The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-30
THE GRAND LODGE |. 0. 0. F.
Annual Meeting Will Begin In Hous-
ton Next Monday.
PROGRAMME OF PUBLIC RECEPTION
And the Arrangements for the Entertain
mcnt of tho visiting
Brethren.

The Grand Lodge, Independent order o.
odd Fellows. Will convene In Houston next
Monday, February 3.
The encanpinent branch will meet and
perfect its organization at 10 O'Clock a.
m. in the odd Fellows Hall in the Mason
building.
The State assembly. Daughters OF Re-
bekah branch, will assemble to perfect its
organization in the same hall later in the
daytime not yet set.
At 1880 o'clock p. m. all Odd Fellows
in the city, whether members of the Grand
Lodge or not. both local and visiting
brothers. viii assemble at Bryan Hall.
corner Fannin and Rusk avenues, to par
ticipate in the parade. which will start
from that point promptly at o'clock.
Some brothers have been under the i'm
preston that none but Encampment and
Grand Lodge members were to take part
In the parade. On the contrary. however,
every Odd Fellow, though he has received
only the initiatory degree, is supposed to
take part in the parade.
The line of march will probably be (un-
less changed later from Fannin on Rusk
to Travis, on Travis to Franklin, Franklin
30 san Jacinto. San Jacinto TO Congress,
Congress to Main. Main to Texas avenue,
Texas avenue to Caroline, and disband at
Turner Hall. where the public reception
will be rendered the Grand Lodge.
Herbs band and a band from Galveston
| will furnish the music for the parade.
The following will be the programme OF
| the public reception:
overture Observation-Disclosures. Herbs Band
| PRAYER ...................... Grand Chaplain
| Selection .......... Observation-Disclosures.
Mandolin Club. Professor VIM. Morris.
| Leader.
Address of Welcome ....................
The Mayor or Representative on Part
| of the City.
| Contralto solo 80. Miss Estelle Burgheim
| AddIess-Response ...... ................
| ........... Grand Master Ben s. Rogers
| Banjo duet ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Professor VIM. Morris. A. e. Dacke
Address of Welcome dor the local ODD
Fellows) .............. Seth b. Strong
Soprano solo .......... Miss Bessie Hughes
| Addrcss--Response ......... .......,.....
................ Grand Patriarch s. Marx
| Selection ........... ..,........',.,.,,.''...
Male Quartette. First Presbyterian
Church. essrs. Breaker, Nelson,
Griggs and Taylor.
At 1880 p. m. the Grand Lodge will as
semble at Bryan Hall and perfect its or
ganzation. All past grands who desire
to take the Grand Lodge degree VIII he
| expected to he there at that hour. The
balance of the work Of the Grand Lodge
| viii be done in this hall and the sessions
OF the tiidIl EnCanlHffleHt anu state faS-
| sembly. Daughters of Rebekah. viii be
held in odd Fellows hall In the Mason
building alternating their sessions.
Tuesday morning at o'clock sharp the
| Dallas degree team VIII eHemplify tho
work In the Encampment degree and at
1880 p. m they will work in the subordi-
nate degrees. Both will be done in Bryan
Han.
All Encampment members are urged Il
witness the work in the degrees of tina,
branch. and all subordinate members L
witness the subordinate degree work, foi
make better odd Fellows of all who wit
ness It.
All local Odd Fellows are requested tc
act on the committee Of reception, tina,
visiting brothers will meet no trouble
In getting around. In word. each oca
member should constitute himself .
walking bureau of information" to the
end that not one visitor can, after re-
turning home say that he or she did MOI
enjoy their visit to the metropolis of Tho
Lone Star State-Houston.
Badges will be provided the reception
committee, who are expected to meet al
incoming trains, no matter what hou
they arrive. Each Of the committee vii
be furnished printed cards, showing tn
various hotels and boarding houses. with
rates and number that can be accommo
dated.
The local committee will make head
quarters at the Capitol Hotel. wher
badges will be distributed to representa-
tives and all visitors entitled to the sans
Any changes in above programme viii b
published later