Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-17
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NEWsy NOTES PERTINENT TO ALL.


On Tuesday night last the members of
Bellaire Chapter, No. l07, r A. NJ, elected
osicers for the ensuing year. There was a
good attendance and some pleasant Incl
dents occurred during the evening, nOta-
bly, among which was the presentation to
J. A. Greenfield Of fine Knights Templar
charm. The presentation speech was made
by G., NJ. Sd Veil Chris. Bippus, in few
well chosen and appropriate words, indi-
eating the esteem of his brothers. Gus re-
sponded briefly and happily, accepting the
gift be prizes very highly. The following
are the officers elected: Jesse r. Purnell,
NJ. Z. II. P; James T. Kelly, King; Cyrus
H. Strabl, Scribe; VIM. McMasters, Treas
urer; Frank J. Smith, Secretary. The Off
GERS will be installed at the next regular
meeting. After the business at the lodge
was over banquet was given at the pariors
of A. Schramm, where an elegant supper
was served, and the members Of the mystic
tie enjoyed themselves very pleasantly
telling jokes, stories and replenishing the
inner man.
The gossips in the lodges and chapters OF
this city are confined to the annual cleo
tions, which are now taking place. With
the good material that has been added to
the bodies during the past few years there
is little doubt but that those who are elect
ed will be the best members.
Since the last quarterly meeting OF the
Grand Lodge of England, on September 8,
the Prince of Wales, as Grand Master, has
granted warrants Tor ten new lodges. Five
of these are for the colonies and five for
English provinces-two for Surrey, one for
Essex, one for Suffolk and one for Herts.
The Colonial Board recommend the erasure
OF four Egyptian lodges from the roll OF
the Grand Lodge, viz: two,at Cairo, one at
n1Hfa Nd or a
Prince of Wales was renominated for the
Grand Mastership at the quarterly meeting
of the Grand Lodge, December G.
The Masons are taking a turn at Nor
monisn. In Utah they have refused to
receive the Saints into their Fraternity,
and the California Grand Lodge has de-
cided word of approval. This exclusion OF
Normons is practical exemplihCation OF
good Masonry. The sanctity and purity
of the home are cardinal virtues in Mason-
~. The action Of the Utah MaSons
will find an approving word all over the
world.
Nebraska has ninety lodges and 1000
members.
New York City now has thirty.one Ma
sonic Lodges.
Wheeling Commandery No. 1, X. T., will
nominate and elect officers next Monday
night week-Christmas night. A full at
tendance is desired. The programme OF
the installation exercises, which at present
it is thought will be made public to the
members Of the other Communicates, will
be published in due season.
The Washington Masonic Lodge of Alex
andria, Va. is indignant. Among relies
loaned by the lodge TO the Garfield Far
was the chair in which George Washington
sat while presiding officer of this lodge.
This chair was returned with a big slice
cut out of its leather back by some relic
hunting vandal.
The want of knowledge that some anti.
Masonic writers display about the common
est matters Of Masonic custom is simply lu-
dicrOus. There is published paper called
the american Freeman. In recent laugh
able attack on Tsmplarism it says: IF ever
devils sang with delight and all hell re-
sounded with ecstasy--if ever BelzebubS
and fallen angels grinned in glee-if ever
human blasphemy reached its zenith and
assumed a blacKer hue-if ever total de-
pravity fully vindicated the fallen state
If ever rogues and beer guzzlers rejoiced
and smiled a CHASTITY smile, it was when
Knight Templarism dawned upon the
world. Roman Catholic superstition and
assumption dwindles into utter inSignlti-
canoe along Knight Templarism with its
mock ceremonies, double distilled blaSphe-
my and sacrilegious rites. The hypocrisy
and presumption of this damnable system
would do well to keep an eye to this drift
ing midnight khan. Men who can swallow
blasphemy like water and drink wine out
of a human skull will certainly do TO
watch"
Flushing Lodge No. 29S, at Flushing, o
have elected the following officers for the
coming year: Israel Rankin, w. NJ; How
ard Kirk, S. W; John Howell, J. NJ. Dan
lei Holloway, Secretary; William Slater,
Treasurer; James Wilson, S. D.; J. Shultz,
J. D.; A. Brandenburg, Tyler.
1909.
There are Ais Odd Fellows in West
Virginia.
o. X. ]. Ellifritz, Esq, P. G. NJ. of West
Virginia, kindly exemplitied the unwrit-
ten work of the order before Pamela lodge,
on Friday evening. There was a good at.
tendance and much interest manifested.
Many from neighboring towns were in at
tendance.
The report of the Grand Secretary of the
Grand Lodge of Indiana shows the number
of Lodges in that State to be 542, with
membership of 26,53l. The combined re-
sources of the lodges are are 81, 345, $50 %,
and the expenses for relief have amounted
to SIS, 466 - in the past six months.
There are forty-SiX subordinate encamp-
ments in the State of Massachusetts, with
a total membership OF 6,233. During the
year s., 3l4 were paid for sick benefits;
81 $50 Is for the burial of deceased mem.
bers, and $50S Is for charitable purposes,
making a total of 50, SOP 81 paid out for the
relief OF members and their families.
During the coming week new officers in
the various lodges will be nominated, and
on the last meeting night in the year they
will be balloted for and installed.
The Journal of the proceedings OF the
last Grand Lodge has not yet come from
the hands of the printer.
The Grand Lodge of Kansas has decided
that a member who sells liquor is liable TO
The last branch of Odd Fellowship to
have its secret work revised-the Rebekah
degree-is now at work with new ritual,
in this city.
-Four per cent of the white male popuia-
ton over twenty one years of age OF the
United States are Odd Fellows in good
standing.
A movement is on foot to have the
,nOCl,ls operandi of issuing the term password
changed at the next meeting OF the Soy
ereign Grand Lodge.
TH. Chester, colored, will deliver lee
ture at the A. NJ. E. Church, at Martins
Ferry, on the evening Of December 9th,
for the benefit of the lodge of Odd Fellows
i'm that town. Subject: "Odd Fellowship"
ON last Wednesday evening Drs. Ryan
and Webb delivered lectures in the church
of Triadelphia upon the subject OF odd
Fellowship" The proceeds are to be ap-
piled for the benefit of the church.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
The performance of David Garrick" at
Bellaire, on the night of December 18th,
will be for the benefit OF the Druias, and on
the nights of the 18th and 10Th for the ben
eff of the Knights OF Pythias.
Ohio has, according to the report OF the
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal, in
stituted sixteen new lodges in the past
The Knights of Pythias have established
the order in the Sandwich Islands, and
their lodge room in Honolulu is the finest
there. .--..-
Tventy-seyen grand lodges, 1913 subor.
dinate lodges, ITO, 900 members, aud cash
balance on hand in grand aud subordinate
lodges of 81, 235, 59l, indicate the present
condition of the Knights Of Pythias in the
The regular annual holiday Festivities Of