Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-10-12
WEST VIRGINIA SENDS A FINE DEL.
EGATI0N.


cry of West Virginia, though not
long, covers about as much prosperity
and growth as usually befalls such an
organization. When it was started II
comprised but three communicates,
with a membership of Isl knights,
and now it has nine Communicates
and 434 members ON its rolls. This
Grand Commandery was organized In
the city of Wheeling. W. Va, Feb.
70, 1874, under a warrant issued by
M. E. Grand Master j. @. A. Fellows,
dated November 81, 1873. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: r. E.
Sir 0. S. Long, grand commander /;
V. z. Sir William Daun, deputy
grand commander; E. Sir r. G. Lyle,
grand generalissimo E. Sir g. w.
Patton, grand captain general; E. Sir
Thos. III. Logan, grand prelate; e.
Sir 1. Ell. Williams, grand treasurer ;
e. Sir M. A. Chandler, grand record
er. The officers-elect were installed
and the Grand Commandery was con-
stituted by Sir James Ell. Hopkins,
deputy grand master, acting as grand
master.
/ The present officers are as follows !:
| 1es 1Ls OH w W. oCuuCtf w OotOht
grand commander V. E. Sir. Gustav
Brown, Charlestown, deputy grand
commander; E. Sir Evans F. Ref
snyder, Parkersburg, grand general.
issimo; E. Sir John w. Collins,
Charleston, grand captain general /; E..
Sir Thomas w. Fleming, Fairmont,
grand prelate; E. Sir Stephen Water
house, Wheeling, grand senior war
den E. Sir Edward l.. Rose, Wheel
ing, grand junior warden; E. Sir D..
W. EmmOns, Huntington, grand
treasurer; E. Sir r. G. Huntington,
Fairmont, grand recorder; E. Sir
Braxton D. Gibson, Charlestown,
grand standard bearer; f. Sir John
B. Crane, Fairmont. grand sword
bearer; E. Sir E. M. Vandervort,
Weston, grand warder; E. Sir Alfred
PAUL, Wheeling, grand captain of
guard.
The past grand commanders are
E. Sir o. S. Long, E. Sir Hugh Ster-
ling, E. Sir Jesse r. Purnell, E. Sir
Chas. f. Scott, e. Sir Geo. Davis, E.
Sir Geo. w. Patton, 4. Sir Frank Rex,
e. Sir w. III. HI. Flick, E. Sir w. III.
Riggs, E. Sir Alex. Parks, E. Sir
Jere Miller.
PALESTINE No. 2, OF MARTINS
BURG.-Palestine commandery No. 2,
of Martinsburg, w. Va, left Mon
day noon. They had 80 members
with headquarters in their Pullman
at the Baltimore and Ohio depot.
This commandery was organized in
1850. In 1853 the commandery was
resuscitated by a dispensati0n from
the Grand Commandery of Virginia,
it having failed to hold its regular
conclaves, and remained in dormant
condition for period of eight years
by reason of stress of circumstances,
to wit, the war of the rebellion. Feb
ruary 25, 1874, the Grand Command
cry of West Virginia was organized
and the commandery came under its
Jurisdiction as Palestine No. 2, and
received charter.
Palestine Commandery attended
the centennial celebration in Phila.
delphia, Pa, and participated in the
knights Templar parade there. 1t
of the Grand Encampments at Cleve-
land, Chicago and st. Louis.
The present officers are: DIR. S. N.
Myers, eminent commander; e. @.
Williams, ir., generalissimo Robert
Criswell, captain general; George L.
Sencendiver, treasurer; George w.
Feidt, recorder Charles P. MatthaeI,
prelate Charles M. Lamar, senior
warden; Charles II. Quenzel, junior
warden; P. Crum Curtis, standard
bearer; Albert Quenzel, sword bearer;
Hiram s. Hyde, warder; Thomas w.
Kearns, sentinel.
Charlestown, w. Va, was repre-
sented in line by twenty sir knights
of Potomac Commandery, No. 5.
The officers are as follows: G. Ma
son Hough, eminent commander A.
Mason Evans, generalissimo; Brax-
ton d. Gibson, captain general; j.
Newton Sadler, prelate; George w.
Thomas, treasurer G. Frank Gala
her, recorder; William Wilt, senior
warden J. Frank Biscoe, junior war
den; E. G. Marlatt, warder; G. 7.
Shugert, standard bearer; Gustav
Brown, sword bearer; John Hill, sem
tinel.