The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-03-25

ings took nlace. The Establishment of
the Knights OF Honor Hall ia this city
has proven a paying investment, and
I consider it the duty OF every member,
and particularly every city lodge, to
encourage the mainten ance OF this nall
as a rendezvous for country members
and meeting place for the city lodges
and the grand lodge.
sour sen ators and representatives IN
congress acknowledged with thanks the
resolutions of last years session OF
the grand lodge, commenting them for
voting against the Dryden insurance
bill.
1.-THE thirty-f first anniversa airy OF the
order was celebrated under the auspices
of the CITY lodges and the grand lodge
by an excursion to Vaudeville, July 4,
1904. and a convention of grand die
tators was held at ST. Louis, Sept. 26
and q, 1904, at my instance and call,
under the sanction Of the supreme die
tator and members OF the executive
committee
Under the caption of s'Oficial Visits
to Lodges, . the grand dictator related
at length his efforts in that direction
during the past year, showing that In
addition to all the New Orleans lodges
he visited those at Donaldsonville,
Baton Rouge, Lafayette, New iberia,
ST. Martinville, Abbeville, Houma,
Plainview. Tangipahoa. Greensburg,
Ponchatoula, Springfield, Monroe,
Shreveport, Morgan City and Berwick.
# was on the visit to Springfield, j an.
%, 1905, that Judge Paquet contr acted
the case Of pneumonia that carried him
very near deaths door.
1t was recommended that by reason
of the augmented labors OF the grand
reporter since the establishment OF the
Knights of Honor Hall, his salary be
Increased from SIS TO 500 month, as
the saving in rent to the grand lodge
will Justify this equitable action.
7 lie grand dictator's report closed
witt a feeling expression OF thanks to
the members who assisted him in the
work of the order last year, and OF
profound gratitude to the grand lodge
for having honored him beyond all his
predecessors by making him grand
dictator for three terms, distinction
which he would always regard as one
of the proudest of LIES achievements.
He pledged himself not to lose interest
in the welfare Of the order because OF
tile expiration of his term OF official
service. ..On the contrary" said he,
"I propose to be as active and Jealous
ii the future as have sought to be in
the past, and whenever my successors
in Office or my brethren anywhere have
need Of my aid, or an opportunity is
presented me TO further the ennobling
cause of the Knights Of Honor in any
way, although may have dropped
back to the place OF high private in
the rear rank | will respond as
readily and work as sbeadfastly and
vigorously as if I were still grand die
tator. -
Grand Reporter Henry Walters
report showed that there are eighteen
lodges OF the Knights Of Honor in New
Orleans with a membership Of 1349,
and forty one lodges in the other parts
OF the state with 2088 members, a total
Of 3437 members, and a net increase
for the year of 1873. The deaths for
the year we're sixty-one, OF which
thirty-ive occurred in the city and
twenty-six in the country.
According to the report of Grand
Treasurer L. W. Kofskey and the f.
nance committee, the receipts for ac-
count of the grand lodge during the
past year were S6043. IS; the disburse-
ments S544S.75, and the balance on
hand, including last years balance,
amounted to 1887 20. OF this amount
S276.95 is to the credit OF the SUI
preme lodge propag alton fund, leaving
$1I1O.25 as the net grand lodge fund
in hand.
Supreme Dictator Sheppard was in
troduced and made an address in keep
ing with his reputation for eloquent
and foreeful oratory, praising the
Louisiana Knights Of Honor for their
good work in behalf Of the order and
invoking their renewed exertions for
the future. Supreme Treasurer Sliger,
who is a "New Orleans boy'' and
proud of it, also addressed the grand
lodge, briefly but to good purpose,
and the session closed with the presen-
tation Of a silver loving cup to the
grand dictator. This beautiful gift,
emanating from the subordin ate lodges
and Past Dictators' "A Association, bears
the inscription ITO Grand Dictator
Louis F. Paquet, from the Knights Oh
Honor of Louisiana, March Il, 1905,
O. Nj. A." The presentation address
was made by Gov. Sheppard in felici-
tous terms, and Judge Paquet re-
sponded with great feeling, his voice
almost failing him in the attempt 10 ex-
press his appreciation Of the testi-
monial.
At the afternoon session, which
began at 3 O'Clock, the reports of the
various committees, approving all that
had been referredto them in the officers
reports, were submitted and adopted.
The election OF officers for the ensuing
term then took place, with the follow
ing result:
Supreme representative for four
years., Louis P. Paquet of Minerva
Lodge 1926, New Orleans; alternate
representative, York A. Woodward,
Eureka 1924, New Orleans.
Grand dictator, Solomon Klotz,
Omega 3248, Napoleonyille.
Grand vice dictator, w. ]. Bosworth,
Columbia 2546, New Orleans.
Grand Assistant Dictator, Chas. G..
Weishaar, Amite City 2791.
Grand reporter, Henry Walters, St.
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