The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-13
MASONIC BODIES
Are in Session Here This Week
The Grand Chapter masons
ELECT THEIR STATE OFFICERS.
Wheeling Represented in the oficiaI
Roster-A Banquet Held at Van
Keuren's Last Night-Tho Grand
Lodge of West Virginia Holds Its
First Session This EVening-Many
Representatives Are Hero.

Yesterdays trsins brought many
more representatives to Wheeling to
attend the sessions of the annual meet
ing of the Grand Chapter and Grand
Lodge Of West Virginia OF the Masonic
fraternity. In all probability two hun
dred representatives will be in the city
to-day when the frat session Of the lat
ter body comes to order. Yesterday
the grand chapter held two sessions,
ono in the morning and another in the
afternoon. At the morning session the
various committees were appointed,
who in the afternoon made their re-
ports. Nothing Of public interest was
transacted at either meeting, with the
exception that in the afternoon the
Grand Chapter state officers were
elected as follows:
Grand high priest-Neil Robinson, Of
Charleston.
Grand king-James McCahan, OF
Wheeling.
Grand scribe-samnel N. Myers, Of
Aartinsburg.
Grand treasurer-Hugh Sterling, Of
Wheeling.
Grand sccretary-o. S. Long, oil
Charleston.
Grand lecturer-K. D. Walker, OF
MNrtinsburg.
Grand chaplain-Rev II. W. Terrence,
Of Charleston.
Grand captain OF host-George W.
Creel, OF Grafton.
Grand principal sojourner-John G.
Riholdafer. OF Wheeling.
Grand r. A. captain-W. W. Van
Wrinkle, OF Parkersburg.
Grand master Of third veil-Fred A.
Seibert, Of Martinsburg.
Grand master OF second veil-H. w.
Thomas, Of BlueAeld.
Grand master Of first veil-J. NJ. Nc
Conihay, Of Charleston.
RGrand marshal-C. s Mckenzie, OF
Union.
Grand syler-T. ". Bliss, OF Wheel
ing.
At the conclusion of the business SEES.
sion OF the Grand Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons, last evening, banquet was
given in honor OF the visiting delegates
by the local committees. The affair was
put in the hands OF Caterer VanKeuren,
who did himself proud. About sixty
gentlemen sat down to the spread. At
the close short speeches were made by
home people and by several OF the visi-
tors.
Last evening tho hotels were rapidly
filling up. Among those OF the Mcclure
are: +. N. Selbirt, G. S. Tramwell and
G. W. Fcidt, OF Martinsburg; W: NJ.
Lemen, Of Sheperdstown; John Wey.
month, OF Beverly; a. D. W. Stricken, of
Charleston; 6. 9. Elliott, OF Philippi;
N. B. Freeman, OF Clarkaburg; W. E.
Meighen, James W. Clendening and
A. NJ. Evans. Of Middlewayi 5. N.
Myers, Of Martinsburg, DR.. K. NJ. Nc.
Gutiee, Of Bramwell W. Il II. Flick, Of
Martinsburg; R. r. Campbell, OF Al
gonia; John D. Hewett, OF Bramwell ;
John Cooper, Of Cooper, and Ii. L.
Thomas, Of Bluefeld.
At the Windsor-W. f. Fazenbaker
and J. NJ. Letheman, OF Keyser; W. w.
Van Wrinkle, OF Parkersburg; A. NJ.
Dixon and Z. NJ. Sine, OF Welcome; j.
J. Flanagan, OF Salon; W. G. S. Totem,
Of Buckhannon; G. A. Bsnsii. of Graf
ton; +. A, Orr, Of Salem; A. J. Wilkin.
son, OF Grafton; Murray Dickinson, OF
Fairmont; o. S. Long and J. NJ. Nc
Coninay, OF Charleston; ]. S. Spencer
and c. G. Bowyer, OF Point Pleasant
At the Stamm the following are reg
istered: J. V. Seymour and W. Will.
Jams, OF Moorefeld; I. NJ. Murphy, Of
Clay @. H.; Nath. Turner, Of Wayne G.
H.; G. 7. 1ngraham, OF St. Alhans /;
Charles J. Thomas, Of Hartford; T. o.
Jones, Of Now Haven; II. Patrick, Of
Walden; John NJ. Collins, Of Charles.
ton; +. R. Dawson. OF Wayne Q. II. ;
R. NJ. johnson, OF Ceredo; G. W. Ak
ers, Of Bluefeld; W. T. Workman, OF
Echo; Sam Ferguson, Of Ceredo; N. S.
Hall, OF Philippi; J. q. Heller, Of Hin
ton; L. A. Buckloner, OF Petersburg;
&. w. lIuddleston, Of Oak Hall; Dan.
lei Long, OF Union Mines; F. F. Miller.
of Gauley Bridge; W. P. Garrett, OF
Dickson; James R. johnson, OF Romeo.