The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-22


Is one big round Of fun for tho jolly
shrinerg. This was tho unanimous
verde. Of every Shrinor as they sat
down to asumpiuou5 banquet prepared
for them at the Mcclure House after
over four hours oil labor aud fun at the
Arion hall
Oyor twenty candidates sought to un.
ravel tho mysteries surrounding the
journey across the burning sands OF tho
desert At o'clock over 100 mobiles as.
! sembled ut tho Arion hall to assist in
this ceremony. some merely being pres.
ent aa spectators, others to participate
in the initiation. During the initiation
vocal music was furnished bya Quarctto
consisting OF Mrs. Flora Williams, Miss
Theresa Phillips, Messrs. viii u. Day
and Charles Lulauf. This was to case
the suAerings OF tho unlortnnatos rs
they were hustled across the sands by
tho bumper Of the shrine After hours
they all finally reached the fertile oasis
which was not dotted with signs, keep
of the grass but marked with words
OF welcome and good fellowship, and all
wero there greeted with outstretched
hands by the mystic Rebles,agd invited
to the iestal board Mt the McLurO house,
where all met as full ilcdged shriners
Among Intermediates initiated we're;
Rudolph Wilde, OF ParkersbHrR; u. NJ
Boggs, OF st. Clairsville; L. A. ScraiSord
and A. g. Graham, OF Amos; A. Sned.
ogar and j. NJ. Pelot, OF Huntington; i.
II. Atkinson, ". II. ChilCoat and Oliver
II. Perry, OF Cadiz Caleb Burt and
Charles Barrows, OF Warrington; X. G.
Whitiord, Of Petrolia, Pa; @, L. Bart.
lett, J. I. Stangagen aud w. @. Ed.
wards, OF Monongah; Frank Fisher. OF
Bridgeport: ]. A. Clark, OF Fairmont;
II, K. Howald, OF Prince; A. f. South
worth, OF huntington; NJ. L. Uienden.
min, and j. Q. Moore, OF Cadiz, aud
Dent A. Taylor, OF Wheeling.
1t was exactly the hour OF midnight
when the members sat down to tho
feast that had boen prepared by tho
McLnre Bros. Tho monu embraced all
OF the latest delicacies, and would tempt
the veriest epicurc. Over 100 guests
guests were present, each wearing
the bright rod iez, which gave the room
u scene Of brilliancy
During tho banquet excellent music
was furnished by tho Premier Banjo,
Mandolin and Guitar club and many
fine vocal solos by VIII Day and Charles
Hulauf, accompanied by Prof. II.
SChockoy. A number OF impromptu
speeches were made by tho guests, T.
O. Stevenson, the potontatc, officiating
as toastmaslcr. Mr.. Ed Baldwin looked
after the wants of ,the guests in a pleas.
ant manner. Several hours were spent
at the table,
Among the shriners present from
other points we're, Samuel Hazlett, OF
Washington, Pa. (, A. NJ. Priest and w,
L. Bender, OF steubeaviIle; George A.
Dean, OF Mingo junction; John Camp.
bell, Edwin Il. Austin and d. W. Rish.
or Of Pittsburgh; +. " Faulkner, ]. X.
Cunningham and j. l.. Kirkland, OF
Warrington; Joseph McDormott, OF
Morgantown; G. l.. Skinner S. n. Jack.
son, j. A. Clark and Alex Bobout, OF
Fdtrmonti O. 4, Bartlett, A. j.
Buchanan aud j. +. Stoubogon, Of
Monongah; Charles A. sinsel, Of
Grafton; A. j. Bonahold, OF Tunpclton,
Joseph A. Henderson, of st. Ciatrsvtiic;
A. u. White, Of Parkorsburg; Harry
Stricken, Of Marictta Edgar Mcconnell,
OF Flushing; j. O. Moore, Il. W. Glen.
DENIM, o. II. Perry mud 7. II, Akin.
son, OF Cadiz Hon J. l.. Locke, Hon. &.
NJ. Burgess, DR.. j, Q. Warren, o. NJ.
llogc, Charles A. Rcch, Roger Kirk.
patrick, q. J. Mccullough, Of Cam.
BRIDGE Milton Bost, Of Washington,
and many others.