The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-06
MASONIC GRAND BODIES.
Lodge and Chapter Began Their Annual
Sessions Yesterday.
REPORTS OF THE OFFICERS WERE MADE
standing Committees Wore Appoint
cd to Consider the Responsibilities
Business Transacted.

and Accepted Masons OF Texas, was called
to order at the Masonic temple at II
o'clock yesterday morning with about zoe
members in attendance After the usual
preliminares Grand Master Hamiltou's
annual address--which was an exhaustive
document--was read. Referring TO the
general condition OF the order in the
State, the address said:
From personal observation as well az
from information derived from OFFICIAL
sources. / am disposed to believe that Ma
sonry Is keeping step in the onward
march of moral and material progress.
Greater care is being manifested in regard
to the selection of proper material. and
much progress is being made in the dlrec-
ton of toning the membership up on n
higher moral plane.
"As rapidly as their finances will per-
init, lodges are purchasing lots and erect
ing thereon suitable lodge rooms, Many
lodges with wise forethought, are scouting
eligible lots in the business portions of
towns and cities while they can be had,
so that the lower rooms can he proiitably
rented for business purposes thus bring
ing in a good revenue for charitable pur-
poses.
Perhaps greater interest is being mani
tested in learning our ritual than ever be
fore and through our present efficient sys-
TEN Of lmpartiug the es1teric ritual, our
authorized work is rapidly approaching
uniformity, and ultimntc success in that
respect Is nov in sight
voluntary schools OF instruction. taught
by members of the committee on work or
by brethren holding certificates from said
INIT .a hus fRntNIlttt.sN tV
ward this result
The attainment of this end has been
the earnest desire OF our Grand Lodge for
more than three score years. and toward
its accomplishment 10 has expended IN
cral portion Of It's revenue. Ia addition
10 this outlay of means. many Jealous
craftsmen have unselhshly devoted 10 f.
the best years If their lives Well might
we congratulate ourselves upon he pro-
gress we have made. and thar our author
ICED ritual Is rapidly supplaniing the con-
glomera;e work caused hy the Introduce on
OF Masonic proyncialisms in the early
settlement Of our State
" having been reported to him that the
old Masonic monument at Richmond.
erected by william Morton over the re.
mains OF Robert Gclcspie in 1895. KS IN
a deplorable condition a1a wonll soon he
er-.rel3 destroyed y not attended to. the
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Held that although JOINT Ownership
Is permitted Masonic lodge rooms aul
necessary ante-roowa must be separated
properly from those used hy oihef orders
and must be exclusively FOR Masonic pur-
poses.
Held that while the death OF an applI-
cant for afhltation dies before the commit
tee has reported or The ballot has been had
Tho fact should he so reported AMI en-
tered uDop the minutes of the Iodine and
the cou,mittee ard II deceased was in
good standing M tmc nj death thai Il
would be propor 10 accord him Masonic
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