West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-09-28

&G4zEzp2S tie town of Carmel, this
eSsEe county, was the institu-
ton, Thursday night Of
last week, September 21st, of X.
of p. Lodge. The weather was fine
and the roads good and a very
large crowd attended from sur
rounding Lodges all over the coun-
try. There were members Of the
Order there from KeyseI, Oakland,
Gormania, Dobbin, Bayard, New
burg. Tunnelton, Rowlesburg. Ter
ra Alta and Kingwood-about 100
in all-and they put the boys
through in great shape.
The institution took place in the
new hall over the handsome new
store Of LLOYD q. Shaffer. The
lodge room is very good and we'll
equipped one for such small town
and the new Lodge starts off with
unusually bright prospects. In the
first place, it was fortunate in get
ting the "No. 30" as there are
over eighty Lodges in the State,
and this low number rather gives il
prestige over older Lodges, as the
Grand Lodge of the State decided
to fill up all the gaps left by de.
funct Lodges, and Carmel Lodge
gets one OF the old numbers. In
the second place, the new Lodge
has big scope of good territory to
work in and maintaining itself by
tho addition Of new members, aud
best of all, it starts out with first
class material for charter members,
everyone Of them. This makes four
Lodges of knights of Pythias in
this county, all in hourishing con-
dltion-Danon Lodge, No. 5, of
Newburg, Brown Lodge, No. 81, of
Kingwood, Alpine Lodge, No. 35,
Of Terra Alta, and Carmel Lodge,
No. 20, of Carmel, and there Is
talk now of new Lodge at Rowles-
burg to be organized in the near
future. There are alrcady.over three
hundred members of the order in
Preston county.
Mr. viii Il. White, of Terra
Alta, Grand Chancellor of the
State, was the institutIng officer,
assisted by leading mem bers from
among the many Knights present.
The work began soon after supper
and was not completed till G O'Clock
next morning. The charter mem
bers were Rev. S. l.. Kellar, Jessee
w. Shaffer, Lewis Bush, julius
Scherr, j. o. Lantz, Page Il. Nc.
Crum, Oscar O. Wilt, Lewis A.
Paulee, Charles w. Painter, Edgar
Stemple, +. o. Ridenour, w. II.
Porter, Edward Teets, Horace
Stemplo, - Macomb Der, and --
Funk--sovcnteen in all. About ono
o'clock bountifuI lunch Of sand.
witches, bananas, hot coffee, cold
slaw and boiled eggs, etc, was
served to the hungry crowd. Next
morning the newly elected officers
were duly installed as follows
Past Chancellor-Juiius Scherr.
Chancellor Com mander-Loyd G.
Shaffer.
Vice CHANCELLOR. o. Lantz.
Prelato-Rev. 8. l.. Kellar.
Master Of Work.. W. Shafer
Master Of Exchoquor-Pago r.
McCrom.
Master Of Finance-L. A. Paulee,
Keeper Of Records and Seal-E.
o. Ridenour.
Master at Arms-W. II. Porter
Inner Guard-L. w. Hardesty
Outer Guard Edward Teets.
Represcntatiye-Julius Schorr.
Trastees--B For six months, Juliu,
Scherr; twelve months, l.. q. Shat
fer; eighteen months, u. o. Ride
nour. The Lodge meets overy
Thursday night.
The knights from Kingwood
were-Senator W. G.. Worley, OK.
Senator w. NJ. o. Dawson, Capt
j. f. Murdoch, Circuit Clerk j w
Watson, WIN. @. Brown, j. 81
| Crane, ox-ShoriG d. r. jackson,
w. II. Murdock. Camden Lantz
r. -. Repport, George A. Williams
II. II. Potter, Frank NJ. Murdoch