The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-13
KNIGHT NOTES
Psrsonal Mention AMI Paragraphs AbOnt
the Visitors.


The Scottish Rite Masonic headQuar-
,ers on Market street. where the hand
somes. in the city. The front room was
decorated with a parterrc az pot.ed
plants. behind which rcposed an excel
Icnt likeness OF General Albert Pike, the
father OF the degree in this country. On
the walls were hung various handsome
banners and designs. The hospitality
dispensed was Of the "Old Virginia
kind. ~ every guest who had the blue
ribbon badge pinned to him can TESTIFY:
All visitors were required to register, and
then were presented with handsome
boxed souvenir. II consisted Of glass.
the product OF the North Wheeling Glass
Company. with the etching OF the lnstS-
MIA Of the order. II was a most attrac-
tive product 1T Weddings industries
and was greatly sought after by visiting
knights.
Past Eminent Commander. Rev. J. ].
McIlyar. OF Allegheny Commandery, IS
eighty years old. He has been the pre-
late OF his commandery for years. and Is
one OF its charter members Several
years ago he was one OF the two knights
TcmplRr. sent on a crusade 10 the
Holy Land. and other historic
spots and he went through
many Arabic lodges. He Is Methodist
divine. and "a one ~ the oldest and best
versed men in the craft in the United
States.
Col. Thomas N. Darrah. who dispensed
hospitality with I lavish hand At the
Scottish Rite headquarters, on Market
street. had as one 81 the decorations. a
unique and pretty banner. The banner
was made ~ badges which h. had Sc
cured a. three triennial cnncllves. which
he attended He Scwcd them IN the
banner, and his needle work. considering
he Is bachelor. Is what might be eN-
pccied.
Wheeling C0mmaniery No !, head
quarters nj the Hotel Windsor. Is the sec
ond Oldest cOmmandery Instituted west
OF the Allegheny mountains Their hos
pltahlc quarters were decorated In the
most tasteful style. and the organization
was highly cnmpllmented an all hands
GcneralissImc McCahOn directed their
maneuvers through the march and did II
handsomely and we'll
Grand Recorder II. c. Huntington. ot
Falrnont, again Eraces the same desk IN
the Grand CommRpdery that he has oc-
cupied with such distinguished abilitIS
for the past eleven or twelve years. He
is decidedly the most genial and capable
heEOEuCT IGlNL mas NNNARtEN AAtNN ''iAN's
II is understood that there was no oppo-
sition to his recollection.
During the progress OF the procession
many fine evolutlons were made, Cyrene
Commandery. under the clptalncy Of
John N. Birch, especially attracting
great deal OF attention by their formation
OF a Maltese cross The Fairm0ut Com
mandery, Crusade, directed by Col. G. l..
Smith. was also the subject OF many
compliments.
Last evening W. II, Davis, command
ing, George T. Christ. y. II. Mclean, +.
VI. West ]. H. Lctcher, p, II. French,
John p. Dilworth, w. II. Cain and others
OF Tancred Chmmandery. Pittsburgh. ac-
companied by the Eighteenth Regimen;
band. rendered the Intelligeucer a sere-
made that was greatly appreciated.
Mr.. C. l.. skinner. manager OF the
Watson hotel. f. l., Nichols, G. l.. Smith.
o. s. Mckinney and Fred 7. Martin,
Emmett; Showaiter were some Of the
Fairmnnt knights who took time to shake
hands with old Wheeling friends.
The Pittsburgh and Allegheny Com
manderies left for home last night AZ
30 o'clock. over the Pan Handle. They
were a merry crowd and sung several
popular airs TO the accompaniment OF
their bands.
Eminent Commander Harry l.. Bcaysr.
and Sir Knight w NJ Kennedy. OF Alle-
gheny Commandery. are enthusiastic
Templars The latter always comes to
Wheeling when there's a big Republican
blow out,
The Eighteenth Regiment band. which
accompanied TancreI COmmandeTy Of
Pittsburgh. is made w w Italian musl-
"a frf
employees 10 a serenudc early In the even
Ing.
Wheeling Commaniery had its head
quarters at the Hotel Windsor. and Cy-
rene at the Mcclure House, where they
dispensed the Inequalities with n liberal
hand TO all visitors during the day,
Judge Tayennei's selection. or rather
elevation to the Grand Eminent COM
membership was q compliment 10 one Of
the most popular MnspnG and thorough
gentleman 20 be found In the state.
Although 900 PittsburEhera came down
yesterday. about 200 other knights dccid-
cd not o rlEk the vaEafies NJ the weather
when they viewed rs threatening char
artcr yesterday morning,
The Chrlrhsvillc. ohio, and clarkg-
burg, W Va. Communicates wore pre-
vented from reaching the city on account
OF wnshouts on railroads caused by the
recent heavy rains
4 large number or persons from out Of
town points. not knights. took advantage
Of reduced rates on che raiIroaIH CHANGED
the weather and were NJItorB ia the city
yesterday
Hon. Stuart r. Reed. editor OF the
Clarksburg Telegram, wish the Dc Mo-
lay c0mmnndcry, Of Grafton. was one
OF the handsomcst men In the parade.
The Allegheny Commandcry. accom-
panied by their own band. gave marvel
Gus CyOlutlons after the parade They
arc certainly well W on drIll work.
wheeling Jared very wen In the de-
cerved promotion OF those two ster-