Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-07

that humble individual who quietly aud
without show or display raises up the
fallen, dries the bitter tears OF tho
widow or takes the hand Of the orphan
and Lends him 70 a lie OF usefulncss.
deserves 80 less the plaudits Of the world
than he who risks his life upon the field
Of battle
Hcroism Is not confined TO the arena
OF war; but in the doiugs OF the small
Things IN life may be found display ~
heroism mequalled elsewhere We may
dare TO attempt some great feat. but to
lace the scoiiings of the world. and like
the Good Samaritan. lift 10 our brother
VINO may have met misfortune by the
way often times requires more courage
than To 20 where death moves in stately
tread.
Suffering and sorrow il the common
heritage Of us all, If they come not IN the
spriug or IN the summer Of life they will
surely hnu us Va the autumn or amid
The frosts Of winter. Every smile has It's
| equivalent IA tear. The sepulchre of
earutS pleasures rise up before us con.
Into this great sea Of suffering aud
misery are constantly flowing streams
from the great high plain of human be-.
neNolence, and one of these streams Is
| Odd Fellowship. and It's fountain head
| ~ friendship, an universal friendship IN
/ tue family OF man, bearing upon its bo.
/ som the fragrant incense Of love aud
! charity a brOthcrly love which at all
/ times should impel us Co action.
| Our order eXpcnds millions annually
/ m promoting and carrying out those prin-
! aples which we advocate. These vast
/ sums are systematically dispensed among
those who are unfortunate
Every true Odd Fellow has an abiding
taith M tie suticieucy and efficiency Of
the order In times " trial. feeling sure
mat when the untcmpcred winds Of adj.
| Nersity may overiAkc him, that he has n
! refuge 10 which he can flee for safety:
that the principles which ne has cspoused
m prosperity are sufficient 20 shield hm
| IN university He knows that that
| friendship which greeted him ne
the threshold shall protect him
aainT the shafts Of envy and
| hatred, and that the love which
stopped 10 raise him. though fallen. shall
administer The balm uf consolation On his
soul; and imperial truth shall onlighten
his pathway aud lead him forth to vic.
tory aud happiness.
This closed the program for tho
THE GRAND LODGE
met AZ $ o'clock tonight and installed the
following officers for 1898.
JAS l.. Autry grand master. Corsi.
cana; O.. w. Glasscock. deputy grand
masSr Georgetown; Ben s. Rogers
groil warden, Breuham: c. q. Fahm
grand SECRETARY, Alyarado; $. W. For.
ter, grand treasurer sherman. rheo. A
Eeisner' grand messenger Austin.
THE REPORTS
Of The grand oflicers were rrnd and re-
ceiyed. The report of the grand master
shows that during the year seven war
rants were Issued for new lodges; thin,
teen dcfunct lodges were revived and
six charters for RebcSah lodges
AMONG TIE DEATHS
In the past year were Past Grand Mas
tors ID. y. Lehman aud Henry Wagon
sohr. The reports of the grand sccrr
t0ry aud treasurer are most grutifyul
and show that the iucreusp iu member
ship h steady and the condition Of Nh,
treasury all that could be desired. IN,
widows and orphans of the order hav,
been tenderly cared for aud the grcnr
principles OF the order cNempli6cd by
faith aud work.
GRAND ENCAMPMENT.
The grund encampment of the l. O. O
T., hogan It's session nj 8 o'clock th
morning in the Odd Fellows's building
r third floor
The reports Of the grand officers wer
read aud referred, Installation OF OIL
5 ccrs for 1888 thcu took place as fol
, lows:
, Grand patriarch H. NJ. Metz, of Aus
tim.
Grand high priest, John SpeIlman, o
+ Dallas.
, Grand senior warden, $. Marx, 0
, Waco.
/ Grand junior warden II. schwartz, o
Baird.
Grand treasurer S. w. Porter of ShcI
Grand scribe, H. A. Linn of An.
/, tin.
The following appoinuye officers wer
then filed by the grand patriarch
, Grand marshal ID. Ludlow OF san Al
I, Grand sentinel, Il. NJ. Nicely of shcr
= deputy grand sentinel Charles Koh
!, The committees wer then announce
= as follows
n schpll. aud Il. r. Phillips
e On rcturus--O. Duckou, q. G. Hig
o and Oluey Davis.
h State of order w NJ Edwards. Tho
,. Feares, w f.. Sharp, John " Odds an
"Jpdiciary--G. A. Keller, II. w. WyH
4 John $. Ramsey, d. Ludlow and J. Poi
, Finance-Frcd Carleton. Seth ]
q Strong and Walter Plunkctt.
r Printing II. a. Linn, ). w. Porte
i and John w; Ramsvey w,
IetiuOnS- IL NJ. -N'elgs ~ 81 w NbA'
and w H. Marsh.
IS Constitution and 10y lnws--G. G. Grii
K or, +. H. Hunter and j = Woods
L Grievances and nppeols-S, IL. Russcl
q 4. Kollar. Seth b. Strong, g,
4 Pigueg aud J. Ill. Johnson.
= Grand officers reports NJ ID. Herriu
d II. l.. Capeli and g w Hughes.
4 Delinquent encumpmcnis seth J
Strong. Julius Henry III. schwartz
r. a Turner and w. S. Ward
# Mileage and per diem John W Kan
D. saw. T.. II. Hunter. II. Schwartz, Jol
r. SncIlmnn aud Seth u. Strong
q IIFCTION OF GRAND OFFICER
re for 994 resulted 10 follows.
Grand Patriarch. John Spelman
il i' GRAND high priest, S. Marx Of Wac
"a Grand seior warden, H. Schwartz
ld Baird. n r,,5,o,-
ie he GRAND treasurer, s. W. Porter Of She
NJ man. rt., 80 Apstip
or Grand scribe, H. A. Linn Oh AuAliu'
Tbe grand encampmcnt adjourned uh
20 q O'clock tomorrow morning
or MRS. WILLIAM q. WHITNEY.
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