Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-12-13
TH1 SECRET ORDERS

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On Monday evening Ohio Lodge No.
/ held it's annual meetilg, with very
large gathering of it's members, as well
as many visitors present The follow
ing officers were elected for the ensu-
ing Masonic year. George Hatch, WOr-
sbipfui Master: Fred. l.. Bourne Sen
iar Warden. j. W. Mullisan, Junior
Warden Hugh Sterling. Treasurer;
Joseph Hall. Secretary; y. Ii. Dehmel,
Senior Deacon; Alfred Lewis and John
Beckett. Stewards. r. w. Bliss, Tyler
A. II. Forgay. ~. H. Lewis and J. II.
Dehmel. Trustees. The Junior Deacon
viii De appointed at the next meeting
when the officers will be installed. Al
ter the election a candidate was found
i'm waiting. on whom was conferred the
r. *. Degree After the Lodge was
closed ia tLa NJ. NJ. Degree. Lodge Of
Past Masters was opened and the de
gree was conferred upon the Junior
warden elect.
On Tuesday evening Bates Lodge No.
23 he'd q communication, with q good
turnout Of members and visitors pre-
sent The r. G.. Degree was conferred
upon the candidate in correct form.
and i'm an impressive manner, and as
no further work appeared, the Lodge
was closed rather earlier than usual.
On Wednesday evening, West Vir-
ginia COnsistOry held q meeting and
worked the S1st and 32d Degrees on a
class of D0stulauts numbering eighteen,
the same being done under the direc-
ton of Sir Knight w II. Rose, the
Commander. After the cGnsistOry was
closed an excellent banquet was served
the Knights who were present
On Thursday evening Nelson Lodge
No. 80 held its yearly meeting with a
ver~ fine attendance of its members and
visitors present. The following are
the officers elected for the coming
year: IT. c. Dunn, Worshipful Master;
George NJ. Ford, Senior Warden; ThOs.
McLain. Junior Warden; Louis AL
bright. Treasurer; John A. Kyle, Sec
rat7rv. VIM. s. StOetzeT and w. i.
Steen. Stewards. The installation Of
officers viii take place on the eve OF
the festival of ST. John the Evangelist.
ut which time the other officers Of the
Lodge viii be selected.
On Wednesday afternoon occurred
the funeral of Sir Knight Alexander
Traw. q member Of Wheeling Lodge
No. 5. and made a Master Mason there
I'm or T-v 1t. 1861. lie was also a
member Of wheeling Union Chapter
No. I. and Of Osiris Temple no. I, ell of
this city. Nearly 30 Knights We're in
line. of whom twenty we're Of Wheel
inc No. I. the others of Cyrene Com
maudery No. z. The procession was
headed by Myers Band, and under
command of I'd. c. Schoen, of No. T.
assisted by Sirs JnO. X. List Past Com
ma0der. and Generallisim0 T. =. Stall
man and Capt. General Th0s Carna-
han. Ir. The Pail Bearers were select
cd bv the family as follows: Alfred
Paul. w. A. Wilson. Henry Norris. ia
cob w. Crubh. Frank II. Warden. r.
IT. List. y. d. Mccoy and Rev. Gra-
ham. Eminent Sir John Riheldafler
Grand Commander. assisted Sir SchOen
i'm the burial service which was con-
Quoted fla q most solemn and impress
i've manner. The floral display was
beautiful and in such profus!on that it
REQUIRED q hack 10 convey them to the
Prnf0sular cemetery. whore the burial
occurred.
The bodies meeting the coming week
will be: On Monday evening, Wheeling
Union Chapter will hold monthly con-
v,--ticu. when a team will be present
for the degrees and Companion Chas.
p Wood. High Priest, desires the COM
nanions to come early SO as to com
nletc the work at a seasonable hour.