The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-18
KNIGHTS OF PYuHIAS,
r4E GRAND LoOeE OF THIS STATE
Close, If. Fourteenth AanuAl s...Iou-tAs S.eond
Ds,'. PrOc,sdIlEI-A spirited Election Of
Omcsn-N,w COpnItt.es AppHIAtsd
And the Report. Adopted.

The fourteenth annual session of the
Grand Lodge K. OF P. of this State closed last
evening, the Lodge having been In session
nearly all day. Connected with the election
of officers there was considerable excitement,
but everything was flaRlly satisfactorily DIS
posed OF and the btst Of feeling prevailed.
The Grand Lodge met at 0 O'Clock sharp, In
Odd Fellows block, with the same organizs-
ton az that of the day before. The Commit.
la .opFR Returns and Credentials presented
three PAST hancellors for the Grand LAoGge
decree. which was conferred. The Finance
jEjfnmiitEe submitted q report that ives
RdoptedF It's details embraced those given
In The reports OF the G. NJ. Of f. and &. K.
OF r. &G, published 10 the lNTELL!GENcER
Yesterday. Tqe report Of the COMMITTEES Oh
Laws aud Supervision approving the oy-
laws of lodges No. $40 % and ~ was aGopt-
ed, Comfortable other business peculiar 70
the order, but not OF n nature to be MADE
public, was transacted.
Y. G. @. B. Stanley offered a resolution
fixing the next place OF meeting at parkers'
b1rr. This.created quite 8 stir, IS such a resc'
Luton Ia not usually considered until after
The election of Grand officer. On motion oil
g, K. Off & 8 Smith 1t wa tsbled. MI.
s lAniey then called for the special order Of
(he day, which wss the nomination and cleo
| tlun OF officers for the year. Various nomi
tic were made aud then q vote by lodge
wns called for, IN accordance with Article 2
section 9. of the Grand Lodge Constitution
Heretofore Past Chancellors have Away
voted on occasions OF this nature, rs they aI'
sntitledt TO do Oh all other questions. The artt'
Gle referred 10, however, provides that Ut eiee
lions a call for a \ ote by lodges may be made
The call yesterday was well sustained and th'
Grand Chancellor ordered the votes to b
40 taken, This discounted alarge number Q
Past Chance!los who were present to TAX
pSrtin the election Of certain othcers, and 81
appeal was taken from the decision oil tn'
Quail, The CHAIR was sustained. On mouoE
Of P. &C. gthman a recess was taken TO Pm
On rets ,embliLg an election WIS had witt
the following result, Rsprts sntsiives W. +
Poa and II, ". Day being appointed tellers
EP. g. CIV. r. HIat0n, No. 10, ParkeIs
burg.
G.C.-A. B. Doane, No. Is, Benwood.
G. v. C.-Iho9. D. Bennett, No. 10, BlacI
Prince, Wheeling. go
q, P.-W. G. R1leigh, No. 10, Parketsbuig
G, NJ, of Emo. F. Smith. No. =, Middlt
q. X. Of r. aud 81. Rufus Smith, No. Il
pawpaw, D: ssotics address Berkeley Springs
Representative 10 the Supreme Gram
Lodre-G, P. c., James II. Stout, No. 8, Graf
Altar these officers had been installed, thu
newly elected Grand Chancellor made th'
following appointments:
d. M. At A.-E. E. Post No. "a, Elm Grove
q. CIV. G. Shives, No. u, Paw Paw.
q. o. CIV. f. Poe, No. s, Grafton.
TheGrand Chancellor also appointed In
following stsGdiug committees:
Laws aud Superintendent. II: v. Day Q
TO- and P. Ga, T. @. Bishop OF No. o ant
Henry Riddle OF No. Is.
Anpssls and G~rieyances.-P. G. O. J. Il
Stout OF No. s Reps. A. ]. Clark o No. 8 AM
8. ]. Lynn OF No. q.
Finance and Mi!eage.-P. G. Louis ?. Sail
erbach OF No. Z, Reps. John DAWN oil No. ~
Jno, W. Mather OF No. IL.
Returns and Observation-Disclosures. Or. Dayi
Of No. ., B. Shule Of No. o and L. u. Y. ID
A. Uthnan Of No. g..
Printing and supplies.-G. K. OF r. aud 9.
u. Rufus Smith, Reps. VIM. Gerhardt Of Nc
|, and ". X. Curtis OF No. so. %
The following District , equity Grand Chan
celIors were appointed:
No, L. +. q. Smith, OF No. q.
No. 9. 8. 7. Lynn, Of No. q.
No. 4. ]. ". Mather, Of No; 10.
No. O. John DAWN, OF No. %.
No. 8. J.. L. Newton, Of No. s..
No. II. A. J. Clark, OF No. 8.
No. IL VIM. G. CLARK, OF No. !.
For German Lodges, Fred MUM, OF No. !
P. G. @. shanley's resolution relating +
the next place Of meeting was ttken up, an
on motion OF g. <. OF r. 3. Grafton In
serted instead OF Parkersburg, alter which
the Grand Lodge %adiourned It's annual ses
slon.