Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-01
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Proceedings of the Third Days Session at
Martinsburg.

Proceedings of the Third Days Session al
Martinsburg.
Correspondence Sunday Register.
MARTNsBuRG, October 29.-The fol-
lowing is a complete account of the last
days proceedings of the Grand Lodge.
The fees for reinstatement of members OF
extinct Lodges was fixed. The Grand
Masters decisions were approved, except
Nos. 6, 8 and II. Grand Representative
j. I. Hope and Past Grand Master A. F.
Lang declined nominations as Grand Rep
resentative. VIM. T. Kiger vas nomin-
ated as Grand Warden. The election OF
officers resulted as follows: Thos. S.
Spates, Grand Master; Geo. M. Taught,
Deputy Grand Master; Robt. Alexander,
Grand Warden; E. A. Billingslea, Grand
Secretary; II. Seamon, Grand Treasurer;
Wm. Ellingham, Grand Representative.
Past Grand Representative. Past Grand
Master l. F. Smith protested against
the removal of Samaritan Lodge
from Middleway to Leetown as
authorized at last session of the
Grand Lodge. The amendments district
ing the State were indefinitely postponed.
The Financial Committee reports were
severally adopted.
Sundry reports from the Committee on
Bylaws were approved. The appeal OF
Luther Mitchell was sustained and an APP
peal to the Sovereign Grand Lodge was
taken. The appeal of Wheeling Lodge
against Pamela Lodge was dismissed.
The Committee on Charters recommended
Charter to be issued to Grantsville Lodge,
! No. 100.
Amendment to Constitution offered
changing time Of meeting to 4th Tuesday
of November. A resolution requiring the
number of meetings of each Lodge to be
reported was adopted. A resolution OF
thanks to Equality Lodge (Masonic) for
use of their Lodge room, also to Bethany
Degree Lodge for the banquet
given the Grand Lodge. Amend
ments to the Constitution for Sub,
ordinate Lodges offered by Post Grand
Master Gano. Iwere indifferently postponed.
West Columbia Lodge was granted a du-
plicate charter free of cost to replace the
one lost by the burning of their hall.
The committee on Revision of Charter was
ordered to prepare, print and present a
charter at the next meeting of the Grand
Lodge. A motion to have the next meet
ing of the Grand Lodge at Weston, was
declared out of order. The Grand Secre-
tary and Grand Treasurer were authorized
to print 200 copies each of their reports
for next session. The Grand Secretary
was ordered to print 600 copies of the
Journal of this Grand Lodge The install
latiOn of the officers was then proceeded
with. A committee on approval of bonds
of Grand Treasurer and Grand
Secretary appointed. The Board
of Appeals and by laws for the yeaI
was appointed by Grand Master Spates.
The Committee on Printing of last year
was re-appointed. After reading and APP
proving the minutes, the Grand Lodge adj
journed sine die at nine o'clock. The rep
resentatives and officers will nearly all
leave for home tonight. Among those in
attendance not representatives, are Hon.
J. A. Miller, Past Grand Master whose
kind interest much facilitates the transac-
ton of business, +. A. Peck, A. +. Lang,
and George Hensel Past Grand Master,
whose interests in the order continues un-
abated. The meeting has been n very
pleasant and profitable one, and the ap-
pOintment of next years meeting at Wheel
ing, gives much satisfaction to the
brethren.