The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-02

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sentinel, George A. McCorkle. grand mar
shall.
| After the appointment OF committees b,
| the grand patriarch the following Officers
were elected by acclammatbn for the yeal
| 1888. | Pepper. grand patriarch; Ben w
| Rhine, grand high priest; Charles l.. Sauer
| grand scribe; S. W. Porter grand treasurer
L. NJ. Nicely, grand seuior warden I. X
| Anderson. grand Junior warden representa-
| tive to the Sovereign Grand Lodge, ). ii
| Russell,
Adjourned subject to the call of ths
grand patriarch.
public reception was given the Grand
Lodge delegates this afternoon. City At
torney \. +. Wozencraft welcomed the
delegates and was responded to by Grand
Master w. l.. Blanton. Ex- Governor X. H.
Hubbard and Hon. =. b. Rogers. member OF
the legislature from Brennan. also dellv-
cred addresses.
At the public exercises OF the Texas
Grand Lodge of odd Fellows this afternoon
Grand Master w. l. Blanton OF Gainesville.
replying to the address OF welcome Of city
Attorney Wo2encraft, spoke as follows;
Representatives. Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf OF the Grand Lodge independent
order Of Odd Fellows OF Texas, and the
visiting members OF the order. desire TO
tender 10 his honor. \. +. Wozencraft, who
represents the Queen City OF Dallas. pro-
found and hearty thanks for this most cor
dial welcome to YOUR hospitable city.
We are glad 10 he with yon again, as it
has been but a few months since we met
you at A called session to assist in enter
tanning the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the
World, At that session OF the Sovereign
Grand Lodge one of our members was. as
all know elected and installed into the
highest office known to odd Fellowship. We
can boast. and we do boast. that the State
Ill Ia.
through our friend and brother Fred Carl
ton. grand sire.
As we are assembled here TODAY we can
look back to our meeting in September last
and see now much good that has resulted
from our work In Odd Fellowship
The reception given at the opera house
in this city showed to the members
throughout the length and breadth of our
continent from Maine to California and
from Nova Scotia TO its southern limits that
Texas odd Fellows can and do accomplish
that which they have bound themselves nm
der oath to perform-vist the sick. relieve
the distressed. bury the dead and educate
the orphan.
Tho attendance NJ tho w,5o,.s AVID tho ~
phans Of our deceased odd Follows. in
mates Of our Widows and ORPHANS home at
Corscana. upon the reception of the Sow
ereigu Grand Lodge. and their appearance
upon the stage. tcstirying thereby TO the
work of Odd Fellowshin vac o sco,o which
has followed TO his home overv ranrnsenta
tive and visitor ia DaIIas who r,itnossed
IT, 1t has done moro 10 show ,ybat va
have ACCOMPLISHED than wnrds nm ,nli
than mind can picture. II is like the stone
cast into a large body of water-Nfrom ,ybero
If enters circle after circle rad,otes ne
after another. FIRST small tben Iar,or md
it goes on ad infpitum The good doed
spreads from mn and froc, ,,o.b.,. ,,,,,,,
REPRESENTATIVE IN tho Soveroig, crorJ
l .o,lge from other iirisdir,io,s has .ai1 =.
to his friends ms toId q IA HE ,nJ,n
Every odd Fellovs' journal ard ro-,or, ~,
has been written sin, has nada n,.,,tto,
in some wav nf tbat scone vhc,, o,r "Ii,,ia
Jewels" Of The WIdo,vs ana Nr,,b ou, h ,,.,e
cane. upon tho stopo Of tho ono,.a hnt,sn
They write Of the anulnuse aud az tho tcor.
that arented them Nov ,,ra,,, , ,.s 80
made tender. You nh roncnher bnu. who,
ona ~ tbn ro,,ro..,,,, - III. Nv" "ith
feet and proposod throo rhonrs g.. ~,
Odd Fellowship tho ranr,so,ta ,i,,n, A..
ore vast bofy and vim oro ,,oicc o,,h ~
cord, gave three cheers for orr Teras oda
Fellowship. O0'
The past wear from r.bruorv 1905
TO February 1so7 bas hoan 49, -
derful vcar ono ~ ,bn 80, ,.a..'1. w.
the annals Of Odd FolIow, sbir T.; ,,aman y.
has bqon ono of noli,Ic,i ,,,r,,,,i 80
uncertainty /, hoe hoo, 49,, - -, ,p,
years ms regafds Tho enanc,aI o I''v ~
individuals firms ana IoG,os VIII ~ ~ ~
have NOT been so n,anv iodros ai'u,a
as under the nrayio',s ai,,tnts,o ,a
beon blessed vnor In ,hn ',.ov,,h a,. =, l'ts
and harmonv NJ orr ordo. ,,o Vs. s,i u"1'u
has boen bIossinS ,n,rni,, He'e'"''S' II
Bretbren and frlords ,hta h. 1,,
worl,ino adr,t,,t., na'in, 'mls mas peen
isb and thosn ~ Won ,,.h,, n,,. So - w ilu-
ciated win mo ia tbIs mi, 49,, 80 "sso
thcro bas boon ma ~ ,,or, ms "o' u, NloN lha'
When Iool unor ,yhat a. VI IS ,es. OF ''se'
lie what tb Ms n"ou o' t our o oraer ana real
in Texas. say to Won that rho wcrL S'' Of |
your leader in Texas for the past year has
been a most pleasant one. and have the
formed NV dntv No." ~ ,t tns ,s,a' naIe per-
rerordlcss ~ cr,,j,; lew ''s. ". Wy aol'lN'
lions 'e'S''s VI posi-
Everv offcor -, ,h, c,,,
every momhn,. n, o,r or,'. an" .a ,-ouse anu
and willing IN rcrdor mo- a., " ,h D,eI ,aans
in their no,vor ana n',r r, ~, "s9 '.'
who Is tho baraes, o or,,oI "mn seoi s'a,s
Grand olee bas ol,ra w., nv, , pV e III luz
desk working for mo goo1 ~ o,' 'r'rI a. MS