Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-28
THE THREE LINKS.
Session of the Grand L Odge OF
Odd Fellows at FairmOnt.


A Fairmout gentleman, under date Of
October u, sends the following:
The fifteenth session OF the Right
Worthy Grand Lodge Of l. o .. +. con-
yeued at 10 O'Clock this morning in the
Masonic Hall, which was kindly ten
dered, in this place: The following
orand officers were present: J. 7.
Hoke. Il. W. Grand Master; K s.
Brown, X. W. Deputy Grand Master;
O. X. j. 'Ellifriiz, Il. w. Grand War
den: S. +. Fairs, Il. ". Grand Secre-
tarv; Henry Seamon, II. w. Grand
Treasurer; Thos. 6. Steel, r. w. Grand
Chaplain; A. + Lang, Il. w. Grand
Marshal.
After the usual opening ceremony,
the X. W. Grand Chaplain offered fer
vent PRAYER to Almighty God Tor the
great blessing bestowed on the Sover-
eign and state Grand Lodges, and the
Individual members throughout the
world.
The first question Of any Importance
vas IN r, gard 10 TIE printed journal, it
not having been read and adopted at
the last session, therefore it was not
binding until approved, whereupon it
was referred to the following committee:
X S. Brown, o. X. J. Ellifriz and
Thomas q. Steel, to report as to some
things that were wrong in 1t.
The Grand Master appointed the ioi-
lowing committees: .
On Finance ID. IIelmick. i. Nc
Whortor, Y. w. Beck, ID. Ii. Putney, ;.
S. Dalcer.
On Auditing-George Nelson, George
Mathews, Joseph Holloway, 5: DalIarn.
On the State OF the Order-P. GAno,
Jno. F. Smith, NJ. A. Snodgrass. G. Lea
ter, j. Simpson.
On By.Laws-J. F. Thompson, NJ. G.
Trotter, Il. Alexander, - R:lnhar, W.
+. Healy. ,c.
On Charters-James Nelson, G. Schrl-
yer, l.. Raymond, NJ. Hays.
On Grand Master and Grand Raprc-
sentative Journalist. :. Spates, VIM.
Mckclyey, ID. A. Peck, J. 4. Miller.
On Appeals-Thos. G.. Steel, Joseph
Hall, A. Trobb, Thos. liutchison, I. W.
Beal.
Committee on Election and Returns
G.. stout, - Doiier,, J. a. Cunning.
Tie Grand Master read his journal!
II was cutie a lengthy number OF de-
cisions rendered during the year,
though none Of material Importance.
The Grand Secretary reported 1851
membcrs in this jurisdiction, Il gain oil
Is during the year.
The amount OF reliefs paid amounts
10 over ten thousand dollars since the
las. session. =,
The Grand representative to the
Sovereign Grand Lodge, Il. NJ Fleming,
reported the order to lac in ilourls!Ing
condition all ever the jurisdiction: The
laws in regard to dormant Odd fellows
las been repealed. The secret wo-S
has been changed from i've to three de-
grees.
The roll being called for the PIT pose
OF giving the representatives an tppor-
tuultv 10 present any business they
might have, quite an amour, OF a2ers
was presented on appeals and oth' rs re-
lsting 10 the different objects OF the
order
The appeal case OF T.. VI. Stephens
family will come up before this grand
body, and perhaps will he disposed OF to
the satisfaction OF al! concerned.
he ClldllSt III tIic uh"i''tSh "N'N W
the degrees, will be OF Importance, as 1t
! will have TO J., communicated TO the
different lodges. by their representa-
tives. Itcannot be written down to aid
the memory OF the representatives. The
lodge adjourned until 8 o'clock in the
morning to give the different committees
time to prepare work for the lodge. 1t
will require three or four days to do the
business now before the lodge. Look
for more Of the proceedings tomorrow.
ODDFELLow.
There is quite number OF prominent
men in Fairmont attending the session
OF the Grand Lodge OF the |. o. .. f.,
among whom are J. F. Hoke, Republican
candidate for Congress in the Second
district; L. :. Brown, who was recently
elected Judge OF the Sixth Judicial dis
trict by the Democratic party; ID \.
Peck. a whole-soul, dyed in The wool
Democrat, and =. Gano, OF DJddridge
county, who was recently States Attor-
Hcv for that comfy.
by the way, Mr.. Gano says there is
no doubt of the election o. Hancock and
English. The Democrats here are very
sanguine OF success in November.