The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-05
GRAND LODGE NOTES.

Joa. n. Odds of Orange, leading citi-
of that place, is an attendant
f. Levine of Galveston. one of the Grand
Encampmcnt representatives. Is in the
city
J. NJ Abbott a prominent railroad man
Of seguin. is In the city attending the
Grand Lodge.
County Attorney Brad Hancock Of Gal
weston is an attendant upon the sessions
of the Grand Lodge.
Among the veteran odd Fellows present
are noted Captain Dunn of Seguin ana
Judge Freeman of Navasota.
John r. witt. ex-county assessor ana
wei known citizen Of Dallas county, Is
Il delegate to tho Grand Lodge.
Hon. b. Is. Lindsay of Warren. better
! known as "Blacksrake" by his Old army
and legislative friends. is in the city.
Tstrict Attorney w. r. Maynard OF bas-
| trop is n representative to the Grand
Lodge, and occupies a prominent position
on the judiciary committee.
| Past Grand Master Frank Ashcroft OF
| Grconvil.e Is among the funmakers of the
/ session. What bothers him most is not
I what he knows but how to tell 1t,
Miss Josephine Wrenn a char,;llng So
cioty girl Of Austin is visiting in the
city. She Is the daughter Of Mr.. r. :.
Wrenn, representative 10 the Grand Lodge,
/ . II. Srann, j 7. Smith and j. w.
| White sides of Cisco and S. j. Dean of
/ Ranger are REPRESENTATIVES TO the Grand
I Lodge from the grand o,d county of East
land.
Colonel r. S. Hun OF Carthage. Pamela
! county, became an odd Fellow In 1889, and
has been member OF Gaty lodge since
| 1850 He is rs years old and as lively as a
hoy.
Mrs Raymond Neal Of seguin. one CT
the charming society ladies' of that city.
Is attending the session Of the Grani
lodge That is. Mr.. Neal is a delegate
and the lady Is visiting the Magnolia
Guy.
Mrs. s w. Porter Of Sherman a promi-
ncnt figure in the society and literary
circles Of that pretty North Texas town,
Ia visiting in Houston during the session
of the Grand Lodge of which her husband
IS grand treasurer
Past Grand Master Charles Il, Gibson,
speaking for the Encampment at the pub
lic reception at Turner Hall. made a most
eloquent response to the address of well
come. He was substituted for II.
schwartz, who was indisposcd
Henry a. Linn OF Austin has served
eight years as alderman and has two years
20 serve. having been successful at the
recent municipal election. He Is serving
his third term as mayor pro tom of the
city. having been elected TO that position
six years ago.
Hon. :. J. Hendricks of Henderson. rap
re.cutatlve to the Grand Lodge, ana
chairman of the committee on per diem
and mi.onge was excused yesterday ny
last night to attend the meeting of the
Slate democratic executive committee. oi
which he IL member.
\ Jolly trio of Odd Fellows came II
from Austin yesterday morning and al
once proceeded 10 hook for lioustou''
latchstring. which hangs on the OUTSIDE
These three links" were Alderfian Geo
T.. Aszmann, Herman Lusohow and rheo
Reisner, They are representatives. OF
Sch!eicher lodge of the Capitol city. ant
quite prominent In the order.
Tho Post of yesterday makes it appear
that the committee on credentials report
ed ", j. Hook as representative OF Noimai
lodge was not seated, when 1t should have
read: "rhc committee on credentials re-
ported ". ]. Slack Of Window lodge No
97l elected as representative of Windp6
lodge before he had qualified as pas
grand and was not seated. Past Gran'
Slack vas seated in the grand body, bu
was not entitled to a scat ns repre- senta
tive, IA he had not sit the required tim,
, according 10 law"
The officers and members OF Galveston
Canton No. g. William Richardson Pa
, t@iarch Militant: II. T.. Musans cap
tain, y. q. Nichols. lieutenant. G. +
: Peasch. ensign; George T. Harris, clerk
John Nelson, past captain; John Cassen
tina. standard bearer; Henry lieckol. +
w. Glnuscr. II. NJ Johnson, Herman stem
gel. ST. John Hess. VIM Downey, -. Mel
! son, George skinner, w +. Ort, John Ma
} lin, +. W. Steinbrink. Andrew Kaufman
Andrew Book, w w. Spence. Charlie
: Biantina. S. p Bernadin, Marcus Ham