w. GRAND LODGE.
The Right Worthy Grand Lodge met at 9
o'clock a. M, Grand Master C. X. Gibson in
the chair, and quorum of representatives
present.
The reading of the minutes was dispensed
with.
A large volume of committee work came
before the Grand Lodge.
The following are the Past Grand Masters
in attendance upon the Grand Lodge: II B
Andrews, D Cordova, B + Christian, l. F
DeLesdernier, I c Stafford, NJ d Herring,
M Joseph, w K Mackhmson, J P Loving,
N G Shelley.
There have been more past grands taken
the past official and grand lodge degrees at
this sitting of the grand lodge than at any pre-
vious meeting.
The members of the grand lodge express
themselves highly pleased at the courtesies
rendered them by the Odd Fellows and citi-
zens of San Antonio.
There are 5, 500 Odd Fellows in the state of
| Texas.
There are 164 subordinate lodges in the
| state.
Past Grand Master Andrews the special
committee on reduced railroad fare, announced
that arrangements had been perfected to have
the representatives returned home at one cent
mile.
The question of the seat or home of the Or
der was postponed until the next annual COM
muncation of the Grand Lodge.
There was a stormy session on grand Off
GERS reports.
Congrathating dispatches were received
from Grand Sire Luther J. Glenn and Grand
Representative James Woodyett of Ontario,
Canada.
The Grand Lodge ad journed to meet at
Up. m.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
ment, c. r. Gibson, Grand Master, in the
chair.
| The call of committee was made, and sew
eral reports presented.
The secretary's salary was placed at ST., 500
and the treasurer i. to receive per cent. of all
money received in the treasury.
| A resolution was adopted by standing
vote, extending thanks to the Odd Fellows of
San Antonio, the city authorities, and citizens,
and Past Grand Master ii. B. Andrews, for
courtesies extended.
The per diem of grand representatives that
attend the next annual session of this grand
body was fixed at ST., and &c. by rail and Ioc.
by stage or private conveyance one way only.
Five thousand copies of the proposed
amendments to the grand lodge constitution
will be printed and be presented to the subor-
dinate lodges by Past Grand l. c. Stafford.
The grand lodge refused to instruct its rep
resentatves to the sovereign grand lodge to
endeavor to repeal the law compelling work
to be done in the third degree.
The Grand Master then announced the dis
trict deputies.
The r. w. Grand Lodge of tine state of
Texas then adjourned sine die after singing
the closing ode and prayer.
A Building Speculation.