St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-11

er, a keen debater, and withal cour-
teous, refined gentleman. Billy Me-
lish, as he is Familiarity called, was
born in Ohio in 1852, and has lived all
his life in that state. He is a large
manufacturer, a business man of
standing, and an influential citizen of
! Cincinnati. In Ohio Masonry he ranks
as a past grand commander of knights
Templar. He is also the deputy grand
master of the state and the command
er-in-chief of Ohio Consistory S. P. r.
s., thlrty-Second degree, said to be the
largest subordinate Masonic body in
the world. Mr.. Melish is also the i'm
perial potentate for North America in
the Shrine, and is potential factor in
that important and growing order. For
over twenty years MIR. Melish has been
Jealous worker in Masonry, and has
fairly earned his spurs. The triennial
Melish a toast at the grand encamp-
ment banquet, and his Ohio fraters
feel that the honor is well bestowed
and that it will be well attended to.
with his wife. He will be found in
and about the Ohio headquarters in
P1erce'S hall, and will remain in Bos-
ton during the entire triennial week.
henry Bates Stoddard, grand cap
tain general of the grand encampmenr.
was born in Essex county, n. Y, in
1910: In early life he removed to Texas
ana is today one of the most repre-
sentative men in Bryan, a thriving
lively identified with the Masonic or
der for over twenty-five years. He is
a past master, past high priest and
past grand commander CT the Grand
Commandery of Texas. Sir Knight
Stoddard is very popular with the
fraters and at this encampment he will
undoubtedly go up higher.
ii. Wales Lines, grand treasurer Of
the grand encampment, was born in
N2IpAtIRX I'm,
2S 1863, he received the master Mason
degree in Meridian lodge, of Meriden
and served as master in rs. Nov go,
66, he was knighted in New Haven
mandery was instituted at Meriden
he was one of its charter members. ar
IerW2rdS serving as eminent command
er IL in 7s9 Sss' TO- ,7s. "a. Is and So,
mander of the grand commandery, K.
T., of Connecticut, having filled various
subordinate stations, and at the trien-
NAL conclave of the grand encamp-
Louis. Mo-, in SO, he was elected grand
treasurer OF that body. He stills holds
this office. He has also received the
dignity of honorary membership in ST.
Elmo Commahdery No. Is, of Tennes-
see, and Eufaula Commandery No. 8,
Of Alabama, until its charter was an
nulled. Sir Knight Lines holds the
position of representative of the grand
master OF lne grand e1cdmpment in
the Second district. which comprises
New York, Connecticut and Vermont.
Harper M. Orahood, of Denver, Col,
grand warden, was born at Columbus.
q, in l841. He went to what is now
Colorado with the Pixies Peak gold ex.
cltement in 1860. He studied law in the
office of United States Senator Henry
M. Teller, commenced practice in 1873
ana soon acquired a large practice.
During the civil war he was for some
time captain of Colorado cavalry
company, United States volunteers:
did duty on the plains, guarding the
mails, stages and wagon trains and in
Indian warfare, and was honorably dis
charged and mustered out with the
regiment Dec. %, 1864. He is a mem
Der of Gov. McIntyre's military staff.
with the rank of colonel. Soon after
becoming of age he joined the Ma
sonic fraternity, and has been grand
master and grand commander He is
also a Scottish Rite Mason of the thir-
ty-third degree.