Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-09
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Proceedings Of the Closing Day OF the
Session Of the Grand Lodge
The Grand Banquet = Toasts ana
Sooeebcs by Prominent Members.

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nrocnripc plans and specifications for
| q tamnle' II was considered, but ac-
zion postponed until the next meeting.
Past Grand Master Herring intro
dured an amendment to the constltu-
| zion OF the grand lodge, which was
| filed without reading and laid over I'M
der the rules. A..
A resolution was adopted liking the
nar diem for the next session at s..
4 report OF the judiciary committee
was INSIDE OF. the appeal of Past Grand
Hynlon, and on motion II WAS
adopted.
4 resolution was adopted providing
that where member shall b. in ar
r,,ars for dnes. notice thereof nlailed to
his last known addIS>> shall
/ he considered legal notice upon whien
suspansson nlAy he based. The iudiei'
iarv COMMITTEES Submitted 4 report sus-
tainiuc the &prsal vi tie SAN Antonio
lodge s-Sins. NSlaza hodge 81 Austin.
Ii wSs stOpiei after 5 lengthy discus
sion.
Vsrscsis other committee reports
were S.3orses ard ransirs ~ Na1s,Csss
/ transacted. Afier wASah 81 zlsSA me
+ grand sa9ca ai1lalr-.s,s saGs Sqa
In N,es,trdsVts rsf,a.g Egs6sr s slseSSy-
i nrebt,rsjnu il v-ss scared iea4i 8 ressN-2-
/ non was Adopted thanking -tae IA,
Z g1r-r1rE faf its regnrls wals1 .; s-.a cs'sS'a1
! 1he 4,ress al rlle stssh
THE fA>yC
since the insrlGu.inn al o5a sas,l0w-
/ SHIN in the republic al Texas "a ISIS
4 uhs grand ,ntiee al she drier 6SS 50
Eually hello lis meeting, Al tie c3oss
/ al the sessions Gbt tinf-At0area t'lS-
/ tom OF hsnuuti has heen observed
and Il may he safely asserted that -
4 no previous gathering al isl2s body hiss
] s more Su-nTtu9uS -sgGsi been spread
81 better spi-lt prevailed The local
committee az rsals piston, consisting 81
Dr.. Il. :. Brolles and E'rSnk l. I'wons-
blk. 6ia their work gell, most hSpplly
ending il with the banquet rendered
;he grand lodge s. CSerUania hall LAST
night.
Around the interior OF the building
were the following notices gracefully
displayed THE Home of Odd Eel.
lowship:' 1--WE are the Widows
Friend and the Orphans Protector
"The Light OF Odd Fellowship is
Brilliant May Gods Eye Guide
Our Footsteps brothers, Depart in
Peace,
Ranged the full length of the hail
were four tables, decorated with fine
china and glassware; in the center of
each table were pyramidic cakes bear
ing the dedications: "In Honor of
Fort Worth Lodge, No. 25l, o. 0.
F.;h "Grand Lodge, /. o. O. F.;n
Welcome to the City of Fort WORTH"
"In Honor Junction Lodge, No. $50,
/. o. O. FL The tables were laid for
two hundred and fifty guests,
and at So'cock the representatives and
invited friends sat down, fully occupy
ing the many seats provided Elegant
satin menus had been provided, and
eight courses were served.
Calling the gathering to order
Judge r.. L. Beckham of Fort Worth
grand lodge hearty welcome on be-
half of the Odd Fellows and citizens of
Fort Worth; he exceedingly regretted
that through. an unfortunate misun-
Outstanding the banquet was robbed
of the presence of the visiting ladies;
he had also to regret the inclement
weather which prevented an eXten.
sion of contemplated cOurtesieS
TO the representatives, but Id
hoped the meeting here had not bheii
without great profit to the 2Stler and
pleasure to the members.
Grand Chaplain ID. Nj. Stovall then
offered thanks 10 the Creator.
After very severe justice had been
done the viands, toasts were in order,
the first being: "To Fort Worth; may
she never grow Worthless"
No programme of toasts had been
arranged, and as prominent members
of the body were called upon they re,
sponded.
Grand Sovereign Representative
Herring Of Waco was called and said:
II think | heard the name of Herring
called; am always ready 10 respond
to that name. If you are all not full
now you will have plenty of
of time to become so. When prepare
tions were making for this me ,ting of
the grand lodge, representatives from
Fort Worth called ON me TO put the
invitation in shape; j did so, believing
they would meet with good recep-
ton in Fort Worth, and that is de-
monstrated tonight. When Uncle
Sam located fort here he had an eve
To the future; he selected the best site
anywhere among them all, for from
among all the forts of Uncle Sam this
alone has arisen TO the dignity of a
| great city-one of the most enterpris-
| ing In Texas" The gentleman then
paid an appreciated complimentto the
GAZETTE.
Representative rarlton followed and
expressed his pride and love of the
great state ofTcXas; he was gratified al
the manner in which Fort Worth had
treated the Odd Fellows.
Representative w. j. Austin follow.
ed in happy vein, and said that the
best evidence that those present on
this occasion We're Odd Fellows Is that
IN spite OF all differences of opinion in
their meeting there was not present
one brother who was not ready Ia
take each other by the hand and sug,
gest that they go and take drink.
City Attorney Swayne expressed his
regret at not being an Odd Fellow.
and paid high tribute to the charac.
ter of the order and its beneilcence
and further asserted that il Dallas il
the Chicago Of Texas, Fort Worth will
be the New York.
Grand Master Lemons of San Anto.
MO being loudly called for declared
himself not a speaker and offered his
good wishes for Fort Worth.
Grand Chaplain St0vall compli-
mented the intelligence contained in
the gathering as eyinced in theworthy
representatives of the glorious order.
representative j. Z. Beatty, late Of