Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-06
L. o. O. l..
OF the Second Days Session of
the Grand Encampment and
Grand Lodge.
GRAND ENCAMrMENr.

Grand Lodge.
GRAND ENCAMPMENT.
The grand encampment met yester-
day morning pursuant to the call of
the grand patriarch, Grand High
Priest w. J. w. Kerr of Corsicana in
the chair in the absence of the grand
patriarch, who was sick.
The committee on credentials re-
ported the following new arrivals: G..
\. johnson, Rural 10; +. n. Holmes,
Corsicana "A; l.. L. Edwards, Capital
IL; ALI Davis, Rural 10; j. l.. Peacock,
Ridgeley .; Jno. II. Walker, De
Saussure s. These were admitted.
The committee on petitions submit
ted report recommending that char
ter be granted to Moody encampment.
This was adopted.
The finance committee recommend
ed that the dues of Parker encamp.
ment to the grand encampment be re-
mitted. This report was adopted.
The committee on printing submit
ted report showing that the printing
of the grand encampment for lSSl was
given TO Smallwood d Gray of Hous-
ton at two dollars per page.
The grand encampment entertained
n majority and minority report on the
resolution of j. y. Hayne, p. G. r.. to
instruct the representative to the
grand lodge to vote for the pending
amendment whereby civilized Indians
in the territory might be admitted.
The majority opposed instructing the
representative and the minority favor
ed instructing him. The majority re.
port, after warm debate of two hours.
was adopted. The secret work of the
grand encampment was theA exem-
plitied
Adjourned to meet on call of the
grand patriarch.
GRAND LODGE.
Grand lodge met at . p. M, with
Grand Master Lemons III the chair.
JIG. Stafford rendered his resignation
as chairman of the committee on state
OF the order, but was not accented bv
the grand lodge.
Minutes of the last session We're an.
proved rs published in the printed
proceedings.
The call of committees was made
and passed. None being ready except
the committee on state of the order
whose reports were referred to the
respective committees to which they
appertained.
Past grands in waiting were intro
duced and the grand lodge degree con.
ferred.
The time having arrived for acting
upon n permanent home of the order
Past Grand Master Herring offered q
resolution that the various amend.
ments TO the constitution as presented
for action las< year be taken up In
a body, and the city receiving the
lowest vote be dropped after each bal.
lot, II requiring two-thirds vote to
change the location. The cities in
nomination We're Dallas, Galveston,
Houston, Waco and San Antonio.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Dallas, 90; Waco, 20; San Antonio, IL;
Galveston, IA; Houston, so.
On the second ballot Galveston was
dropped and the issue was between
Dallas, with l24 votes, and Houston, rs.
Adjourned till o'clock p. m.
After the third and fourth ballots
Houston was dropped and the contest
was warm between Dallas and Austin,
those favoring Austin voting against
removal. The final ballot stood, Dial.
las, 1885, against removal, 50; scattering,
~; total, 2oI; and necessary to choice
~, falling by votes to give Dallas
the necessary two-thirds vote; hence
the home of the grand lodge will re.
main at Austin.
The following propositions were
made to the grand lodge to secure the
location of the temple in their respec-
tive cities:
San Antonio-Real estate, $40, 900
promissory notes, guaranteed, $6,9s5,
Proposition made by w. A. Bonynge.
Waco-Tendered the third story OF
their temple to the grand lodge.
Dallas-$l0, 600 cash, subject to de.
mand, and 5000 on good notes, guar.
anteed. Proposition by w. j. Austin
for Dallas.
Houston-Note for $2l 500. Headed
by Lone Star Lodge No. i, for 81, 500,
balance of obligation signed Jointly by
citizens representing $5,O0O,0OO. Pre-.
sented by Albertson.
Word was received that Dallas had
increased her offer depositing 81. 900.
cash, in the First National bank of that
city.
The contest was warm and exciting
but accepted by the defeated ones with
good mt rod rasi0natinn nI,.a -