The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
THE ELKS INSTALLED.
A Lodge Organized Here on
Friday Night.


Twenty -one installations the FRS
Night with nearly as many mere t
Come-Past Exalted Rnler Nesbitt, O
Fsirmcnts had charge OF the cere'
monies THE mork done entirely b,
Fairmont and Uni0nteWfi Members
A Gorgeous Banquet at TIE Peabody
After Adjournment.
The installation of Morgantowu
lodge No. All B. p. o. Elks took place
in the Odd Fellows hall on Friday
evening Two dates bad been pre-
yiously fixed but on account OF the
inability Of District Deputy Manning
to be present the matter had TO be
postponed.
Past Exalted Ruler, DR.. Nesbitts Of
Fairmont was authorized by the
proper authorities TO install the lodge.
On Friday afternoon the visitors
from Fairmont, UniontoNl snd other
places, together with the candidates,
held preliminary meeting and ar
ranged for the work Of initiating the
new members at night. At 1880 the
work of initiation began, and by mid
night 81 members had been received
and Morgantown lodge No. All duly
organized and its officers installed.
There were over forty signers to
the application for charter, a ntirn-
Der of whom were out OF town and
unable to get back in time but who
will be received later.
As its name indicates the organiza-
tion Is benevolent and protective
organization, its creed being justice,
benevolence and uprightness. The
members are greatly pleased with
what they have learned so far.
After the lodge work was completed
the members and their guests adj
journed to the Hotel Peabody where
covers had been laid for eighty guests,
and the party banquetted until late
in the we small hours.
Below is the menu and the toasts:
INSTITUTION BANQUET.
MORGANTOWN LODGE NO. AL.
FRIDAY, MARCH rs, 1898.
Hotel Peabody.
MENU.
Consomme
Sherry
Baked Blue Fish, Lemon Sauce Butter
Cucumber Salad Saratoga Chips
Olives Picked Walnuts Radishes
New Tomatoes Cold Slaw
Claret
Deyiled Crabs
Ham Tongue Turkey
French Peas
Elk PUNCH
Cranberry Sauce Currant Jelly
Chicken Salad Lobster Salad
Catawba Neapolitan Ice Cream
Peabody's Choice Assorted Cakes
Fruits Cheese Crackers
Coffee
"Mumm's" the Word
"AFTERMATH"
Toastmaster-Pro Jane P. Whyte
1.-The Deer Visitors E. M. Grant
1.-The Baby DR.. |. G. Nesbiti
'Big Guns" W. J. White
1.-THE Antlered Monarch" Col. Fast
Gam | My Brothers Keeper"
Capt. Crawford
1.-THE Doe'' Rev. Mr.. Doggeti
"Any Old Thing j. G. Frazer
''AND THEY Rose WITH THE SUM-"
Below is the list of members initia.
ted
E. M. Grant, e. G.. Dinkle, J. w.
Hartigan, Prof I. p. Whyte, j. L.
Keener, w. w. Keener, ]. II. Mills,
J. G. Frazer, NJ Hirschman, r. e.
Fast, j. r. Miller, Jno. G. Lantz, w.
j. White, T. B. Wilgus, J. e. Elem
ing, Jos Sigwert, w. ID. Jacobs, G. e.
Beatty, II. f. Warner, T. B. Bannis
ter, O. w. Jones.
Officers-E. M. Grant, exalted ruler
e. G.. Dinkle, esteemed leading knight
J. W. Hartigan, esteemed loyal
knight; l. P. White, esteemed lectur-
ing knight; 10. L. Keener, secretary
w. w. Keener, Treasurer; ]. II. Mills
tyler.
Trustees, j. G. Frazer, M. Hirsch
man, Col. r. e. Fast.
VISITORS.
Max Baum, Max Rosenberg, Jas
Rosenbaum, Sol Rosenbaum, G. B
Harrah, E. B. Marshall, Jay Collier,
r. w. Playford, w. M. Steele, Jno. N
Todd, Thomas Brownfeld, j. f. Sea
mans, Harry Beeson, w. @. McCor
mick; w. B. Thorndell, G. L. Sprin
ger, G.. S. Harrah, Thos. Crawford
F. RULER, E. P. Lawhead, Jessie L
White, VIM. N. Parshall, Chas. Play
ford, Chell Leonard, Jno. G. Barbour
VIM. Mcclellan, Robert Hunt, Robt
F. Sample, j. o. Miller, ]. II. Todd
Jas. d. Byrnes, Grant Miller, J. R
Marshall, Ed. P. Lawhead,
CoNNELLsvILLE, PA.
John Collins, James Connell, J. L
Madigan.
H. Hutchinson, Cleveland 0.
A. J. Cochran. Dawson Pa,
FAIRMONT.
Chas. T. Nesbitt, L. w. Daggett
H. N. McCrory, ]. E. Mccoy. E. Nc
Coy, Geo. A. Simmons, S. B. Iseman
E. e. Meredith, M. Dickerson, Arthu
G.. Martin, Major McNeely, Frank E
Watson, Jas. A. Martin, Ed. Slack
Capt. P. W. Burke.
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