The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-02-26
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
Formation Of a New Grand
Commandery.
The Parade, the Ceremonies and
~ the Banquet.
IS
Virginia, Pennsylvania and
Ohio Unite in Courtly
Greeting.
The Finest Masonic Display ever
Witnessed in Wheeling.


formation of Grand Commaudery OF
Knights Templar for West Virginia
were had yesterday in this city and at
tracted almost universal attention.
Notwithstanding the continuous Stow
storm, the etreets were thropged with
citizens to see the parade OF knights
and to hear the splendid music dis
coursed by the three brass bands that
accompanied the procession.
Atsix o'clock in the morninga dele
cation of twenty-five Knights from
GAINESVILLE accompanied By brass band
wa. received by portion ofthe men,
bers OF Wheeling Commandery who
had been detailed for that purpose, and
escorted 70 quarters at the Mcclure
House. At ten o'clock the Wheeling
Knights in full uniform marched TO
Bridgeport ard received there the mems
bers of Hope Commandery from ST.
Clairsville and Steubeuville Command
ery, and accompanied them to Masonic
Hall, At ore o'clock ali Of the knIghts
then in the CITY marched 10 the B. d o.
depot and received delegations from
Pittsburgh, Tancred, Allegheny, and
Jacques De Molay Communicates ard
accompanied them to Masonic Hall
where all psrIook o. Doubtful lunch
and prepared for the Grand Parade Al
hslf-past two o'c'ock The several COM
| manderies were formed in column or
Market street and marched through
the principal sheets OF the city by th'
following route:
On Market 10 Seventh, Seventh t
Main, Main 10 Tweaty-Second, TWEEN
ty>second 10 Market. Market to Six
tenth, Sixteenth to Jacob Jacob tt
Fourteenth, Fourteenth TO Chaphne
Chauline 10 Twelfth. Twelfth to Mar
ket, Market 10 Masonic Hall.
The column presented a splendid ap
pearance and the marching was superb
The whole number Of Knights in line
was 40 aud their military bearing wal
the subject OF universal praise. Des
mite the snow which fell s!ssdi!y al
day there were many ladies upon TIT
street and the windows along the rout'
were filed with admiEiug spectators
Kramer's Brass Band numbering twelv'
pieces led the column, tn
Zsnesville basd coming next
and twtnty-thgee pieces OF TIT
famous Great Western Band o
/ Pittsburgh preceded the commander'e'
from that city. The music OF all was
excellent, but that OF the Great West
ern band was, c! course, especially adj
mired.
The column returned 10 Masonic
Hall about four o'clock when a spe'
cial conclsve oil the Grand Encampment
of the United States was held, Sil
James II. Hopkins presiding. aud the
Grand Commsndery Of West Virginia
was regularly constituted and proclaim
ed. The following named Knights who
had been previously elected at con-
| vention composed OF the qualified repre-
sentstives of the several subordinate
Communicates in the State, were ther
severally installed: Sir o. S. Long
Grand Commander; Sir r. G. Lyle
Grand Generaliasimo; Sir 6. W. Pat+
| ton, Grand Captain General Sir Thos
H. Logan, Grand Prelate, Sir Alex
Parks, Jr., Senior Grand Warden; ST.
C. Y. Lucas, Junior Grand Warden
Sir |. II. Williams, Grand Treasurer
Sir NJ. a. Chandler, Grand Recorder
Sir A. L. Nye, Grand Standard Bearer
Sir Henry Reed, Grand Sword Bearer
Sir George Davis. Grand Wsrder; 81
Hugh Sterling, CIR. Capt. o! the Guard
After the transaction o: the neces
sary business for setting the new Crane
Commander, in motion. that body VS.
closed, appointing it's next meeting il
the city Of Wheeling on the Friday sue
ceeding the second Tuesday in Sosem
Der, 1874.
THE BANCUEr.
| At seven o'clock the Sir knights will
a number Of their invited lady friends
| u,Iloj q, tho MrTure House, en(