Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-08
10. O. F.
ADnusl Meeting Of the Grand Lodge.
installation Of New Officers-Com.
mHtees Appointed.
Grand Encampmopr Meeting -Corsicana
In Holiday Attire ma Doing Her Best
to Entertain Hsr Guests.
Special to the Gazette.

the Grand Lodge Of the State of Texs
was called to order at o'clocl
p. m. in the city hall by G
NJ. Henry Wsgenfuhr. The Grand Sec
Rotary, T. L. Wren, reporting constitu
tionel forum present, the Grand Lodge
was opened in due form.
The committee on credentials submit
ted their report showing the following
representatives and psss grsnds present
(GraDd Representative William X. Ms
kenn having instructed the past grand:
in the P. o. and G. L. degrees, they were
permitted to take their receipts J
S. B. Strong, B. Hancock, G. G.
Kramer, George CiswsoD, a. d. Wilson,
C. a. Keller, E. D. Peters, E. Spencer, +
c. WaDton, II. W. Metz, G. ". johnson,
W. W. Kid, Tom A. Carter, J. W. Rsmsy,
ST. J. Crauer, John Spellmap, a. W. Por.
ter, E. S. Moore, J. W. Wilson, C. j. G
Leesemau, 1. Y. Esreham, Thomas Brat
ton, II. G. Barker, X. M Collins, r. G
Brown, L Robinson, S NJ. Jones, FLOYD
Coherty, A. W. Powell, William Walty,
George W. jerks, E Shipley, Il. B.
Stevens, NJ. A. Bridges, e. A. Linn, George
Winzeurens, G. c. Fahin, E. T.. Lawler,
David MorteD, G R Albright, G. W.
Berry, W. Y. Perry, W. A. Baar,
C. E. Malone, James Il.
Knight, C j. Buffalo, John T. Wilson,
7. M. Craft, E. F. Slower, E T. Ross, W.
j. Hood, Max Wiuterburg, S. D. Linsey,
J. D. Jernigan, E o Bird, 81. B Counts,
S. Marks, j. II. MOSCOW, J. L franklin,
T. W. White, G Herzog, j. P. Minus, F.
J. Stearns, c. C. McOonkle, II. Schwariz,
a. Isle, E. w. h. Shelo orne, A. B.
Dsncette, F. FlstOw, W. C Lawrence,
R. D. Stamper, q. L Cap7ll, j. W.
Barnes, G. 6. Morgan, A. S. Reed, c. j..
Wilson, W. a. Bondage. J. V Doss, J. S.
Wood, 81. Johnston, J. R Smith, M. F.
Pace, W. Il Atkinson J. T. Bennett, J..
W. Seweli, J. l.. Crawford, W. B. Gamble,
A. Strickland, G. f. Lswler, W. S.
Essie, J. S. Caruthers, j. H. Baldwin and
G. Ulila.
The committee on credentials SUBJ
mitted both a majority and a minority
report IS to tue representative from
Wildly lodge at Paris, and, on motion the
matter was referred 10 the following
committee with instructions to report es
early as practicable: r. G. Beals, c. A.
Keller and D. D. Wsllis.
Past Grand Master John T. Harcourt
offered resolution that our Representa-
tives to the sovereign grand lodge be IL
structed to urge upon said body The ne
cessity OF having some Of our rituals pub
lished in the Italian language. Which
was referred to the committee on the
| state OF the order.
Grand Master Wagenfuhr then read his
report for the past year, which WAS re-
tered, together with the reports of the
other grand Officers, TO the committee on
grad officers reports.
The Grand Lodge then proceeded to
install It's officers elect for the ensuing
year as follows:
Grand Master, Barnett Gibbs of Dallas ;
Deputy Grand Master, J. j. See of Waco;
Grand Warden, J. S. Ramsay Of san An
tonic; Grand Secretary, T. L. Wren OF
Austin; Grand Treasurer, john T. Wal
ton of Waco, and Grand Messenger, J. W.
LaRue of Austin.
Grand Master Gibbs announced his ap-
pointive officers as follows: Grand Mar
shall, W. A. Boar; Grand Conductor,
John Spillman; Graud Chsplain, C. Man
ton; Grand Guardian, T. a. Newman,
and they were properly installed.
The grand master announced his stand
ing committees as follows:
Committee on credentials-S. B.
Strong. Thomas A. Carter, H. wertz.
Committee on fnance-H. a. Linn,
julius Henry, S. ". Porter.
Committee on state Of the order-J. a.
L. Wolfe, Geo. M. johnson, E E Ship
ley, +. T. LaWler, A. B. DaWcette.
Committee on grand officers reports
J. l. Woods, A. S. Reed, R NJ. Collins.
Committee on sppeals-W. K. Makem-
sor, W. S Essex, G. A Keller.
Committee on Grand Lodge property
Brad Hancock, j. T. Starley, II. III.
Metz
Committee on petitions-J. H. Free
man, D. D. Wallace, T. & Hammond.
Committee on judiciGry-Fred Carle-
ton, r. p. Powell, Chas. Gibson, Fred J.
Stesrns, VIM. Wuliz.
Committee OF Grand Lodge constitu-
ton and bylaws. W. Ramsey, Sd.
Newton, W. A. Merrett, Tnes. Brattan,
r. G. Brown.
Committee on mileage and per diem
G. j. G. LsesemanD, Brook Smith, Ben S
Rog Srs.
Committee on printing-G. C. Fahm,
T. q. KillingsWorth, c. H. Welch.
Committee Oh widows and orphans
home-M. D. Derring, W. j. W. Kerr,
John T. Hsrcourt, Henry Wsgenfuhr, j
J. Robinson.
Past Grand J. L. Autney, on behalf of
the Grand Lodge presented retiring Grand
Master WSgenfuhr with the past grand
masters jewel in 8 few well chosen re-
marks.
On motion OF Past Grand Master John
T. Hsrcourt the Grand Lodge then ad-
journed until 10 8. m. to-day.
To-day being the day set apart for mi
tisting the members and officers Of the
grand lodge, the Corsicana Electric Band
met at their hail at 10 O'Clock and at 1880
marched to the op "a house, where they
rendered few pieces of choice music
while the members Of the lodge repaired
from the city hall 10 the above place of
meeting. At IL O'Clock the band took
seats3 in the gallery OF the opera
hou.e and sweet strains Of music vibrated
through the house, while the members,
officers, visitors and citizens marched in
and took seats. The mayor, R. S Kib-
lett, accompanied by the officers OF the
order were seated IN he stage, and the
mayor at 1I:30 rose and de-
livered an able address Of welcome.
Abe addresses were delivered
by MI J. L. Miller, Hon. Barnett
Gibbs, r G. Besle and Charles Msntxn,
after which the body adjourned to meet
at the depot st 2p m. to take trip to
the Wido VS. and Orphsns' Home, where
they spent few hours socially.