The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-12
WEST VIRGINIA MASONS.
The Grand Lodge OF the State Closes 1t
Session at CharIsston-wnI Meet Next
Year In Wheeling.

Session at charisSton-Wnl Meet Next
Year In Wheeling.
Special Dispatch to the Intelllgencsr.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Nov. H.
The most worshIpful grand lodge, A
r, A. M, of West Virginia. held its
thlrty-third grand annual communica-
ton In the splendid new masonic tenn
pie in the city Charleston, beginning
Tuesday evening, November Q, A. D.,
1897, A. L.. 6Ss7, at 1850 p. m.
The following past grand masters
were present Hon. o. S. Long, Hon.
Lewis Tavenner. Hiram r. Howard,esq.
Hon. George w. Atkinson, George
Feldt, ESQ.,, George z. Thornburg, esq,
John N. Hamilton. esq, and Gustave
Brown, ESQ.
The reading of the grand masters
address occupied much OF the first
evenings meeting. The usual commit
tees were appointed and grist of work
assigned them At call to refresh
ments, the representatives and visitors
were ushered into the commodious ban
quet room of the temple and sat down
TO bounteous feast OF good things. 1t
was rot banquet such as functions OF
the kind are usually designated where
there is much to please the eye and lit
tie to satisfy the appetite, but a pfen-
tlful array OF good palatable victuais.
The hour was late and no time was
wasted In speech-making and none
went away dissatisfied.
ON Wednesday morning the several
committees met and when the lodge
was called to order at o'clock In the
evening they were ready to report. The
first business OF the evening was the
election and appointment OF grand OIL
GERS for the ensuing Masonic year, re-
sulting as follows:
Grand Masters. N. Myers, Martins
burg
Deputy Grand Master-Joseph Hail,
Wheeling.
Senior Grand warden-Nell Robinson,
Charleston.
Junior Grand warden-A D. W.
Strlckler, Phiiippi.
Grand Treasurer-Hugh Sterling,
Wheeling,
Grand Secretnry-Governor George
W. Atkinson, Wheeling.
The following were appointed by the
Grand Master:
Granu LtCtuTeT-S' ~ MChth"iS' ~
derson.
Grand Chaplaln-Rev. Robert Doug
lass Roller. D. D., Charleston,
Grand Senior Deacon-P. r. Harrison,
Martlnsburg.
Grand Junior Deacon-E. NJ. Turner,
Morgantown.
klns.
Grand Pursulvant-George Hatch,
Wheeling.
Grand Tiier-T. W. Bliss, Wheeling.
The district deputy grand masters
were chosen as follows:
First distrlct-Jamcs Luke.
Second district-A. II. G. Holy.
Third distrlct-I W. Foreman.
Fourth district-C. Mason.
Fifth dlstriot-SImon Bradford.
Sixth dlstrIct-F. II. Smith
Seventh dstrict-W. s. Fleming.
Eighth dlstrict-A. A. Campbell.
Ninth dlstrlct-Tunis q, Swat.
Tenth dlstrict-W. II. Stokes,
Eleventh district-Timothy NJ Smith.
The new officers were installed about
midnight by the retiring grand master,
Mr.. BrD. Gibson, OF Charles Town.
No nattcr OF business was present
cd. OF interest to the general public. OK.
cent that an amendment was proposed
10 the bylaws changing the timo OF
meeting OF the grand lodge from Tues
day to Wednesday, after the second
Monday in November Of each year.
This amendment will be submitted to
the subordinate lodges in the mean time
aud will be voted on at the next meet
Ing OF the grand lodge.
Upon Invitation OF Colonel Hugh ster-
ling, OF wheellrNl, motion was made
aud unanimously adopted. that the
Grand lodge meet In Wheeling upon the
Tuesday following the second Monday
in November, 1893.
The lodge room Of the new Masonic
temple was dedicated to tho uses OF
Masonry upon Tuesday evening, by the
Grand Lodge, under direction Of Grand
Master II. u. Gibson. This very impress.