The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-26

by others and the report was adopted with
| great enthusiasm.
Chairman Hottsman OF the committee or
intellectual culture read a report, whicl
was adopted. II recommended an i'm
crease in the Efforts OF tho nfgantkatton
to IMPROVE tho intellectual development OF
it's members.
AZ the afternoon session the convention
proceeded tn select B'nai Birth Day. which
IL fixed on the Sunday in the mids, az the
feast OF dedication, which always occurs
the last Of November or the FIRST OF be-
ccmber.
Chairman Fries OF ,hc committee on the
presidents message read lengthy report
Tho first clause had hot stun in 1t ANA
motion to take up the report seratlIn
Wa adopted
The first ecotion wss construed to ho q
censure d President Harpmsn and tho
general committee Tor pnstpcnine the con
vention from April until this time
The committee regretted that the ptcsi-
dent had postponed the convention on what
they tho committee, thought was iusufliei-
cnt grounds
MIR Guste, Levi moved to strike out
that part Of tho report. Chairman Fries
defended his report in a viserous speech.
Committeeman i.andman Of Niokshura
came TO the rescue with al tmpassiencd
speech charging that the president was
influenced by the New ORLEANS delegation
and that he allowed them TO influence
him to the Inconvenience OF the Oalance
OF the district.
This brough, Past prcsiden, Hartman 10
his fcrt with tho statement that the most
urgent requests for postponemcnt came
from Joseph Iiirsch OF Nickshars. who.
in fif,y. two word telegram, set forth
his reasons, namely THAT Mississippi aud
Louisiana would hc prevented from attend
ing tho convention by the floods Mr..
Harrman went on to explain that n large
number of the delegates lived IN the
Threatened districts and could no, leave
home In April. The motion 10 strike out
was carried
The committee recommended that Chat
tanooea lodge he stricken from the roll
which was adopted
Some urtmportant changes were made
in the rest - the rerort and ~ MAS adopted
In making up a report ON mileagc the
committee ran 'scrwS q di6iculty the
allowances heretofore have hecp based on
the shortest route from the home OF the
delegate 10 the convention. On account
OF the floods some at The shortest lines
az railroads have suspended operations a
part OF the distance nucessltatine cir
cuitous route by some Of the delegates.
The convention authorized tho mileage
committee to calculate the mileage on the
shortest route open to travel,
At this point tho convention caught up
with the business and while waiting for
committees. Hon Leon Low of Galveston
was called uuop tn address the convention
ou thu good Of the order
Mr. Levi resnnnded in A we'll delivered
eNtenlporaneoDS speech on the duties ol a
ben BIRTH. which proved 10 be mes, in
tertstipg lecture Ills Interpretation ot
true charity vas tho oXprrss,op of n noble
sentiment He reverted 10 Tho fact that
mo lows h,ve po, ,ucrs,scd In numherr
tor many vea,s srJ pnve n AS his opinion
Thai IL was t. ,use sam Of his race we're
unable Ia stand Tho on.laurhts Of intol-
rance biyctry and other persecuticn. md
h,d deserted to tho cncptv. n, had never
hoard ms mcntion,d ms The solution Of thc
nrnhl,m hui II Mas his solution ami he he
ltsyrd history womb boar him ont If the
trutb was brought 10 light
resolution making any member In
dcb,cd 10 the endowment fund ,nclieible 10
,nr,,b,.r. hi,, a., H., op5nvn,opt hnstd was