Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-08

THE GRAND LODGE
OF the Ancient ordero of Masons
Of Texas
DOES VERY IMPORTANT WORK.
Amendments TO the Constitution will Be- Sub
milted 70 Lodges
Throughout The Stale Tho Order OF Ihe East
ern Star Mol Recognized BY the Grand
Lodge Committee on Gfiey-
ancOs Reports.
DOES VERY IMPORTANT WORK

Houston, Tex, Dec T.-tspecial)-At
$3.50 O'Clock this morning the most wor-
shipful grand lodge of Texas was called
from refreshment to labor-,ihe grand
officers In their places. After the open
ing prayer the minutes Of the previous
meetings were read and adopted.
Committee on credentials, No. ., then
submitted a supplemental report, also
the committees ON petitions and Iricv-
ances and appeals and grand officers re-
ports, all of which were adopted.
The special for 10 o'clock was then
called. This was the report Of a special
committee submitted at the last session
N resolutions introduced at that session,
o. cing from the present system Of
Cus 20 on work TO the election of
fSH In. lecturers. Much discussion
N III ne Il motion for the adop.
oyerwn, y voted down, thus re- re-
tanning the. hual session Of the commit
tee ON work and the present system.
The committee on Masonic jurispru-
dence among other matters. says: This
grand lodge docs not regard The Eastern
Star or any other so called degree as
any part Of Masonry. and from EULER
| tAINuuuluU VI uWF NltWs ulOu lulh mat
| ter We refer to the report of the com
mittee made last year aud to the digest
| of opinions In Sayle's Masonic Iuris-
prudence of Texas sec, II, page 255.
As there stated these so-callad degrees
IRE entirely under the supervision Of
| the individual Mason instituting tnem,
and while there is no objection to
| Masons resorting TO lodge rooms to con-
| fer with them there is no reason why
I 4 4 ~. l.sl.
| would further notice them or to make
| further rulings in regard to them, and
we think that In future they shOut
| be officially ignored These suggestions
| are called forth by the fifth decision o.
| the NJ. w. grand master, which Is other
wise approved,
Resolutions offered by Brothers II. NJ
Lusk and II. II. Douglas, both intenhe.
to change those provisions of the cOnsti
tuition regulating the mode of electlnl
| the grand officers, have been referred L
this committee. The purpose Of the Pre-
posed change is to expedite the bushes
of the grand lodge by dispensing wit
| the necessity Of n dual nomination an
| a ballot, when there Is, in reality, bu
one brothers name before tho gran
lodge. We approve of the change sul
gcsted, and find upon examination tina
the resolutions offered by Brother LuS
will, If adopted. effect the ,ehange cor
| templated. They are rs follows;
Resolved, That section 5, chapter
article 3 of the constitution Of the gran
lodge of Texas be amended und rea
| MS follows: Section 8. In all election
a majority of the votes cast shall
necessary to choice and in case the
should be more than one person place
in nomination for any office the elec'i'
shall be by ballot.
Resolved .. That sections j, ana
chnpter .. article 3, Of said constitute
In order to conform tn said section 0
80 amended as to read as follows. Sc
tion /. The presiding officer shall
nucst the members to nominate son
sl,illful brother or brethren for the o
iicr of grand master. Should only OF
name be placed In nomination the 70
mny BE taken without ballot.
Section .. Should more than o.
brother be placed in nomination Il
members shall prepare ballots Tor mo
In nomination, to be coilecteu pE y
Grand deacons who shall examine u
same at the grand secrctnrys desk az
rpnort to the presiding officer the nul
her of votes for each nominee aud
sbnu have tile brother receiving u
majority of votes tn be proclaimed {
Grand master Of MusOns.
Section 3. The grand mnster-ele
shnll nominate some skilltul brother ]
his deputy and the members may non
nate one or more brothers II they y
Ipote one OF. more brothers If they desil
If oniy one nomination be ma
tho vote may be taken as. provided
saction for the election of grand mi
,or IL more thon one nomination
made then the ballot shall be taken
nroyided in section for the election
grand master. A. 90
1 rhis recurring n change In the &C
stitution will be submitted TO suDor'
nate lodges for their consideration q
! il will come up before the srahu iou
[ next year. -, o,dr,o,,t
! Tho nnnroyal Of the grand lodge alu !
A apnroyed that they he. specially noun
40 the lodges us required ny "rN0ie
S section Of our constitution.
( tho night session, after
: cornmitter reports were read. the grl
1 master announced that the time hla
= rived for the election Of Sranu lin, HniI'
for the ensuing year; "ilisi II Coehr,
I, the election OF H. v"
u grand master. otoo+oJ as follow
u wv n II Frymier. deputy era
a ~ ,tn,..R w. Gus Garrison, senior ERA
q ,narien. II w. B. Il, Abernathy' Jun
y grand warden; Il. W. :; a. doJ
!, grand treasurer; H. W. W.
3 The grand master, declared nv mo-
l. nations In order to III the ntagi'an' n
Y, the committee on work, ba,a 'I w.,
n ceeded on nominations iil balIot nj
10 as follows: On me u'''D
n Brush was elected. .,,,,,d that M
~ TThp grand master announces , ,.,',, -, ~
h ,d ~ were IN order for two vacan1'
II and 10 orphans homes and Ge ,,Ic,o W ~
10 md Arson Rainey were eiee''u -
them. ,4,,s wore introdul
Il Several res9lan ,pair appropriate c,
y mittees. ..s ,diourued III
10 O'Clock Tomorrow.
BuscHs PETITION.