The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-11
THE ODD FELLOWS MEETING
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVERAL,
WINGS IN SESSION AT
DALLAS.
THE NEXT MEETING At FORT WORTH
One Year Hence-The Grand Lodge,
Grand Encampment, Patriarchs
Militant and Daughters of
Rebekah Elect Officers.

Odd Fellows grand lodge and auxiliary
bodies transacted business with dispatch
today. The grand encampmcnt held its
closing session in the Afternoon and good
many of the members departed for their
respective homes tonight The Rebekak
assembly also disposed of I'LL routine mat
tiers and adjourned sine die
This morning the grand lodge met as
per adjournment, Grand Master Blantou
in the chair and Il quorum present. The
grand master, on motion of the grand
us reading clerk.
EXGrand Secretary TIL. Wren, chait~
man of the finance committee, reported ia.
reference to fixing funds, which was re-.
ferred to the committee on Legislation.
who reported adversely on the report.
Adopted.
The report of grand lodge property
trustees came next. After II good deal
of oratory on the subject by Sovereign
Grand Sire Fred Carleton, Past Grand:
Master Herring, Past Grand Master Glib
son, Past Grand Master Illingworth and
others, the report was referred to the
committee OH Widows and Orphans
home and the committee on legislation.
Past Grand Master Herring read the
report of the Widows and Orphans home
committee, which was adopted.
Adjourned till 3 p. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The selection of place of meeting
Of hn nppunl nssinu on
consideration and Fort Worth was Sc
lected by unanimous vote.
The vote was taken on the district rep,
rcsentatives question and the question of
having district representation instead OF
having representation from every sub
ordinate lodge was unanimously showed
under.
The report of the committee on grand
lodge constitution and rules of the order,
with reference to the time when the
grand lodge officers shall be installed, was-
rejected hence the grand officers will
continue to be installed Immediately pre-
ceding the adjournment of each annual
session.
Routine business Of minor nature was
transacted, after which the grand lodge
adjourned until O'Clock tomorrow.
GRAND ENCAMPMENT.
| The grand cncampment was called tn
order this morning.
| A proposition to amend the grand lodge
constitution so rs TO permit subordinate
lodges to confer the three degrees at II
| minimum cost of 81 for each degree, was
| indefinitely postponed.
| A resolution was adopted providing that
representatives and officers to the grand,
cncampmpnt only receive actual travelling,
expenses and 81 per day.
AT the afternoon session financial
committee was appointed to visit Austin
and examine the books of the past grand
Following is 'hc committee
Grand Patriarch ID. Ludlow, Grand
Scribe G. Il. Saur, Past Grand Master
Ben 5. Rogers, NJ. Flora and G.. A.. KEEL
Ter.
On motion n committee was aljpointe,l.S
to confer with like committees appointed
by the grand lodge, at Patriarchs Mill
tant and Rebekah assembly in order to-
so arrange the program of the next an
nual meeting SO that there shall be nos
conflict caused by ail meeting at the same.
house.
The finance committee reported the
treasury in healthy condition.
The committee Oh new encampmcnts re-
ported twenty-five new ones organized
since the Houston meeting, six resus-
citated and one revived. Six hundred new
members were added to the rolls, 1t was
announced, and Nil in all it had been a
most prosperous year.
Thomas X. Anderson resigned the Of
flee of grand junior warden, and j. ID.
Montgomery was elected in his stead.
Adjourned to meet at the same time
and place designated by the grand lodge.
PATRIARCIIS MILITANT.
The department counseis Patriarclis,
Militant met in adjourned session tonight
at Odd Fellows hall, and much execu-
tive and other business was transacted
by that body.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: E
President, Col W. H. Hunter of III.
Paso; vice president, Maj. George E-
Sreeter of Waco; secretary, Adit. w. T.
Sharp of lei Pas0; treasurer, Capt. NJ.
w. Florer of Dallas; officers of the day,
Capt. A. G. Nichols of Galveston; guard.
Chas. Il. NJ. johnson of Galveston picket,
Chas. julius Capers; guard, Chas. Brewer
of Waco.
The department council then adjourned
to meet in Fort Worth the first Monday
in February, 1897, when the grand lodge
takes place.
After the department council had adj
jOurned, Dallas Canton No. g performed
the secret work ON the candidates, with
the assistance of Col Hunter and Capt
Hunter exemplifyi1g the secret unwrit-
ten work of the postmaster branch OF the
order.
DAUGHTERS OF REBEKAH.
The state assembly Daughters of Re
bekah assembled pursuant to adjourn
ment in Odd Fellows hall this morning.
The following officers were installed
for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. Geneyieve Shearcr OF
Denison; Il. S., Mrs. S. III. Russell of
Dallas; p. L. s.. Mrs. Scion Totten Of
Sherman; vice president Mrs. Christine
Benedict of San Antonio; Il. s., Mrs.
Matte Gentzen Of San Antonio; l.. 3.
Mrs. James Crow Of Waco; treasurer.
Mrs. H. l.. Pearson of Mckinney; secrc-
tary, Mrs. r. w. Workman of Waco:
grand marshal, Mrs Rebecca Frank;
warden, Mrs. Ona DAVIS; grand chaplain.
Mrs. ID. V. Downing OF San Antonio; in
side guardian, Mrs. Olive Flemmons; out
side guardian, Mrs. Spauldng of Calves
ton.
Finance Committce--W. l.. Blantop. 4.
G. NJ Simerskate McCauley Of Mckin-
ney. Miss Jessie McEliee of Alvarado.
Executive Committee-Dr. III. Il. Fear
son of Mckinney, Mrs. Peter McFadden