The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-08
WACO, HOUSTON AND THE MASONIC TEMPLE
Under the above caption the Waco Tribune has the
following fair and generous editorial:


Under the above caption the Waco Tribune has the
following fair and generous editorial:
Waco is an aspirant in sense, for the location
Waco wod rsgrg 10 bsy Inc aSP pn9 Is conditional and
Waco Masons we are reliably informed did not ORIGINATE
and urge the grand lodge elsewhere the idea Of
r~oyng me gtand hgad2narers from Houston have
II The grand lodge to be transferred Waco if it
is sought 70 II somewhere anywhere simply 10 get
away from Houston then Waco will prefer stay ious-
people are splendid people hospitabe generous and
psls historic memories memories patriotic and dear to
yet nor is it likely TO come when Waco will urge
decides definitely t6at the State hcadauaTter 9usR to &c
Transferred from Houston further into the interior Of the
non and insists and hopes be able demonstrate that here
Is by all odds the most desirable location.
bee nbune is sure that in thus speaking it voices the
and Of those who friendly to Waco
tho last meeting Of the grand lodge in this city
resolution was adopted providing for the appoint
mcnt of a committee to what other cities than
Houston had to offer to make change of home advls.
able and desirable
The Post has refraned from referring this reso-
luton because its adoption in way indicative of
% controlling desire among members Of the grand lodge
to move out of Houston, and for the additional reason
that it did not wish to appear to be opposing the free
exercise by said members of prerogative undeniaby
their own to enjoy at all times.
The grand lodge has been meeting in Houston for
many years--in fact was organized here 1t has com
modious quarters here which can be enlarged and 9th.
erwise improved if necessary The people of Houston
have always had welcome for it's members during
their annual visits and would regret very much to see
them bctake themselves to some other city to hold
their sessions. But If. in their wisdom they should de-
eide to abandon Houston, The Post speaking for this
city viii have no adverse comment to make because of
their departure realizing that if decided upon at all
will be only after careful deuberaton and because OF
patent and unusual advantages to be apparently gained
from Il change of headquarters
In the meantime no great uneasness in the matter
need be felt 10y Houston, as, taking everything into
consideration, it has tho best of the argument if argu
ment it can he called In the first place the grand
lodge has in no sense definitely decided to move Fur
thermore, III the grand lodge does move viii be only
after Houston by comparison has grand lodge pnr
poses, been found inferior to other point in the
state Willing to take it's chances in comparison of
this nature Houston docs resent the efforts being
made to attract the grand lodge by cities know
ns fun well that the sentiments of the Waco Tribune
ac identical with the sentiments of the Masonic broth
rem OF Texas, and that there is absolutely no likelihood
of ho grand lodge headquarters being transferred out
OF spite or because Of an unwarranted feeling of nm
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