The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-22


Dedication Services Last Evening,
Address OF Welcome aud Banquet.
Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock the
first session OF tho annual meeting Of
the Grand Lodge. West Virginia, indie
pendent Order Of Odd Fellows convened
att. o. 0. +. hall, Chaplain and Twelfth
streets, with large attendance OF dele
gates from throughout the state repre-.
senting all OF the l42 subordinate lodges.
For time it looked rs though the
Grand Lodge would be unable 10 pro.
coed with its regular business in the
regular order, though finally it was de-
cided that the bu;iness could be trans
acted Notwithstanding ;ho absence OF
several essentials. Last Saturday the
retiring grand master, A. q. Dayton, OF
Phiitippt, sent to himself at Wheeling, Il
large trunk containing the Grand Lodge
rituals. charters and other Important
papers necessary 10 the proper conduct
Of the lodge meeting. The trunk ar
rived ut Grafton Sunday morning, aud
hore it is supposed that the tug became
detached. However that may be the
trunk has not rcaGrcd the United States
express office here, and il supposed to
have zone oil to Chicago "tagless and
homeless" Throughout the day yes.
terday the express people were teIe-
graphing all along the Baltimore "
Ohio fines in an GnicavUr to locate the
trnnE but without success up to n.
m To-Day; III thc I"""'.s'Ho w." ~
Grand Lodge WAS III seq rs 60 now 20
proceed. II IS hopeu INV VIC ' I'n
and lts contents VIII turn up to,u"y;
This IS said to be the hrst instances OF
the character that ever h"pPened III
secret society history .,.;,.-,,,,,.
me ol1 Eel.p"S "so u4n,t"o 81 ths
worked up over inc non'afr'Val Oh tne'
trunk and speculation rs 70 'nG co"ao,
quences that WAL arise IL IL noes mHt
come To-day are heav"' III thG trunN
there are many papers IeG'r9InE up,
Peals made 10 inc IF"tu ,,n i.;us sE,r "mu
these cannot DC 'IT'ct on u,I.'' my a."
produced. Should the trunk not turn
up to-day, She sessions Oh .me u i".s
Lodge viii be PrOiahEeu several uays.
On the other name, shou Ill.,, INC III tTuT ha
done? Either recess would ,, have 10
be taken or the nouy W"ut w. nave W. ~ ~
man III sess'oH uA't '''0 ''""" %
found. r., ,1..-n,...,n
In addition 10 uFn"u ,j Ia'oe G,o LAY t .o
the l"llowIhE NfaII ioGEo ott," w., f r"'
tc'pa'ed IN inc uciper"t'GHS v .! f.'e T t.sS
session SessItI"y 49,, ranI IT," rr1nsnror
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Appeals|H. II; tFeer. n: " W. II o GiTgR'
a. ). hire, b. j. frl'ch"Fu' L. " "''-
lam. ~,
order oil buslness-2. L. Douu, james
Fowler, W. IL. cummings Y. b. nAr'
rold, j. +. lhomhSoh' All.
Charters-WiIIlam EIlhsham' a. p
LINK, John Aye
by Laws oil saDordinate LouGesTE'
A, Peck James W; Mhlte; oscar Il'eh4e'
floyu d 1tipIe!t' MASON Nu.sTn, a.
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The renresenta,iyes of the subordinate
lodges In the afternoon another ses-
sion was held, at when considerable
business Isl, was t .rsSos It,,.. S,,,,o,
ne Gt"Mu ~, ..G' sat fasth.S r """
!li"ue ms "' eM ,ooa 'O ~" 49,
!nE oo'u"et ~ 80 "a Sna W s omJ AZ
G9'P's "Il'u"'us 90 ~ ~, . ~ i ~ """ IA h
pursGine ,I. VI 1900 0t g. ' INe e. T T
N'ice ~ wy oai',an mi ~ no.
TSo rnMort NJ the ,;rand SECRETARY, r,
A Billinrsley. was received. He COM
ments on The prosperity and success OF
the order in West Virginia during the
ms. yenr which has been yery pro-
tounced. The gain in membership
dnTinr the yeur was 7S5, fur outstrip-
ninc in gain any other order in West
VIRGINIA During the year seven new
lodses wero instituted. Tho secretary
WAS not ready to give figure. as to
amounts paid out for sick benefits at
this time. seventy.one members died
during the wear. Tho total membership
nj present il SSG5, and the lodges num-