The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-15

Yesterday was the concluding day Of
the annual meeting Of the Grand Lodge
Of West Virginia Masons. and the num-
Der Of visiting delegates was slightly
increased by arrivals on the early
morning trains. The Grand Lodge did
not convene during the day, which was
occupied BY the various committees in
transacting the various business as
signed them the day before. Tn
Grand Lodge got together at 1880 last
evening and remained in session until
1:1O o'clock this morning.
Tie tirst business transacted was the
election OF officers Of the Grand Lodge.
which resulted as follows:
Grand Master-G. W. Feidt, Martins
burg. arr C.,,;,.
o Grand Senior warden-B. D. Gibson.
Junior Grand Warden-Dr S. N.
Myers, MartinsburG.
Grand Treasurer - Hugh Sterling,
Wheeling. :, ...,.o. 80
Wheeling. r. n,., =,
Wheeling.
Grand ChapIain-Rey. G. ]. Trlppett,
OF West Liberty. -.
Grand MARSHALL. NJ. Turner, Of
Morgantown. nm
OF Wheeling.
Grand Junior Deacon-Neii Robin
son, OF Charleston. :,
Grand Observation-Disclosures PendIe'
Grand Tyler-T. W. Bliss, of Wheel
ing. i.
Grand stewards-L. 9. Powell, Of
Fairmont; R. @. Cooper, OF Raleigh y. d.
The grand master also appointed tho
following district deputy grand masters: :
First district = Joseph Hall, OF
Wheeling. Second district-A. Q: d.
Holy, Of Grafton. Third district-L v.
Seymour. OF Moorefeld. Fourth dis
trict-T. F. Keisecome, Of Martinsburg;
Fifth District. A. Lafoy, OF Volcano.
Sixth district-Dr. s. II. Weymouth. OF
Beverly. Seventh DISTRICT. II. Pat
rick, OF Maiden. Eighth distrlct-A. n.
Campbell, OF Summersville. Ninth
iistrict--G. W. Huddleston, OF Oak Hill.
Tenth district-Johu X. Peck, OF Blue
field. Eleventh district-Samuel Fer
guson, of Ceredo.
The grand lecturer, J. Fl. Dehnel, APP
pointed deputies as follows: Joseph
Hall, of Wheeling; George B. Cra~.:
ford, of Wellsburg; E. NJ. Showalter, OF
Fairmont; W. Z. Faseubaker, OF Key
ser; ]. S. i'rammel, OF Martinsburg; L.
b Wilson, OF Pennsboro; A. B. Clark.
Of Buckhannon; A. D. W. Stricken, OF
Phiiippi; DR.. ]. NJ. McConihay, OF
Charleston; A. ]. Barr, OF Grantsyille;
Tunis G. Swatts, OF Hinton; Q. 5. Nc:
Kenzie, OF Union, Nathan Turner. OF
Wayne.
The next session OF the Grand Lodge
will take place in Charleston on the
first Tuesday after the second Monday
In November. Wheeling and Charles
ton were the contestants. the vote
standing fifty to forty-tive in the capital
city's favor.
The salary OF the grand secretary was
increased 5000.
A school of instruction OF such dele.
gates as desire to remain will be held
for two DAYS after the adjournment OF
the Grand Lodge.
A handsome tribute to the memory OF
Past Grand Lecturer W. 5. Summers. OF
Charleston, who died suddenly few
weeks ago, was presented bya special
committee, which will appear in the
forthcoming proceedings OF the Grand
Lodge, together with a photogravure OF
the deceased.
A large amount of routine business
was transacted.
NOTES OF THE GRAN D LODGE.
Among the representatives to the
Grand Lodge who arrived yesterday
were Lamar G. Powell, worshiptul mas
ter OF Fairmont lodge, and E. NJ. Sho-
waiter, junior warden OF the same lodge.
In the report OF the banquet, Past
Grand Master o. S. Long was quoted as
being "neyer eloquent" This should
have been "ever eloquent" as will be
readily appreciated by all who know
the gentleman.
The ISrELLlGRNcER regrets the over.
sight by which the fact that Hon: E. NJ.
Turner made an eloquent talk IN an
swer to the toast: "MaSonry; its Teach
inrs," at the banquet at tho Stamm
house, Tuesday evening, was omitted
from the report in yesterdays paper.
It was one OF the brightest talks oil tho
banquet.