The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-11
MASONIC VISITORS
Entertained by Nelson Lodge last Evening
Ut @. A. u. hnll.

A number OF members OF The Masonic
fraternity from other towns were enter.
tanned last night byNelson Lodge No.
30, OF this city. Some time ago Nelson
Lodge paid a fratcrnal visit 10 Harrison
Lodge, OF Cadiz, and the members were
entertained royalty there and came back
with a high estimate OF the hospitality
OF their Ohio brethren. Later the lodge
paid a visit 10 New Cumberland, and
had an equally enjoyable time.
The members desired 10 return the
courtesies they had received, and It was
arranged that Harrison lodge and the
New Cumberland lodge should visit
Nelson lodge last night. The brethren
In Beliaire were also invited.
The Cadiz and New Cumberland dele.
cations were met on their arrival hero
by committee OF reception from Nelson
lodge, headed by Worshipful Master
Bodley, and escorted TO the stamm
house, where supper was taken, and
where the visitors also spent the night.
The Bellaire visitors came up on the X.
E. Phillips, and returned home after the
work and the entertainment which fol.
lowed.
The Masonic hall was too small to &C.
commodate the large number OF Masons
present, and therefore G. A. Il. hall was
secured for the occasion. At s o'clock
the lodge was opened with about l75
Masons present, the hall being as full as
1t could be without embarrassing the
work. Worshipful Master Bed ey pre-.
sided and the other officers OF Nelson
lodge were In their places.
A Masonic structure WIS raised by
Nelson lodge, the work being completed
about 10 p. H., after which the members
Of Harrison lodge exempliaed the Ohio
work in'thc third degree, their work
consuming the time till midnight.
After the work the visitors and their
hosts were called TO refreshments, and a
toothsome collation. was served. All the
visitors expressed themselves rs delight.
ed, and the occasion was in all respects
memorable in the Masonic annals Of this
locality.
The members present from Harrison
Lodge No. PIG, Of C4diz, were: Z. i.
McNamee, W. NJ; W. s. Cessna, S. W.:
Q. II. Perry, J. W; J. NJ. Garven, Sec. ;
+. D. Perry, S. d.; Jacob Jarvis, J. D. ;
John F. Bryant, Hon. W. 3. Hearn,
editor Of the Republican. W. II. Arnold,
Alex English, ]. Clark Moore, F. H. At.
kinson, J. S. Duff, Hon. D. A. Holdings.
worth, ". A. Cole, George L. Mills, John
B. Beadle, James Garvin, James Adams,
G. W. Gressipger, G. II. Colville, Adolph
Cappner, H. G.. Forker. G. A. Grew,
Israel Rankin, ]. W. Cotillnd, James Il.
Sharp, William Mcconnell, NJ. Il. Brown,
". T. Perry, james Howard, ". II.
Parkinson, Z. 2. Mansfield, G. A. Holmes,
S. F. McFadden and Wilson @. Stillwell.'
Those present from New Cumberland
Lodge, No. %, were: James Luke, IT,,
W. NJ. Robert Hamilton, S. W.; James
Luke, sr., Treas. w. J. Ramsey, Daniel
Mcdonald.
The brethren from Bellaire were; A.
klotz, Treas; T. NJ. Keyser, Jacob
Duga, Will Dougherty, William McFar-
land and Joseph Parrish, OF Ionic No.
43S, and J. B. Barnhill, E. BiBarnhill,
Christ Bippus, II. W. Bohra. J. W.
Obermann, ". N. Darby, E. G. Morris
and John Wagner, Of Bellaire No. 267.
There were also present Ed. Thomas,
OF Steubenvlle Lodge, No. As; J. L.
Hickey, OF Hazen Lodge, No. Isl. Of
Morrissown, Ohio; J. Il. Piper, OF Weir
Lodge, No: al, Centeryille, Ohio; w. II.
Rogers, Of Ashland, No. Of, Detroit,
Mich. j. G. kintner, Of Belmont, No. lG,
St: Clairaville, Ohio; R. ]. Fullerton, Of
King Solomon, No. $40, Connellsville,
Pa.