The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-07-26
ODD FELLOWS RECEIVE
GRAND LODGE DEGREES
Glass of Thirty-Four Advanced in
the Work of this Order-Col.
Gibson Presented with
Jewel.

The afternoon program of the Ell
lis County Odd Fellows association
was carried out in the K of P hal
Tuesday This session of the associa
ton consisted of addresses along the
the line Of fraternity and for the
general welfare of the order.
While the association was in SEES
sion in the place mentioned above a
special session of the Grand Lodge
of Texas was in session at the Odd
Fellows hall This session was pre-
sided over by Grand Master W F.
| Borgess. A class of thirty-four past
! grands we're present for the past
grand and grand lodge degrees. At
ter these degrees We're conferred the
remainder of the afternoon sess' on
of this body was consumed in dis
cussing legal points with which lod-
ges have to contend and decide upon
and other matters of interest to the
grand body Upon adjournment of |
the grand lodge the association again |
convened in Odd Fellows hall and |
continued its program until 6 o'clock |
II
after supper Immediately upon ad-
journment the grand officers and
others were given an auto ride over |
the city
At SIS p. m the grand lodge and |
association met in joint meeting
which was opened to the Odd Eel
lows and their families and was pre-
sided over by Ed Plumhoff. presi-
e,,.,,t &c $40 .ssoS.s..i fo7
was given by the band after which
W II. Walker, grand secretary, was |
introduced and in the course of his |
address, which was a masterpiece,
dwell ing upon the history of Odd
Fellowship in this state, he present
ed Col c. R Gibson, past grand
master of the state and now secretary
of WaXahachie Lodge No. so, with
a beautiful forty-year jewel. Col
membership of forty years
has been in Waxahachie lodge and
he is the only living member of the
lodge who was present when the |
lodge was organized At the conclus- |
ion of Mr. Walkers address Col. |
Gibson responded in befitting
manner in h@acceptance of the jew
ell and reviewed in an intensely inter
esting way the trials and Difficult
ties with which WaXahachie lodge
had to battle and overcome in its eX-
istence, relating how it he'd grown
from little hand full of men with
scarcely enough to form a quorum,
| a ~ OF NV pninp
! to the members homes and bringing
them out of their beds to complete
/ ;he quorum that the 10 ige might
4 transact it's business, to a band of
enthusiastic Odd Fellows numbering
| more and $50 and owning one of the
best lodge buildings IN the state OF
Texas Past Grand Master b. J Hub
bard of Kaufman was next introduc-
ed and delivered and interesting ad-
dress on the history of Odd Fellow
ship Grand Master Borgess. was the
last speaker introduced but owing
to the short time in which he had to
deliver an address and make con
nection with his train his remarks
We're brief He spoke of the hospital
ity which had been extended the
grand officers and the association
during their stay in WaXahachiC
and that he would go away feeling
it was good to have been here.
AT the conclusion of the addresse!
refreshments were served by a com
mittee that had made ample prepar
!; alton for the occasion and thus clos
ed one of the most, if not the most
! successful sessions of the Eli
/ County Odd Fellows association eve
held and WaXahachie Lodge No 8
was highly praised for the manner il
which it treated its guests