Gonzales Commandery, Number 11, of the Knights Templars/associated with Freemasonry, met.  The Lucien Chenault House was built, 713 St. John Street (Block 7). The W.B. Sayers House was built, 221 St. Francis Street (Block 8). On May 23rd, the first Presbyterian Church building in the county was dedicated, and debt free. The T.H. Spooner House was built, 207 St. Francis Street (Block 8).