The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-20

Order
Osiris temple, Order OF tho Mystic
Shrine, MasOnry's lighter vein, added
tWenty.aevsn to ita already large mem
bonhIp yesterday, making the aggrs.
gate membership OF the local temple
close to the 400 mark. Tho exercises
that aro always observed In como ctIOn
with the admis sion OF new members, in
this case took place at Wheeling park
than which more beautiful "OASIs"
could not have been found. The occa'
sion. and the fact that the initiation was
TO take place at the park, brought ou!
an unusually largo crowd otshriners,
the largest outside delegation coming
from the Syrian temple, oasis OF Pitts.
burgh, desert Of Pennsylvania. The
others came from nearly every section
Of West Virginia.
The Shriners wont out to the park on
tho 8 o'clock motor. many Of them, par.
ticularly tho visitors, being RcCom'
panied by their families and friends.
Tho initiation Of tha following twenty.
seven candidates took place in the
Casino, which had been prepared for
the OCCASION:
]. 7. Long, OF Warrington, J. w,
Davis, OF FNirmont; I. j. Murray, OF
Colliers; James t. Dowdsn, OF FRirmont;
John X. Cook, Of Montana Mines; II.
A. Lichteaborger, J. W. Ovsrman, An
drew Tolmie, D. A. Colvert, r. NJ. Able,
Of Bellairo; t. B. Talbot, OF Beverly;
George L. Mccain, Of Salemi Q. Trim.
bic, Of PowhUttan; r, Randolph, OF
Salem; ]. W. Hogan, OF BroomdOldi
Thomas Burtoft, OF St. ClairavlIle; L.
W. Brown, OF Ravenswood; f. L. Mich
OILS, Of Farmont; ". P. Nelson. ot Sis.
ter5yille; ]. h. Allison, Of Williams.
town: ]. W. Dis, IT,, OF ParkersburG; j.
b. Wills, Daniel Dingor, II. Q. Richards,
J. II. Evans, W. II. Exley, ir., and II.
+. b. McLain, Of this city.
Tho initiHtory ceremonies were noisy
and enjoyable rs they always are and
did not end until after II o'clock, alter
which tho banquet took place. At
twenty.four tables, tho shriners and
their guests, who numbered 2S5, dis.
cussed the following meuu:
Green Turll, aux Qucnslle,
Spanish Oiyc' Celery. SLICED TomGtoeI,
Baked Sea lSS,,,,, ilasS cS Sauce la! BaFaai''
Brolled Spring ChlrsCn. IaItrs D'Ho.el.
Asparagus, Cream Dressing.
FILED SOFT Shell Cabs Maryland style.
French Peas
Shrimp MRyonrRSe
RoaS! TenicT0ln Of Beef Larded, Sauce
F!uancler
Mashed Potatoes
BSnedic.luO Punch.
Assorted Cake, Fruit.
Champagne. camcl's Mix. EIpor, Beer.
Cigars
Tho banquet was prepared by tho
Windsor hotel, aud did tho caterer Of
that establishment great credit The
decorations voro most beautiful; the
dining room was one mass OF brilliant
colors. Plants, flowers and ferns were
thrown around tho apartment with
taste and effect quite tropical. Red aud
yellow bunting added to the striking
briIliancy OF tho Socue. Florist Max L,
Hess. Of the park, did himself proud on
tho floral decorations.
At the close Of tho banquet speeches
we're made BY number OF the visitors,
Wheeling Shrincrs and candidates,
though nP programme had been pre-
pared.
Those who spoke at tho banquet were:
Messrs. I. y, Stephenson aud Hugh
Sterling. OF Wheeling; Col. A, B. White,
Of ParkcrsburCi George Crecl, OF Graf.
ton; Fred Martin, Of Fairmont; George
Monroe, II. i. Flovd and r. !. Gosser,
OF Pittsburgh, and W. Q. Bergundthal, Of
BellairG.
Among tho visiting shriners woro the
following, including the delegation Of
eighty.lvo members Of Syrian temple,
OF Pittsburgh:
james H. Orr, W. ]. Norris, A. O.
Blind, G. u. Woods, W. q. Connolly, S.
A. Myers, ". a. Ross, W. s. Bell, A. S.
Bender, w. A. Dinkor, NJ. Cutter, L, r.
Donlor, b. ]. Forbus, +. K. Babe ock, w.
]. MuShor, 7. D. Graham. W. NJ. Col.
vile, j. b. Suth, O. IL. Fleming, William
Robinson, James II. Horncr, L. R.
O,kin, W. II. Crump, W. Nagle, Thomas
Cope. S. A. Gosscr, J. g. McClurG, Q.
Hood, !. N. Ulam, S. StOrrctt, g.
DIbort, John CowlCy, G. n. Monro, II.
$. FLOYD, S. Alhen, W. @. Wright,
Thomas Ward, Q. q. White, q. S. Ward,
W. D. Frow, W. ]. Osborne, D. Morris,
G, =. Iloughton, John A, Moore, Of Pitts.
burgh; Alex Bobout, s. n. Jackson, +,
+. Martin, 4. W. Fleming, W. I, Hart.
man, Charles skinner. OF Fairmont;
+. L. Mallory, Cory, Pa; ]. L. Kirk
land, W. T. Sturm, i. II. ScrNaord, S,
NJ. Molison, +. NJ. KIscr, j. X. Davis,
Of Mannincton; +. r. spillman, of Mar.
linsburg H. II. Dnntz, Of Bultimoroi j.
II. Orr, Of palniinc; II. y, Stout, A, j.
White, NJ. q. Ilcohlc. u. j. Stewart, ].
l.. Buckley, T.. q. linwor, John L, Laird,
Of Pnrkor,burr; William Clarke, u.
Ackor, Il. NJ. Phillips, NJ PittshurShi
George l., Abbott. q. !. KGonnr, Of Wos'
ton; j. A. SlonC, Of Mononeahi
". II. Crnddock, Of llurkhan'
non; 4. 4. Elliott OF Phillppii
$, VI, Burgess, oI Cambridge, o.
II. NJ. Eaton, of LrNyonworth, Kan; r.
W. Kennedy, Of Grafton, Joseph iollOr,
q. MCllvanc, Of Now Phllhdclphlai W.
II. Cox, VI Canal Doyor, :. II, WOaycr,
nj Allegheny, W. j, Parker, nl Avral0n,
4. A. Bauer NJ Columbus, II, X. Dur
ro,irhg, 0. +. Luylor, Of Cleveland, ], q.
Rnyhurn IT,, OF Pittsburgh, j. McRatn,
ol Washington, Ueorgo Lancherl, Of
Now Cumberland, W. a, burke, ot
Kansas CITY, u. II, Archer, oi Colnm'
bus, o., i. A. llOndOrsnn oi st. Claits.
yIlr, r. L. lIraIn, Of Grafton, aud