The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-12
THE GRAND LODGE
OF MAsoss IL ANNUAL SESSION
Meet Yesterdn In This city With n Large
1@Attcndnncs-Thc Grand Officers all In
Tl,eir Places Routine business Con.
dYb 1sun,es tho First Days Session.

~ y 9s""Ss WV r''ht O"J oess'ohs ltGlbf
The twentieth annual communication
OF the Grand Lodge Of A. +. ga. NJ. OF
this State was commenced atlhe Masonic
Temple in this city ut ! o'clock last even.
ing. Tho grand officers were all in their
places. They arc as follows:
William q. Bennett, Wcston-Grand
Master.
George L. T%lornbufg, Cabell C. IL
Deputy Grand Master. 3gi
II. 4. Howard, Pt. pleasant-Scnior
Grand Warden.
w. s, Summers, Charleston-Junior
Grand Warden
Hugh Sterling-Grand Treasurer.
o.. 5. l.ong-Grund Secretary.
Y. u. Collicr--Gri nd Lecturer.
j. ". Grantllaln, Middleway-Gmnd
Chaplain. 1@
George I. Iryine-Scnior Grand Deacon.
Frank Burt, Mannington-Junior Grand
Deacon. (
". II. Riggs, Martinsburg-Grand Mar
A., G. HALEY, spcnccr-Gr rant pursui.
want.
T.. W. Bliss-Grand Tyler.
Tho various lodges in the State were
represented rs follows:
Ohio No. J. whcellng-J. II. Dclincl, Frank John.
non nnd WI. bender. -lEt So ~ r. r4ltl.
Wcllsburs, NJ. Nv. 7. Campbell. r
NJ. 0llHct, No. 3, Parker. hurS-
aorgniltown uniOIA No. ~. {. McGIcw.
Mnrt,isTg No. 5-,Allcn Brock, J. D. McFaddcn
ilermo',. Not, Clarksbug-C. ". Lynch and W.
A. Carpenter. .rH "'4H .ra'= u-I.rlH
Fni,ik!;n, No, !. Buckhamon-s. @. Alexander.
Mar'lall Cnton. No. :, Moundsyille-J. Il. Nc
tAtrmont, No. 9-John u. csaue.
Me'tUh. No. ln-D. NJ. Daily.
Ws,icth Sur. No; II, Guyaiiiotic.F. l.. Ilessey.
NNiin nn,r, " = 7: li;yeUswoodL' "; i%ns.
Rockford. M. lit. NJ. Hair.
%l'rittnr, No. lE-Ar;hur S!lecl.
Ripley. No. lt-CiiHrleS Saysc.
Cameron. No. l1-Mmtin G. Todd.
Wayne, No. Is. Wayne &. ll.-Slcllolas Turner.
Benjamin Frnnilln.
kaaa.sh", No. =. C!iarles'on.l. D. Haines.
Clifton. No. BE. 4. Young.
81. Johns, NJ. -. -hinnStOI-D. u. Shinn. ]
Logan, No. ~ liarp.'s $ fersy-W. A.. Winters.
Llbctty, ~" u West LIBERTY. II. Mont
eoMGry.
SaliIa No. g; sIalden-J W. Parish.
Mt. Carbon, No. ~, Ifcdmont-W. Z. Fazenbakcr
Monrrtcld, No. N-w. X Chambers. -
MELON, No. 70, Wherliug-J. ". Morris. Jane
McChhnr mud Andrew Wilson.
M~lnninstOu, No. 3!-W. II. Hall. ar FITS
Crescent. NJ. ~. CcIGdo-J. !. Wagner.
i"ics; M. y; WhetllnG-,J. n. iicllevillc, DR.. T. 0
Edwards Niut ". y. Cushing. jr.
M!ddlebolrio. No. "i-l'. II. lrelc.
Jackson. No. 81, Jane Lcw-A. ". Davis.
berkeley, 10. 81, 'iIciscsviiie-w, ii. Killer.
Al0tihli SO..S, tleNcer-J' N. N0Awude.
we,1s' No. ~ New NlattlnssIle-E; G. butcher,
Eureka, No. 10, GrAntSvlI'e-J. u. Hamilton.
-. Marys. No. III. l.. Knight.
-Grrenhtitr. Nc. &, IAwISburs.
Atfofn No. ~, SewbutS-H.j. Gibson. f
Equality, No. Il, MattiisburC-Gco. Z. showers
Concord. No. 4S-M. 5. Johnston.
Volcano, No, ts-liugh Mcarls.
Ellcnboro, No. D-H. a. Strckler. r .
~Jet'erSon, No. 81, kallctown-W. Wilt.
Eigclow, No. g, phllipp!-A. i. ". Sttickler.
Huntingdon, No. 55-F. A. Sexton srd J. J. Peter
son.
Excelsior, No. 81, Bunker iIIll-J. N, Stewart.
Randolph, No. IS. beverly &
Fsiendth!p. No. 50. Wc,, tnIon-J. V. Nlair.
Lafayette. No. 81. FnyciicsrIllc-L- y. Isbell.
wksElrs,o2, No; s., $; A!sans7I;. 4; Lee.
RGcky Pont. No. ii. Sinks Groye-M, {. Cus,ar
Whi,eoMb. No: G., l!sntoH-W; Z. Tlomp'on. q
!aI'pa, No, Gi, Genlrdstown-F. I. !MHrklc.
Montgomery, No. Gi, kannwha Ealk-W.S lIaw
kins.
lluntcrvile, No. G5-
vilson, No. &c, observation-disclosures Mu1ycy.
Robert White, No.. u, Mar,iusbus-M. \. Snod
grass.
Lebanon. No. 6, MiI.on-A.S. lsay.
Bethany. No. G9-pr. Colley shriyer.! +,
Anderson; So-7u-M. N. Osg.
lteedy. No. Il, Three Forks oiIlecdy.
Indian Creek, No. I'll. A. lAwtcr.
llitntx, No. q, sIs,ersvillc-G H. Lowther.
Conl Valley, No. II.
My:t!c, 40. 70, Grnfton-J. S. Chambers and Geo.
SnInmcrytllc. No. 20.
Monroe. No. u, Gnion-E. =. McHinsic.
John iOTc. No. i. Iete,stown-J. II. Clark.
!!AMlin. No. 79-li. II. Dxley.
Mhltt. No. ~. ClnFlcstowl-F ". Brown.
lock Cove, M, sl-Wm. Mearns.
NJ. Nebo. 10. ~, shrphcrIstown-W. NJ. Butler.
Elk frsnch. No. %, Dutlield-W. N. Dttt.
Frankfort, No. " F-
%Tr.luin!nar, No. III, M%iddlevay-J.H II. Hayslc,te.
In addition there were present a num-
Der OF Past Grands and the local lodges
were well represented outside OF their
regular representatives. The Grand
Lodge this year is one OF the finest looking
bodies OF men ever assembled in the State.
Nearly every member is 4 prominent citi-
zen at his home and a number are well
known MI over the State.
The report OF tho Grand Master was
read by tlut official and the reports Of the
treasurer and Secretary presented. They
were referred to the following committees,
which were appointed by the Master:
Work-The Grand Lecturer and his
deputies.
Returns OF Chartered Lodges-A. D. w.
Strickler, ]. NJ. lIolswade, G. W. Lynch,
J.D: Baines, E.A. Young, ". A. Winters,
j.. W. Parrish. W. X. Chambers and j..
W. Morris.
Charters and Disrensations-W. S. Sum,
mers, NJ, A. Snodsrass and W. Peterson.
Grievances and Arpeals-Geo. Il. Thorn
burg, ). W. Grnntham, j. NJ. Hamilton,
Z. ". Brown and j. V, Blair, mi
Fnance-Frank Burt, D. N. Bailey,
Benz. franklin, W. CT McGrew and John
B. Crane,
Masonic Jurlsprudence,-lsobert White,
Ii. X. Howard and W. H. Riggs.
Proceedings OF Grand Oficers-Arthur
sinsct, Allen Brock and D. !. Gibson.
By'Laws-W. "A. Strickler, Thomas
Munsev and Colley Shriyer.
Considerable discussion was had upon
ne question OF adopting an amendment
! the Constitution, changing the time OF
holding tho annual communication, which
was, on motion, referred to tho Committee
on Masonic jurisprudence,
About ten o'clock the lodge adjourned
til Z o'clock this evening. Supper was
then served in the banquet hall. To-day
the committees will 10 busjly engaged,
Those members not engaged have an in
%yitation from Mayor Miller to meet at the
City Building at 10 M, to-day and be
shown about the city, At to.niyht'a ses.