Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-10-04
4 EEMISIsCENCE.

Further asto the Deposit Contained In the
Corner Stone of the Old City Bulldog.
To tEe Editor afik, BcgiEsr:
SIR-ln Saturdays issue of your paper
an accounts given Of the discovery OF the
deposit in the corner stone Of the old city
building and the statement is made that
MAYOR Grubb contem plates turning it over
TO The City Council, TO be by them opened
and inspected at their next meeting.
Now with due respect to the Judgment
and determination Of our excellent Mayor,
take the liberty to suggest that 1t would
be the more proper thing TO do to deliver
the said deposit to Ohio Lodge No |, A.
+. & A. NJ, under whose auspices the corner
stone was laid and to whom its contents
undoubtedly belong, to be 10y them tirst
opened and inspected and disposed OF as
they may determine. TIE box, no doubt,
contains matters and things intimately con-
nected with the history OF Ohio Lodge, then
No. l0l, and the first organized in this part
OF the country sno | app9ehend its mem.
bers would derive more genuine pleasure at
the prospect Of receiving, opening aud in.
spe cling it's contents than any other class OF
our citizens.
AS many erroneous inpre prevail
in connection with the recovery OF this
sealed box, that has laid hidden in its stone
receptacle for the past 50 YEARS, huls
history on the subject at this time may b,
interesting.
The FIRST formal meeting held with n view
to opening a Masonic Lodge here was beld
op he third day Of Janary 1916. at which
were present Artemus Baker, John Baker,
Jo,eph Caldwell. VIM Harkins, David Ir.
win, james +. Rehe, John Richardson,
Thomas Tonner aud Robert Morrow, all
Master Masors. At this meeting it WAS
agreed TO petition the Grand Lodge Of Vir'
gipis for Letters of Dispenss,iou to open a
Lodge Of Free Masons in thstown OF Wheel.
ing. A dispensation was received, dated
April 18th, 1915. and on the 9th Of May
follow ing n lodge was organized.
On July 18th an application was made
ior a charter under the name OF Ohio
Ledge. In due time a charter was received
taied December I3, 1873, authorizing the
establishment OF Ohio Lodge No. l0l. it,
fr,t ofiicers under the charter were: James
+. Relfe, W. NJ; Wm. HsrIins s. W; John
RI ehsrdson. J. W.; Sslsthie..Dille, Tressur'
er; Moses w Chapline. Secretary; Amos
YiI, s. D.; f. j. CsrIin, y d; Robert Nor
row, Tyler.
The Lodge held their meetings in a
,oGm of Thomas Tonners house, and ~ q
meeting held August 5th, 1916 passed an
order directing comtaittee 10 purchsse
and present TO Mrs Tonnar the best dress
pattern and pair of sls stockings ,hA: coul
be obtained in Wheeling
Passing on to 1925, on 23d Of Nav, we
frd that General Lafayette, George Wash
ington LAFAYETTE NJ LsvasseIr aud Collin
King entered the Lodge, and Gen. LsFay
elte was conducted 10 the East and ad'
dressed by Morgan Nelson, ID. DIG. Mas
ter.
The distinguished visitor replied:
That he felt thankful for kind sentiments
expressed towards him that 4 Was very
gratifying for him % meet in Wss:ern VIr
gnis the same cordial reception with which
i Masonic brethron had ofsn honored
him in other place; that he had alEays en-
GRAINED high astsem for TIE Masonic in
s,iturion. but more especially since it had
experisuced the batter persscuiions Of the
European depo,a Who had v9iniy Attempted
lts destruction. Afer wbrh the dis'in
guisSed ,isiro 3 VI rs se' e:sSy pe,snied tt
tle members.
When We arSive u tFs date Jaly 18Th
i .6. the following appear:
The lodge Wns called togethes for th'
purpose Of assisting TO lhy the corner stou'
Of the rev Masonic Hall A procession
~as form, d aud proceeded to thu site ofth'
| pew hall, wASse the ccSner stoze was lait
With dse solsnpity in ancient form. Th'
procession moved tc tho Presbyteris,
| churca, where an orsiion wss. delivered b.
Wor. ". z Hubbard, and An address b,
Rev. Brother Armstrong. Dinner at IA
| Grebsm's hotel"
Ohio Lodge, now No /, under the ney
State OF Ees, Virginia, s.ill survives, and
a. ! rhmk, should properly he made th
oGg,odian of the box, With its contents.
| / do io,e the Mayor viii consider Ii
matte, naiureLJ, and fAsilg determine T.
depos;t the box in the hands of the officer
of Ohio Lodge No !. 4 2. 3 A. ~, she
have TO doabt, would feel grateful for h
favor. and vote him the heartfelt thanks G
tie itstsrEay. CITIZEN.