The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-05

The Grand Encampment Assemble a
Fort Worth.
Organization EGected-Tho Eusamp'
nents Well Represented.
Tho First Days Proceedings.

FoRT WORTH, Feb. t.-lSpeciall AT
o'clock q. m. the grand encampment o
Texas |. o. o. +. convened In annual aef.
sion at odd Fellows Hall In the city Of
Fort Worth and was called to order by J.
J. Lee, grand patriarch.
TIE roll Of officers was called and tho fol-
lowing found present: !. J. Lee, grand pa
trinIoh; j. ID. Ramsey, high priest; w. j.
W. Kerr, senior warden; l.. r. Lesdomurr,
scribe L. M. Joseph, treasurer; s.
II, Strong. junior warden; Fred Care,
representative; Klnlard, Marshall; o.
DockunI Sentinel.
Representatives from enoanpmen,s-J.
S, Hess, Galveston; II. NJ. Metz, Austin;
J. Y. Dishull, San Antonio: s. j. Brandon,
Korons; John Il. Dokey, Houston, solon
Toibon, Sherman; NJ, Fay, Denton T..
Dalton, Waco; John Spellman,
Dallas; w. @. Welsom, Waxahaclis.
Albert d Heatug San Marcos; r. g. Blum.
npr, Dsnison; X. G.. Brown, Lonoma; l.. II.
Edwards. Austin; A. Moses. Terrell; q. W.
Crosby, Georgetown; Sam II. Terry, Ham.
ilton; n. Il, Rice, Baird; J.. Reed, Bolton.
Whei after the usual soemnitics IN e
grand ancampment was declared open, on
motion OF NJ. u. Herring, of Waco, the
printed proceedings OF 1888 were adopted rs
printed.
T.. G.. Rucker, from the committee on ere.
dentials, submitted the following report
which on motion was adopted:
Jhe COMMITTEES on credentials reported
that twenty.four encampments were repre-.
scented.
John n. Waltor, of Waco, from the
committee on finance, made the follov wing
report, which was adopted:
To the Grand Encampment. |. o. o. r.:
Your finance committee to whom
hA n n
De Lesderner, grand scribe, and
Thomas NJ. Joseph, grand treasurer,
and l send them executed in their favor and
signed by securities certified by the county
clerks OF their respective counties, and
therefore recommend their adoption.
The reports Of the grand officers were
read and adopted.
Zoe grand patriarch appointed J. 4.
Walton and J, u. Dashiell az u commit
tee 20 present the grand Officers
elect for installment and the following
grand officers were duly installed
Tor tae ensuing year: j. s.
Ramsey, San Antonio, grand
Patrisrcs; w. J. w. Kerr, Corsicsna, high
priest; s. Il. Strong, Houston, senior ward
en-; l.. +. DeLegdernier, Houston, scribe;
l.. NJ. Joseph, Galveston, treasurer;
W. Kincaid. Georgetown, junior warden.
The grand patriarch appointed the fol.
lowing subordinatcs: U. e.. Clifford, Gal
weston, Grand Marshal, w. h. Williams.
WaXahacbie, Sentinel.
Ga motion the grand encampment ad.
journed Monday, February 4th, 1881, $3.50
p. m.
The grand encampment met pursuant to
adjournment.
Roll call and quorum present.
The grand encampment was opened in
due form.
G. Deskill, from tho committee ou'grand
officers, submitted the following report,
which on motion, was adopted.
To Tho Grand Encsmpment of /. o. o. +. OF
Texas.
Your committee on the grand officer s re.
port would respectfully report that 30 much
OF the grand patriarch's report as relates 30
ments be referred to the committee on
relates to district deputies aud
proclamations be referred to the com mitiee
on the state of the order; that 30 much Ms
relates to endowment to the committse
on endowment; that the reports of the grand
scribe and g-and treasurer be referred TO
the finance committee; that the report OF
the grand representative be referred to the
committee on state OF the order.
The following resolution was, on motion,
adopted: That the grand treasurer IS au-
thorizsd to pay endowment draft No. l0l
for $72.45 10 Mrs. Kittie Harrison, as bene
ncl0fy vi fatrlarch u. l.. darrlsOn, de-
ceased.
Ga motion, the grand representative was
requested 20 exempify the secret work.
On motion, the grand encampment al
journed 10 meet on the call OF the grand
patriarch.
ne grand lodge |. o. o. f. convened at
Germania hail tonight. Over 400 delegates
were preseat, Grand Master Deckman pre-
siding.
Reports Of the grand officers were read,
when q. NJ. Lemon was installed.
Tho committees on credentials
and other routine business then
reported. The grand lodge then adjourned
at 1880 To meet NJ o'c'ockin the morning.
Tho delegates to the grand lodge are
being importuued by delegates from Hous-
ton, Austin. San Antonio and Dallas, TO
vote tor their cities ss the pla o Tor locating
the Odd FelC " Temple. 1t looks tonight
as il the fight were between Houston and
San Antonio. Waco is not In the race.