The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-07

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AppRESs Of GRAND MASTER TERRELL


Tue Grand Lodge was opened in dus
fDrm BY Grand Master J. l.. Terrell at ~
I. m. with the following officers present:
M. w. j. l.. Terrell. grand master; r.
wv. Sam r. Hamilton. deputy grand mas
ter: r. w. r. Nj. Ltisk, senior grand
warden; H. W. N. NJ. Washer. junior
GRAND warden; R. w. b. r. Frymlsr.
rrand treasurer: r. w. John Watson,
srald secretary; II. w. william Clark.
y u. ID. q. N. Fourth district; Is. W. u. -.
Taylor. Sixth district; X. w. }. e. Spoone-
moro. Seventh district; IL. w. l.. l4,oy L,
Ninth district; X. w. w. j. Murchisvn.
Tenth district; r. w. D. O. Thar'pe, Eiev-
eErh district; r. w. G. ). Wright, Twelfth
district; X w. 7. l.. Stanfield. Severn
scenth district; Il. W. T. J. Graves.
Eighteenth district f.. w. A. w. Camp
bell. Nineteehth district: II. w. w. j.
Duffe. Twenty-fifth district; r. w. A.
q. Murray TwecSty seventh district; r..
W. Lee G.. Ayars. Twenty-eighth district;
X. w. Simon Levy. Twenty ninth district;
Il. w. W. NJ. Fly, Th,rtieth dlstrict,S X.
w. G. 1. Harris. Thirty fourth district;
r. w. v. G.. Karnes. Thirty-fifth distric.:
r.. w. T.. j.. Youngblood, Fortieth dis
tract: r. w. W. C. Montgomery, Forty-
sixth district: r. ". Is. +. Canierson, Fif-
ty-first district; II. w. w. a. Bonnet,
Fifty second district: r.. w. C. IL. How
ard. Fifty third district: X. w. j. l..
Tinsley. Fffty-scventh district; II. w. j.
G.. Finley. Fifty ninth district; r.. w.
John Horton. Sixtieth district; Il. w. r.
G. Andrew. Stxty-eectIsi district: s.
NJ. Teinplcton, grand chaplain; w. Robert
F. Stewart. senior grand deacon: w. L.
j. Mitchell, junior grand deacon; w. John
ygtse s.sat. eta, IL.
lace junior steward; ". Joe Adams.
gran pulszlyant; ". Il. l.. tsaw-
er. grand tiler; Past Grand Masters
r. NJ. Elgin. William Bromletta
j. F. Miller. Marcus II. Mott, Norton Mo-
ses, Thomas VI. Matthews, Arson Rainey.
George W. Tyler, John Watson. b. T..
Fr!mies, b. X. Abernetny, j. ID, Watkins,
Past Grand Treasurer ]. G. Kidd.
Representatives OF other Grand Bodice
Alabama, r. NJ, Elgin; Arizona, Thomas
NJ. Matthews; British Columbia. Y. III.
Hayntei California, Thomas NJ. Matthews:
District of Columbia. William Brambette;
England. Marcus II Mott; Florida W. NJ.
Fly; Illinois, George Lopas, Ir.; Indiana,
NJ. +. Mott, Idaho, Norton Moses; Loui t.
una, M F. Mott Michigan, L. II. Rounsl-
vall; Maryland. Norton Moses; Mexico,
George w. Tyler: New York, G. w. Pres
ton; New Jersey Friench Simpson, New
Mexico. r. NJ Elgin; New Brunswick, j..
#. Miller; Nova Scotia. Arson Ranay;
Utah. Thomas M. Matthews; Victoria. NJ.
+. Mott: West Virginia Sam NJ Williams.
The grand MASTER having satisfied him
self that a constitutional number OF lodges
were present. he declared the Most Wor-
shipful Granl Lodge OF Texas open In due
form In its sixty-third grand annual SEES
sion.
The following resolution was presented
by Past Grand Master Kidney and adopted:
6 Resolved, That all Master Masons in good
standing who IRE members of legally char
aered lodges and lodges under tlispensasion
are hereby invited to scaes as visitors dur.
ing the present communication.
This most worshipful grand master, ]. L.
Terrell. presented his annual address:
The NJ. w. Grand Master John L.. Terrell
delivered the following address:
Brethren OF the Grand Lodge of Texas
In looking over this vast brotherhood
we realize that 1T Is a happy privilege to
Erx,et ven who come from every portion OF
Our loved State. We welcome you from
every quarter of Texas, from the ttrbid
waters OF Red river to the placid Rio
Grande on the Mexican border. and from
the plains of the Panhandle to the wave
Tapped shores of 1he gulf: from hamlet.
town and city. with open heart and hand
we greet You who come to aid IN the trans
actions OF this the sixtythird annual COM
nyunication OF this Grand Lodge.
Great ] Am for His inerclful guidance and
protection. we haye especial reasons to
magnify His holy name for that He has
sustained and shielded us In such roma Tx
abs views during the year now drawing to
a close--a year which will be memorable
In the annals OF our country.
But amidst our prosperity lei MS not for
get those whose hearts are saddened by the
death OF many Of our honored and beloved
brethren in this and other Jurisdictions
Thers have been reported to me The deaths
OF the Following brethren who have boon
honored by the Grand Lodges:
Palmer J. Pillans. past grand master OF
Alabama.
Henry c. Tompkins. past grand master OF
Alabama.
John w. Widderfeld. past deputy grand
master OF Colorado
William A. Mclean, past grand master
Or Florida.
A. F.. Williams, past Junior warden Of
Florida
William Abram Love, past deputy grand
master OF Georgia.
Charles @. Stevenson. grand secretary Of
Henry c. Cook. past grand master OF
Kansas.
John NJ. Price, past grand master o,
Daniel Striker past grand master of
Michigan.
James r. Boyce. ST., past grand master
Of Montana.
William H. Best. Past grand master OF
North Dakota
William D. Taliaferro. past grand master
ef Virginia
John B. Fitzgerald. past grand master of
Virginia,
William F. Drinkard. past grand master
Of Virginia.
John R. purdic. past grand master of
Virginia.
The loss OF thAse eminent brethren Is
sorely felt by their respective grand iuris-
d3cti0ns. and In the death of that aged
Masonic writer and 1urist. Palmer ]. Pill
l9ps. the general craft mourns with Ala
boma Half century ago Brother Pillaus
WAS member OF Constantine lodge. No.
II. u B0nfAm. Texas.
fk1ARTHRED LODGES CONSTITUTED.
z i hAue caused to be constituted, by COM
peteAt brethren duly authorized. the fol-
1o&inG lodges which were chartered at the
1aSt standardization Of this Grand Lodge;
Miami lodRe. No. sos. at Miami Roberts
ptlpty.
1niisn Greek lodge. No. so7. at Indian
ouoek, Brown county.
aEniIsf lodge. No. sos. at Waller. Waller
R7sSiind leax,, No. 500 Il Rlchland.
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