Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-06-13
CONVENTION AND TOURNAMENT
OF the Roman Catholic Knights Union
in This City.


in This City.
The Second Annual Convention snt
Tournament OF the Roman Catholic
Knights Union convened in this city las
evening OF Knights OF St. George Hall
corner of Market and Fourteenth street.
The convention was called to order at
o'clock by President Buth. At roll cal
the following delegates were present
Knights Of St. George, Division A, Day
ton, l.. Butz, jr., j. U. K,eidler; Division B
Dayton, Chaa. Z Rottermsnn; Division A
Lancaster, o., Dan Daneby, W. F. O'Garrai
Division A, Chillico'he, o., j. P. Fisher
and John P. Hess; Division A, Wheeling
7 S. Riley, A. G. Hadlick, A. Blum, Jr
Division A, Portsmouth, o Geo. Balmert;
Division B, Springfield, o., Lawrence
Haas; Division A, Newark, Dennis Car,
ney, Jos. S Kusteri Division A, lronton
Frank Hei,zman; Division A, New Strai!s
Vile, P. McDouaugh; Division A, COlum.
bus, q. Lauterswerler, j. Dotter. John Hell
leuthal and Geo. j. Rodenfsls; Division b
Columbus, John C. Hack, Fred Ieigler,
J. Baehr, Louis Seidensticker August
Deitlin and John j. Bsehr; Division C.
Columbus, F. J. Mccarthy; Division A
Logan, O., John Baumaser.
Knights Of St. John--Lsnoaster, O..
Henry Ritter aud Frank Oyer; Corning
O, Michael Collins; Wheeling, D. A. Fitz
patrick.
Knights Of St. Jo8eph-Circleville, John
Fitzpatrick, Joseph Carle and c. +. Stock
ton:
The regular order Of business was then
taken up. Committees on Finance, Consti
tutional Amendments, and Resolution
were appointed. Reports OF the Board o.
Directors, Recording Secretary, Financia
Secretary aud Treasurer were read and
adopted,
Following are tie present officers: Pres
idept, L. Butt Jr Dayton, O.; Vice Pres
ident. H. Laufersweiler Columbus; Rs
cording Secretary, pap Doushy; Financia
Secretsry, Henry Bitter, Lancaster, O.,
Treasurer, NJ. Boaner, Cbilicotbe; Bosrt
oil Directors. !, n. Kreidler, Dayton 7
S. Riley, Wheeling; George. Balmert
Portsmouth,; P. ]. Rsehr, Columbus
Grand Commander, Dan A. Fitzpatrick
Wheeling; FIRST Assistant, G J. Rodeniels
Columbus; Second Assistant, Benz 7
Dunn, Lancaster,
ltThree new societies were admitted Il
membership last evening and it ia expected
three more will beNdmitted :c-!aT. Th'
convention djourued at 10 O'Clock to ress
semble again at E c. II. to day.
Esrly Yesterday morning many bushes
men began to decorate their places witt
eyergreeus, flags, etc aud the city looked
quite gay by evening Col Bob Junkip
bad the city building handsomely dee
Grated With numerous flags. Delegate
began arriving during the afternoon, mos
of them coming in on the evening trains
Committees of the Knights here met them
and all the visitors will be entertained b
the Knights Of St. George during thei
stay here. The various Coumsnderies vi
arrive this evening.
The organization was first started /
Ohio, and was composed only Of Ohio Con
man6eries, but tEo years ago the hrs
break wss made by taking into membe
ship the Wheeling societies. The organ
zation is now q national one and it will
the endeavor to extend it throughout tt
, United Ststss. There are already fftee
Communicates members and with the thrt
taken in last evening and three TO be s.
nitted today, will run the membership
to tEenty-ons.
The grand parade, in which fifteen Coz
E msnderies viii participate, will take pls'
r on Monday morning At 10 o'clock, and Il
prizs drill viii occur on the Fair grount
; at o'clock, for which handsome pri
!. will be given.