The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-24
PYIHIANS.
REPORT OF THE THIRD AND LAST
DAYS SESSION OF THE
GRAND LODGE.
Installation of Grand Officers
and Announcement of
Committees.
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Yesterday was the third and Las
/, days session of the Grand Lodge
Roll call found every grand officer d
Il his post ready for duty.
The minutes of the preceding meet
ing were read and approved.
The morning session was consumes
entirely by the reading and considera
ton of the reports OF various commit
tees, bearing upon matters of no ia
terest to the public until passed upo1
, by the supreme lodge, which convene
at New Orleans on next Tues
day, April 22d, to which lodg
the action of the grand lodge will b.
referred. The reports are principal,
composed of recommendations Is tt
constitutional amendments, and &c &
the supreme lodge under the rules O.
the order.
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS.
AT the afternoon session the frs
business transacted was the installa
ton of officers. by Supreme Represent
alive Max Elser, of Fort Worth, II
he absence of a supreme officer.
he regular business was then re
sumed.
The secret work of the order wa:
exemplified by the new post grand
chancellor, G. T. Rolf, Of Brennan.
| Grand chancellor, II. J. Labatt, OF
taking the chair, announced the fol
lowing
COMMITTEES:
Finance-W. II. Sutton, of Dallas
Phil. Abrahams, of Austin; Herman
Kuehn, of Galveston.
Laws and supervision-C. G. vii.
son, of Terrell; II. G. Rising, of Paris
and j. M. Hykes. of Palestine.
Returns and Credentials-T. Camp
Jr., of Henderson; J. T. Clements, OF
Longview, and J. D. Osborne, of Gle
burne.
REVISION OF CONSTITUTION.
The following were appointed a
| special committee on revision of the
constitution, with instructions to re-
port at its next annual meeting at
Gainesville:
P. S. Wren, of Galveston; ]. Keller
| of Houston; L. II. Waring, of HouS-
ton; Paul Telling, of Galveston; w. p
Savage, of Palestine.
Resolutions of thanks and express
sions of the keeneSt sense of apprecia-
ton for the many Inequalities and
courtesies rendered the Grand lodge
while here, were passed. Especial
| thanks were rendered the mayor for
the freedom of the city, and Col. Trigg
for his able ovation.
| Mount ROnnal1 lodOa wara aISo
| warmly thanked for hers unceasing
and thoroughly successful efforts to
make the stay of the grand lodge del
egates in the Rome of Texas" both
pleasant and profitable.
A second special committee
consisting of Knights j. L.
Simpson and J. T. Walker, of Trinity
Lodge No. z, Gainesville, was ap-
! pointed to make every effort to
secure reduced rates over the railroads
| for delegates to the next grand lodge
The grand lodge then adjourned to
meet again in Gainesville on the
third Tuesday in April, 1885.
| GRAND LODGE NOTES.
During the afternoon session Grand
Chancellor Labatt was compelled to
leave, and Vice grand Chancellor w.
| A. ABBEY was called to the chair.
All the grand lodge bonds have
been redeemed except about $25.OC
worth, and these can be redeemed at
| any time.
THE BALL AND BANQUET.
The ball at the opera-house pre-
| sented brilliant array of beauty and
gallantry. The following were spe-
clally noticed:
| Mics Smith IN bopdeo,oo nuns x,oil
| ing.
Miss Castleman, pink satin, lace
trimming.
Miss Murphy, white satin and blue
| waist.
Mrs. Newman, long grey satin in
train.
| Fannie Hutchins, in pink and
| black.
! Anna Bordman, lilac silk with
I flowers. She is beautiful blonde.
Mrs. t. Dedrick, white satin, lace
trimming.
Miss Keiting, red silk.
Neal Ramey, pink nuns yelling.
Ada Finnin, white satin and dia-
monds.
Lula Linn, blue satin.
Mrs. Crow, black velvet.
| AOueh OoA oaAAA, P4hh OdGAA dAu ules-
| monds.
Mrs. Traynham, white satin.
Susie Raynes, cream brocaded satin
Miss Moses, blue satin with lace
overdress.
Mamie Moore, garnet silk and
satin.
| Mrs. Myrick, cream nuns yelling
with lace.
Mrs. Gossett, satin and velvet with
lace.
Mrs. Beauman, pink satin.
Miss Robinson. heliotrope silk.
Mrs. G. Pessel, black silk with lact
trimming.
Mollie johnson, white satin.
Mrs. ]. D. Templeton, brown, flow
cred silk.
Fannie Gray. black silk and lace.
Mrs. r. Grant, white satin, Spanish
lace.
An elegant supper at Mrs. Orr's sup
piled about eight hundred guests, the
tables being bountifully spread with
the choicest viands and delicacies.