The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-12
YHH GRAND CHAPTER
or the Royal Arch Masous Of
this State Meets Here
in ANNUAL C0NyOcATION,
List of tbs Representatives and Of
ilcors Elected for this Year.
The order Of Priesthood Con,
ters Degrees ImpressIyeIy.

The eighteenth annual Conyocation Of
the Grand Chapter Royal Arch MAsons,
q this State, was held in this city yes
terday at the Masonic headquarters,
corner Of Main and Twelfth streets,
The Chapter was opened at nooni Grand
High Priest Frank Rex, Of ParkeTsburg,
was in his place and nearly all the
other Grand Chapter officers were pres,
emit. The several subordinate Chapters
in the State were represented as follows;
Wheeling Union Chapter No. IL
Stephen Waterhouse, irp Peter Boyd and
j, II, Dehmel,
Lebanon Noe, MaFtinsburg.- George
w. Feidt,
Rex,
Jefferson No, 5, CharlestoWn.-B. D,
Gibson,
Point Pleasant No, lib. franklin,
Hinton No, ga, Z, Maupip,
Orient No, Q, Fatrmont, : x, D.
Walker.
Adoniram No. II, olarksburg-w, H.
freeman,
6opestoue No, 10, Grafton.-G. W.
Creel.
Tyriap No. IS, Charleston, George
Davis,
Hancock No. IA, New Cumberland
James Luke,
Bethesda No. 10, Middleway, Jefferson
county-A. NJ. Evans.
In addition to these regular accredited
representatives there were present q
number oil other Chapter Masons from
the local Chapter and from among the
visiting Masols In theCity,
The routine business In connection
with the opening Of the Chapter and the
referring Of reports and other matters "a
tho various committees having been dis.
posed Of, the Chapter adjourned till A
o'clock,
Upon reassembling the first business
to receive attention was the election o.
officers for the ensuing year. The fol-
lowing were elected:
CIR: High Priest-GeOrge Davis, Of
Charleston.
CIR. King-A, NJ. Evans, Of Middle
way.
CIR, scribe-E. F. Reifsnyder, Of Par
kersburg.
g., freasurer-Hugh Sterling, O.
Wheeling,
Or, secretary-J. W. Morris, o.
|
Or. Lecturer-James Mcoahon, O
Wheeling,
Or. Deputy Lecturor-K. D. Walker
Of Fairmont.
OR. Captain of Host-B. D. Gibson, o.
Oharlestown.
CIR, Principal sojourner-J. ]. Peter
son, Of Huntington.
CIR. Master Third vail-George w
Creel, Of Grafton.
CIR. Master Second Vail-Stephen
Warehouse, IT,, Of Wheeling,
CIR. Master First Vail-A. I. Maupin,
Of Hinton.
CIR. Marshall. NJ. Belleyille, Of
Wheeling.
Pleasant.
OR. Tyler-T. W. Bliss, Of Wheeling.
A charter was granted to Clinton
Chapter formed at LewisburH, which
will hereafter be known as No. 10. The
other business transacted was Of secret
nature. Alter the adjournment OF the
Chapter the Order Of Priesthood held q
meeting. This Is reorganization com.
posed OF Past High Priests. The degree
was conferred on the candidates In
waiting in a very beautiful and impres-
stYe manner. The officers elected for
tho coming year are as follows:
President-0. s. Long, OF Charleston,
Captain Of the Host-K. D. Walker,
OF Fairmont.
Principal sojourner-A. NJ. Eyens, Of
Middleway.
Royal Arch Captain-Frank Rex, Of
Parkersburg.
Secretary and Treasurer-Hugh Ster-
ling, Of Wheeling.
Chaplain-George Davis, OF Charleston.
Last evening a regular stated Conyo-
cation Of Wheeling Union Chapter was
held. II was largely attended and near.
ly all the members Of the Grand Chap.
ter were present. Work was exempii.
fed by the local chapter in a very In.
teresting manner. About midnight an
adjournment was had to Van Keuren's
restaurant, where an elegant repast was
served.