The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-29
Special Dispatch to the IutolllrsnOsr

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cd it's annual meeahs TINS evening, az
ter one OF the most successful assemblies
ever known in the history OF the order
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lodge met IN executive session IN the sem
ate chamber. An amendment was offer-
al and nassed changing the grand lodge
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CONSTITUTION IesHf"lns e'e eNpu'n'VH sAe
suspension'of members Three hundred
dollars was appropriated for the ex-
$500. - .hA o,,-. "a chancouor Para-
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phernalia was also ioaheu 70 rruhtSeo"h
lodge, and $3.50 was agreed upon as q
prize for the best drilled company with
the privilege OF three entering. one
hundred and flfty dollars was also Ap-
propriated for the Pythian banner.
The report OF the committee on judi
ciary reported favorably on the propo-
sition TO declare the Office OF chancellor
commander vacant. The grand lodge
went into committee OF the whole and
took up the matter OF Vaughn lodge No.
l12 When the lodge was Instituted the
deputy organizing II obtained but SO
from charter members, when he should
have required SO. Their charter was
arrested until such time as the original
members paid the additional 81.
A message was received from the Ma.
t!onal Pythian press association assem-
bled at Nashville, congratulating the
grand lodge upon Its excellent meeting.
Weiisburg and Sfstersviiie were the
only aspirants for the location OF the
next meeting. The result OF the vote was
Wellsburg, "a: Sistersville. Is. Commit
tee on mileage and per diem reported,
mileage, $50; per diem, $500 25. since
the adoption OF the grand status two
years ago the supreme lodge has made
changes IN the general laws Of the order,
making It necessary to legislate so as To
bring the laws in harmony with that OF
the supreme laws. The following re-
commendations were made: That sec
tIon . Of article V, grand constitution, be
amended by adding the words, "time Or
before the word, place." in the last line
of said section; also to change the time
OF meeting from Thursday to Wednee-
day. That article VIII, grand constitu-
ton, be amended by adding new sec
ton to be known as 10. TO read:"
Section 10-Every subordinate lodga- In
this grand domain shall display the flag
OF the United States of America In their
castle hall during each convention. That
section 227 be amended TO read, He shall
notify all members who are In arrears 20
the amount of two months dues. and
when directed by the lodge he shall
make and read q report giving the naBaeS
OF all delnquents and the amounts due
from each. That section 2S9 be amended
to read The fees for the issuance and
deposit OF transfer card shall be one
dollar.
That section 90 be amended to read,
'The fees for the issuance OF with
drawal card shall not be less than one
dollar"
That the order Of business OF subordi-
nate lodges be amended TO read: '1S. The
counting Of the rituals by the master at
arms, and his report to the chancellor
commander."
This afternoon the election Of officers
took UP the entire time. For grand chan
cellor, there were three candidates, Paul
Prayer, OF Parkersburg; Dr. S. NJ. Scott,
Of Term Alta. and s. r. Graves, of