Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-14
GRAND LODGE
NOW HOLDING ITS ANNUAL SESSION IN
THIS CITY.
TIE First Business Meeting Held Last Night
Excellent Reports of Grand Ofie'rS-Banqusi
at the Stamm.

The Masonic Grand Lodge of West
Virginia held It's regular annual session
in this city yesterday and last night.
The preliminary meetings was held
yesterday during the day from 10 q. IN.
until p. m. Grand Lecturer James
McCahou opened the school OF instruc-
ton aud exemplifed the work in the
different degrees at ten o'clock, and
there was a good attendance of the
members all day.
The business session of the Grand
Lodge convened last night at 7:3O
o'clock and there was full attendance.
All the lodges in the State excepting
four were represented in the Grand
Lodge,
There were a large number Of grand
officers present, among whom were: A.
NJ. Evans, of Middeway, Grand Master;
George w. Feidt of Martinsburg, Dep
nty Grand Master; J. NJ. Collins, of
Charleston, Senior Grand Warden;
B. D. Gibson, Charles Town, Jun
for Grand Warden; Hugh Sterling, city,
Grand Treasurer; G. w. Atkinson,
Grand Secretary; James McCahon, Grand
Lecturer; S. NJ. Myers, Martinsburg,
Senior Grand Deacon; James Hall, city,
Junior Grand Deacon; w. w. Wood
worth, Parsons, Grand Chaplain; Nell
Robinson, Charleston. Grand Marshal;
G.. w. Cree. Grand Pursuivant; T. w.
Bliss, city, Grand Tyler.
The first thing after the session
opened in the evening was the address
by Past Grand Master Evans, after
which the Grand Treasurer, and Grand
Lecturer made their reports. which
we're referred to the Standing Commit
tees.
A Special Committee was appointed
by the Past Grand Master to visit those
lodges in the State, where charters have
NOT been examined, and investigate
them.
The Grand Secretary, In his report,
$ aid that there had been four'new lodges
established in the state during the past
year.
The death of Past Grand Lecturer,
w. S. Summers, OF Charleston, was
mentioned and referred to a committee
of three, which was instructed TO draft
appropriate resolutions of coincidence.
In his report, Grand Treasurer Hugh
Sterling, of this city, said that the or
der was In an exceedingly fine condition
financially and otherwise.
The following standing committees
were appointed:
Returns OF Chartered Lodges-John
NJ. Collins, Samuel Ferguson, d. w.
Endler, Fred Keisecome, James +.
earle, w. II. Freeman, Il. II. Smith, w.
A. Carpenter and A. G.. Lewis.
Charters and Dispensations-J. w.
Walker, j. H. Patrick and c. Hrsch.
Grievances and Appeals. H. Wey-
mouth, w. a Strickler and Joseph
Hall.
Finance-Neil Robinson, B. D. Glib
son, T. q. Stricken and George w. Nc
Clintic.
Jurisprudence-K. D. Walker, Robt.
White, L, n. Tavener.
Proceedings OF Grand Oflicers-W. Il.
II. Flick, Gustave Burns and George
Davis.
Foreign Correspondence-G. w. At
klnson, Grand Secretary.
Committee on By-Laws-Robt. White,
Joseph Hall, w. II. Freeman.
All committees were instructed to
have their reports ready st the meeting
of the lodge to-day.
After the meeting of the Grand Lodge
last night was over the members we're
rendered banquet at the Stamm Hotel
on Water street. The hotel was decor
ated very prettily with flags and bunt-
ing. The dining room was also very
tastefully decorated. On the tables
were flowers in great protusion. There
were about two hundred members OF
the order, present at the banquet and
it was an affair to be remembered. Fol-
lowing is the