The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-30

Huntington last spring, was, according
to the universal verdict OF those who
we're on the INSIDE" the fines. ever
held since the organization OF Osiris
several years ago. Although the class
OF applicants for membership in this.
the lighter vein Of Masonry, was not so
large as several classes initiated before
everything went off smoothly, and,
needless to saw, uproariously. More
Shriners were gathered together at the
session last evening than ever betorein
the history OF tho local tempIe-two
hundred taking part in the proceedings.
The working session Tor the purpose
Of initiating the applicants started at
o'clock last evening. and continued until
II p. M, with very infreduent intervals
Of quietude. Following was the class
that walked over the burning sands to
the edifcation OF their tormentors and
their own discomfort:
John D. Brown. Wheeling: IL. II.
Largely, Statlcr's kun; Allen I. Bowie,
Bridgeport; Walter G. Lewis. Bridge
port; DR.. ]. A. Heinlein, Bridgeport; b.
p. briggs, Huntington; N. @. Hamilton,
Wheeling; T. &. jenkins, Wheeling;
DIR. j. N. Fassett, Wheeling; DR.. II. b.
Baculey, Wheeling; Alex B. Robb,
Wheeling; ]. Ii. Klieves, Wheeling; r.
P. Robb, Wheeling; G. A. Reed, Wheel.
ing; R. II. D. Willis, Wheeling; Robert
Piper, Wheeling; James Kinney j.,
Wheeling.
The session was remarkable for the
large number Of out.of-town people who
were on hand. Among these were the
following:
R. ii. Eaton, St. C!airsville; George
Gifen, Bridgeport; S. W. Mathews,
Moundsville; A. S. Kerr, Middleport,
Ohio; Joseph Carnahan, Steubenville;
Clark Howell, Charleston; II. l. Serial
ford, Morgantown; ". W. Simpson,
Chattanooga, Tenn. r. A. Neal, Fair
mont; +. NJ. Kiscr, Warrington; II. Ii.
Bantz, Baltimore;J. A. Clark, Fairmont;
J. W. Boyers, Sistersvflle; L. A. Scraf-
ford. aiorgantown; ". +. Neal, Wilson,
W. Va; DR.. J. B. Walkinshaw. Wells
burg; I. X. Sapp, Fairmont; John X.
Davis, Philadelphia; A. +. southworth,
Huntington; 4. j. Bullock, Hunting
ton; ". T. Smith, Coyington. KY;
Arch SnedeCar, A. G. Thomas. j. W.
Pelot, Huntington; A. Q. Perry, New
York; ]. i. Myers. St. ClairsviIle; s. z.
Priest, Newark; o. NJ. Hoge, j. L.
Locke, q. A. Roch, A. J. Mccullough.
A. Tholhemer and S. NJ. Burgess, Of
Cambridge; J. L. Waters and F. W.
Henderson, Bridgeport; G. S. Frint, st.
Clairsville; W. NJ. Cox, Parkersburg;
r. L. Henin, Grafton; o. A. Evans.
Syria Temple, Pittsburgh; W. II. Penn,
Bowerston, Ohio; ]. G. Moore, Cadiz; J.
/. Kirkland, Warrington; n. i. Glen
DENIM, Cadiz; r. .Whitford, Petrolia,
Pa. a. L. Stone, q. L. Bolt and @. L.
Skinner, Fairmont: Joseph McDermott,
MIorgantown; A. j. Gaskell, Syria Tenn
pie, Pittsburgh; J. NJ. Garvin, Cadiz;
Z. n. Boggs. st. Clairsville. and J. X.
Cunningham, Warrington.
The banquet ut the Stamm house
took place ut the conclusion OF the
working session, and was most enjoy
able occasion. Mine host, George W.
Stamm, who had the affair in charge,
had decorated the large dining hall
Handsomely, aud the two hundred
guests discussed with pleasure the good
things this well.known caterer had set
before them. The scene was brilliant
one, every banqueter being under the
Shriner feZ.
Mr.. Alfred PAUL made an excellent
toas,master. The following gentlemen
G. ". Atkinson, T. G. Stephenson,
Col. Hugh Sterling, l.. N. Tavenner,
Parkersburg; Il. NJ. Eaton, St. Glars.
Vile; Clark Howell, Charleston; Dr.. J.
A. Heinlen, Bridgeport; 7. G. Jenkins,
Wheeling.
Before the ceremonies about one
hundred OF the mobiles, headed by m
escort OF police and the Arab patrol OF
sixteen men in full Arabic costume,
marched up Market street to Tenth,
and down Main to Twenty-fourth, os.
corting the candidates. The Opera
House band headed the procession,
which was a very brilliant one. and ].
B. Mckee captained the patrol. The
sidewalks were thronged all along tine
line.