West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-10-22
State Grand Lodge I'm Session al
Parkersburg Last week.


bunting and various decorations
emblematic of the order. Uniform
cd Divisions were marching the
streets and bands were playing
everywhere. The session of the
Grand Lodge was held in Mathcr
Hall and convened Tuesday, Oc-
tober 18th, lasting three days and
adjourning at 3 o'clock Thursday
to meet in Wheeling on the Second
Tuesday in October 1892. Nor
gantown, Weston and Charleston
were voted on, but Wheeliog was
the choice by large majority.
Fourteen new lodges have been or
ganizcd and Instituted during the
past year.
Prizes Of $500 and $500 for
the best drilled division in Compel
tive drill were agreed upon on the
same conditions as formerly, except
that not less than 3 Divisions are
permitted to compete.
George A. Walls was. the duly
elected representative from Brown
Lodge No. 80, Of this place. The
other Knights present from here
we're Capt. E. s. Elliott, Lieut..
d. r. Jackson, Sir knight Sen
tinel j. M. Crane and Sir Knight
j. s. Brown OF Klngwood Division
No. II. The big parade in the
afternoon OF the first day was grand
and imposing and there was long
line Of glitterlng helmets and wal, :
ing plumes, marching to the in
spring music Of the following bands
-Parkcrsburg City Band, "Kid
Band" of Clarksburg, The Gilbert
Band, of Piedmont, the Avenue
Band, of Falrmont and Globe Cloth.
ing House Band from Grafton.
The Diyisionsin line were as follows:
kanawha of Charleston, Capt.
Thomas Popp; Pinnickinnick. of
Clarksburg, Captain j. w. Bow
cock; Cabell of Huntington, Capt.
w. III. Lyons; No. 10 of Piedmont,
Capt. j. Ii. Jarboe; Allegheny OF
Grafton, Capt. F. B. Blue; RAJ
veAswood Division, Capt. ". E.
Hoyt; No. 10 of Fairmont, Capt.
A. II. Fleming; No. of Parkers-
burg, Capt. s. b. Baker and a
company of Scattered Divisions of
visiting Knights, Capt. f. S. Ell
lott. The day was fine and the
parade around the principal streets
of the city. The Fairmont Divis-
ion carried off the handsome sword
presented by the Pettibone Company
Of Cincinnati to the Division hav-
ing the largest number of men in
line, but Parkersburg took the
whole bake-shop for efficiency in
drill and general manouvering.
A new regiment was formed and the
following officers were elected in the
first regiment.
j. W. Mathers. Brigadier Gen'l.
A. Howard Fleming, of Fair
mont, Colonel,
Cecil Spates, Of Clarksburg,
Lieutenant Colonel, was held over.
+. b. Blue, of Grafton, Major.
DIR. A. Warder, Surgeon.
A. S. Moore, Of Clarksburg,
Chaplain, held over.
The second regiment was formed
with the following divisions
No. 2 Charleston, No. 4 Martins
burg, No. s Huntington, No. z
Scwells Depot, No. Davis, No.
10 Piedmont, No. IL Kingwood,
No. II Hinton.
Tire officers elected are
G.. G. Rand, Charleston. Colonel.
W. II. Lyons, Huntington, Lieu
tenant Colonel.
4. S. Elliott, Kingwood. Major.
G. 4. Enslow, Huntington, Sur
gocn.
At night an elegant and sumu-
tuous banquet was served in honor
Of the visitors. Maj. Cen. James
r. Carnahan and q number OF
prominent officers we're present and
made speeches. Wednesday after
noon the drill for prizes came of
out at the Fair ground.
The first prize was $500. Sec
ond prize, $500.
The contending Divisions we're
Piedmont Division No. 10, with
l6 men, Offered by Captain John
II. JarbOe.