Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-12-02
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.

| irontonian.
The Castle hall of Myrtle Lodge
No. %, X. of p, was the scene
Tuesday evening of representative
gathering of Knights from Ohio.
Kentucky and West Virginia, the
guests of honor being the officers
and members Of Red Cross Lodge
No. ll3 of Kenova, w. Va, and
representatives from various lodges
in the three. states.
The visiting delegation, who
came down from kenova on the fer
ry-boat Emily about forty strong,
were met at the wharf by detach-
ment of Arnold Division u. r. X.
of j.. and q committee of Myrtle
lodge and escorted To the handsome
lodge rooms IN the Hayward build
ing, where about sixty lronton
Knights were assembled.
The object of the visit of the Ke-
nova brothers was to witness the
comforting of the amplified third de-
gree on an Esquire from the ranks
of Red Cross Lodge No. lls. The
candidate was Hugh l.. Mahaffey, n
popular railway postal clerk on the
n. & W., running from, Bluefeld
TO Kenova, and he was escorted
through the mysteries of the intri-
cate paths which lead to Knighthood
by the degree team of Myrtle Lodge,
which has reputation second TO
none in the state.
The visiting knights were de-
lighted with the splendid work of
the team and the degree opened up
to them many beauties in the ritual,
heretofore unknown. The solemnity
of the work made strong i'm
preston upon the sentiment of the
visitors and will serve to more firm
ly cement the ties of fraternal love
and more deeply interest them in
the cause of humanity.
After the candidate had been de-
clared full-hedged Knight and
congratulations extended, speeches
on the good of the order were made
by Chancellor Commander f.. Il.
Head, E. S. Wilson, Rev. w. III.
Hampton, e. +. Tyler, f. f. Corn
and others of Myrtle lodge, Hugh l..
Mahaffey, G.. &. A. L. Blomeyer
and others of Red Cross lodge No.
l13 of Kenova, Past Chancellor G..
p. Grogan of Ccredo Lodge No. 50,
w. f. Blairof Champion Lodge No.
5s1 of Columbus ard f. T.. Hunger
ford of Columbus Lodge No. 3.
After the speeches, during which
the visiting brothers who held the
floor spoke many words of commen-
dation for Myrtle lodge and her
team, the lodge was closed and the
knights enjoyed a social session
while partaking Of luncheon serv.
ed by the home lodge.
When the meeting finall V adjourn
ed and the guests departed on the
trip home, it was with many warm
expressions of gratitude to the Iron
ton lodge for It's unstined hospital
ity, and urgent invitations TO visit
the up-river lodges at an early date.
The visiting Knights were as fol-
lowing:
Red Cross Lodge No. 113 of Ken
ova, w. Va.-Chancellor Comman-
der Al. Blomeyer, e. f. Lane, j.
j.. Coffman, John Griffith, A. i.
Clayton, John NJ. Hood, A. ID. Ross,
James Kelley, n. Hagar, o. c..
! Jones, II. Funk, w. p. Mansfield,
A. l.. Peters, r. y. Davis, J *.
Mansfield, J. II. Herndon, j. IT..
Sans, II. L. MahafFey, +. l.. shaffer,
T.. &. Volmer, G. w. Kettle, G.. X.
Osgood, Jesse Curtis, r. C. Smith.
j. +. York, X. II. Jones aud A. l..
Bown. Ceredo Lodge No. 90 of
Ceredo, w. Vac. =. Grogan, G.
w. Thomson, J. w. Allison, r.
Cameron, Wilson Griffith, l.. Nc
Intyre, John Garner and +. Chumb-
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