Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-05-08
THE SECRET SOCIETIES.
MASONRY.

last Monday evening Ohio Lodge No.
I met in regular meeting with nne as-
tandance of brethren. Work was eA-
nected in the Masters degree, out .no
candidate not appearing the conIerrihs
~ the same was deferred until some iu-
ture time.
On Tuesday evening reporter nau
the pleasure Of meeting with Cameron
Lodge No. II, located at Cameron.
Onite a large attendance OF brethren
were az the lodge meeting TO greet me,
and | also had the pleasure, by reques..
Of Worshipful Master Reinheimer' OF
occupying the East and leading lour
good men and true up the first step oil
our institution, and with the assistance
of the other officials the work was well
and creditably done, and everyone went
home satisfied with the work OF the
evening. especially the wind-up at the
BANQUET board, where all replenisned
the inner man after the laoors OF sne
evening.
On Thursday evening, In company
with Sir Morris, Grand Commander oil
West Virginia, Eminent Commander
Zorn. Past Commanders Waterhouse
and Hall. and Sir Knights, Wood,
Hirsch and Bodley, Of Wheeling No. ].
and Prelate Brown, OF Cyrene NO. q,
they accompanied quite number OF
the Sir Knights OF Hope Commandery
from Bellaire TO St. Ciairsville to attend
a couclaye of the Commandery. On ar
irving at the town we found knights
from many sections OF the country al
ready on hand, and equipped Tor the
frey of the evening.
At the regular time Hope Command
ery pitched her tent and sent out her
skirmishers, who In due time brought 10
view two Red Cross knights, who were
anxiously waiting to be captured ana
dubbed Knights of the Temple ana
Malta, and which was accomplished oy
the very efficient officers OF the Com
mandery. We were especially pleased
with the solemn and impressive
manner in which the Prelate
and the Eminent Commander did
their parts, and shows that Hope did
not err in her selection Of officers, A
part of the evening was taken up by the
Inspection Officer, Post Commander
Neill, of Newark, Ohio, and who made
a very pretty address after close OF the
work, closing with congratulations TO
the body for tqeir knowledge aud skill
manifested on the occasion OF his first
visit to the Commandry. After the con-
clave was closed all present proceeded
in full uniform to Hotel Claridon, where
an elegant toothsome layout had been
spread, the table being placed in
the form Of passion cross, and
laid very prettily. All Knights
fell in skirmish line about the cross, and
soon the inner man was replenished
with the choice things provided TO APP
pease the hunger OF the most particu-
lar, and not till the banquet was ordered
to be broke up did we cease to feast
upon the good things under which the
table appeared to groan. We arrived
home aud slipped In our little bed just
as the hour OF two struck the key
note OF our early return to our homes
and feeling happy OF having spent one
more evening with the st. Clairevillians,
Cadizlllians, and Bellairelians.
On Monday night Wheeling Union
Chapter meets to do only routine work.
On Tuesday evening Bates Lodge No.
80 will meet. and on Thursday evening
Nelson Lodge No. 30. Both bodies have
many candidates on the way and work
can be expected to be done in both