Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-09-30
SECRET SOCIETIES.
MASONRY.

Monday evening a regular conclave
Of Wheeling Commandery No. l, Knights
Templar was held, with a large turnout
Of Knightly warriors fully armed and
equipped for service. After routine
business a worthy campanIon deSirous
! of being ade a Red Cross Knight, was
found in waiting, and the order was
conferred upon him 10 splendid form.
Sir Chas. h. Ahrens. Eminent Com
mander presided, and he did his pars
very impressively. The orders OF Tenn
Pile and Malea, owing 10 the latenesS Of
the hour, were deferred until tie next
conclave.
Wednesday evening the West Vir-
GINA cNnsistory Of the Scottish Rite,
held its u onthly meeting, with a goodat-
tendance, and worked the 5lst and a2d
degrees on two aspirants. With anoth-
err months study the officers will show as
much proficiency in the work as if they
had been working for years. The or
gauization was oHly started to work at
the beginning Of the summer.
Nelson Lodge No. 30 met Thursday
evening, as usual, with \ large attend
ance OF Jealous brothers.
There will be meetings 10 the Temple
every night out Saturday OF the coming
week.
TUESDAY evening Miriam Chapter No.
l, Eastern Star. will meet, and as can
didates will be initiated at that time,
her sky will be clear as the MONDAY
sun, so that not one star Of her constel-
lation may be dimmed, but all be pres
ent and shine there 10 her diadem.
Wednesday evening Mcdaniel Lodge
OF Perfection will meet in regular ses-
sion and work the fourth and fifth de-
grees, and il they find time may work
the fourteenth also.
Wheeling Lodge No. will meet Thurs
day evening. We hope TO see a full
lodge room to view the work or several
degrees conferred at hat meeting, and
we promise those who attend they will
be agreeably surprised at the fine work
done by the officers, and also the enter
taining qualities displayed by them.
Friday evening occurs the regular
~conclave of Cyrene Commandery No. z.
SCOTTISH
Ry the recent death Of Grand Com
mander Philip Crosby Tucker, the gov
eminent of the Supreme Council OF the
Thlrty-third degree, Southern jurisdic-
ton, is left In the hands OF Judge Thos.
Hubbard Caswell, Of San Francisco,
Cal, a very competent person to fill the
station. A brief history Of his life would
not be out of place, as the brethren no
doubt would like to know something
about their Commander. Judge Cas-
well was born in Oswego, n. y, n
1925, and removed to Arkansas in lS43,
was educated at ST. Mary's College,
Kentucky, and when the gold fever
broke out in 1S4s, he removed to Call
fornls. In due course of time he found
a home in Nevada City, where he en-
gagged in mining and asa merchant, and
was successful In business, as well as
serving his State and county In the Offices
of Judge and member of the Legislature.
| He began his Masonic life in Nevada
CITY In 1850, being made a Master Ma
son June :, 1851, exalted to the Royal
Arch January, 1855, created knight
! Templar in Sacramento, April 5, 1855,
crowned an active Inspector General,
thIr~ty-Second degree of Supreme Coun-
ell, in the City OF Baltimore, Nd, 1870,
and in October, 1882, vas made Grand
Minister Of State OF the Supreme Coun-
ell, thirty-third degree, for the South
ern Jurisdiction Of the United States
The distinguished brother was an &C.
tive workingman among the craft; was
Master Of of Nevada Lodge No. Is for