The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-09
THE ONO
To Meet in Grand session in AIartIn's Forty
Opening To-day.

Opening To.uuy.
The grand court of the Ancient Order
Of Poresters will hold its annual con-
vention in Martins Ferry to-day and
tomorrow, converting this morning at
10 o'clock, There will be q concert to-
night in honor OF the visitors and q big
banquet tomorrow night,
The convention will be held in the
largo hall OF Court Ohio Valley No.
1877, in the Opera House block, one OF
the finest in Ohio. The lodge room has
been beautifully decorated and put in
first class shape for the delegates and
visitors, and extensive preparations
have been made for their entertain
ment Eighteen tables have been pur-
chased and placed in the hall for the
accommodation Of the delegates, num-
boring about 100, and representing that
number OF lodges in different parts OF
Ohio.
The convention will be called to order
this morning promptly at 10 o'clock,
aud the transaction OF business will be.
gin Immediately. Two full days will
be occupied, and probably three. BY
the time Of the opening this morning
the majority OF the delegates will be
present, many having arrived lust night.
Among the cities represented are CleYe-
land, Toledo, Youngstown, Akron, Gin
cinnRti, Columbus, ~SteubepYllle, Mas
sillon and Canton.
In Ohio there are about 5000 Forest
ers and the membership is rapsdlY in-
creasing, The order is very strong in
Cleveland, Toledo and Youngstown.
The order was established in America
less than thirty years ago, and has q
membership OF nearly l75,O00, The
gain last year alone was $4,000.
During 1892 the sun OF $SOl,000 was
paid out for sick benefits, $4,000 for
funeral expenses, $4,000 for benevolent
purposes and $4,000 contributed to the
grand court for funeral fund, making a
total OF about S500,000.
The Martins Ferry court, which has
nearly 100 members, will entertain the
visiting brothers in fine style, having
provided, months ago, q fund OF several
hundred dollars for the purpose,
The committee on arrangements is as
follows; John B. Farnell, A. Hoover,
William L. Thomas, David Llewellyn,
Jacob Arm, John Therbare, Owen
BoWen-and Jacob Keyser.
Tonight an entertainment will be
given by Court Ohio Valley at tho
Opera house in honor OF the convention.
There will be five or more numbers and
the programme will consist Of vocal and
instrumental solos, recitations, etc.
Tomorrow night the visitors will BIO
banQuetted at the Bayless House, for
which an excellent menu has been ar.
ranged. DR.. w. b. Shuttleworth will
be master OF ceremonies. Tho address
OF welcome will BIO made by Mayor A.
W. Harris and NJ. S. Clark, g, y. R., Of
Youngstown, will respond. David
LIewellyn, D. @. K, Is down for q toast
"Our Visiting Brothers" and Supt. j. L.
Mannix, OF tho public schools, is on the
programme to respond to tho toast
"City OF Martins Ferry"
The Toledo delegates, several accom-
panied by their wives, in all number
ing about twenty-five, arrived in q spe-
cial car on the Wheeling & Lake Eric
at $3.50 last evening. Their Cur, which
is in the depot yard, is niceIydecorated
with flags, banners and evergreens and
on either side is a large streaner with
tho inscription Toledo Delegates, A.
o. +. Of A., to Martins Ferry, Ohio"
The party is q jolly II aud reports lots
OF fun.
Tho Mahoning Valley delegates ar
rived on the Cleveland & Pittsburgh
road at $3.50 p. IN.
The Cleveland delegation was the
last to got in. but none attracted more
attention. There were twelty-six Of
lhcm. They came in a special car,
with banners and flags, on the 1888
train on the Cleveland & Pittsburgh.
The big banners read: "Cleyeland Del
egates OF Foresters to Grand Court at
Martins Ferry, O." Robert j. Kemp
was with them, happy as ever. he was
heard before the train stopped, aud
jumped off with a flag in his hand.
Thirty-eight are at tho Bayless, SO at
the st. Clair, inCluning the officers, 10 ut
Capt. L. W. Inglebright's residence, two
at Mr.. Thomas Lloyd's and others are
being entertained by the members Of
the Martins Ferry lodge. Several 10
dies are at the Bayless.
The delegates are a fine looking body
Of men and are q credit to the order.
The officers headquarters Is at the st.
Clair. Tho officers have all arrived and
are as follows; &. G. r., ~ s. Clark,
Youngstown; S. G. R., Thomas Price,
Coalburg; Grand Secretary, d.. Wood.
ford, Niles; Grand Treasurer, John
Rounds, Niles; Recording Secretary,
Thomas L. Hopkins, Cleveland; G. s.
W., Robert Kay, Coal Hill; G. j. W.,
Oliver Osborn; G. s. B., George Hind.
son, Coal Hill; Trustees John X. Phil
lips, Niles, L. E. Stiles, Cleveland, and
John B. Farnell. Martins Ferry.
The delegates began taking in the
sights soon after their arrival and ap-
pearod to BIO enjoying themselves.