Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-27
The SECRET SOCIETIES.
MASONRY.

cation on Monday evening, and worked
one candidate each In the Second and
Third degrees.
Bates Lodge, No. 33, at its meeting on
Tuesday evening, which was its annual,
elected the following officers for the
ensuing Masonic year: Ed. G. Schoen,
Worshipful Master; George b. Peabody,
Senior Warden; Dent A. Taylor, Junior
Warden; John 4. List, Treasurer; VIM.
f. Shaffer, Secretary; r. B. Battelle,
| Senior Deacon; r. NJ. Baird. Junior Dea-
con; j. c. Riheldaffer, Trustee; Fl. b.
Baguley aud /. n. Waltz, Stewards; L.
w. Bliss, Tyler.
On Thursday evening Nelson Lodge,
No. 30, met aad AS no candidates APP
peared on the scene, al an early part OF
the evening, work was deferred until a
future communication, but some good
quarry work was had at this meeting.
The work for this week will be on
Monday evening conclave OF Wheeling
Commandery No. /, at which time
occurs the election Of officers and pay
ment OF dues. and OF which every Knight
has received personal summons As the
installation of officers does not take
be had 10 the orders at this conclaye.
On Friday evening will occur also the
annual conclave OF Cyrene Commsndery
No. :, which will be the time for the
election of officers and payment Of an
nuai dues.
The most interesting occurrence,
during the past week, was thu Pilgrim
age of Wheeling Commandery No. TO
Pittsburg on Tuesday and Wednesday,
many of whom did not return home
again till late Thursday evening. On
Tuesday morning at $50 about so
Knights of Wheeling and Cyrene Com
mandery, marshaled under the banner
Of Wheeling No. l, assembled at their
asylum. and at the proper time, headed
by the Opera House band, marched to
the F., e. q ST. l.. r. r. depot, where
they boarded the train for Plttsburg,
but unfortunate for all coming TO the
heavy train il aid not arrive on time,
and as the pAade was to. start al 10
o'clock, and the train, II on time, would
arrive at 9:40, when the Sir Knights
alighted from it, they could see the
head of the procession on the move, aud
so wended our way across the Monon-
gahela bridge, marching to the strains
of our Opera House band, under the
command OF Sir James MGCahon, ar
irving near the marching column, took
the first opportunity OF falling In, and
in which way we were placed in the
| first division near the tail end. The
programme for the marching OF Com
manderies were in three divisions, and
we're as follows: Escort OF mounted
police, followed by detachment OF
mounted knight of Wheeling Command
cry No. 1, followed by the Second Brig
ade National Guards Band, then the
following was the order Of parade:
First division headed by marshals
and aids and followed by Corinthian
''Chesseur" No. SO, mounted comman-
derry, No. /. OF Pittsburg, Wheeling
| commaudery No. l, of West Va, De-
troit commandery No. /, OF Michigan,
Oriental No. -, Ohio, Salem No. "a,
Pittsburg No. l, Philadelphia No. .,
Jacques De Molay No. 3, st. Johns No.
4, ST. Omer No. z. st. Johns No. s, De
Molay No. 9.
Second Division, after Marshal and
aids came the Pennsylvania Comman-
deries Nos. 10 toNo. 81, Baldwin IL, Nos.
| % to AZ. The Third Division was COM
posed of Marshal, aids and Comman-
| ders Nos. 40 to 81, and Nos. 81 TO "A.
Every Commandery OF Pennsylvania
was represented. save one or two, and
they were forced 30 turn back on this
side of tho Alleghenies or swim Ito be
in time for the parade) on account OF
the inundation OF the country through
which their journey lay.
Among the many bands interspersed
In the procession were Massassanga
Band, Haynes Band, OF East Liverpool;
Citizens Band, Of Sharon; Opera House
Band, of Wheeling; Edgar Thorn pson's
! Steel Works Band, OF Braddock, and
Second Brigade Band.
The line OF parade was long, and
throughout its entire length in the busi-
ness portion OF the city, the streets and
sidewalks were crowded, being held at
the curbs by line Of police and ropes
stretched for many blocks.
The Wheeling Knights had been as
| signed to the right OF the line, being the
oldest Commandery marching In the
procession. but owing to tho lateness OF
our arrival, and our waiting over in
| Birmingham for the escort who were
expected TO meet US, we did not arrive
In Pittsburg until the procession had
moved, and consequently fell In the first
division after the COMMANDERS
which was passing when we arrived st
the corner Of Smithfield and First ave-
! nue.. The Wheeling Knights were
cheered many times on the march for
their knightly precision in their ma
neuvers and step, and received many
congratulations for the same by many
visiting fraters after the parade was
over.
Wheeling Commandery was invited by
Allegheny Commandery TO be their
guests, but owing 10 some mlsunder-
standing, they were guests OF no special
commandery OF Pittsourg, but OF all,
and attended the receptions rendered
by the Communicates, headed by the
Opera House Band, and made good
Impressions of what the Knights
of our city are, and also what
sort of band they had brought with
them. The ladies' who accompanied the
| Commandery were rendered carriage
ride through Pittsburg and It's suburbs,
and which they enjoyed very much
During the trip refreshments were
served by Matt Weiss, and which were
said to be very fine, and enjoyed By
everyone, The excursions on the May
Flower TO Davis Island Dam and 70 Nc
Keesport were much enjoyed by those
who had the pleasure Of taking them IN.
10 fact there we're so many ways OF be-
ing entertained by the Plttsburgers,that
it was almost possible TO choose which
one to particiDate In Al every point OF