Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-11-28
WEST VIRGINIA ODD FELLOWS.
Report OF the Doings OF the Grand
Lodge at Hinton.

Report OF the Doings OF the Grand
Lodge at Hinton.
The Grand Lodge and Grand En-
campment of the Independent Order
Of odd Fellows of West Virginia, met
at Hinton last week, the Grand En-
campment meeting Tuesday and the
Grand Lodge Wednesday. The Off
GERS elected tor the Grand Encamp-
ment for the ensuing year are c. l..
Simpson, of Huntington. Grand Rep
resentative; ]. d. Luckadoe. OF
Charleston, Grand Patriarch; II. b.
Curry, of Volcano, Grand High Priest;
w. w. Huntington, of Weston. Grand
Senior Warden; O. A. Hiehle, of Park
ersburg, Grand Scribe; Henry Sea-
mon, of Wheeling, Grand Treasurer;
Thos. F. Stuart, of Huntington,
Grand Junior Warden; S. n Darrah,
Of Wheeling, Grand Sentinel; +. r.
Triplett, of Charleston, Grand Deputy
Sentinel; ]. P. Peck, OF Hinton, Grand
Marshal.
The number of representatives in
the Grand Encampment from the as
Encampments of the State present,
were Is. The membership in the
State now is 1913.
The reports in the Grand Eucamp-
ment showed the order to be in a
fiourishing condition.
The Rebekah Assembly, of West
Virginia met Wednesday. About
thirty ladies were present. The
present officers of this branch of the
order are: Mr.. L. A. Roach. of Graf
ton, resident; Mrs. Il. p. Chapman,
of Hartford, Vice-P President; Mrs. Hat
tie Roney, of Golfers. Secretary; Mrs.
+. Huffman, of Wheeling, Treasurer.
This branch of the order was organ
lied at Wheeling in April, 1857, at
that time with subordinate lodges,
There are now 50 lodges in the State
and the membership is nearly one
thousand.
The Department OF the Patriarchs
Militant /. O. o. f., of West Virginia,
met Wednesday afternoon. The Off
GERS of this branch Of the order are:
Colonel G. V. Rathman, of Martins
burg, Department Commander; Major
G. A, Hiehlie, of Parkersburg. Il. A.
Hiehlie, of Parkersburg, Adjutant.
This branch of the order was or
gained at Fairmont in 1888. There
are now six Cantons in the State with
a membership of about four hundred.
The Grand Lodge met Wednesday
and 40 representatives were present
from the various subordinate lodges
in the State. The membership now
numbers about ten thousand and the
order is rapidly growing. The fol-
lowing grand officers were present:
S. L. Dodd. of Little Georgetown,
Grand Master; Romeo II. Freer, OF
Harrisville, Deputy Grand Master;
George c. Sturgiss, of Morgantown,
Grand Warden; E. A. Billingslea OF
Fairmont, Grand Secretary; Henry
Seamon, OF Wheeling, Grand Treas
urer; Septimus Hall, OF New Martins
vile, Grand Representative; John A.
Beck, of Pennington, Grand Rep
resentative elect.
The appointed grand officers are
w. l. Canter, Grand Chaplain; ]. ].
Krantz, Grand Marshal; w. A. Marsh,
Grand Conductor; Jas. p. Pack, Grand
Herald.
The officers of the Grand Lodge for
the ensuing year are: Romeo ii.
Freer, G. Master; Geo. c. Sturgiss, ID.
Graud Master; w. +. Ruttencutter,
G. Warden; E. A. Billingslea, G. Sec
rotary; Henry Seaman, G. Treasurer;
S. L. Dodd, 6. Rep. to Supreme Grand
Lodge.
Clarksburg was selected as the place
for the next meeting of the Grand
Lodge. The Supreme Grand Lodge
will meet in Springfield, Illinois.