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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1901
Page
9
A Texas U C T convention in Paris showcases grand council events with receptions, parades, and a gala ball. Delegates and wives tour the city, admire homes and decorations, and hear speeches by Mr Atkinson and others. A grand secretary reports growth and finances with Galveston relief funds noted.
A roster lists state officers and executive committees with names and cities including B. K. James San Antonio Grand Councillor J. B. Seeger Dallas Past Grand Councillors W. L. Dyson Dallas Grand Junior Counsilor W. P. Gilbert Waco Grand Secretary Louis Schneider Galveston Grand Treasurer J. My Berry Ft. Worth Grand Conductor A.0. Dewey Waco Grand Page J. M. Ledberry Marshal Grand Sentinel and committees chaired by J. V. Biard F. A. Akard J. S. McClintock Audit H. P. Cross B. E. Zartman H. P. Goodman Railroad F. P. Cross Hotels and Livery G. W. Schraeder Sherman D. Malloy Palestine S. H. Spier San Antonio Employment Kk. Barkett Waco No 52 Constitution and By-Laws E Price Cross Dallas B E Zartman Ft Worth W P Gilbert Waco
A terse note identifies B. K. James of San Antonio No. 61 as a great ruler and P. Gilbert of Waco No. 52 as clerk of records and revenue in Texas.
Instructions direct all publication items for the U C T columns to P O drawer 43 Waco Texas to reach by Wednesday night. Items arriving later will not appear until the following week.
The next annual meeting will be held at Sherman Texas on May 23 and May 24, 1902.
Rooms over American Express Co on Commerce Street host a range of committees led by A M Allardyce and D Price with names including S H Spier and W Burns. The roster covers Railroad, House, Wress, Auditing, Entertainment, and Sick committees with multiple members and officers noted.
A report notes the United Commercial Travelers community expressing deep sympathy for Brother A. O. Dewey after a serious accident. He received care from a committee escort to Greenville, a sleeper to Waco, and hospitalization with eye injury recovery described as progressing as well as possible under the circumstances.
The writer details delivering a painted sign to a mayor for safekeeping at City Hall and describes depositing personal arms for custody. He mentions visiting Washington to see Billy Me and notes lacking access to Sunday Light and U C T members while awaiting home friends' copies of their dear belongings.
A cryptic note hints that Brother Allardyce plans a fishing excursion in Paris. The message mentions he promised the press a feature on items and a potential fishing trip context remains unclear.
The Paris correspondent alone has stayed true to the Grand Council pledge to send weekly notes for the paper column. It is noted that the writer is a sister, not a brother, illustrating that the ladies of Paris reliably fulfill their word. Brothers are urged to send in notes and not be outdone by a woman.
A letter from Brother Dewey says his eye removal ordeal went well and he will report to duty next Monday, thanking Paris boys U C T and others. The Baymen held their fourth annual meeting in Paris Texas with over fifty candidates, naming B K James as great ruler and W P Gilbert as clerk of records. Lindley of Austin plans a large Baymen turnout and a special council meeting with Grand Commander duties forthcoming.
Fred Wakefield toured seven towns in one day managing customers and business dealings while Alderman James supplied non intoxicants in Hays County. Tom Collier of Austin toured north of the I G N line. Captain Wild pursues a gold mine at Kyle with options on local business. Frank Hughes left for mountain country. San Antonio plans a July class for the Bagman.
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