The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13
GRAND CHAPTER.
Proceedings of That Body Now in Sess
in Houston.

Proceedings of That Body Now in Session
in Houston.
Houston, Dec 5.-(Special.) THE NJ. f.
grand chapter of Texas was called from
refreshment to labor today by NJ. Il. Grand
High Priest Newsom, the grand officers
being at their stations
| The committee on credentials reported
entitled to seats in the grand chapter IS Of
fcers IL past grand high priests, 81 grand
| representatives and 30 subordinate chap
| tiers.
Various reports showing the order to be in
| excellent shape, both in work, membership
and finance were read.
| The following officers were elected Tor
| the ensuing Masonic year:
NJ. Il. grand high priest, j; X. stone, Bee
vile: NJ. Il. deputy grand high priest, a. ).
Bundllng, Weatherford; f. grand king X. o.
Rounsavall, Waco; f.. grand scribe, Thos.
II. Haynle, Lampasas Il. grand treasurer,
5. D. Moore, HOuston; Il. grand secretary
George LoDas. Houston.
The committee on general grand chap
| ter reported through Companion C.. 5. Morse
| that they had attended the last cOnclave
of the general grand chapter, held at To-
peka. Kan, and that they had been most
cOurteouSly received by the general grand
chapter. They reported that the general
grand chapter extended 10 Texas an IN
vitatiOn TO become member or the gen
eral grand chapter, assuring the Texas
grand chapter that they were recognized
MS a sovereign grand body and on Joining
the general grand chapter the Texas ritual
would be recognized. The committee stated
that they had not made any Oyertures on be-
half of the grand chapter of Texas nor com,
mitted the grand chapter to any policy, and
simply reported the action taken by the
general grand chapter and made part OF
their proceedings.
Tie report was received and Com
panion r. b. Sexton offered the following:
"Resoved, That the grand Royal Arch
chapter of Texas return It's thanks 20 me
general grand chapter of the United States
for its courtesy to the committee of this
grand chapter which visited that body at 70
peka In August last. ,
Resolved, That while entertaining me
highest respect and most cordially broth
erly feeling for the Royal Arch laSOns
who are members of the general grand chap,
ter Of the United States, as well as f0r an
those grand chapters which acknOwledge
its jurisdiction and supremacy, the grand
ROYAL Arch chapter Of Texas deems 1t IN
exDedient to surrender its own sovereignty
as an independent Maconic body and be
lleves that the true interests or CaPit uindr
to the action 1t has already taken toward
the general grand chapter OF the United
States.
Adopted. 5000, =. , nv
planned that the general grand chapter Is
not n body composed Of representatives
and that should Texas become a member
of the general grand chapter sne Wou nC,
have nothing to gain, but on the contrary
would surrender her sovereignty.
The resolution was adopted. Adjourned.
GRAND LODGE.
Houston, Dec. 5.-(Special.)IIhe
grand lodge of masons, A. f. and A; NJ
elected the following officers: Gus Har-
rison of Sulphur Springs, grand master;
b. r. Alternately of Gonzales, deputy
grand master; A. B. Watkins of Athens:
senior grand warden; j. L., Terrell OF
Terrell, junior grand warden; 5. ID.
Moore of Houston, grand treasurer, re-
elected; John Watson of ClarksVllle,
grand secretary.
The only business of Importance trans,
acted was in regard to, the grand
lodge property. Holland lodge owns the
ground upon which the temple is built.
The grand lodge and Holland lodge being
unable to agree upon terms whereby, the
grand lodge can secure from Holland
lodge a title in fee simple to the entire
a committee was instructed to
bring suit against Holland dge unless
n compromise can be effected at an early
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