The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-02-07
SESSION,


The Grand Lodge was called to order
! at 2 O'Clock T. M, Bro. L. 1. Elliot
| q. w. G. T.. in the chair, and was
opened with prayer by Bro. Vincent
g. w. Chaplain. -.
The committee on the ate of the order
| made report stating that lodges had
been organized in nearly every county
in the State, and recommended that an
appeal should be made 10 the Legisla-
ture for legislation, &C.. The report
was received and adopted. -.',
ReSOtUed, That the G. w. Secretary
be instructed to furnish three quarterly
returns instead of one, as furnished at
present.; one copy to be retained by the
lodge; one to be retained by the Lodge
Deputy, the other to be sent to the
G. w. Secretary. The resolution was
adopted.
On motion committee of three was
appointed to confer with the Legisla-
ture in regard to the suggestion made
by the Committee on the state of the
Order. Bros Allison, Ball and Null
link were appointed said committee.
The remainder of the day was taken
up in an explanation of the unWritten
work of the order.
On motion of Bro. n. N. Hoffman
it was a.
Re8olved, That our representatives to
the r. w. G. Lodge of North America,
be instructed to ask that body to hold
it's next annual session in the city of
Wheeling, and tender them the hospi-
talities of the city and State.
The Committee on Official Organ
made report, for which Bro. T. Ball
presented a substitute, which, after
some debate by Bros. Rohrbough,
Gregg, Ball, Rippey, Hoffman and
others, was laid on the table until our
next meeting.
The Lodge then adjourned until ~
o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The Grand Lodge met at the appoint
ed hour, Bro. I. j. Elliott, G. w. @. T..
in the chair. = -
Prayer by the G. w. Chaplain. 3.
"A communication from the Grand
Division OF the Sons of Temperance
was read and referred to the Committee
on Legislation, to report Immediately,
The Committee reported, and recon-.
mended that the said letter be referred
to the Special Committee on Legisla-
ton. Adopted. - 80.
During the interval, Bro. Barnitz
was called upon, and entertained the
Grand Lodge in neat and appropriate
address. Several members were called
upon who responded IN short adj
dresses. TJ
Bro. j. NJ. Adams gave glowing
account of the Lodge at Webster, Tay.
lor county. That Lodge has made a
perfect revolution; instead OF by hum
dreds they now count their drunkards
by One-and one only-end he has to
go away from home to get drunk, but
sometimes brings some of his drunk
home with him." No license to sell
the poison in that town can be had.
Bro. Hooton, of Preston, stated that
the Order in his section was progress.
ing. The Colonel is an old wheel orse
in the cause OF temperance: gave the
Lodge an interesting account of the
progress of the cause in his section.
This has been the most harmonious
session that has been held by the Grand
Lodge of this State. The Order has
been spreading its wings until it
Is now in nearly every county of
the State, and although not quite
two years have elapsed since the first
Lodge was organized, it now numbers
over six thousand members, and still
the work goes on. After the Grand
Lodge had been dismissed, the MEM
bers repaired to the saloon of Frank
Falloure, on Main street, where a
splendid banquet had been pre-
pared for them at the instance
order. The company enioyed
themselves muchly, and the Repression
tatives of the Lodges in the interior
will bear away from our city kindly
remembrances of the brethren left be.
hind them. EsTso
Tin our report of Wednesdays pro-
ceedtngs, in the list of representatives
from Enterprise Lodge, we gave the
names of M. F. Stone and G.. r. Irwin,
which should have been Sister Maggie
stewart and }. M. M'Whorter.l 49,.