The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-20
THE ODD FELLOWS
Grand Lodge OF wsst vlrElnIa Closes it,
sesslou,-Wm Meet In Whssling Next
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Special Dispatch TO tho lnlelligencer
CLARKsBuRG, W, Va, Nov, l9,-
The grand lodge OF the ]. o, O. +, of
West virginia, which has been In an
nual session here since Wednesday
morning, concluded It's business shortly
after midnight this morning, ana nearly
all of the representatives left for their
homes to-day,
Wheeling gets the grand lodge meet
ing In 1908, In fact, there Was no op-
position when Wheeling was sprung
yesterday morning by d. w Martin
who, In an eloquent speech, invited the
state grand lodge 20 MS city next year
He extended invitations from the lodges
OF Wheeling, Benwood, MoundsVllle,
Triadelphia and Wellshurg, besides that
OF the Wheeling chamber or commerce
And so well had Mr. Martin and the
representatives of the upper Fan-ltan-
die lodges covered the ground preVioua-
iy, that no other city made a bid for ihe
honor.
Tho grand lodge convened In the court
house Wednesday morning az O'Clock
Grand Master Romeo II. Freer was IN
the chair, and Col. John Vance. Oh be-
half Of Adelphla lodge No, s. OK this city,
welcomed the grand lodge In a happy
speech, The day was afterward taken
up appointing committees, hearing re-
ports, and business OF the lodge In gem
eral Yesterdays session was q busy
one continuing up until after midnight
thus winding up all the business in two
days. 1t was twonty-tive years this
week since Clurksburg had the honor
OF entertaining the grand lodge, and but
three OF the representatives were pres
ent here quarter OF a century ago.
The matter OF erecting an Odd Eel
lows home In West Virginia came up
yesterday, and 1t resulted In commit
tee Of Ave being appointed TO confer
with like committee OF the Daughters
of Rebekah, to report at the meeting
next year az TO the best site for the
home and probable cost. II Is likely the
site chosen win cover about one hundred
acres, and $4,000 will probably be spent
on the building. There are several
places In Wow throughout the state, and
the committee will choose the best.
The election Of officers occurred yes
terday afternoon, and resulted as fol-
lows:
Grand master-George G, sturgiss,
Morgantown.
Deputy grand master--w, p. Rutten-
cutter, Kanawha county.
Grand warden-Dr G. M. cummins,
Enstbank.
Grand secrctary-E. A. Bijingslea,
Fairmont
Grand treasurer - Henry seamon,
Moundsville, (This Is Mr. seamon's
twenty-fifth year,
some interesting features werd
brought out at the meeting. There
have been nine lodges Instituted In the
state during the year, and at present
The order numbers 1926 members In
West Virginia. The growth OF the
Daughters OF Rebekah In this state dur
ing the past year has been at the rate OF
400 per cent, A report conveyed the in
formation that the receipts OF the su-
preme lodge for the year were s9,I63, :
0O0.67; and there was paid out In sick
and funeral benefits S3,52S.000.
At the meeting l76 lodges were repre-
sented, and there were seventy-hve WIS.,
| iting Representatives Among those
present from Wheeling and vicinity
were: WheelnG-Excelslor. No 40, d..
| W. Martin: Franklin, No, 3. Ellis Rit-
| ter; William Tell, No. 6, Philip Winters;
virginlus, No. 2, T. II, Higgins; Wheel
| Ing, No. ., L. ]. Davis; Wheeling en-
campment, L. A. Hoffman; Abram en-
campment Percy Hamilton; Eureka
No. 4S, Godfrey schul; Concord, No. 40,
Charles Hahne.
Benwood-WIlllam Leach, Lincoln
lodge
oundsvllle-Thomas Edwards and
Henry Seamon.
Trladelphia-T. II. Anderson.
Representing Wildey lodge Daugh-
ters OF Rebekah, from Wheeling, were:
Mrs. L. A. Hoffman, Mrs, c, A. Connors
and Mrs, L. Standlsh; from Benwood
Mrs. Frank Porterheld.