Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-05
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Annual Conclayeof the Grand Encamp'
ment and Grand Lodge Of Texas.
Proceedings of the First Day.

. The Grand Encampment of Texas
, r. %, f., convened In annual session
al Germania Hall yesterday morning
g and was called to order by j. }. see
$ grand patriarch.
: The roll of officers was called ana th
, following found present: 6
5. j. See, grand patriarch ): :
Ramsey, high priest w. ]. w. Kerr
} senior warden; l.. f. LesdermeI
scribe Il. NJ. Joseph, treasurer; ,.
Strong, Junior warden Fred Carleton
representative j. w. Kincaid, mar
shall o. Dockum, sentinel.
After the usual solemn ties TN
, grand encampmentwas declared open
On motion of NJ. ID. Herring o
Waco the printed proceedings OF lSS'
were adopted as printed.
z. G.. Rucker from the committee OF
credentials submitted the following a
list of the accredited representative
present from the twenty-four encamp
ments represented j. 5. Hess, Gal
weston, ii. NJ. Metz, Austin, j. II
Dashiel, San Antonio. 5. j. Brandon
Henderson, Geo. Il. Dickey, Houston
Scion Totten, Sherman, +. NJ. Taught
Denton, G.. b. Button, Waco, Johr
Spellman, Dallas, w. G. Williams
Waxahachie, Albert Heaton, Sar
Marcos, p. c. Blummer, Denison, r
G.. Brown, Longview, l.. f.. Edwards,
Austin, A. Moses, Terrell, c. w.
Crosby, Georgetown, Sam ID. Terry
Hamilton, ~ =. Rice, Baird, j. 7,
Reed, Belton.
j. +. Walton of Waco from the com.
nittee on finance reported on the
bonds of l.. II. Lesdernier, grand
scribe, and ThOs. NJ Joseph, grand
treasurer, in approval. The reports OF
the grand officers were then read and
adopted.
The grand patriarch appointed j. Il.
Walton and j. ". Dashiel commit
tee to present the grand officers elect
and the following were duly installed
for the coming year:
Grand patriarch, j. S. Ramsey, San
Antonio; grand high priest, w. j. w.
Kerr, Corsicana; grand senior warden,
5. B. Strong, Houston; grand scribe,
l.. +. DeLesdernor, Houston; grand
treasurer, r. NJ. Joseph, Galveston;
grard junior warden, G. W. Kincaid,
Georgetown; grand sentinel, w. G.
Williams, WaXchochie; grand deputy
sentinel, =. G.. Rucker, Bolton; grand
marshal, G. G. Clifford, Galveston.
On motion the grand encampment
adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The grand encampment met at $50
p. IN. After roll call j. u. Dashil,
from the committee on grand officers
reports, submitted the following:
Your committee on grand officers re-
ports would respectfully report:
That so much of the grand patri-
arch's report as relates to dispensa-
tions to organize new encampments be
referred to the committee on petitions.
That so much as relates to district
deputies and proclamations be referred
to the committee on state of order.
That so much as relates to endow-
ment to committee on endowment.
That reports of grand scribe and
grand treasurer be referred to commit
tee on finance.
That the report of the grand repre-
sentative be referred to the committee
on state of the order.
A resolution was adopted authoriz-
ing the treasurer to pay endowment
draft lOl for ST2-45 10 Mrs. Kittie Har-
rlson, as beneficiary OF Patriarch G.. p.
Harrison, deceased.
A resolution by Past Grand Repre-
sentative Haynie of Waco to Instruct
the grand representative to the Sow
erelgn lodge to endeavor to secure a
change in the laws so as to admit the
indians and MeXicans was referred to
a special committee.
On motion, the grand representative
was requested to eXemplify the secret
work.
On motion, the Grand Encampment
ADJOURNED TO meet at the call of the |
grand patriarch.
GRAND LODGE.
The grand odge met at s p. m. in
Tue Germanla, Grand Master A. NJ.
Dechman presiding. The following
officers answered the roll call:
Grand Master A. NJ. Dechman.
Deputy Grand Master ID. 5. Lem.
man. 'e'i'
Grand Warden John L. Walton.
Grand Secretary Il i. Wren.
Grand Treasurer Il. NJ. Joseph.
Grand Messenger J. w. LaKue.
Grand Representatives |. C. Stafford.
M; d. Herring and Fred Carleton.
Inc committee on credentials con-
issuing OF hessrs. Peter G.. Rucker. f.
W. faught and ID. G. Pelton reported
he following representatives entitled
q seats:
5. d. Moore, Lone Star, /.
f. w. Steimbring, Hermania, s.
VIM. Lester, Chosen Friends. 6.
l.. NJ. Michaels, San Antonio IL.
=. Fisher, John III. Gibson, Is.
,. Il. Whitney, Shawnee, Is.
GO: Griner, Wildly, q.
n. NJ. Metz, Milan, %.
T.. j Barnes, Arson, 20.
): a. Wright, Dallas, IL.
Geo. Austin, Matagoria, AZ.
Ben w. Rhine, Empire, IS.
W. L.. Blanton, Elm Lodge, H.
Marx Goldstein, Bryan, g.
u. "A; Ferris, Waxahachie, 50.
a. w. Massey, Denton, 81.
" Dockum, Bolton, Ark, SO.
James Armistead, Fred Ende. ST.
w. IL. Albertscn, Boxy Nueces os
, l. M; Arnett, b. II. Christian, l0S.
3. M: Wright, alternate.
J; A: l.. Mcfarland, Pilot Point 1o3
a. Minett, Perkins. lO6. 'Vo'
Emil Schalke, Gutenberg. l00
W. II. Chandler, Plano, ia. !
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