The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-30
LOO. +. GRAND.L0DGE:
THE SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

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Nomination. Made for Onicess for tho En-.
suing rear-Ths 4 Nineteenth Annual
Communication to Close To-day.
The Reportsf OF Committess. etc. n
The Grand Lodge Of the !. o. o. F. Of
this State met yesterday morning at 0
o'clock in the Odd Fellows block, corner
ofTweli'h and Chapline streets, pursuant
to adjournment. The grand officers pres.
cnt and in their places were as follows:
A. !. Lang, Grand Master; Owen s. Nc.
Kinney, Deputy Grand Master; William
dillingham;, Grand Warden; Il. A. Billings.
ley, Grand Secretary; Henry seamon,
Grand Treasurer; J. r. Hoke and P. Gano,
Grand Representatives; b. r. Harmon,
Grand Chaplain ~. ". Dosworth, Grand
Marshal; ". II. Hunter, Grand Conductor;
u. Roscnstcin, Grand Guardian. and james
Maggie, Grand Herald. UE-4
The committees which were appointed
Tuesday evening were kept very busy at
work during tho forenoon and presented
numerous reports. The committees are
made up us follows: 7s "e.a,7'
Committee on Finance-past Gran,ls X,
Alexander, J. NJ. Todd, Lewis Largent, NJ.
$. Riley and D. Ingle. gg.1
Auditing Committee-Past Grands q.
i. Smith, J. ". Chambers and NJ. N.
Barnes. plaM5lIl e II.[,G7 n
Stale OF tho Orderly. s. Spates, F. II.
Dinsmore, John S. Smith, G. ShriSer and
G. d. Niekers. M !. -, ,' :
By.Laws-H. c. CLANCY, Ash NJ. Prince,
G, +; Porter, ". L. Edwards and ]. NJ.
Bartlett. .l.I,. 1.lI7lI.
Chntcrs-Godfrey ,schut, Alien Morri-
son and John G. Herman. s.-.7t
Appeals-E Strickler, II. A. Uthman,
George NJ. Fought, T, 7. Carpenter and
jacob Simpson. -
Grand Masters Jonrnal-Jncob Morris,
.. \. Steele md jacob A. Ripley.
The Committee on Credentials during
the day made several reports, reporting
having examined the certificates Of repre-.
sentativcs who were late in arriving, and
emitting them to seats.
The Finance Committee reported having
examined sundry incidental bills which
were ordered paid. The Committee on
the State OF the Order male quite n
lengthy report, the consideration OF which
consumed tho larger portion OF the day.
The Grand Lodge degree was conferred
on Conrad Uttermahlen, Of Eureka Lodge
No. IS. =
.. 4. Eaulk, Of Belmont Lodge No. III,
John ". Vtckers, Of Relmont City No.
a2l, and Il. Won MURAL, Of Warrentown,
No. i2, MI Ohio lodges, were introduced
and given seats in the lodge.
Ihe Grand Master appointed MS a Com
mittce on Obituary, Messrs. George NJ.
Fought, Clarence L. Smith, John C.
Nanee and J. ". Maihnws.
The hour OF 3r. NJ. having arrived the
lodge proceeded to nominate officers for
the ensuing year. The nominations made
we're as follows:
Grand Master-Owen S. Mckinney, OF
Paiatine.
Deputy Grand Master-William Filing.
ham, Of Wheeling, - "a
Grand Master-Thomas 8. Spates, OF
Clarksburg; DR.. G. Shriyer, OF Bethany
Lewis Largent, OF Mount Hebron George
NJ. Taught, OF Parkersbury; Robert Alex
ander, OF Volcano; J. W. ,Boswortb, OF
Philippi, and John &. Herman, Of Charles.
ton.
Grand seeretary=E. A, RAlipgslea, OF
Fairmdni. ~ .illIs. -. T'f'.
Graad Treasurer-Henry seanon, Of
Wheeling. l.f.N.E
Grand Representatives. 10 the Sovereign
Grand Lodge. i. Ioke, OF Kinswood;
\: +. Lang, OF rarkersburg, and Daniel S.
Wrenoh1 of Shepher'lsiowN: 49, :
Fkeelectlon al grand officers was made
the Special order lor o'clock this after
noon and tho lodge then proceeded to
name a place for the next years meeting.
u. c. Cheney named Grafton; N. s.
Riley, Clarksburg; J. D. Staley, Martins.
barg, and +. Z. Meyers, Wellsfs. Gu
motion offs. 4. Steele \ vote WAS Had 81
lodges and tiraftoh hsmSedi. ~: nv ::
The lodge then went into secret Qesaion,
which continued until o'clock, when it
adjourned till 9 o'clock this morning. The
lodge will probably conclude itsnineteenth
annual communication. by this evening,
although 4 night sossioN may bA neces-
sary, After TIC final Adjournment the
Grand Encampment will meet. IT, I'd.
The following figures are taken from the
report Of Grand Secretary Bllineslea, to
whom the ISrELLtGExcEE is Indebted ior
iavots, and Will be topnd ol interest. The
number QtlodEes now at work is n. There
were a,a.5 Members reported last year.
During the year past 2t5 were initiated,
% renstated and Il admitted by card,
making u total Of 4,lSs. There were j.;
3 oeSs s5' asf yssf Sys ed V az
q total ot'al5, leaving 8.sGN members. an
increase during the year OF 43. The nun.
Der OF brothers relieved was 506, also "A
widowed families. The order buried II
members me ,i There , Was expended ss,aa2 Is
s5o2 rs Tor widowed families; Tor funerals
s4,0S6 s. was expended; for donations
si,G04, making a total of Sl4,s45 s. ey.
pended 4; T.: :9yhe EEoNHt ,pl 4l::alep tuaas is
given vt SlY,! :U 4S; lodge expenses $20,r
Oh; amount on hand a0,l7554