Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-09
STATE COMMANDERY.
West Virginia Knight Templars at Fair
mont.
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Special telegram TO he Register.
FAIRMoNT, May s.-The little mountain
city of Fairmont, noted for It's hospitable
people and always an enjoyable place TO
visit, was particularly attractive on this
bright May morning with its verdure OF
buds and flowers just bursting into new
life. A considerable number of knights
Templar of the various communicates OF
the State early invaded the town, the oc-
casion being the annual meeting OF the
Grand Oommandery, Knights Templar, OF
West Virginia.
Among those present whose names your
correspondent WAS enabled to obtain were
the followidg:
Right Eminent Sir Jere. A. Miller Grand
Commaner, Right Eminent Sir Francis
Burt as Deputy Grand Commander, Emi-
nent Sir w. G.. Bennett az Generalissimo,
Eminent Sir Gustave Brown, Grand Capt
General, Eminent Sir O. A. Sipe as Grand
Prelste, Eminent Sir J. J. Peterson Grand
Senior Warden, Eminent Sir Stephen Wa
terhouse Grand Junior Warden, Eminent
Sir d. w. Emmons Grand Treasurer, Emil
uent K. O. bennington. Grand Recorder,
Eminent Sir George K. Stafford Grand
Standard Bearer, Eminent Sir B. D. Glib.
son Grand Sword Bearer, Eminent Sir
E. L. Rose, Grand Warden, Eminent Sir
]. NJ. Collins Grand Captain Guard, Emf
nent Sir Frank Rex, Parkersburg, Past
Eminent Grand Commander, A.. B.
Graham. DIR. L. O. Hunt ]. A.
Wetherell, Z. c. Gering, G. K Stafford,
A. J. Bandy, C. c. BstsOn, Will Skinner,
John Lafoy, w. NJ. Van Wrinkle, of Par
kersbuIg; D. w. Emmons, of Hunting:
ton; o. S. Lons, J. NJ. Collins, Of
C. ]. Trippett, of Oakland, Md. !;
Sirs Joseph Hall. ]. W. Morris, John
D. Hall, H. c. Meyer, B. Stanley,
Alex Laird, James McCshop, Wheeling; n.
s. Beatty, Frank Burt, J. T. Koon, John
Blackshire, Warrington; DR.. Roger, A. d.
w. Strickler, Philippi; Chas. f. Wells,
Glover's Gap; A. ]. Bomield, Tunnelton;
DR.. L. @. Hunt, E. F. Riefsnider, Parkers-
burg.
Shortly after II o'clock an escort was
formed at the Lodge room, who marched
to the HOugh House, where officers of the
Grand Commandery were in waiting and,
receiving that body, line of procession
WAS formed, headed by the FairmOnt Cor
net band, and after parading the principal
streets of the city, returned to the hall,
where shortly after p. m. the Command
cry was called to order by Right Eminent
Sir Jere A. Miller, Grand Commander.
Shortly after the opening of the session,
+. A. Reed, of Alexandria, Virginia, Past
Grand Commander of Virginia, and Repre-
sentative of the Grand Encampment OF the
United States, aud WO. b. Issacs, Past
Grand Commander of Virginia and present
Grand Recorder of the Grand Encsmp-
ment of the United States, were introduc-
ed to the Grand Commsndery.
The following committees were appoint
ed: DOings of Grand Officers, Sirs Rex,
Bennett, Hall. Charters and DIspensation
Sirs PAUL, Fleming and Collins Griev-
snce, Sirs List, Emmons and Stafford.
Finance, Sirs Riefsnider, Strickler and
Shanley. Obituary, Sirs Long, Nichols
and Gibson.
An invitation from the ladies of Fair
mont to attend banquet at six p. II. was
accepted without dissenting voice. The
ladies having the banquet in charge were
the wives and daughters of Sir Knights,
and no more tempting spread was ever
presented. The names of the ladies were
as follows:
Mrs. ]. NJ. Crane and daughter, Mrs.
Brownfeld, Sipe Reger, A. ]. Stone and
daughters, S. jackson BeebOut, Thomas
Fleming, Hough, Walker, Mckinney,
Mrs. DR.. BOyers, Misses l.. Dunnington,
Annie Nichols, Jennie Fisher, Mrs. Q. NJ.
Shiun and daughters, Mrs. Sands Jackson
and Others.
At $50 recess was taken. Upon the
reassembling of the Grand Commandery at
D. NJ, the reports Of the various commit
tees were received and read. The election
of officers was then proceeded with and the
following declared duly elected: Grand
Commander, W. G. Bennett, Weston
Deputy Grand Commander, Gustave
Brown, Charleston; Grand Generalissomo,
E. F. Reifsnyder, Parkersburg; Grand
Captain General, John NJ. Collins, Charles
ton; Grand Prelate, Thomas w. Fleming,
FaiImont; Grand Senior Warden, Stephen
Waterhouse, Wheeling; Grand Junior
Warden, Ed. L Rose, Wheeling; Grand
Treasurer. d. W. Emmons, Huntington
Grand Recorder, r. C. Dunning.
ton, Fairmont; Grand Standard
Bearer, B. d. Gibson, Charleston; Grand
Sword Bearer, John B. Crane, Fairmonti
Grand Warden, E. M. Vandervoort, Par
kersburg; Grand Captain of Guard, Albert
PAUL, Wheeling.
The officers elected were then installed
by F. A. Reed, Representative Of Grand
Encampment of the United States as Grand
Master of Ceremonies, assisted by W. b.
Issacs, Grand Recorder, Of Richmond, Va.
1t may here be stated that the report OF
Sir Eminent Commander Miller, read at
the opening of the session, was full and
complete.