Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-11
GRAND LODGE N SESSION.
Important Masonic Meetings Being
Held Here.
Grand Royal Arch Chapter Con-
Guided Its Work-A Business
Session at the Temple Last Night,
Followed by a Banquet-To-Day's
Prozramme-Shriners to Meet.

Followed by Banquet-To-Day S
e-Shriners to Meet.
The work of the Grand Royal Arch
Chapter was completed yesterday. In
the morning the order of High Priesthood
was conferred upon class of five in the
Temple. The day was spent by the
Masons who were in the city in receiving
instructions in the work from Grand Lee
turer, C S. McKinzie, of Anderson, and
his assistants Many representatives. to
the Grand Lodge arrived during the day
largely increasing the number Of promin-
ent members of the order in the city. Ia
the afternoon the trustees Of lie widows
and orphans fund held business meet
ing.
The first session of the Grand Lodge
was called to order at the Temple at Z
o'clock by Grand Master James NJ. Col
Inns. The address of the Grand Master
was read. and the reports of the principal
officers for the year, Treasurer, Secretary
and District Grand Masters, were read
After the appointment Of committees,
some new business was introduced and
referred to the different committees.
Resolutions which were introduced took
the same course. The Grand Lodge adj
journed about II o'clock and repaired to
Odd Fellows hall. where q banquet was
given by the four local lodges compli-
mentary to the visiting Masons.
The usual committees were then az
pointed as follows:
On Work-C. S. McKinzie, Grand Lee
turer and his deputies.
on Returns Of Chartered Lodges-Geo.
3. Peabody. Fred. Keiscome e. NJ. Tur-
ner. James Luke, j., VIM. Campbell.
Louis s. Pomeroy. J. w. A. Ford, T. G.,
Davisson, D. J. Gibson.
on Grievances and Appeals-George e.
Thornburg. John NJ. Hamilton, J. H. Wey-
mouth. c. r. Oldham, c. W. Quenzen
On Charters and Dspensations-H. r.
Howard. George Davis and VIII A.
Stricken.
on Finance-B. D. Gibson. Neil Robin
son. s. n. Myers, r. S. Stricken and O. p.
Wood.
on Jurisprudence-K. D. Walker, Robt.
White and w. H.'H. Flick.
on Proceedings of Grand Ofcers-Geo.
w. Feidt, Frank D. Mccoy and J. c..
Gluck.
on Foreign Correspondence-G. w At
Iinson.
on By-Laws-Jos. Hall, ". \. Brazie G..
r. Mahood NJ. Emsheimer, and Henry
Speyer
The Orphans Home matter was intro
duced. and the question of considering
the ACCESSIBILITY of establishing such an
institution i'm this State was made a spe-
ciaI order for this afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock.
All the Grand Lodge officers were pres
| ent, as follows: NJ. W. J. NJ. Collins,
Charleston. G.. NJ. r. W. p. d. Gibson,
Charles Town. D. I. NJ. s. n. Myers. Mar
tinsburg. Sr. G. w: Joseph Hall. Wheel
ing. Jr. G. w; Hugh Sterling. Wheeling,
C. F.: Geo. ". Atkinson. Wheeling, G. S;
c.. S. McKensie. Anderson. G. l.; c. B.
Graham. Wheeling. G. c.: Neil Robinson,
Charleston, S. G. D.; T. NJ. Turner Nor
gantown. Jr G. D.: A. d. W. Strickler,
Philippi. G.. NJ: Sam Ferguson. Ceredo,
G. P: Timothy w. Bliss. Wheeling. G. T.
Following were the representatives of
the subordinate lodges who were present:
No. !. Z. S. O,sen, F. T. Bourne. Geo.
Hatch.
No. >. Wellsburg, Mark Greenwald.
No. 8. Parkersburg, Simon Bradford
No. >. Wheeling, Henry Speyer. D. z.
/ Phillips
No. 6. Clarksburg. T. *. Stout.
No. 7. Buckhannon. J. A. Lorentz.
No. 8. Moundsvile c. r. Oldham.
No. Q. Fairmont. Jas Z. Dowden
No. TO- Weston, z. G. Davisson.
No. II. Guyandotte. Jas. Withers.
No. 70 Ravenswood. W. s. Fleming.
No. 49, Barboursivle. J. W Holstein.
No. IA. Cliff Top. r. L. Ashby.
No Is. Ripley. Chas Saver.
No. II. Cameron. E. ?. Richardson.
No IS Wayne. W. T. Workman.
No 10. Pit Pleasant. L. T. POmeroy.
No. 20. Charleston. J. W. Kreiter.
No. q. Sutton. Alex. It. Taylor.
No. %. New Cumberland. Jas. Luke.
No q. Clifton. Fri Allemond.
No %. West Liberty. Abram McColloch
No. Is. Piedmont. David +. Park.
No. % Moorefeld, w. Williams.
No. 80 Wheeling. 5. B. Rose and G. W.
Ford.
No. 90. Ceredo. Reuben Osborn.
No. 81. Middlebourne. Myron NJ. Reppard.
No So. Good Hope. T. II. smith
No Sc. Buffalo. James A. Cochran.
No. 81. Hedgeville. Jas. B. Cleary.
No 80, New Martinsville, Fred C..
Bucher.
No. 40. Grantsvlle. John NJ Hamilton.
No. Il. St Marys, John r. Harris.
No A, Martinsburg, Payton r. Harri-
son.
No. A. Bramwell. ". D. Tyler.
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