Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-07

Rule is, and iou"" 'neu ,,,aa
correct, no seal being attached
TO certificate. Adorted.
w. III. Albertscn, from the coliin,.
tee on finance, submitted an esunl nsV
| for the year ending January 81; looo
the total being $3.50; recommending !
per capita tax of 81, and that the graho
scribe be authorized TO draw on th'
grand treasurer. Adopted. M
:. II. Whitley, from the cnnmilte'
on petitions. reported in favor OF grant
ING charters to Terrell Y. ID. taml
No. | ut Terrell, Excelsior NO ~
Houston. No. at Galveston IN.
committee also recommended thas
charter be granted to Lebanon I'm
campment No. %, also that charter
/ be granted u. II. Camp Mt Corsican'
and San Antonio, Adopted. ~,
Il. Nj. Taught, from the committee
ON endowment, submitted a report on
the endowment plan which was adoP''
| ed. .,,.
w. G, Williams offered n resolution
| to turn over the paraphernalia oil the
Ennis encampment to WaNahachl,t
encampment upon payment OF al
claims against it. Adopted.
Fred Carleton offered n resolution
ipstructing the grand scribe to credit
| Perkins encampment No. 16 Win
amount appearing against IL Deem
Der 81, 1879. Adopted.
Adjourned to meet mt call OF grand
patriarch. ,
The grand encampment met again
at 1890.
w. II. Albertson from the commit
tee on finance submitted a report on
the reports of the grand scribe ana
grand treasurer. Adopted.
II. NJ. Metz, from the committee on
constitution and bylaws, submitted a
report recommending that the bylaws
of g5 and 81 be approved. Adopted.
A. NJ. Dechman, p. G.. p, offered
the following, which was adopted:
Resolved, that the thanks of this
grand encampment be extended to the
proprietors of the GAZETTE for their
courtesy in publishing proceedings Oi
this body.
V. Reiuhart, from the committee on
mileage and per diem, submitted a re-
port showing . total of Sl53.T.
Adopted.
r.. G. Rucker offered the following
amendment to the constitution, which
WAS buOIlltu anu Iilu VIVA uhuSi thS
rules to the next annual session:
Amend section /, article 8, to read as
follows: The term of subordinate en-
campments shall he six months, be-
ginning with the first stated meeting
in January and July, and they are re-
uuired to hold at least twelve stated
meetings in each term.
The grand patriarch announced the
following list of deputies: Geo. b.
Dickey, Houston; Willim Thomas,
Goliad; Julius Henry, Corpus Christi;
j. w. Ramsey, Gonzales; John
Zweigel, Columbus q. II. Cliff
ford, San Antonio; l.. T..
Edwards, Austin; l.. w. Albert
son, Bolton; +. V. Pledge, Calvert;
+. G.. Rodgers, Waco; j. A. Gillette,
Meridian; d. III. Wood, Henderson;
VIM. Bullock, Longview; J. H.
Walker, Paris; J. Paper, Greenyille;
ID. G.. Pelton, Corsicana; A. Moses,
Terrell; +. NJ. Taught, Denton; j.
Spellman, Dallas; F. w. Stearns, San
Angela; w. A. Rice, Baird; Jno. H.
johnson, special deputy, Meridian.
On motion of A. NJ. Deckman the
grand encampment then adjourned
to meet the first Monday in February
1855.
GRAND LODGE.
The grand lodge met at 2 p. m,
Grand Master Lehman presiding.
The afternoon was devoted mainly
to routine business. A long memorial
from Stilwell II. Russell received con
sideration and was referred to specia
committee. AT the night session TIA,
reconsideration of the question of ,
permanent home was made he specia
order for 10 a. IN. to day.
disqualification of the secret worl
was also set for that hour.
An election of officers for the ensu
ing year was had with the following
result:
John 7. Walton of Waco, gran,
master.
John II. johnson of Meridian, depu
ty grand master.
Henry Wagenfuhr of Columbus
grand warden.
I. l.. Wren of Austin, grand secre
tary.
Thos. NJ. Joseph of Galveston, gram
treasurer.
j. w. LaRue of Austin, grand mes
senger
G.. r. Gibson of Waxahachie, gran,
representative to the sovereign gran
lodge of the world.
$. ID. Moore of Houston, Fred. Car
ton OF Austin, A. j. Tally of Moi
tague, George Herzog of Austin an
IL. NJ. Metz of Austin, trustees.
Adjourned.