The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-04

| tid4il hiiiUdl GOnNON
| .ioi' us lodnd on pases 40 auu A. printed
P'oNeeuihss, Win Companion j. N. stray
| uYih as hnet hs2n priest, Companion ). -.
I'"w soii 70 De nrst KING and Companion
| .. ~. barry 20 he urst sSrlOe. aAu APP
POINTED COMPANION W. II. swain 20 act
| a. my proxy, In setuns thein 10 work.
| mhleh duty ne performed on the "a das
VI May. lor which he has my thanks.
-. June 10, lN,o, granted uispyn-ai ion
70 fourteen Royal Arch Masons to or
saIi1e chapter In the town IT temp
mViIlIstead chapter, u. d., as per reso-
| iuuions found on pages 50 and TO, Printed
adTnns ,9ldSs Of isl, with the following
nigh priest; Il. Johnson. to be trst KING
,. tarquhar, to be first scribe: and nf-
R per % Past Grand High Priest John T..
-, zen, 10 aot as my proxy IN setting them
10 WORK. re performed that duty June
~ Tor which | am thankful.
IN october Il received petition from
prayNg for dlspensailon to orga ss "a a
| G,dp,er 70 be known as Van Alstvno
NAPIER, q. D.. and, in compliance with
E priI, distinctions, as found ON pege a..
trlnted Proceedings. 1924, / granted the
| dispenSation. with Companion l. $
na1gherty as first high priest: j II.
| neatherv, as rrst king, G. w GUIDE. as
| I1rSt sorihe; and Amounted COMPANION n.
| TWomey, grand visitor Of the Eastern dts
| tr'ct. us my proxy, to set them to work,
wh,,ch duty, Re performed on October u,
On" for which am thankful. | resrect-
| fnlly recommend that charters bo granted
| the above named chaptcrs
CHAPTERS CONSTITUTED.
Charters having been granted by TINS
grand chapter 10 the following chapters,
they have been regularly constituted,
Commerce, col, September 70, 1894; Com
p9nion II: Trorey, proxy.
Wolfe City. No. 2O3, December q, 1884;
Wichita Fails. 10. 2o2. January 20 n.
,ltaska No, 2oi January n. 1925; y.
| Moses, proxy
CHAPTERS REVIVED.
l granted desperation for the follow
Ing chapters to resume labor until this
communication Of the NJ. =. Grand Royal
! Arch Chapter having forfeited their CHAR
tors hy failing 10 meet for three con-
! secutiNe months:
December ~ lSsi--Mount Horeh No.
February O. lsg5-BallinEer. No lsi.
| February s lS95-Lowisville, No. 100
| March 3, 1S95-Adonram, No. "A.
| May g. iSlj- sulphur Springs No %.
| June g 1N9b- Harmony, No. H.
| September a. lS9t--R'sing Star, No Q.
Ana I recommend that these charters
| be restored and they be granted all their
| riehis and privileges.
MANUAL.
| 1t has been gratifying 20 learn that the
companions throughout this grand juris-
dlction are very generally using the man
ual. and are highly pleased with 1t. II
Is dG.ag a great donl in improving the
character of work being done by the
subordinate chapters
MISCELLANEOUS.
During the year 1 have received several
requests for dlspensaton to publicly In
stall officers, which | have granted. /
| received petition from twenty Royal
| Arch Masons at Rockdale, asking Tor a
| dspeusation for RoCkdnle chapter to re-
| sumo labor Upon iea,ning thht sara
/ chapter had been demscd longer than
/ twelve months, | decliuei 20 grant the
| dsponsatiou, and referred them 10 this
convention Of the Grand Chapter
! have received quite 4 number of let
ters asking for information on various
subjects, and | have given all In my
| power. vet. for the benefit of my Sue
cossors. | would suggest that In nearly
! every inStance the companions could
have learned all they wanted by referr-
/ ing TO the constitution and resolutions
Of this Grand Chanter and In TINS
way save the G. H. p. good deal
| Of trouble.
DECISIONS.
On February 20 l recelved-the following
communication from Companion w. NJ.
Alternately. High Priest Of Haggal Chap
ter No. 30: Some time In 1862 q, c. Krey-
mer received the degrees of mark-past.
most excellent and royal arch degrees in
! old Mexico, at Matamoros. Very soon
| thereafter, owing to the Bonavides revo-
| luton, the chapter comforting the degree
on Mr., or Brother, q. c. Kreymer. de-
! missed. lie was, for this reason, never
| suspended. nor was he expelled. He is
/ not able TO take the test oath for the
reason that he does not know Whether
/ lhe cndpt.r comforting tue degree was a
! regular chapter. lie mas, without eAdmi-
| uauun, demonstrated that he has rectl. ed
] the luHQtIpnpI tA IA "A :
| appued 10 liagetu cnapter unucr these ctr
/ cuiis.ances as tnougn he hau never mad
| any or me degrees ne has been regular. v
elected am has received the ma. k, IN lst- u.
at nus POM, companion raiseu the
! point that hreymer is already Royal
| arch Mason; that uaggai cuanter ma, n
! authority TO confer tnc degree Ine point
! is also made that Haggai Is without lur.s-
| dlclion. hold that we, having no eVt-
aence IN the matter, can confer the degree
Kindly decide this point: First--Is Com.
| panon kfeNmcr un er these facts, "a
Royal Arch MasSon N That we can re-
second--G. c. krvymer not being sat-
isiied on this point, can We confer the de-
factory kreymer has resided Ia Co.ln
county since soon after he received the
degrees in MeXico. lie has received the
| Hue Lodge degree second time and Is
Mex mncy, Texas.
Answer-All that Is necessary Is to Let g.
| G. kreymer petition llagga chapter to be
heale4, which can be done by administer
ing the obligations emitting tho ceIe-
mony and cmbody.ng In the petition Ole
for aniliation. After beng healed, ballu'
on petition, without regard 10 time or
on March 81 1895. cqmpqnion ]. ].
MGore hgh pres 'oI itaska eh "a 9
pendix IS of Sayles Digest, / find the J.
lowing: a lodge may by It's by-laWs,
exempt certain members from payment OF
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