The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-21
TEXAS GRAND LODGE K, OF ?.
Report Of Committee on the Good Of
the Order.
APATRlO1IC SPEECH BY CARSAHAN
says the Uniformed knight. Are at
y the service of Their Country.
Election OF OfHccrs.

San Antonio. Texas, April 2o.-Thc secont
days session of tho Grand Ledge, Knights o.
fythias Of Texas, was opoued this morning
| NJ $3.50 o'clock by Past Grand Chancellor
Tom S. Smith OF liillsboro Several tele.
grams were read, among them the following
sent by Grand Chancellor H. r. Brown Il
supreme Chancellor Colsrove in answer tc
the massage received from him yesterday,
Approaching your Kind message nnd deep.
" resretting your absence. the Pythians o,
Texas assure you that they stand ready 10 dc.
fend the American name and battle for hui
mainly whenever the bugle sounds"
Seventeen past chancellors were indicted
into the Grand Lodge.
Inc committee on the good OF the order
made the following reports, which were
adopted
we 40 not approve the resolution Of the
1rand Lodge of Missouri requesting such
iesisiaton In the supreme lodge as will do
NoiNe upon the supreme chancellor the duties
Oh tne supreme tribunal in constructing the
constitution and statutes: nor do we upproyo
.ne proposition TO abolish the supreme trihu-
we do not approve the resolutions of Tho
uIanu Lodge OF Louisiana requesting that our
supreme representative be instructed 10 mako
1872 " htNt ulItTpu the supreme statutes
ane,tlhS Inc communication of the semi AN :
nuai pass word to those who are Indebted to
,helr respective lodges and the one request :
statutes. W i-'"e'
we approve of the request of the Grand
Lodge of ontario asking that our supreme
representative be instructed TO favor tho re-
enactment of the statute of ISIS makinr n
deduction from the charges for supplies sent
10 foreign domains equal to custom duties
imposed by those countries
we 10 not approve the suggestion embodied
IN document No. s instructng our sunreme
representative to endoavor 10 have the Su
preme Lodge suspend the operation of SUI
prome statue No. S26.
"A. AZ ms stage of the proceedings Major Cen
erai carnahan, commander in chief of the
unltorm Rank, was usbered into the hajl
me general was introduced and delivered an
ADDRESS in which he spoke of the relation of
me Uniform Rank TO the United States army
he said that he had notified President Me
hlniey that the rank was subject to his call
for service
His speech was full of patriotism and nj rs
conclusion there was such demonstration as
has seldom been seen in Grand Lodge meet
ing.
At the call TO order in the afternoon the
election of officers was had and resulted ms
follows: Grand Chancellor u. b Blake of
Cueroi grand vice chancellor. e. A. Strlck-
Ian OF Georgetown; grand prelate. Ben Rodg
ers ri Brenham grand keeper of records and
seal. Henry Miller (re-elected), grand mastor
or finance. Or. Burger of Waco ire elected .
grand master at arms. II. H. Swink of Tenn
pie; grand outer guard. John F. Bonner
grand inner guard. j. F. Onion OF San An
tonic.
Greenvillc. Galveston, Temple and Dallas
were nominated for convention cities. Dallas
was selected as the next place of meeting
a school of instruction was held tonight AT
the conclusion Of the session this afternoon,
the members OF the Grand Lodge and visitors
We're taken TO Riverside park, whore a NAM
moth Mexican supper was served to them.
There will be another session tomorrow.