Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-26
THE /. o. o. F.

THE i. Os ". r.
Grand Lodge Of West virginis-Proceed
ings of wednesday and Thursday.
Special Correspondence Of the Register.
HUNTINGTON, October 9th, 1888.
MORNING SESSION.
The Grand Lodge was opened promptly
at 8 o'clock, Grand Master Fought in the
Chair.
The minutes of Tuesdays session was
read, approved and signed.
Reports from the various committees
were called for and action taken upon them.
The Committee on Bylaws approved
the by laws Of Lodges Mo-. 4, 55, 80 and
LOG, and also amendments to those Of Nos.
. and 81, which report was adopted.
Wheeling was selected as the place for
holding tie next session Of the Grand
Lojge. Wellsburg, Grafton and Morgan
town ring competitors for the honor.
A recess was then taken until 1:3O p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The first business was the special order,
the consideration Of the proposed new
Constitution for the government OF the
Grand Lodge. Amongst q number OF
amendments adopted was one to change
the time Of meeting from the fourth
Tuesday of October to the third Tuesday
of November IN each year.
An amendment was offered TO establish
biennial sessions, which, after considera-
BILE distu sssioo, was, unfortunately, not
concurred in.
Toe new Constitution, after bang
adopted as q whole, awaits the action OF
the Sovereign Grand Lodge at its next
session, which is necessary to make 1t op'
erative
The Finance Committee in their report
recommended, as usual, levy of 10 cents
par quarter per capita. An amendment
was offered, and it prevailed, to strike ont
Is and insert 10 cents. This has lorg been
desired, and will be q source Of much g at
ifcation to the subordinate Lodge, in this
grand Jurisdiction
The Grand Lodge then went into secret
SESSION for exemplifCa' ion of the unwrit-
ten work Of the order.
A telegram was received from the Grand
Lodge of Kentucky, in annual session at
Louisville, sending greeting to the Grand
Lo6 90 of Wet Virginia, which was prompt.
ly r, soonded to by thu Grind Ledge OF
West Virginia in ay appropriate manner.
A recess YVES then taken unit 7:3O F. m.
EVENING SESSION.
A rtsolution was adopted calling in ell
Degree of Rebecca rituals in the possess!o n
of subordinate lodges, and the iCc7ming
Grand Master YVES charged with its execu-
| ton.
The Grand Lodge than went into secret
te;sion to transact some private busin ass,
after which an adjournment was had to
| Th1rsday morning at 8 o'clock.
A great desire was manifested upon tt e
part CT large number of the representa-
tives to ges through in time to start for
home on the IL o'clock train Thursday,
hence the early hour fi1e1 for assembling
Thursday morning.
THURSDAY PROCEEDINGS.
The Grard Lodge assembled at 3 O'Clock
sharp, when it was duly opened by Grand
Master Fought, ard with prayer by the
Grand Chaplain.
The roll being callsd all ths Off 'ers and
a quorum of repre- Sentatiyes we're found to
be present.
The action of the Board of Appeals was
sustained in the matter of thu appeal
against the acton of tie Concord Lodge.
TIE next business in order was tie cleo
ton of Grard officers, which was at Oace
proceeded with, and the result announce l,
as follows: For Grand Master, r. bert Al
exander, of Volcano; Deputy G. NJ, Sau-
usl A Steele, of We ton; r, W. Grand
Warden, Godfrey S:hul, of Wheeling;
Grand Treasurer, Henry Seamnp, o.
WheC ling; Grand Secretary, E A. Billings
lea, OF Falrmort; Grand representative to
the Sovereign Grand Lodge, p. G. NJ.
Fought. of Parkersburg They were then
| installed into their respective offices to
serve for the ensuing year.
The rev Grand Master, Alexander, ap
pointed the usual standing committees as
follows:
Printing Committee-P. G. Clarence L.
Smith, James W. Whts and Z. T. Taylor,
Board of Appeals and By-Laws-P. G..
NJ. George NJ Fought, J. NJ. Ma:her, Z.
o. Heih!e and H. B. Curry.
No further business beiug tttered, the
Grand Lodge adjourned sine die at 1O;iU
q. N.
Au unusually urge number of represen.
tstiv;s were 10 attendance and the bat Of
good fellowship prevailed throughout the
ent re- session.
The order is repre' ented to be, fom
various reports aod statistics, in flourish
ing condition throughout this iurisdiction.
A state convention in the interest of thu
Daughters of Rebeccs, was in session Tue!
day, but your correspondent could mo-
learn anything in reference TO what they
did.
A charter was granted to Kingwocd
Lodge, No. 107.
The thanks of the Grand Lodge was
voted to TIE Knights OF Honor for the 10 IN
Of their large and beautiful hall wherein
to held it's p esert session.
| Thanks were also extended to the out
going officers for the able manner 10 which
they have discharged their duties during
the past year.
The Ohio River railroad actsd in an ex-
tremely kind and atcoun dating msnne T
in holding their II o'clock train out Of
Hunting Cns hour to give The Grand Ledge
an opportunity to get through and leave
On the same fer their homes, for which
they rscsiye tie best wishes of the !. o. o.
F. Of West Virginia.