Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-05-06
ported ss,Osl receipts and $, els expsn,

ported $6,OSl receipts and $S,6l5 expsn-
ditures, .-..
Grand Scribe James Anderson report
ed q net gain of 665 members for the
year, and net gain of So, 075; receipts
during the year, S70, 1903; expenditures,
S57 ,35S; balance on hand, S2l0, 23l;
amount paid for relief Of Patrisrchs.
So, $50.
Thirty-eight past Chief Patriarchs
died during the year. Three new en-.
campments were instituted.
In the afternoon the representatives
were driven about the city in carriages.
AT eight o'clock q grand banquet was
served, which wasgOllowed by tosts and
royal reception, and second ban
quet at eleven O'Clock.
On Wednesday the Eneampment
closed its session, and adjourned TO meet
in 1854 in Springfield.
The question Of granting charters to
degree camps in accordance with the
action Of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of
last fall provoked considerable discus
sion, but was finally decided on q vote
of SO to q by the adoption of a resolu-
ton instructing the Grand Encamp-
ment representatives TO the Sovereign
Grand Lodge to use their influence to
get that body to repeal its legislation
with reference to the Patriarchal Cir
Gle.
1t was also decided to issue no char
tiers and create no legislation for the de-
gree camps authorized by the Sovereign
Grand Lodge as supplemental of the
Patriarchal Temple. The encampmens
by this action sustains Grand Patriarch
Van Deman's position in refusing by
dispeuSatiOn to grant charters during
the year, the Sovereign Grand Lodge
legislation said he might, as he was re-
quested to do. Seven petitions, includ-
ing Akron Temple No. ), were present.
ed for degree camp charters, but were
refused. Charters for the following
new encampments were granted West
Unity, Williams county; Celina, Mer-
Ger county; Wellsville, Columbiana
county; Centerburg, Knox county. In
the f. of considerable opposition the
GRAND Patriarch and Grand Scribe
were authorized to issue dispensations
in lieu of charters for uniformed degree
encampments until the meeting of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge.
Retiring Grand Patriarch John De-
man installed Grand Patriarch-elect
- ID. HlANllddLf vi w. OD. " uO lucu
installed the following officers tor the
ensuing year; ). X. Bradshaw, No. 8,
NJ. +. Grand High Priest Schrudder
Chamberlain, No. 10, r. w. Grand
Senior Warden; l.. A. Baldwin, No.
% Il. W. Grand Junior Warden; James
Anderson, No. ,, K. w. Grand Treas
urer; NJ. X. Marshall, No. II, r. w.
Grand representative.
NOTES.
l.. W. Sherwood, Deputy Supren
Oracle Of Ohio, and {. l.. Young, ). d.
at L., will institute temple OF Patri-
archal Circle at Parkersburg, on May
23d, to be known as West Virginia
|. Temple, No. l. p. e.
The parade in Cincinnati, on the Oc-
caSiOn Of the SiXty-iOurth anniversary
failure. Ii is said that the brethren Of
that city, about fifteen years ago, re-
solved never 10 appeal in procession
again, and the failure indicates that
they believe in Obeying the resolutions.
Order OF FOreSters.
HIGH COURT or OHIO.
The seventh annual session of the
High Court OF FOreSterS of Ohio met at
Akron Tuesday. High Chief Ranger w.
w. Merrick, of POmeroy, presided. The
High Court Degree was conferred on
eight members. The following were
elected High Court officers for the en-
suing year; z. II. c. r., w. w. Mer-
rick, OF POmeroy; II. c. r., Louis f.
Walther, of Higginsport; II. V. {. r.,
Henry Bartels, Columbus; High Score.
tary, Aft +. Tame, Akron; High Physi-
elan, DIR. II. b. Van Norman, Cleve-
land; II. J. w, VIM. Wuerdenson,
Cincinnati; II. |. b, DR.. y. d. Wilson,
Cleveland; II. o. Il, John o. Davis,
Thomas own; II. NJ, G.. II. Lyman,
Pomeroy; High Conductor, George w.
Wolfe, Racine; High instructor, Geo.
w. Shack, Nintun; High Messenger,
VIM. l.. Downie, Pomeroy. The next
meeting will be held in Columbus the
first Tue Sday in May, ISL.