Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-11
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State Head q aArters Located at Corsicsna
Ohicers for 1889 Elected.

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State Head q aArters Located at Corsicsna
Officers for 1899 Elect
Correspondence of the Gazette.
CoRsICANA, TEX Feb. 9.-The Grand
Lodge 1. o. o. F. of the state remains in
session. The hospitality of Corsicsna's
citizens is being heartily erjoyed BY all.
The people have thrown their doors open
and invited sll TO enter as their chosen
guests. The question of locating the seat
Of the order in this city is now a settled
fact. CorsicAna won the victory by an
overwhelming majority. Hon. Barnett
Gibbs made hard fight IN behalf of Dallas
The citizens rendered the order several
lots from which they will make their own
selection as to where the temple will be
built. committee was appointed to
mske the selection, and at this hour re-
mains in consultation. Last night
G. C. Fahm OF Al7arado WAS
ele cted grand secretary, and as soon IS
the temple is erected Will remove the
headquarters to Corsicana. This has
been 40 important week for Corsicana.
Pursuant to adjournment, the Grand
Lodge met in city hall last night at
p. m, G. M. Gibbs in the chair. After
the call of the committees and the dis
position Of the usual routine of business
the Grand Lodge took up the regular Or
der, the election of officers for 1889.
The following were elected: Grand
master, J. J. Sun, iWaco; deputy grand
master, J. S. R,msey, San Antonio; dep
uty grand warden, DR.. T. W. Wiley,
Mckinney; deputy grand secretary, G. c.
Tobur, Alvarado; deputy grand treasurer,
j. T. Walton, WSco; deputy grand
messenger, j. W. Lsren, Austin; deputy
grand representative, C. R. Gibson, Sec
rotary Grand Lodge.
After which the Grand Lodge on motion
of Il. A. Linn, Austin; Grand Lodge ed-
journed till a. m. Thursday.
The grand encampment met in the Cor
sicana lodge room at $3.50, pursuant to
adjournment, Grand Patriarch Peter G.
Rucker in the chair.
After the usual call OF committees and
the disposition of routine business, the
special order, exempli6cstion of the Sc
cres work was called up, and G. R. Fred
Carleton proceeded to exemplify the
wolk, after which toe grand encamp.
ment adjourned till $3.50 p. m.
The grand'encampme emit met at 80 5.
m, in the city hall and disposed OF the
bslance of the business before it.
On motion Ct P. G. P. J. j. Lee, the
grand encampment levied an ad-
ditional tsx of so cents per
capita upon the members Of its
subordinate encampments in order to
meet the current expenses and pay an in
debtedness incurred last year, and the
grand scribe was Instructed to request
subordinate encampments to remit said
amount at the earliest practicable
moment.
The Grand Patriarch then announced
the appointment of his district deputies
as follows:
District No. l. Galveston, Brszoris,
Matagorda and Chambers-C. T. Kaiser,
Galveston.
District No. 2, Harris, Walker, Whar-
ton, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Liberty,
Hardin, Orange and Jsferson-S. B.
Story, Houston.
District No, 8, Gonzales, LHvaca, Will
SOB, Karnes and CALDWELL. Klein, Con-
zsles.
District No. 6, Colorado and Fayette-
Henry Wsgenfuhr, Columbus.
District No. Z, Bexa-, Uvalde, Maver- |
lex, Kinney, Comal, Hays, Atascoss and
Medina-J.-S. Ramsey, Sal Antonio.
District No. 8, Travis, Williamson, !
Burnet, Bastrop, Milan, Lee and Wash |
A. Linns, Austin.
District No. 8, Bell, Lampasas, Cory
ell and San Ssba-O.' Dockum, Bolton.
District No. 10, Callahan, Taylor and
Rice, Baird.
District No. IL, McLennan, Falls, Hen |
dc Nd 6Ef
District No.. IL, Smith,. W. Butter,
Tyler.
District No. Is. Navarro, Ellis and |
Freestone-Frapk S Kerr, Corsicana.
District No. IA, Robertson, Anderson,
and Leon-W. a. Warett, Cal
vert.
District No. 10, Rusk, San Augustine,
Pant Il, Nacogdoches, Cherokee, Gregg,
Marion, Titus, Morris and Csss-R. G.
Brown, LoDgvieV.
Wood and Rains-Vic Rsinhsrdt, Terrell.
District No. Is, Hopkins, Hunt. Delta
and FrankliD-Fred Ende, Greenville.
District No. 10, FsnnIn, Lamar, Red
River and BoWie-G. O'Griner, Paris.
William Waltz. Denison.
District No. %, Dallas-WilliAm Shir-
ley, Dallas.
District No. 90, Tom Green, Mason,
Menard, Presidio, Pecos, Kimball, Con
cho, Rannels and 81 western counties
not districted-F. j. Stearnes, San An
CELLO.
District No. 1e, Collin and Denton-E.
". q. SheIourn, Lebanon.
After which the Grand Encampment
Adjourned sine die.
LEAVING ON EVERY TRAIN.
special to the Gazette.
CoRsICANA, lex, Feb. The Grand
Lodge adjourned yesterday afternoon and
o-dsy the members and visitors have
,een leaving on every train.