Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-06-18
THE SECRET SOCIETIES
MASONRY.

OldpLeI, NO. L, uelu us duuudi SOH'O
cation with very full attendance OF
the companions present. The follow
ing are the officers elected for the ca
pitular year, and installed by Grand
High Priest J. w. Norris: John A.
Zorn, High Priest; Archie t. Hupp,
King; Frank Warden. Scribe; Rooert
M. Browne, Treasurer; Z. w. Duna-
way. Secretary; T. C. Stevenson, Capt.
of Host; Chas. 2. Wood, Principal So
journer; VIM. T. Shaffer, Royal Arch
Captain; w. w. Irwin, G. M. OF Third
Veil; John K. List, G. NJ. Of Second
Veil; w. Fl. Manning, G. Nj. OF First
Veil; L. w. Bliss. Tyler. There are a
number OF candidates on the way to the
arch, but owing to the lateness OF the
hour, it was deferred till next convoca-
ton.
On Tuesday evening Bates Lodge held
It's monthly convocation, and the officers
elected for the ensuing Masonic year
were regulorly installed and invested.
On Wednesday evening the committee
having In charge the arrangements for
the laying of the, corner stone OF the
new Masonic Temple had meeting and
perfected many OF the details as fol-
lows: The knights Templar escort to
the ground will consist Of Wheeling and
Cyrene Communicates In united column,
under the command Of Grand Comman-
der Alfred PAUL, the Eminent Comman-
ders of each to be his aids. The Past
Grand Commanders and Past Comman-
ders and the Generalissmos and Captain
Generals to march at the head OF the
column, all other officers in such places
in the lines as shall be designated by the
Grand Commander. Next In line will be
the Master Masons of lodges Of this
city and visitors as one body, then the
grand lodge, the officers OF all blue
lodges marching with that body In such
positions as designated by the Grand
Marshal.
The knights Templars will meet at
G. A, r. Hall. The Grand Lodge In
the Masonic Blue lodge room, and the
Master Masons in the chapter room.
At the time designated for forming the
knight Tamplars will form right rest
ing on Market north of Twelfth street.
Master Masons right resting on Twelfth
street. The Grand Lodge will fall In
in the rear of the Master Masons. The
Opera House band will march in front
OF the knight Templars, and Mayors
band at the head of the Master Masons.
The route Is as follows: North on Mar
ket to Tenth street, eTenth to
Main, Main south to Twenty-fourth
street, Twenty-fourth to Chapline,
Chapline to Twentieth, Twentieth to
Market, Market to site OF new Temple.
After the ceremonies are concluded, the
procession will reform and proceed to
the Elm Grove railroad to the Park, and
the day spent by Masons, families and
intermediate relatives as basket pic
mic. The Opera House Band and Or
chestrs will be at the Park, and short
addresses will be delivered by Past
Grand Masters White, Atkinson and
Long. Ii is suggested that all who
take their baskets will tag them so that
they may not get mixed in the baggage
car. and we get some ones chicken
when we only had q ham sandwiched
camel. from the land Of homeless Turk
les.
The Committee Of Arrangements will
meet again on Wednesday evening, and
IL Is expected that the box for the de-
posits for the cornerstone will be there
at that time, and 1t is requested that
each committeeman will bring to the
meeting the deposits on that evening,
so that the committee can judge the
box's casacity. 1t has been suggested
by many that the three Great Lights
be one of the deposits II a small copy
OF them cou d be had.
The bodies meeting next week are:
Nelson Lodge No. 30, on Thursday
evening, and some work may be- e1-
pected as they have lots OF it on hand.
On Friday evening the session OF Osiris
Temple Shrine meets, and as the repre-
sentatiyes from the Imperial Council
will have returned, all who attend this
session will be amply repaid by their
report from the hot sands.
A condensed history OF Templarlsm
in Virginia since its reorganization, has
been prepared for the Sunday REGISTER,
but has been crowded out OF this issue
by a pressure Of other matter. 1t will
be published next Sunday.