Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-10

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TO-Day-PersOnal Mention.
The Masonic bodies of the State are
holding annual sessions this city this
week, ana prominent members of the
fraternity from all sections of the
State are here. Yesterday the Grand
Royal Arch Chapter of West Virginia
met in the Masonic Temple. Unusual
interest attached to this session from
the fact that it marked the completion
tl the twenty-tifth year of the Grand
Chapter. 1t was organized in Wheel
iuS i'm 1871
Nearly all the subordinate Chapters
were represented by their proper Off
GERS, at The meeting which was held
yesterday afternoon. The business
which was transacted was mainly in
the usual routine, consisting in the
reading of reports of officers, etc The
meeting this year was rendered men,
orable by reason of the presence Of
George l.. McCahan, of Baltimore, Cen
eral Grand High Priest of the General
Grand Chapter of the United States,
the highest presiding officer in the or
der in this country, who made an Off
Cial visit Ar. McCahan was the guest
of Hon. o. $. Long during his stay, and
departed for Baltimore last evening,
10 attend the Grand Chapter of Mary
land. which meets to-day.
q he reports which were presented
showed the Royal Arch Chapter to be
i'm a healthy condition Two new
Chapters were chartered at the meet
Ius one at ROnceverte, Greenbrier
county and the other at Davis, Tuck
err county. The next and principal
business of the meeting was the cleo
tiOn OF officers. which resultd as fol-
lows:
Grand High Priest. JAS McCahan, OF
Wheeling; Grand King. John c. Rihel-
da0er. of Wheeling; Grand Scribe,
Fred ~ Seibertof Martinsburg, Grand
Treasurer. Hugh Sterling, Of Wheel
ing, Grand Secretary, o. $. Long, of
Charleston. A number of appointiye
officers were also named.
I'm the evening the visiting Masous
were given q banquet i'm the Temple.
10y the local Chapter. Wheeling No. l.,
at which. I'm COmmemorauCn OF the
quarter centennial of the Grand Chap
ter. a number of very interesting pa
pers. relating to the early history OF
The Grand Chapter. and it's first con-
stiuanls. were read. Hon. O. 5. Long
presided. and also read an admirable
paper on the history of the Grand
Chapter. Mr.. Hugh Sterling read a
paper on the history of Wheeling
Chapter No. /: DIR. Meyers on Lebanon
40. .. of Martinsburg; w. w. Van
Wrinkle ON Jerusalem No. 3, of Par
kersburg. IT.. r.. Howard on Point
Pleasant Chapter: X. ID. Walker on
Orient No. 9. of F3irmont. Masonic
"reminiscences were brought to mind
bv various other speakers.
The banquet was served by Ziegen-
fielder and was an elaborate spread.
This evening the Grand Lodge oil
West Virginia will meet in the Temple,
and viii continue its sessions curing
Wednesday and Wednesday vening. A
large number of delegates have al
ready arrived i'm the city.
The Order of High Priesthood Will
be conferred upon class OF candi-
dates at ten o'clock this morning at
Masonic hall.
The Committe on Orphans Home
will meet this afternoon at three
O'clock i'm the Temple All Past Grand
Masters and Grand officers are invited
TO attend.
Following are the officers appointed
for the ensuing year, at yesterday af-
ternoon's session: G.. Chaplain, Rev.
DIR. r. II. Swope. of Wheeling; G. Cap
tain of Host. H. f. Thomas, of Blue
field. G.. Principal Sojourner J. NJ.
NcCouthay. of Charleston; G. Royal
Arch Captain, c. A. Mckenzie of Al
derson. G.. Master of Third Veil, w.
w. Van Wrinkle. of Parkersburg; &.
Master of Second Veil, A. c. Holly, OF
Grafton: G. Master of First Veil, b. NJ.
SbovaIter. of Fairomnt; G.. Marshal
T. O.. Swats, of Hinton; G. Tyler, r.
W. Bliss. of Wheeling.