The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-31
GRAND LOpGE.
Last Days sGsslon-FairmOnt the Mex
Place OF Meeiink-Ex.Treasurer KelIe,

Last Days S6ssIon-FalrmOnt the Next
Place OF Meetink-Ex.TFeaaur Kelley
Expelled. .s,.
The Grand Lodge came TO order at the
call OF the Grand Master ut o o'clock yes.
terday morning, and was opened as usual.
The Committee on Finance asked for
certain instructions, which were given.
7. Holman from the Auditing Commit
tee made a partial report.
Committees on Election and Appeals
made yolumlnous reports, which were or.
dered fled.
On motion, It was orders that whenever
the name Grand Lodge OF U. s. A. occurs,
the name Sovereign be substituted.
The chairman Of the Committee on
Memorials was granted leave to TO send
his report 10 the Grand Secretary.
Permission was granted 10 Rebekah
Lodges to confer those degrees on sisters
and daughters q Odd Fellows.
On motion the charges against W. r,
Kelley were made the special order for
$3.50 r. NJ, and at that hour he be sum.
moned to appear to show cause why he
should not be expelled from membership
OF the Grand Lodge OF West Virginia.
On motion Of T, G. Roster, q committee
OF five was appointed 10 devise ways and
means OF paying the expenses OF the Grand
Lodge. Committee: Brown, Roster, Mil.
Ter, Spates and Seamon.
Special committee on Degree OF Rebekah
reported, and report filed.
On motion oil P. g. Strive, the Ways
and Means Committee was empowered 10
TO take such means Oh were necessary to
the payment Of expenses Of the Grand
Lodge. ~
Recess until 2P.M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Grand Lodge was called to order
by the presiding officer at 2 o'clock.
A number OF resolutions were offered
and disposed Of.
Past Grand ?. Gano moved vote Of
thanks to the ladies OF Wheeling,
and tho Daughters Of Rebekah, which
was passed by standing vote.
The case Of w. Il. Kelly, ex.Treasurer
Of the Grand Lodge, was then taken up.
Mr.. Kelly appeared and asked that action
on the matter he postponed for one year.
Past Grand Il. S. Brown made a motion
In conformity with Mr.. Kelley's request,
which was lost. A motion to expel Mr..
Kelley was then carried unanimously,
MIR. Kelley having previously LETT the
room. The charges against Mr.. Kelley
were published in yesterdays INTELLlGES-
GER, also the action Of the committee in
regard to them.
Past Grand Roster moved that the pro.
coedings OF the Grand Lodge be printed.
Lost.
Past Grand Miller moved that the nomi.
nations for Grand offices be reopeued.
Carried.
DR.. Shriver was nominated for Grand
Warden, but declined, and Past Grand
Youell nominated.
s. l. Faris was then nominated for
Grand Secretary.
Past Grand Uthman was put in nomina.
ton for Grand Representative.
A ballot was then taken for Grand Mas
ter, DR.. Baird and Judge Hoke being
placed in nomination. Baird received So
votes and Hoke 100, and elected for the
ensuing year.
Judge Brown.was elected Deputy Grand
Master without opposition.
Ellttritz, Gano land Youell were The
candidates for Grand Warden. On the
first ballot Ellifritz received II votes,
Gano o. and Youell II. A second ballot
resulted, Yolell having been dropped,
with the following result: Gano "a, ELF
trit 70, and elected.
For Grand Secretary, the candidates
were Billingslea, Steele, Faris and Hooten.
On the first ballot Billingslea received
So, Steele 4S, Faris SO, and Hooten z. A
second ballot, with ,Hooten dropped, was
then taken in which Faris received 65,
Steele 45 and Bllingslea 80.
Billingslea was dropped, and third bal.
lot resulted in the election OF Faris by a
vote Of 81 to Steele's 70.
For Grand Treasurer, Roster received
'E62 votes, and Seamon S0and' elected.
|. For Grand Representative to the Grand
Lodge, 7. ", Fleming was elected by q
large majority.
Adjourned until 1850.
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