The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-09
10 REVIVE AGOOD CUSTOM,
Tho Birthday OF the Father OF His Country
10 hp Celebrated,

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There was in the city yesterday Mr.,
Walter E. Orange, of Richmond, Va.
the National Counselor of the Junior
Order Of United American Mechanics,
Last evening, &c companied by John ID,
Hall, Counselor OF Wheeling Lodge No,
], and other members Of the Order from
here, he went down to New Mar
tinsyille and organized q lodge
there. Mr., Hall acted as his Vice Coun-
selor in instituting the lodge. The New
Martinsyille lodge starts oR with about
thirty-fve charter members, embracing
several OF the leading young men OF the
place, and the indications are that the
membership will rapidly increase,
About ten years ago there was a lodge
OF this excellent order here and one or
two others in the State, but for some
reason they were allowed to die out, but
with the revival OF the order here u little
oyera year ago, its growth has been rapid
and steady and it is spreading through
the State. Wheeling lodge No, ! was
instituted December 8, 1887. Since then
lodges have been instituted ut New
Cumberland, BenWOod and New Mar
~tinsyille, and Ons will probably be start
ed at B|uCkhannon shortly, and inter
ested persons arc talking OF starting
lodges at other points in the State, in
Guiding another one here, Wheeling
Lodge now numbers 100 members, and
the membership In the State is over 800,
AS soon as two more lodges are organ
ICED in the State, u State organization
will be formed.
Tho growth Of this patriotic and bene-
fetal order in this State in one year has
been on a par with It's rapid advance
ment In the past two or three years in
other States, noticeably Pennsylvania,
In that State the past year has seen It's
membership increase very fast, One OF
the good things the order has been do
ing in that State is to provide a large
number OF schoolhouses with flag poles
and the National standard, which Is
kept flying daily over that great bull
wark Of the Nations prosperity-the
public school,
1t is expected that the observance Of
Washington's birthday that is to be held
here by the order February % next
will give the order u decided impetus
here, There will be u parade in which
Wheeling Lodge will make its first up.
pearance, and 1t will present u nobby
appearance in black silk hats
and uniform canes and gloves, headed
by Il band. Delegations will also be
present from the other lodges in tho
State. Steubenville's lodge has &C.
cepted an invitation to be hero and
will bring a band; Dennison lodge
will be here; Washington, Pa,
will come with n band; Han.
overton and East Liverpool will come to.
gether with a band; Bellatre will come
up with a band composed OF members OF
the order. The visiting brethren will
be entertained ut supper and their visit
In other ways made pleasant. The
Wheeling Light Guards and Sons Of
Veterans have been invited to join in
the parade.
Wheeling Lodge last Saturday night
elected the following officers; O., s, K,
Warfruel; v. O., W. 8. Barisford; FL
nanCial Secretary, d. j. Toomly; Urea.
snrer, J.. L. Degant; Conductor, John
West; Warden, Theo. Berkmann; ]. S.,
Thomas Armstrong; o, s., Harry West,