The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-04
Tl,ONIC GRAND BODIES
(. Lodge and The Chapter
y , * Officers Yesterday
i ,rOSs WITH WASHINGTON
he Case and Why Texas
Ii;r'sn o,,une Frsterral Relations
W N Notes Of the Visitors

u. Grand Lodge as'el, - q o.o,ocr
|ia O' .sssOn shortly after . o.clo ,i
Tslrs The shortest session ever held
kiE We - The Grand Lodge
aiSI /" ,,rocstiou by Rev. A. s.
ifa - =. roll OF committees was called
PM .as,,, reports from the following; re-
Hl'p'Ss lodges under dispensation
s S bylaws, credentials No
.,sted lodges No. 3.
cnai'' ..on past Grand Master r. NJ
lEte1 no now lives in California, was
"A "a ordered printed in the proceed
n ,.,,, nothing on hand the Grand
ls'e W. ., eose for half an hour.
Z . s% Of the report of petitions No.
s !, ,seSconsidered aud the rouge ,, az A W
vas given permission "
4 81 City, no committees failed to de-
thl Vfprtber reports and adjournment
Est,d
NIGHT SESSION.
!, ,nportsnt business at the night SEES
=. me election Of officers for the en-
- The reports Of several com
'. a,ars heard, but nothing important
4 i,1eloped therein.
Z, election Of officers resulted as 1oi-
~ v.,.sr W n Fly Of Gonzales. i.
5 5,.n9 Grand Master, William Jafes OF
I. st.' WITH GRAND warden, A, W Campbell
. .
rI Disis'd Grand Warden, S. NJ. Bradley OF
. itsa treasurer, B. F. Frymier of Hous-
Es.,,t secretary. John Watson of Hous'
s,-s., q, committee on work. W. w
", If the board Of trustees Of the
wa .nd orohans' home, Arson RalDey
aS., IN succeed himself, and y. NJ.
s,- Il San Antonio to succeed the late
ne ! RrS MIN moved that the wreath Of
a ~, rssd Ia decorate the chair OF the
a ~, Grand Master James +. Miller he
n ~ a Mrs Miller at her home at Con
kEe Adopted
7uy WASHINGTON NATTER
!, ,sgsrd to the matter Of Withholding
,.,,1,l relations from the Grand Lodge
II ~ state Of Washington. Past Grand
80, Matthews desires the following
"A ,tsmsnt made: The resolution introduced
A NM at Tuesday nights session and
s.stsl by the Grand Lodge provides that
n, gpBd Lodge Of Washington may purge
4 IN and heal the breach in fraternal re
sD, by really repeating the obnoxious
Il slv,oa which caused the break. Texas
81 anxious to restore relations, as are a
ater Of other grand jurisdictions, but
II not consistently do so under the pres
b circumstances
Grand Lodge OF Washington adopted
n rsoIut!ols by ,tae terms of which 1t held
Ii Il vas tile sole judge Of the legiti'
Hlg Of persons making appllcatioH for
6alstion as Masons and under this rcso'
4, iisa extended privileges to negroes and
n ass persons who had been condemned us
h Intestine aud illegltlmatc by Texas and
BIZ Grand Lodges. The edicts Of other
Eaad jurisdictions were held by Washing.
~ u have 40 erect in that state, and
n vas even proposed to permit the ne
Hgsi to establish q Grand Lodge Of theiI
Ma Ia, the State and TO thus divide the
Mana Jurisdiction with the existent Grand
koise This was In violation of the land
Il ilks Of Masonry and was at once con
n naea by Texas, whiCh action was alSc
sea By other grand bodies.
Q BIS general report on foreign CORE
aadeuce, Past Grand Master Matthew
ElS We have seen it stated in the pro
eil1gs Of other Grand Lodges that the
\ taItlons extending fraternal relation
10 clandestnps) had been repealed
10 our view tho repeating resolutions
. ae read them, do not rescind or repeal
iatheT directly OF indirectly reaf
Two Of the resolutions for
iied BY Brother Chadwick. Grand Mas
% Washington, were, after some imma
changes by the committee on juriS
"A elenee. adopted by the Grand Lodge
ne most Important one was eliminated
WY; This we here reproduce:
Aha further that all lodges are for
sn 70 held Masonic intercourse witt
H. determined to be clandestine, BY
q decree, of any sovereign Crane
4 X Ealing within the terms of this reso
Ae regret that this clear cut and incl
Qecaration recommended by the
w master was not adopted 1t would
~ oseh accepted as such by every Gran,
~, NJ upon The continent; but Il was no
-.s+l and thereby serious question a