Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-12-23
SECESSION MOVEMENT.
KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF DIXIE
PART COMPANY WITH THEIR
SUPREME OFFICERS.
Contest Over "what's in a N
Some Ringing Resolutions.

Some Ringing Resolutions.
The following resolutions were
adopted by Washington Lodge
No. %, Knights and Ladies of
Dixie of Brennan, Texas, at a
regular meeting held Dec. 18th,
1897:
Whereas, 1t has been made
known to this Lodge that the ex-
ecutive committee of the Knights
and Ladies of Dixie, by self as
sumed authority, and directly
contrary to the fundamental laws
of the society, has undertaken to
change the name of the society
from the "Knights and Ladies of
Dixie" to that of "Knights and
Ladies of Columbia" and
Whereas, We understand that
the sole object in making said
change was to enable those
holding lucrative positions in the
society, looking only to their
personal pecuniary interest, to
enter northern territory in seek
ing membership, and in order to
pacify the sectional whims and
prejudices of the people of said
northern territory, to whose ears
it is claimed, the sound of the
name of "Dixie" is obnoxious,
therefore, be it resolved by
Washington Lodge No. %,
Knights and Ladies of Dixie in
regular session:
1st, That we condemn the act
of said committee in changing
the name of this society, as a
piece of high handed assumption
of authority and challenge the
right of said committee to
change fundamental law, as a
fragrant violation of Section Z,
Article 1, of the Constitution of
this order, which provides that
only the Most Worthy Supreme
Lodge in regular session can
change any fundamental law,
and also in violation of. Section
II, Article 5, of the Constitution
which provides that the Most
Worthy Supreme Lodge may
change, or amend any of the
fundamental laws Of the society,
at any regular session.
End, That in accordance with
the principle that first called to
arms Southern chivalry, and
that drenched our beautiful
Southland with the blood of as
noble heroes as ever bore the
flag of a nations trust, we con-
cede to said committee and their
followers the right to secede
from this society, and to set up
an organization of their own,
but we deny the right assumed
by them to claim this order, and
at the same time disregard the
hallowed memories it is supposed
to cherish as sacred heritage.
Sd, That such change, if con-
Cured in by the Supreme Lodge,
would override and DESTROY the
objects and aims of this society,
as set forth in Section 2, Article
1, of the Constitution, which
says among other objects for
which it was organized: "To
hand down to our children the
story of a nation that once lived,
but is now no more. To preserve
the records, memorials and relics
of the war; to teach the coming
generations what their fathers
and mothers have done under a
conviction of right, and as hon.
est and brave men they could do
no less, and grieved because
they could do no more, and died
as heroes die, for the right as
they were given to see it,
4th. That we consider these
sentiments as too sacred to be
lightly cast aside, and as too much
entwined around the heart strings
of every true southern man and
woman, to be allowed to be torn
assunder by SO ruthless a hand
as this Executive Committee
have shown, especially when it is
so apparent that their entire mo-
tive is of a selfish and pecuniary
benefit-''the love of money, the
root of all evil
9TH. That the movements of
the Executive Committee are too
cratic, and their continued efforts
to override the laws of the
society are too frequent, for this
lodge to longer follow them, and
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