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


On last Sabbath afternoon Whesling
Commandery, No. /, was assembled AZ
the asylum in special conclave for the
purpose of paying the last tribute OF re-
spect and performing the sad rite OF
burial to their deceased Sir Knight,
Alfred Brown. The members turned
out in good round numbers. and with a
large representation of Cyrene Com
mandery, No. Z, so that when the lines
were formed there was found 70 be so or
more present, and headed by Meister's
full band proceeded 10 Chapline and
| Twenty-second streets where they re-
ceived the remains OF the deceased and
escorted them 10 St. Matthews church,
where the Templar ceremonies were
performed and an eloquent address de-
livered By Sir X. K. Swope relative 10
the pure life and Enightiy character OF
! Sir Brown. The lines were again re-
formed and the Commandery escorted
the remains 10 LaBelle avenue, where
the officers and pail bearers took
! carriages and accompanied them
10 Sherrard, where they wers
deposited In the grave with the full
I Templar services in the presence OF q
large gathering OF his many friends and
neighbors, gathered there from all Sec
tions OF tho surrounding country, Sirs
Sterling and Swope performing the SER
| vices al the church. and Sirs Sterling
and Warrick at the grave. Sir Travis
had charge Of the line.
On Monday afternoon Wheeling Com
mandery No. was again called together
! In another special conclave 10 perform
the same sad rite and commit TO the
grave the mortal remains OF Sir Charles
L. Davis, another member OF the com
mandery. who died at his late home at
| Norristown. Pa, whose body was
brought TO this city for burial. About
! forty Sir knights OF Wheeling and
Cyrsne Commandery formed in line and,
headed by MeiSter's band, proceeded to
the Second Presbyterian Church, where
| DR.. Cook preached an appropriate SER
mon in commorAtion Of the life and
character of Sir Davis, after which Sir
Sterling, as Eminent Commander. and
Sir Warrick, the Prelate, read the
ceremonies appropriate 10 the occasion,
then the body was conveyed by the Sir
| knights to the Peninsula cemetery,
where ii was deposited with the Tenn
plar formalites. Sir Davis was as well
respected among the fraternity at his
new hoIhe as when living in Wheeling,
! for this was shown him by the members
of Hutchinson Commsndery No. 80, X.
T., Of Nor.istown, Pa. when they
: turned out in full force on the afternoon
OF September I'd, to escort his remains
/ from his home 10 the train which carried
them TO our city. The above Sir Knight
belonged to the mother lodge OF Wheel
ing, and who also lost another member
by death on the ID instant when VIM.
p. Prown, OF Bsnwood, died.
On Tuesday evening Miriam Chapter
No /, Eastern Star, met, with a fine
attendance of mem bers present. Some
new material was accepted and Will be
initiated at It's next meeting.
On Thursday evening Wheeling
Lodge No. 5 held communication with
full lodge room of Jealous workers
present. Worshipful Master Speyer
presided, and conferred the degrees OF
f. c. and NJ. NJ. on one candidate each,
the whole being finely rendered and et-
iectually done. The brother makes
grand impression on the minds Of can
iidates in his thorough manner OF de-
livery, and every one present congratu-
lated him at the close of lodge for the
same. No. ) will be the banner lodge
Of the city for the number OF candi-
dates raised this year II all the work on