The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-24

with membership of $500, il
round numbers. being an increas,
of FIVE lodges and 759 members during
the term.
There was shown to be total bal
ance of S10,27242 in the hands O.
subordinate lodges, being an increas'
of 50, 40527 during the term.
Bro. Ferris report shows receipt:
of the grand lodge to have been 81,
437.77, and that the term closes with {
balance of Sl,6371S in the hands Of
the grand lodge.
The charter of Terrell lodge, No. 3
destroyed by fire, was ordered replaced
free of cost.
The lodge then adjourned till
o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Grand Lodge reconvened at
o'clock, add went at once into the
election of grand officers, as follows:
H. J. Labatt, of Harmony No. 9
Galveston, grand chancellor.
w. Alex. ABBEY, of Pythfan No. &c,
Longview, grand vice chancellor.
j. L. Walker, of Trinity No. z,
Gainesville, grand prelate.
Royal E. Ferris, of Stonewall No.
IL, Waxahachie; grand master, of
Exchequer, (re-elected)
t. La Hache, of Mystic No. IL,
Sherman; grand keeper of records and
seals, IRE elected.)
L. H. Warnings, of Texas No. 1,
Houston; grand master at arms.
Charles Coon, of Lone Star No. 4.
Weatherford; grand inner guard.
Paul Telling, of Schiller lodge, No
56, Galveston; grand outer guard.
GRAND TRUSTEES.
?. S. Wren, of Humboldt lodge, No.
8; Galveston, re-elected.)
E. b. Hanna, of Myrtle lodge, No. %;
Denison.
R. W. Savage, of Tyler lodge, No. 27;
The invitation of the capitol COM
missioners to visit the new capitol
grounds and inspect the work
already done and being done, was &C
cepted.
Gainesville was selected as the
place OF meeting for the next Grand
Lodge, which will convene on the
third Tuesday in April, 1885.
at g o'clock the lodged adjourned
till 8 o'clock in the morning.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
Most of the day was spent in the
reading of reports and other docu-
ments. These will be reported upon
at the morning session.
elected officers will be Install
ment of the usual committees, the
grand lodges will have finished the
work of the present session.
THE CONCERT.
The Knights, having accepted an in
vltation of DR.. Rainey, the superin-
tendent of the blind asylum, visited
the institution last evening in body
to attend a concert and other exef-
cises by the pupils, prepared specially
for the occasion. The programme
was highly entertaining, embracing
vocal and instrumental music and
exhibitions by the boys and
girls, and concluding with the recita-
ton of choice poem, 1.-The Desert
Rose" by Miss Alice Hamilton,
blind young lady teacher, and
several selections, which were
rendered on the grand pipe organ by
Miss Smith, the accomplished organist
of the institution.
The knights were received by DR..
Rainey with appropriate remarks, al
luding happily to the pleasure which
their visit afforded, and especially to
the interest which Hon. III. j. Labatt,
one of the order, had taken in the
legislature in securing appropriations
for the asylum. Mr.. Labatt re-
sponded in equally felicitous terms.
After the exercises had concluded the
escorted the young ladies about
the halls, and after enjoying the pleas
ures of conversation with them for
some time. returned to their quarters
In the CITY,