Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-11-20
THE GRAND LODGE.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS
OF THB STATE
Hess in Annual Session in Odd Fellows Hal
Yesterday MoraiBg-Ths Delegates Present
and The Business.

The Grand Lodge Of West Virginia, In
dependent Order Of Odd Fellows, assem-
bled in annual session yesterday morning
al ten O'Clock in Odd Fellows Hall, cor
nsr Of Chapline and Twelfth streets, with
the following Grand officers present:
Grand Master-Robert Alexander, Vol
can0.
Deputy Grand Masters. A. Steele
Weston.
Grand secretary-E. A. Billingslsa,
FairmOnt.
Grand Treasurer--HeuTy seamOn'
Wheeling.
Grand Representatives,. F. Lang and
Geo. N. Foutz, Of Parkersburg.
The first business transacted after the
Lodge had been opened by prayer by the
Grand Chaplain, was the naming OF ap-
pointive officers by Grand Master Alex
snder. The following officers were then
appointed end installed;
Grand Ohaolain-Rcv. +. II. King, OF
Richie @. II.
Grand Conductor-D. H. Slime, of Mar
gantOwn.
Grand Guardiau-w. H. Bull, Hunt
ingtOn.
Grand Herald-SAmes \ agile, Wheeling.
The Grand Master also appointed the
following committees:
On Elections and Rsturns--C. k. Smith,
Geo. H. Ramsbufg, s. A. Gallaher.
o. Fiuauce-A. O. Holey, Geo. Lam
bert, D. B. BOughneT, r B. Lucas, J.
W. Coburn.
Auditins-JOseph Lawson, Geo. W.
White, John NJ. MILAN.
State Of the Order-Colley Slriver, Isaac
Y. johnson, D. s. Renteh, l.. P. Carr, Jas.
S. Myers.
By-Laws--E A. Frost, S. NJ. D4rrah,
Henry Yern, LOuis P. SalterSach, ". K
Cummings.
Char,eTs-J4mes McCluskey, J. D. Lu-
cardoe, S. A. Jenne.
Appeals-John Beckley, A. W. Sterling,
7. J. Watson, Gustav Stole, James NJ
Todd.
Judiciary-S4p Hall, A. G Dayton, A,
L Holt O. Q. Moormaw. Van Zeveley.
DeUee Of Rsbekah-GsO. NJ. Vlckers,
Go. V. Rsthmau, r S Hollis.
Distribution Of Grand Officers Reports
E. A Peck, z. G.. NJ, d. H. Hudnall,
j. S. Campbell.
The degrees were then conferred upon
those representatives present who did rot
possess them.
p. G.. NJ. Fought, moved that the Grand
5 cretary spplint his own assistant and
Secretary Billingslea appointed Owen $.
Mckinney. p. G.. NJ. ElliDgham moved
that the hours of meeting of the Grand
Lodge he from a. N. till - noon, and
from $50 D. M. till 5 p. m, which was
carried
GA motion the reading Of the journal oil
the last session was dispensed with, and
the Grand Officers Reports we're presented
and read, which being printed, were dis
tributed as read:
The Grand Masters report stated that at
the recent session Of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge. the Grand Sire, Gen. John o. Un-
dervood, announced that the Independ-
eat Order of Odd Fellows was uever In 8
more prosperous condition" cOBgratu-
late Won that this Jurisdiction is eT Dying
its full share Of thia prosperity. DuIius
the past year We have gained six Lodges
and 491 members and there is fair pros
pect of greater increase during the coming
yesr. These are encouraging facts, but
they increase the responsibility that rests
upon You. 1 hope that it will be your
pleasure to promptly dispose Of the neces
slry routine business so that you may
have ample time TO deliberate and success
fully legislate upon the new business thai
may claim your attention"
The report then went on to enumerat'
the tflicial acts Of the Grand Master
which are only interesting TO the members
Grand Secretary Blingslea's report Sci
forth the following condition Of the Older
Lodges at work at close OF year