The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-03

- worshlpful drahu Lug. a.
..e,uded the labors of the Sec
md will meet this morning to
=. ,oc.tion Of the widows and or
-. which is special order for 10
.o..ine are the proceedings yes
MORNING SESSION.
40 before NJ. W. Grand Master
allied the grand lodge from re-
= labor. and fifteen minutes
v. IN frst business of the session
n up. Att.
iths committee reports were called
PETITIONS, NO. I.
Fly reporting,
..eded that the petition Of Ster-
n referred back to the brethren
I,.sded that the name of Halesbort
A,need 10 Deport Lodge No. ISL,
,ire Of Golden Drain Lodge he
"A Tlupson Lodge. on request.
s.aded that the petition OF Henry
rejected. Held by the committee
I hould take the course laid down
Acts IN order to be restored to
saIp. Adopted.)
h Is a whole.
PETITIONS, NO. :.
Washer.
ks,uded that a charter be granted
|Ial,s, 1t Cheapside. Gonzales coun-
bud, .
eneuded that charter be granted
|e.rs At Buda, Hays county. Adopt
er,uded that a charter be granted
fsass, At Hutto, Williamson county.
hi u q whole.
| A FRATERNAL VISITOR.
n Juntture C. NJ Barnes, a repre-
h u Tie Grand Lodge of Oklahoma
Iinnd Lodge Of Texas. was intro
I'D vas invited to a seat in the
j credentials being sent TO the sec
tssk
CREDENTIALS, NO. ..
Bugher.
ris report was made as to those
! 70 vote.
BYLAWS.
Murray.
nrsndsd that Hemphill Lodge be
10 adopt a certain amendment to
hH Adopted
EAN1ES AND APPEALS NO :.
kinhsld.
h uopted.
MASONIC HISTORY.
fnnd Master McLoary suggested
Hiry session OF the Grand Lodge u
llter be written and submitted to
" Lodge for approval, and In this
cm1lete and reliable history Of
10 Texas may be obtained. H.,
III only as a sugge siion and would
srile the history as long as he was
y + long as he was member of the
sAEER COUNTY LODGES.
Mpes. sent as a representative TO
Lodge Of Texas by Grand Master
hasief Of the Grand Lodge OF Okla
specially delegated to act for
y q relation to two lodges in
nhy which were under the juris =
Texas until the recent decision
vailed States supreme court gave
'atuns- II is claimed by Oklahoma
lnse that jurisdiction over these
~ mould be surrendered by Texas
ei was taken up under the head
naea business and the Grand
~ addressed on the subject by Mr..
sno Presented his side Of the case
~ he said.
sgn,ate the pleasure OF addressing
VI vrand Lodge was established
~ ilke four years ago. We have
m.een lodges. Our representation
|Jsna Lodge at its last session was
= = o. about thirty or thirty five
'asiading the officers. You can
!, ~ 'lat 'here is quite a distinction,
AZ srand Lodge OF Oklahoma and
lse OF the great jurisdiction OF
| !. n1,tlitrd aho to say to you. gen
4, ,a,, v's.hten, that on this, my first
s svu' STATE am very much i'm
|, saw, ne greatness and progress
I'M, easement :, that has been made
NJ ny ,le past few years.
vhly known Texas from ita hin.
,,n s ana sam Houston are synony.
N, NM, and the traditions of sam
h tssm u, leNas are about all that
mr,s o' your great State. Dut
b ma a .s here and see the great
n. 4a advancement that has beer
,sllv ~, W mat a man never does
\ ~, aaythlng about this country
~ I'M" N. and looks at If 'N''
~, u. grows up t.. a neighborhool
est and ites the extent OF the cd.
b IA ws, progress that is made in the
'sa hnmaai ne lives until he zoe.
lev c oU,ae so with strangers visit,
y, |, ',tniry' They never realize If,
cl ha Hs arts. civilization and hirt
i, h, I ny 20 into that nelghborhoo
A,sss ' ), 70 the mission with which
TT kunS NV u nut very few. rr.sa CO,
ll.,,st,oss Of but one until / learn.,
irm,I,s. WIN your past grand mas
Ia bs. Instance where a lodg,
ID sI' M chartered by The Gran,
igriss,e,irl was afterward concedct
! u Ssr ,,,on yielded TO tho Gran
Mon sf !, are re, children of geographical
ask aus aus country, and it wonlt
. agrss,' ery singular thing for IN,
s's Of yor voanly TO still remain now
=, sssos,,,, grand Jurisdiction wher
! " The ,ies u oy all the ties politica
ssssrpm.ules Of Statehood and Terri
spsopIs ~ and and all that sort OF thlns
|. rs moi informed that these tw,
/, ,,ssfst verr p'e ,d here today. nnt
';;isr that NIL, MY 10 consent aud ayrc'
hneidlps nigh be suggested in re.
y our Gan, ,ne jurisdiction OF thos,
! rain inc. q yours. presume. wonl,
| w hey s,o membership with you
saresps ~ attached In III. Grand