West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-09-22
GOOD TEMPLARS.
Proceedings or the Grand Lodge, 1.
D. q. T., Held mt Hinton Week
Before Last

plars of West Virginia met at
Hinton, Wednesday, Sept. Z, in ITS
27th Annual Session.
Grand Chief Templar Julius X.
Monroe, of Kingwood, presided.
Nearly all of the Grand Lodge
officers were in attendance, and
most of the Subordinate Lodges
were represented.
Rev. A. B. Rohrbaugh, of
Rowlesburg, +. G.. Cartwright, Of
Wheeling. and G.. B. Burke, Of
Terra Alta, were appointed to re-
port the proceedings of the Grand
Lodge to the various daily papers
of the State and such other papers
as tie committee might select.
The Grand Chief Templar APP
pointed the following Committe on
Credentials: j. b. Morgan, G. b
Burke, Spencer Wigner, j. w.
Graham and Nan j. Lauck. The
committee reported, after which the
Grand Lodge degree was conferred
upon large number of candidates.
Grand Chief Templar Monroe
announced the committees as fol.
lows:
on DISTRIBUTION.
j. j. Sigler, Clarence Starchct,
l.. b. McGinnis, Il. ". Simpson,
Mrs. Anna NJ. Bateman.
ON FINANCE.
G.. b. Burke, II. n. Barnes, l..
w. Brown, G. j. Hamilton and
Mrs. +. o. Prince.
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS.
F. Il. Cartwright, Rev. ID. J..
Reid, III. III. Wagely, Spencer
Wigner and Mrs. ". Il. Hoyt.
STATE OF THE ORDER.
Rev. a. b. Rohrbaugh, viii A.
Strickler, j. Ami Martin, ID. II.
Swishcr and Mrs. 2Iaggie Morgan.
JUVENILE TEMPLARs.
Nan j. Lauck, Estella Bennett,
Ida NJ. Spahr, Title Charlton and
Rev. Reuben Kolb.
on MILEAGE
q. Il. Burke, +. Il. Cartwright,
Nan j. l.auck, Rev. Reuben Kolb
and L. w. Simpson.
The Committee on the State of
the Order reported plan recon-
mending that the Executive Com
mittee employ as many organizers
as the committee may deem advisa-
BILE. and to apply certain part of
the lecture fund for that purpose.
The report was adopted
Perhaps the most important
recommendation that was made was
offered by the Committee on Fl.
nance, which was that the office OF
the Grand Chief Templar be made
Il salaried position. Considerable
discussion followed, some for, some
against, and an amendment was
offered. but the report was adopted
as it came from the committee,
allowing Sl25 per year.
The annual election Of officers
resulted as follows
Grand Past Chief Tcmplar, Viii
4. Stricken; Grand Chief Templur
Julius K. Monroe; Grand Counsel
Tor, G.. Bruce Burke; Grand V. T..
Miss Il. Title Charlton Crane
Supt. Juvenile Templars, Miss
Lucy Carskadon; Grand Treasurer
Lewis Largcnt Grand Secretary
JAS. b. Morgan Grand Chaplain
Rev. \. Is. Rohrbaugh Gran,
Marshall, Clarence Starcher; Crane
Guard, Mrs. Anna NJ. Bateman
Grand Sentinel G. j. Hamilton
Grand Assistant Secretary, l.. w
Brown Grand Deputy Marshall
Nan j Lauck.
Rev. B. b. Eyars, Of Weston
and Lewis Largent, OF Paw Paw
were elected Representatives iron
tins State to the Right Worth
Grand lodge Of the World, whic'
meets next year at Des Moincs
Iowa.
On Friday morning the Gran,
Lodge held the closing session
Resolutions were adopted tenderin
q vote Of thanks Of the Gran
Lodge TO the railroads, Y. VI. {
~ Hinton Lodge, and the goo
people Of Hinton for their multi
tudmous favors.
At 10 o'clock The Grand Lodp