Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-23
5tCUHy DRY ! SESSION
Of the Grand Lodge Of West Virginia
Of the A. 0. U. ".
Important Legislation Enacted
Several Amendments to the Con
The Banquet Last Night
Officers Will Be Chosen and the
Lodge Will Adjourn To-day.

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Officers Will Be Chosen and the
Lodge Will Adjourn To-day.
The second days session of the Grand
Lodge of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen was given up to the consid-
Grafton Of the recommendations Of the
different committees. The business of
the session was outlined in the Register
Of yesterday morning. The West Vir-
ginia Grand Lodge has been in exist
ence but one year, and the meeting was
therefore important. as the experience
of twelve months showed the necessity
for a number of changes of an import
ant character. The delegates put in a
day of hard work and did not complete
their labors at the hour for adjourn
ment for the afternoon session. An
other meeting will be held this morn
ing. at which the principal business will
be the election Of officers for the ensu-
ing term.
The committee on laws recommended
the adoption Of an amendment to the
constitution. providing for $1,000 bene-
fit certificates. and after some discussion
the amendment was adopted. The
privilege of adopting this feature, was
granted to the West Virginia Grand
Lodge. at the meeting of the Supreme
Lodge. Under this provision. the mem
Der NAV choose either a $1,000 Of $4,000
certificate. and present members may
change from $4,000 to $1,000 If they so
desire. 1t is expected that this feature
will populariZe the order in this State,
as the amount of the assessments mas
prevented many persons or limited
means from joining the organization.
In the report of Grand Master Work
man W. o. McCluskey, which was read
Tuesday morning, an important recon-
mendation was made with reference 10
the extension of the order. After call
ing attention to the methods employed
in the past. which failed to result bene-
ficially. Mr.. McCluskey recommended "A
general supervision by means Of depu-
ties. commissioned expressly for the
work and with reasonable pay for the
time employed. all expenses, either for
old or new lodges, to be borne directly
by the Grand Lodge. The methods
which he proposed were in brief. the
same as has been employed by several
other local lodges-public meetings. en-
tertainments. and other methods of
keeping the working of the order before
the public The Grand Lodge adopted,
by resolution. the plan as embodied in
the report of the Grand Master Work
man.
The Grand Master Workman's recon-
mendation relative TO increase in the
salaries of Grand Lodge officers, was
also acted upon favorably. The salary
of the Grand Master Workman was
fixed at $500; an unsalaried Office be-
fore. The salary Of the Grand Receiver
was increased to 5000; the Grand Medi-
cal Examiner to 5000, and the Grand
Recorder from $500 to $3.50
The report of the committee on laws,
which was adopted, sustained the Grand
Master Workman in all his decisions
during the year.
An amendment, making the chair
man of the finance committee a men,
Der of the Grand Lodge. was rejected,
after considerable discussion.
The CONTROVERSY regarding the
terms of settlement with the Grand
Ledge of Pennsylvania. the parent Of
the West Virginia Grand Lodge, was
settled by a reference to the committee
on finance with full power to act. Tn
der the terms Of settlement with Penn
sylvania, West Virginia was to pay ST.
900 as her portion Of all claims agains.
the parent jurisdiction UP TO December
l. 1894. in addition 10 her proportion Of
the deaths occurring during the month of
December. There is still difference
of about $500 involved in the contro-
versy.
Supreme Recorder Sackett, of Mead
vile. Pa. was present at yesterdays
sessions, and delivered an address in
which he complimented the Grand
Lodge upon The present condition of the
order in this State He said the West
Virginia jurisdiction appears to be pr
porous. There is not the effusive en-
thusiasm which was manifested one
years ago, but the order has settled
down to business basis, and the future
outlook is very bright
Shortly before six o'clock the lodge
adjourned. The election of officers for
the ensuing term was made the special
order of business for ten o'clock this
morning. There is also one committee
report to be considered. and some rou-
tine business to be transacted.
In the evening Wheeling Lodge held
a meeting in She Temple. during which
some new work OF the order was ex-
emplifed for the benefit of the visitors.
Nearly all the delegates were present.
THE BANQUET.