The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-19
EklNIG.H!lEs' 0F PYlI!HIAs
Foe "A GRAND :TlME
At the As.tIaE Ofths State Grand. LOdss Next
nouth-Prir, Drill By uniformrd DIviaIOnt
Ahd a Grand Bail-rKalghts Of Labor Fee.
tIvh Last SIsht-Ioeai Matters. t

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The fourteenth annual session Of tie
Grand Lodge Knights OF Pythias, OF this
State, will convene in this city October
l8Eh, and continue for two days. The
members OF the Wheeling Lodges, It will
be remembered, entertained the Grand
Lodge very creditably last year, but this
year they propose 70 eclipse anything ever
attempted in thisSlate by any organization.
IN quiet, systematic way, the committees
into whose hands the work was given
have been steadily working to attain this
result The programme arranged for the
entertainment OF the visiting Knights. Is as
follows: .as. e., -.i., t.e ,4
Monday, the 18th, will be devoted to
the reception OF divisions, representatives
aud members OF the order and escorting
them to their headquarters. Tuesday
morning at $50 the officers and members
Of the Grand Lodge Will be escorted from
their headquarters to Castle Hall by such
Uniformed Divisions as may be designa.
ted by the Marshal of the Day. The Grand
Lodge will convene at 10 a. NJ. At $50
o'clock II. NJ. there will be a monster
parade, the details Of which will be given
at another time. The day will wind up
with complimentary ball 20 be given by
the local lodsts at Arlon Hall. .hit
Wednesday, the 18th, there will be
grand prize drill at the State Fair Grounds.
10 class Athere is one prize OF $500 open
to all( divisions OF Uniformed aRank and
drill corps, not less than two divisions to
enter. Class is to be open TO all diyis-
ions OF Uniformed Rank and drill corps
not competing in elsss A. The frat prize
to be $3.50 and the second Sl00. A prizs OF
$50 is offered to the best Sir knight Com
mander OF a division competing for the
priz.s. Divisions competing are in no case
to consist OF less than twenty-four men in
line and three officers .gs . :4lga
This grand prize drill is going TO be a de.
cidedly big feature. This State has only one
or two uniformed divisions and there are
but one or two in the Immediate vicinity.
II is expected, however, that all the promi-
nent divisions from Ohio will be here.
Messrs. o. NJ. Supler and Fred Enloy have
been travelling through that State the past
week extending invitations to the divisions
at Cincinnati, Columbus, Akron, Zanes-
vile, Niles, Dayton, Lancaster, Wooster,
Delaware and other prominent places, to
come 10 Wheeling and compete Tor the
prizes, assuring them a pleasant time. 1t
is too earlyyet 10 state definitely how many
will accept. s'
I.he committees appointed are: General
Committee Of Arrangements, Hotels, Hall,
Ball, Music, Printing and Badges, Parade,
Prizs Drill, Invitations and Reception.
The gentlemen composing these commit
tees are: Geo. W. Matthews, J, Ellenberger,
A. Whitone, W. II. Bnrsee, H. W. Day, B.
shanly, O. Grist, T. G. Bishop, Chris.
siebke, B. schul, ]. W. Jones, Fred, Euloy,
John Anderson, Q. NJ. suppler, Fred. Zm-
merinan, Nick. Schreiber, o. steinman, L.
Stephens, s. NJ. I,apgblln, John Halstead,
Isaac Mapges, e. A. Uthman, L. P. salter-
bach, VIM. E. Wins, Richard Henry,
Fred. Heuber, Geo. W. lWeisgerber, Thos.
D. Bennett, A. D. Doane, W. Il. Cox, A.
Helriegel, G. w. Doane, Philip Youngman,
Fred. Mohn and W. II. Waddie.
All the hotels have given low rates. ''N'