Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-03-21
THE SECRET ORDERS.
MASONRY.


second degree, but, the candidate not
appearing, it was dispensed with until
the next meeting.
On Wednesday evening there was
gcodly turn out Of brethren at the
meeting Of Mcdaniel Lodge of Perfec-
ton, when the degrees from 10th TO
14th inclusive were conferred on class
of candidates, under the direction OF
Venerable Master Rose and those who
witnessed the work said it was very
fine indeed.
On Thursday evening Wheeling
Lodge No. ) met, and there was a large
attendance Of the members of the lodge
and visiting brethren of sister lodges
present. Work was had on candidate
in the Master Mason's degree, and the
work in every detail was we'll and i'm
pressiYely done by the officers ana
brethren under the supervision OF Bro
Henry Speyer. the WOrshipful Master,
and who puts his heart and soul IN al
the work. which was enjoyed as much
by the candidates as by the brethren.
A few days ago our worthy brother,
George Hatch. District Deputy Grand
Lecturer of this First District, spent
number of days officially with WcIel
Lodge No. 80. of New Martinsyille,
in featuring the officers in the work q
all the degrees. and he reports that the
brethren Of the lodge were much inter-
ested throughout the class work and
are better enabled now than they nave
been for many years past to communl-
cafe il in the required form of this Jur-
isdiction. He reports the brethren are
taking more Interest," in the ah&lrs Oh
the institution. and they are quarryln6
some of the finest Gshlers OF West Nlr-
ginia 10 be used by No. SO in building
the Mystic Temple During the DAYS
he was with them he also assisted III
initiating one, passing one and raising
two. during which he presided IN the
East. and he surprised the brethren
when he did all the Masters WORK
without reference 10 the text DOCK. l
trust other lodges in this First Masonic
District NAV not rest until they set
Bro. George to brighten them up.
c. last Monday eXening our Sir
Knight John A. Zorn, of Wneei!hg
Commandery No. /, (and now holding
The high Office of Grand Generalissimo
of the Grand Commandery) was pres
ont officially at the inspection OF Cal
vary CommandeTy by the Right EilI-
nent John c.. Riheldaffer, Grand Com
mander of West Virginia. turing uhe
evening the orders Of Knighthood were
I conferred on a candidate, which ne re-
ports was done.very nicely there Were
present on the occasion two other OH
| GERS of the Grand Commandery, Sir
Lewis. Tavenner. Deputy Grand Com
maudar and James Bryan, Grand PIel-
ate
After the Commanders had closed,
banquet was rendered the Eminent
Fraters which must have been grand
! indeed when one uses the expression
of one who was there, That 1t was
/ ont of sight" The table. besides groan-
/ ing with the best the markets OF our
great land afford, was elegantly deco
rated with noted plants and choice cut
/ flowers and lust think, our own SITS
Tocl, Robertson and Past Commander
| Robert Browne. Of Cyrene Command
o,~v assisted those notables at that fne
/ snreod to eat fresh Strawberries anu
/ this in the month of March. why, We
+ think up here in Wheeling Town 'HaI
We would have been glad to nave seen
and relish new "OniOn tnan 10 nave
/ strawberries fresh so soon. Many VIZ
ting Knights were present from hunt
IN oton and other Communicates or our
I St9to as we'll as from Ohio and PENN
/ svIvonia OF course. we should nave
enioved it if permitted to be present
brt distance lent enchGntment, ana we
,.on,erher of their hospitalities many
times in "auld lang syne, and that NIL
eth I'D the inner man too full tor utter
ance. Sir Vanwinkle was the toast
MASTER and so well did he do his part
/ that every one whom he called on TO
sneak had to respond, and IN when
/ ceremony every Knight from Wheeiihg
did his part. OF course they would on
Inc subject (of strawberries lot the
/ good of the order.
The meetings for the coming week
will he: Wheeling Commandery NO. l
on Monday evening when it is expect
cd that the orders will be conferred
and Sir Chas. p. Wood. Eminent COM
mander desires the Knights to meet
according to the personal notice re-
/ ceived at 7 o'clock, so the COmmandery
will close at very seasonable hour.
Bates Lodge No. % holds regular
! Communication on Tuesday evening,
and The brethren should be promptly in
attendance to assist Worshipful Master
/ Peabody to work one or more degrees
on candidates at that time.
wednesday evening Charity Chapter
rose Croix will meet and the degrees
! from 18th to 18th will be conferred
mon a class of postulants. There will
no q full attendance of the members at
! that time to assist Wise Master Johh
NJ Birch to confer the degrees.
/ On Thursday evening occurs the reg
/ Mar Communication of Nelson Lodge
/ No. go and from what we learn, more
! than one degree will be conferred at
! that time. and. rs is the rule in that
/ lodge. there will be full representa-
! ton of the brethren to help the Wor-
/ shipful Master, Bro. Dunn, to do them
| UP.
AS we promised last week, We pro-
duce "Kanada." which was the inscrip-
1 ton on a door at the hotel where we
/ dwelt when on the trip described:
K-NA-DA
The following prologue and poem
was suggested to the author, Joseph
Hall. when accompanying Nelson
/ Lodge on a visit to Harrisonville
Lodge. in an adjoining jurisdiction, and
was read before those lodges some
months thereafter. when Harrisonville
! Lodge returned the visit to Wheeling.
/ some of it may seem mysterious TO
many readers. but all the actors in the
! nn4nttnirirc. drama of the occasion