The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-23

the Grand Lodge of odd Fellows.
The West Virginia Grand Lodge, In
dependent Order Of Odd Fellows, con.
tinued the session OF their annual
meeting in this city yesterday. There
were two sessions, morning and after
noon. and considerable routine business
was transacted, some OF it OF interest to
the public.
Yesterday morning the grand mas
ters missing trunk turned up and was
a. once delivered to him. Though the
express people were reticent about the
miscarriage of the trunk, it was learned
that the tag was not lost from it, and
that it went on to Mansfield through
misunderstanding. The Odd Fellows
will take no action against the express
company, though had the trunk not
turned up when it did there would have
been legal trouble, say the officials OF
the order.
At the first session yesterday morn.
ing the grand master presided, and all
the other grand officers were present.
The first business transacted was that
Of receiving the report of the committee
Of credentials, admitting new members
to the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge
degree was conferred upon twenty new
members.
The reports OF various other commit
tees wore received and acted upon,
though there was nothing done OF ID
terest
THE MKT MEETING.
Then came one OF the most interest
ing events of the day, tho selection of
place to hold the next annual meeting.
There were a number of cities and
towns in the field, including Hunting
ton, Harper's Ferry, Wellsburg, Wheel
ing, Point Pleasant aud Parkershurg.
The towns having the largest following
were Huntington and Harper's Ferry.
Two ballots were taken without result,
and on the third the fight narrowed
down to the Second City and historic
Harper's Ferry, and the latter came out
ahead, receiving ninety votesto seventy
votes for Huntington. This matter, 1t
seems, was decided upon its merits;
there are q number OF lodges in the
eastern Panhandle. and the Grand
Lodge has not met in that section for
some time.
The report of the committee on
finance was received aud adopted. The
Grand Lodge then went into secret ses-
sion and remained so for two-thirds OF
the afternoon. Reports Of more COM
mittees were received and acted upon.
Grand Secretary Z, A. Billingslea
read the following letter, which was ad-
dressed to "Petar Kennedy, Merchant,
Wheeling, Virginia" and is Of peculiar
interest to West Virginia Odd Fellows,
coming as it does from the father of Odd
Fellowship in America, William Wildey,
OF Baltimore. The paper on which the
letter ia written ia moldy with age and
the written characters show but dimly,
now, nearly three.ffths OF century
after the letter was penned. 1t is in
reference to proposed Grand Encamp-
ment at Wheeling, to be held in 1856:
BALTIMORE, Sept. %, 1885.
10 Past Grands Kennedy, Edmonton, Holmes, lThRe.
George, CuTG1 and Wright:
DEAR SIRs AND BRorHlRs:-Your com.
munication was duly received, and l
have made all speed to send you this
answer. Had ] been aware Of your
wishes before this there might have
been some steps taken, but am afraid
it ia too late; YOU might have got the
consent from the members OF Norfolk
and advised the members OF Harper's
Ferry on the subject. However, all is
not lost as yet, although our present
grand sire is and will urge everything
ior the members of Harper's Ferry. l
will use all exertions to serve your in
terests; if not to be got l will cause 1t
to be prolonged. You mention OF haV-
ing Grand Encampment, but you
must first have subordinate encamp-
ment, and that will be granted, and l
wish you to forward on your petition
so can present 1t at the annual meet
ing. am afraid you will not have time
10 send it on To Past Grand Sire Wilson,
thus it will not be sure that have had
nothing to do with it. There is small
change in the representatives, and that
might have some effect in the commit
tee which was referred; Ridgley has re'
signed, and he is the representative for
Maryland aud Sandersou for Ohio,
There is no time to send andinfuence
the members at Norfolk, or else that
might have been done. II it is granted
it shall be SO as to meet alternately in
the different towns.
With due respect remain yourt friend
and brother, THOMAS WILDEY'
Past Grand Sire.
NOMINATIONS MADE.
Nominations for officers for the com
inc, YEAR we're made, The election comes