The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-10
'ORTH WAS CHOSEN.
Widows aud Orphans Home
IN Be Located There.
|pLE ONLY A FEW VOTES
! Each Of the Half Dosen
y Towns Were Well Pre-
|ed-Onicers Installed.

9 o'clock yesterday morning by
I'D Master Watkins after prayer
chaplain Riley.
business laid before the body
port Of the minority Of the COM
eligibility Of liquor dealers to
B. The majority report favored
bill engaged in the sale OF in
liquors, while the minority held
a subject which should be reg
subordinate lodges and not be
or prescribed by the Grand
B. r. Abernethy, s. NJ. Tenn
ce, w. S. Fly, N. Moses and
ller spoke TO the resolution, the
bvocating the Idea Of the minor
that subordinate lodges should
e matter.
brity report was adopted.
of 10 having arrived, the re-
board of directors on the loca-
Ie widows and orphans home
before the body. The report is
w. Grand Lodge Of Texas:
nd OF directors of the Masonic
Id orphans home respectfully re-
the last annual communication
and Lodge the following resolu-
adopted, viz:
Id. That the report and resolu-
the board of directors locating
rs and orphans home be post
II the next grand annual COM
b OF this Grand Lodge, and that
be directed to continue to in
br such location and submit them
recommendation as they may
to make at said communica-
motion the question of the loca-
be home was made the special
DO o'clock Thursday OF the pres
)unication.
(rdance with the foregoing the
tretary issued n circular letter
ges giving a statement of what
done and inviting bids for the
4 the home.
pnse to this invitation We have
he following bids, viz:
lineral lodge No. GIL, offering not
$50 nor more than 200 acres of
freenville lodge No. 1886, offering
of land and $4,000 in cash.
Commercial Club offers 200 acres
nd $4,000 or $4,000 in cash.
reek lodge No. 40l of Temple Of
kcres of land, TO cost $4,000 and
building stone, gravel and sand
Zee at the quarries.
Dodge No. l66 offers choice Of six
sites of 200 acres Of land near
pgether with other valuable dona-
birth lodge No. 14S, at Fort Worth,
acres of land and $4,000 in build
rials and cash.
Fy lodge No. 392 offers three stone
and other houses at ThOrp
he old Add Ran college, and to-
9TH furniture and school fittings
Rcres OF tillalble and 100 acres of
lnd, for which they ask the Grand
pay the sum Of $4,000 to Add Ran
Propositions all offer more or less
property and desirable locations,
BOARD Of directors have instructed
eport TO this Grand oLdge that
of these places be allowed twenty
In which to explain the nature
bids, and then that the Grand
foceed to vote by ballot upon the
Pm, and that the places securing
Fest number OF votes be dropped
fh ballot and that the ballotng
until some place receive a ma
the votes cast; all OF which is
PLY submitted.
]. f. Miller,
NJ. f, Mott.
Friench Simpson,
Arson Rainey,
G. w. Tyler.
offered $50 acres of land lying
|the town of Bryan and the Agri-
fnd Mechanical college.
PINS of each town except Bryan,
nply submitted a written PROPOSE
Re ably presented. During the
the debate the members were en-
with some of the choices rhetoric
listened to in many days. There
p but good natured bantering and
Between the advocates OF the diff
fders. each bearing on the health
pr his community. 1t narrowed
a statement by one brother that
fed where he lived.
[aking two ballots without result,
". Grand Lodge was called from
refreshment to convene at Z D. m.
NIGHT SESSION
w. Grand Lodge was called from
ent to labor at Z o'clock and bal
Is resumed on The location of the
and orphans home.
hrst ballot Fort Worth received
~ of the 1850 votes cast and on
Past Grand Master Abernethy the
made unanimous. The vote was
close. Temple being close Sec
nard OF directors. through Past
aster Miller, submitted the follow
Is, Fort Worth lodge No. las has
. the Grand Lodge of Texas as
ement TO the location of the wild
orphans home near the city Of
gth, IN Tarrant county 200 acres
mo 10000 in cash and building ma
men proposition OF said lodge is
fred TO and made part hereof, and
mis- Grand Lodge has accepted
9sltion OF said Fort Worth lodge
and has voted to locate the wild
orphans home at the point indi-
/, said proposition; therefore be II
'ived, That the board of dire ctors OF
WIS and orphans home are hereby
TO secure as soon as practicable
ute deed to the lands offered in
position. conveying a perfect title
''rand Lodge for the purpose Of
'hs a home for the widows and