The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-09-29
THE FITTING WIND-UP
ofthe Meeting Of the Knights of
the Mystic Chain.
AN ENTERTAINMENT AND B8NQ7E1

AAl GAAA AANA' HAahsSH -
In tho /. o. o. F. hall Largely Atsond-
Gu lass Night t. Tho Next Annual
Meeting to DO Held in Piedmont.
Tho Last Business Session Yester-
day FOronoon-A Profitable aud En-.
joyable Convention at an End.
Tho Select Castle, Knights of the
Mystic Chain, reassemblod at 0 o'clock
yesterday morning with Select Com
mandcr ". ]. Williams in tho chair.
Tho mock degree was conferred upon
Past Commander John Ballinger, OF
Silver Wave Castle No. II. The Select
Castle subscribed for flEty copies of the
Stcret S0ciety Gossip, the official organ OF
the order.
The following gentlemen wore APP
pointed as press committee, to furnish
tho press of tho state with the news Of
the order during tho ensuing year: ].
N. Stanley aud 4. W. Rose, OF Pied
mont; O. l. Wiscman, OF Elk Garden;
S. S. Buzzard, of Berkeley Springs, and
George Hopwood, Of Wheeling; This
committee was instructed TO have q
large quantity OF literature printed to
use in advertising the order.
Fidelity Castle No. 5, OF Thomas, was
grnntpd n chnrter free 10 replaca one
destroyed by fire.
The question of allow TO spread and
advance the order" was discussed by
various representatives..
Nominations were made OF candidates
TO iii the various select Offices, TO be
voted for at the regular election IN June
next
Supreme Representative John N.
Stanley, OF Piedmont, exempliaed the
secret work Of the order during u secret
session.
Suitable resolutions OF thanks to the
Wheeling brethren, tho railroads and
hotels were unanimously adopted by q
rising vote.
The supreme representatives were ln-
structed to use their influence in the
supreme castle to have the ritual OF tho
subordinate castle revised.
A resolution was adopted that at iu-
ture sessions tho afternoon OF tho sec
ond day only would be devoted TO pa
rades, demonstrations, etc.
Select Commander WI. Williams ap-
pointed the following district deputy
select commanders aud standing. COM
mittees:
DISTRICT DEPUTIEa.
Grant county. Owen Brlnegar, of Will
son; Ohio county, John WalfOrd. of
Wheeling; Marshall county, William
Barlow, Of Bonwood; Marion county, N.
NJ. Conway, OF Barrackville; Mineral
county, O. L. Wisemnn, OF Elk Garden;
Morgan county, Simeon S. Buzzard. OF
Berkeley Springs; Randolph county, J.
J. Ferguson, OF Montrose; Tucker coun-
ty, W. +. Randolph, Of Parsons.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Finance and mileage. George Hop
wood, James II. Burgo and John Car
dona, OF Wheeling; election returns,
10. Kophart, S. N. Moore and ]. II.
Cain, of Keyser; law and supervision,
F.W. Rose, F. D. Beck and Capt. Il. N.
CoryelI, OF Piedmont; Appeals and
grievances, ]. D. Dodge, Newton Christy
and A. r. Cornelius, of Davis.
At noon tho select castle was closed
in due form, to meet in annual session
at 10 o'clock a. III. on the fourth Tues
day in September, 1894, ut Piedmont.
FINE ENTERTAINMENT.
The closing exercises were held last
evening at the l. o. o. F. hall, being in
the nature of a vocal aud literary en-
tertainment. This was arranged by
tho local castles, complimentary 10 the
visiting officers and members and tho
friends OF the order.
Long before o'clock the hall was
crowded with members aud friends,
who enthusiastically encored every
number Of tho entertaining programme.
John Walford, select vice commander,
was master OF ceremonies OF tho even
ing.
This programme was carried out to
the satisfaction of the audience:
Opening ode, by members OF the
order; prayer, by Rev. q. W. Hopwood;
solo, "rhe Song that Reached my
Heart" Miss Emma Edge; address by
Z Past Commander ]. N. Stanley, of
Piedmont; quartette, "The Foresters'
Song" Miss Lulu Furgeson, Messrs. O.
Bourne, A. Davidson and w. Il. Vest
wood; recitation, "Gone with Hand
somer Man." +. II. Crago; address,
Military Rule, General James j.
Roberts, Of PHILADELPHIA; qnartette,
"The Rcd Cross Knights" Miss
ca Edge and Fergeson, and
Messrs. Hopwood and Westwood; reci-
tation, "rho Boys Essay on the Horse,
]. NJ. Bryaon; solo, by the Sad Sen
Waves" @. Bourne; solo. Anchored"
w. II. Westwood; recitation, "0yor the
Hills to the Poor House." and "The
Bridge Tender" Prof. F. II. Crago;
double quartettc, "Clough aud Crow"
by members; recitation, Jim and the
Cats" {. b. Bryson; solo, Loves Golden
Dream" Miss Lulu Furgeson; chorus,
SGood Night, Farewell" by members.
Tho addresses wero especially inter-
esting. ]. NJ. Stanley explained and
dwelt on the principles OF tho order aud
tho advantages and benefits derived
from it. General Roberts told in q
humorous style Of his ability US m ora
tor, which he proved by his eloquent
but brief talk on the military branch Of
tho order. Both OF tho addresses were
closed followed by tho attentive audi
ence and warmly applauded ut their
close.
Evarv ona wns then invited TO the