Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-09
THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
Twenty-First Annual Conclave of the
Grand Commandery at Fairmont.

Special TO the Register.
FairmOnt, w. Va. May S.-The
twenty-first annual conclave of the
Grand Commandery of Knight Tenn
plars of the Grand Jurisdiction of West
Virginia assembled in the asylum of
Crusade Commandery this morning.
Quite a large delegation from the
Wheeling Communicates arrived on
special train at II o'clock They were
accompanied by the Meyer and Opera
House bands of Wheeling Among
them were the following officers: Emi-
nent Sir Charles +. Ahrens, Sir c. p.
Wood, Captain General Sir Peter Boyd,
GeneralisSimo Eminent Commander Sir
W. +. Shaffer, Captain General Sir
Frank H. Warden, GeneralissimO Sir
J. +. List Sir j. X. Dehmel, Grand Lee
turer of the Grand Lodge of West Vir-
ginia, Sir c. j. TTippett, Grand Chap
lain of the Grand Lodge Sir Past Mass
ter Joseph H. Hail. District Deputy
Grand Master of Wheeling District Sir
Hugh Sterling, Grand Treasurer Sir G..
w. Atkinson, Grand Secretary Sir AL
fred PAUL, Past Grand Commander Of
the Grand COmmandery.
The Fairmont cOmmandery gave the
visiting brethren a handsome reception
and a royal entertainment. Their
lodge room was beautifully and taste
fully decorated with emblems of the or
der. On the programme was printed,
Crusade COmmandery No 6 will keep
open house from o'clock p. N. to p.
m and from TO 10 o'clock p. m, in the
new store room of r. f. Watson, whera
the ladies of the reception committee
will be glad to welcome and entertain
visitors"
The following communicates were
represented Wheeling No. l, Palestine
No ?. Martinsburg; Calvary NO. 5,
Parkersburg: Kanawha No. 4, Charles
ton; Potomac No. 5, Charles Town;
Crusade No. 6, Fairmont; Cyrene No.
Z, Wheeling; St John No. s, Weston;
Huntington No. 8, Huntington. Ivanho
No 10, at Bramwell, was not repre-
sented on account of the strike among
the miners at that place. Sir ). ii.
Frasher. Captain General OF Union
town, Pa, COmmandery, headed
large visiting delegation from Pennsyl-
vania.
One Of the attractive features of the
occasion was the young ladies' band OF
fourteen from Weston, which accom-
panied the Weston COmmandery. The
young ladies were chaperoned. They
wore blue skirts. blue sailor hats and
white waists.
At > o'clock the Templars Issued from
their asylum and paraded the streets
in full uniform Considerable profci-
ency was exhibited in the tactics and
drill of the various communicates. The
parade formed on Madison street, right
resting on Main street. Thence it
marched up Madison, to Quincy, to
Main, to Sixth, countermarched to
Third, to Castor avenue and back 10
their asylum
The banquet was served in the din
ing rooms of the T. +. Watson Hotel
between the hours of 10 p. m. and l a.
m. The menu consisted Of;
Little Neck CLANS.
Cold Ham Chicken. Tongue.
Sir Knights Punch.
Potato Salad Shrimp Salad.
Salted Almonds. Strawberry Ice Cream.
Fruits. Assorted Cakes. Nuts.
Raisins Coffee Chocolate.
Fairmont never entertained a larger
assemblage. every hotel in the city be-
ing crowed to its utmost capacity. The
reception and ball in the evening at
the Watson Hotel was a beautiful and
elaborate affair. The music was fur
nished blythe Opera House and Lyons
orchestras.
Tomorrow the Knights Of the NIys-
tic Shrine will conduct twenty nOyiceS
acr0s eule hot sands.
The following officers were elected
and installed this afternoon: w. h. II.
HoIdeswade, of Huntington, grand COM
mander: j. G. Riheldaffer, of Wheeling,
deputy grand commander; L. n. Tav-
ener. of Parkersburg, grand general
issimo; John A. ZOrn, of Wheeling,
grand captain general; James A. Bryan,
of Parkersburg, grand prelate; George
Debolt of Fairmont grand senior war
den. Frank H. Markell, of Charleston,
grand junior warden; R. c.. Dunnlng-
ton. of Fairmont, grand recorder; c. II.
Quinzell. of Martinsburg, grand stand
ard bearer; W. w. Campbell, Of Charles
Town. grand sword bearer; j. s. Nande-
wort. of Weston, grand warden; George
w. Creel. of Grafton, grand captain OF
guard.
At the close Of the parade the boys
took possession of the city Cyrene and
Wheeling Communicates, headed by
their bands. serenaded a number OF
prominent citizens, paraded in small
groups and had large time generally.
This evening Cyrene held open house
in the parlors of the Hotel Watson,
with an abundant supply Of refresh
ments and the Opera House band fur
nisbing the music. The Wheeling
bands are making a neat hit At the
close of Cyrene's reception tonight,
Crusads commandery of this place held
their reception and banquet, and it
was one of the most brilliant affairs
ever seen here.
The visitors are more than pleased