The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-09

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were READ enn sPPsVySu'
The following additional report from
/. committee ON credentials was read: Past
savf,d master, T. b. Cochran. Represene-
atlve Of sister jurIsdiction, 7, ,. Cochran.
REPRESENTATIVES OF lodges: Eagle Pass, w.
W. j. weggls. y. W.; Mount Hiram, bvS'
~. G. Ksrnes. uxoxy; Jewctt, 4s7. r. NJ.
Hvara, proxy; con,anerce, 4se, q. ". Faust.
proxy.
The Twenty third Masonic district was
by resolution changed 60 as to hereafter
consist OF Tarrant co,rrty, and new dis
trict TO consist OF Johnson county.
petition for charter for new lodge
at Pine Mills was granted.
petiupn to remove Allen Farm lodge
from Allen Farm to Miilican and 10
change the name OF the lodge from Allen
Farm lodge to Millican lodge was granted
petition for churter FOR new lodge
at Matador. Motley county, was granted.
A petitiun for a charter for q new lodge
at Fairv.ew under the name and number
OF Jeptha lodge No, 469 was granted.
NIGHT SESSION.
Tho Grand Lodge was opened at 1880
with officers and lddges present as at
morning session.
The committee on credentials made addi-
tional report.
Committee on grievances and appeals
made report on appeal from Gray lodge
No. 6i0. which recommended that action OF
tho lodge be reversed and the cause dis
missed.
Committee on petitions No. l made re-
port on appeal from Bowie lodge No. 6IS.
which appeal was affirmed.
Also recommended that n charter be re-
stored to Post Oak lodge No. 545.
The committee also reported the rcstora-
ton of charter 10 Palo Pinto lodge No. 3l9
Committee ON bylaws reported recon-
mendins the approval OF the bylaws OF
Riingo lodge No. Sl2.
Committee No. 2 ON grievances aud ap-
peais made reports in regard to Coryell
lodge. in which the action Of the lodge was
reversed.
Also Oh appeal OF Burnet lodge No. OIL.
the committee recommended that applici-
ton be continued until next session OF
Grant Lodge.
Committee on work made report showing
number OF delegates before committee In
1897 to be $50 and that certificates OF
proficiency had been granted to twenty
seven brethren to disseminate the work.
Committee on finance reported approx
ing the bouds Of grand treasurer for $780,
00D and grand secretary for $4,000 and ap
propriatilg $3.50 to pay expenses OF grand
masters office
The following resolution was adopted.
That 1t Ia proper for u subordinate lodge
TO hold deeds and own property Jointly with
other Masonic bodies ana bodies other than
Masonic
A resolution providing for change OF the
Thirty fourth Masonic district was adopted,
which made the change and created the
Sixty-fourth district to be conbposed CT
Burnett county.
resolution authorizing the sale OF
property belonging to Rogan hodge No. 4S0
wan adopted.
A resolution authorizing proxies from
lodges TO appear before the committee ON
work as representatives was adopted
Co-,lsittee no. ] ON grievances and APP
peals In tho case Of Brownwool lodge No.
27S affirmed the action of the lodge.
The Grand Lodge then proceeded to In
. stall the following officers elected and mp
pointed for the ensuing Masonic year:
Sam Il. Hamilton, NJ w. c. NJ; II. NJ.
Lusk, II. w. d. q, NJ; N NJ. Washer senior
grand warden; Win, Clark. Junior grand
WARREN; B. L. Frymier, grand treasurer
John Watson, grand secretary; Tomas g.
Croft, ID. ID. G. NJ First district; c, &,
Quinlan, Second district; r. w, Summers.
Third district; Thomas Walker, Fourth
district; j. NJ. Bradley. Fifth district; Il.
b. Taylor, Sixth district: j. II. French.
6cfSulu QlbirlCLs W. -. Hluutb, ElSntH us
trict; l.. Lloyd Meth district Joe Adams,
Tenth district; D. C, Thorp Eleventh dis
trict; Ingham s. Roberts, Twelfth district,
". II. Nall, Thirteenth district; Thomas
Longboiham. Fourteenth district, w. w.
Hunnlcuti, Fifteenth district: j. l., Miller.
sixteenth district: 4. l., Stantieki. Seven
teenth district: VIM. Styles. Eighteenth
district, ID. w. Linsey. Nineteenth dis
trict; w. Il. Bishop Twentieth district, e..
c. Blackwond. Twcntyriirslt district ]. r..
Wright, Twenty-second district: II. II.
Wallace, Twenty third district; Fred w.
Sperry. Twenty-fourth district; w. j..
Duffie, Twenty-fif,h district; Sam Stray
horn, Twenty-siNth district A. c. Murry,
Twenty-seventh district; l.. G. Ayers.
erty-eishth district: Simon Levy, Twen-
ty-ndnth district. w. w. Peays' 1hirtirth
district: J. G. Miller, Thirty-.rst diatrlc,;
John Orchard, Thir<Ss second district; j.
u. webb. Thirty-th third aistrict:J VI. Stray
horn, Thirty fourth district; v. c. Karnes.
Thirty fifth district; l.. u. Moore. Thirty
sixth dis,rlc,; 9. w Massir, rhirty-
seventh district: !. w Akin, Thirty eighth
trict: n. j. Younsbood Forteth district
\. ". McFarlarh Forty-frst district; J..
y. Webb, Forty second district ]. II,
Knowles, Forty third district: 4. NJ Brad
ley, Forty fourth district; J. p. Gilleit,
Forty ffth district; w. q. Montgomery,
Forly-Siyth district; j. W. ynR,n, Forty
seventh district r.. NJ Hagkness, Forty
eighth district; Fred Warner. Forty ninth
diatr!ct; +. c. Hyie. Tlftleth district: c. u.
Kerpler Fifty-ii,st districts w. A. Bonnett
Fifty-second district: q. II. Howard, Fifty
third district; j. Il. Denais. riftvfourih
district r. %. Sander, Fifty-HNh dlstrl,.:
8. H. Stokes. Tifty-sixth district: i. H.
T.nsley Fifty-seyenth district: W. II.
King. Ffty-eighth silstr!ct; J. C. Ttesley,
Fifty ntrtllh district; Joha Horton. sixticth
district: n. e. Dickinson. slxty-iirsl DIS
trict; r. @. Andrews sixty-sccond dis
irict: VIM. James. S,xty-thlrd district; d.
: y: Stuart. Sixty-foGrth distric,.
FINANCE cnmmittee--J q. Woottcrs,
Friench simpson, Y. L. Hurdett, /. c..
Ayers, II. G. Tolbert
ForeeLA correspondencs--T. n. Mathcws,
G ~: Tyier, " 8. Fly. A. d. watksnp.
f3rievaaces ana appeals No. s-R. NJ.
4l!ln, NJ. =: Crank, J. !. Mansneid,, J.
y. pe1&y, =. NJ. Blake.
pssdenAials No. 2--J 4. Burger, W. M.
Fsy. =. VISTA Dayton Noses WIN.
vlptiug cssnnitts -,Jehn watsco. d. y.
kgxmief; Qeorge I1cpeA ~.
kynungostet iot-~yohu Wafson. George