Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12
THE SECRET SOCIETIES.
MASONRY.

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On Monday evening Ohio Lodge No
1. leid its gular meeting with d soou
attendance o. brethren pres IT. ana
with nearly every officer In his place
who. under the direction cf Bro. Olseh'
Worshipful Master, conferred the sec
ond degree On one candidate IN an IN
pressive and intelligent manner.
O Thursday evening, Nelson LodSe
No 80 M. in monthly communication
with WCrshiptul Master Rose IN Jhe
East. and the other officers and a good
renres= .qtiCn of the members present.
Some very important business was
transacted. i'm which all the brethren
were deeply interested after when no
candidates having been found IN walt
ING work was deferred until the next
meeting Of the lodge. Bro. John A.
KYLE, the genial and efficient secretary
Of the lodge. was present for the nIsL
time for some months, and received
! hearty welcome from all, with the nope
that he had entirely recovered from ms
prolonged sick spell, and that tney
would have the pleasure of meeting
with him in all the future meetings OF
The lodge
During the past two weeks the lodges
| have received from Grand Secretary
| Atkinson. the proceedings OF the last
session Of the Grand Lodge, which Is
1 found TO contain much OF interest 10
/ the craft. especially that contained IN
the rep7r- Of fr8ernal correspondence
which every brother in the jurisdiction
| should read as it is full Of valuable in
| formation for them.
On last Saturday week. Sir John A. |
/ Zorr Captain General OF the Grand 1
{ Commarlery. Inspected De Molay Com
mandery Of Grafton, and had the pleas
ure Of seeing the orders Of Red Cross,
/ K T. and Malta conferred by its Of T.
/ fcars. and which he reports was done
! splendidly by than. After the work .
was finished ne had the pleasure also
/ OF participating with them i'm an ele-
giant banquet.
On lest Tuesday evening, Bro. Ed
ward c. Schcan. had the pleasure as
| District Deputy Grand Master, of Wis
iting in his official capacity. Wetzel
Lodge. located at New Martinsvllle. and
/ also having with him for company Bros.
/ Peabody and Summer. Of Bates Lodge
/ No. SO. The second and third degrees
were conferred on one candidate each.
4 All reported having a good time at New
Mar.iusville with the brethren of Wet
Eel Lodge.
We ara sorry to note the death Of our
venerable brother, j. ID. Walkinshaw,
father of cur worthy Bro. ]. b. Walk
/ inshaw of Wellsburg w. Va. who was
q PRESBYTERIAN minister. and occupied
go frn.e .rIfs Hr|rf ON al
at Keithsburg. Illinois where he died,
but also In West Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania As a Mason he took an active
part Believing in the principles OF the
. institution. DR. lived in accordance with
these precepts. and did much 10 extend
bv his influence the characteristics OF
"Br0theuiy-lOve. Relief and Truth"
The bodies meeting i'm the Temple
( this week vii be: On Monday, Wheel
ing Union Chapter, and as many candi-
dates are expected there TO receive the
! degrees. that Will assure a full turnout
OF companions.
On Tuesday evening Bates Lodge will
hold it's regular communication, and a full
/ representation of brethren is desired to
assist Bro. Peabody W0rshipful Mas
ter, 10 put through some candidates in
one or more of the degrees.
On Wednesday evening. Albert Pike
/ Preceptory CKadosh) will meet. and
work the 30th degree on number of
candidates. and Sir Knight McCahOn
I VIII have the assistance 10 doubt Of all
the members of the body at that time
On Thursday evening, Wheeling
Lodge No. 3. will hold regular netting,
and there will be present a large at
tendance, to assist Worshpful Master
Speyer to work some candidates
through more than one Of the blue de-
grees.
Arrangements have been made by the
committee of Cyrene Commandery for
pilgrimage to Charleston to attend the
Conclave of the Grand Command6ry,
May 13, by special train, OF Pullman
sleepers, which will leave Wheeling on
the evening Of the 18TH. about or $50
o'clock. arriving I'm Charleston next
| morning. where headquarters will be
set up at Hotel Ruffner. The Opera
I House band and orchestra has been en-
gagged for the occasion The latter will
play for a reception be h7ld az Hotel
Ruffner some time in the evening.
The fare round Trip will be $3.50 and
81 for siearers per berth. All Sir
KNIGHTS who wish 10 accompany Cy-
rene On this pilgrimage. are cordially
invited 10 accompany them, and If they
desire further information IL can be OBJ
tanned from Sirs W. i. Ssaffer, w. AL
fred Wilson and r. VI. Browne, Of the