The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-12
GRAND EnClMPnEuT
|. 0. 0. T. n SESSION
GRAND PATRIARCH TrRxBOw
OPENS MEETING At TER
RE1.I..
New Officers Are Installed. ykxree
Is Conferred snd Committee
Reports Heard and APP
proved.


of Texas met in its sixty-fou-tt an |
nual communication here yesterday. |
The preliminary session was open |
to the public in the City Hall. at |
which Past Grand Master B. j.
Hubbard presided. The Rev. w. 4
II. Wynn. pastor of the First Bap-
fist church, pronounced the invoca-
ton. City Attorney NJ. F. Cate de-
livered the welcome address On be-
half of the city of Terrell. which
was responded to by c. r. Gibson
of Waxahachie. The presiding off,
Ger followed with an address on
Odd Fellowship, which was respond
ed to by Grand Patriarch b. w.
Turnbow of Beaumont, who express
ed his appreciation of the co-cpera-
ton of the members in his last
iyear's work
The grand encampment was cali
ed to order in Official session by
Grand Patriarch b. w. Turnbow.
1.-The committee on credentials, b. j.
Hubbard, w Illingsworth and A. r.
lChristopher, reported those entitled
to seats, after which the grand en-
Icampment degree was conferred on
the delegates present and the chief
Ipatriarchs who had not previously
received it, when they were seated
as members.
The reports of Grand Scribe
urer s. w. Porter were approved,
after which the following grand Of
ficers were installed:
Officers Installed.
| c. C. Pangle. Amarillo, grand
patriarch; E. @. Vestal, Fort
Worth. grand high priest; ". H.
Wray. Dallas, senior warden: F. r.
Lawhon, Denison, grand junior
warden; Charles l.. Sauer, San An
tonic, grand scribe; S. w. Porter,
Sherman. grand treasurer; q. W.
Baggett. Amarillo. grand MARSHAL;
H. r. Bryant, Sweetwater, grand
Isentinel; w. d. Elliott, Sherman,
deputy grand sentinel.
Following the installation of of
ficers: H. j. Emmins. grand repre-
sentative, presented to the retiring
grand patriarch, H. W. Turnbow,
the past grand patriarch's jewel.
Among the prominent members of
the grand lodge of Odd Fellows in
attendance at the encampment are
f. r. Misener, grand master. Ham
ilton; E. A. Johnson, deputy grand
master, Corsicana: G.. l.. Brachfield.
grand warden. Henderson: II l..
wynn, grand warden elect, Beau
mont; w. H. Walker. grand secre-
tary. Dallas; s. W. Porter, grand
treasurer of grand lodge and grand
lencampment, Sherman; Past Grand
Masters A. T. Goodrich of Houston,
II. Schwartz of Biard and A. r. Nc
Kinney of Huntsville, the eldest liv-
ing past grand master in Texas, and
w. r. Francis, past grand master,
Fort Worth.
Amendments Desired.
The afternoon session was called
to order by Grand Patriarch Pangle
promptly at 2 O'Clock with all Off
GERS present.
Reports were heard from the COM
lmittee on credentials, committee
on officers reports and committee
on bylaws.
Past Grand Master Illingsworth
presented a resolution which was
adopted requesting the representa-
tiyes to the sovereign grand lodge
that body looking to changing the
meetings of the sovereign grand
Hodge from annual meetings to BIZ
ennial meetings.
An amendment was offered by
Grand Representative Emmins to
change the time of meeting of the
grand encampment from October to
the same time OF the grand lodge.
The proposed amendment will be
considered at the next meeting.
The following officers were elect
ed for the years 1861:
f. Q. Vestal, grand patriarch,
Fort Worth.
w. II. Wray. grand high priest,
Dallas.
F. r. Lawhon, grand senior war
den. Denison.
Charles l.. Sauer, grand scribe, |
exposing interior TO sunlight.
Wallow holes and cess pools |
should be filled in, drained. or fenc- |
ed off.
All runs underneath buildings |
should be cleaned and disinfected |
and then boarded up.