Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-12
OFF 70 PARKERSBURG.
Departure Of the Knights Templar for
the Annual Conclave
At the Metropolis of Wood County.
Many Accompanied by their
Wives and Friends-Members OF
Osiris Temple also in the Party.
The Programme After the Arrival
Of the Train at its Destination.

Members of Cyrene and Wheeling
Communicates Knights Templar. and OF
Osiris Temple Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine to the number of about two hun
dred, and accompanied by more than half
a hundred ladies, departed In style yester-
day morning for Parkersburg, to attend
the annual State conclave. The trip was
made on special train over the Ohio
River rNlroad, departing about eight
o'clock
Members of the two communicates as
sembled at $50 o'clock at the Masonic
Temple on Market street, and marched to
the depot accompanied by the Opera
cal organizations accompanied the
Knights to Parkersburg.
1t was probably the finest special train
ever run over the Ohio River road. 1t
was made of up two special cars, Presi-
dent Burt's private car POOP" and two
handsome new day coaches. The run
was made in excellent time, with very few
stops. The Wheeling delegation was met
at Parkersburg by Knights of that city,
and escorted to their headquarters. The
first session of the Grand Commandery
was held at noon, and was followed by
an imposing street demonstration. The
local Communicates both held receptions,
and last night the Shriners held meet
ing. The Knights who departed were as
follows:
Cyrene Commandery: H. F. Stall
man, eminent commander: F. E. Nc
Coy, generalissimo; T. B. McLain, cap
tain general D. A. Taylor, prelate; w A.
Wilson, treasurer; J. A: Miller, trustee;
w. H. Grade, recorder; J. B. Mckee,
senior warden; Alfred Wilson, junior war
den: Clark Hamilton, standard bearer;
/. n Waltz, sword bearer; A. G., Browne,
warder; F. B. Klievis, third guaHd; Harry
A. OFT. second guard; "A. Allen Wheat,
first guard T. w. Bliss, sentinel; and
John X. List, H. F. Stallman, w f.
Shaffer, F. b. Klievis, H. Morris. w. G.
Agnew of Sistersvile; w. Alfred Wilson,
A. G. Brown, J. T. Rankin, John NJ. Birch,
I. G. Jenkins w. A. Wilson, r. NJ.
Browne, ]. B. McKee, B. F. Meighen M.
A. Chew, j. r. Stathers, H. F. McLain,
w. r. Fitch, NJ A. Sybert, Clark Ham
ilton, w. G. Kohl, of Sistersville; Alfred
Paul, H. A. Seabright, +. E. Mccoy, j. C.
Riheldaffer, I. N. Walsh, E. c. Schoen. J.
e. Hall, d. A. Taylor, I. B. McLain, f.
j. Thompson, E. p. Reaser, of Sisters
vile; r. H. List. j. G. Moore, Thomas
Carnahan, o., t. Schneider, A. A. Wheat,
D. 3. West, and others
Wheeling Commandery: S. B. Warrick,
eminent commander: Conrad Hirsch gen
eralissimo; H. E. Bown, captain general:
w. w. Irwin, preate; Allen Brock treas
urer; Joseph Hall, recorder; f. E. Bald
win senior warden, H. 3. Baguiey junior
warden: L. w. Blaney, standard bearer:
G. NJ. Ford, sword bearer; r. P. Robb,
warder; A. H. Weidebusch. third guard
George Hatch, second guard: R. H. D.
Willis, first guard: ]. w. Norris trustee
T. W. Bliss, sentinel; and c. H. Ahrens
Allen Brock, e. E. Baldwin, H. E. Bown
Will X. Bodley, l.. w. Blaney, T. w Boy
ers II. B. Baguley, John Beckett, c. E.
Bailey, H. Clay Dean, A. L. Downs. Jos
p Dudley p. T. Ellery, Henry Elig.
Clyde S. Ford, ]. H. Garrison, Conrad
Hfrsch, John Henderson,. J. w. Herbert
W. j. Hamilton, David E. Haire, J. w
Henderson, w. w Irwin. c. W. Kron-
hardt, J. Fl. Klieves, r. j. Murray. Arius
D. McVey, Robert Piper, Charles A. Reed
u. l.. Richey. G. G. Reppeto, Hugh Ster-
ling. Carl SSbanski, r. E. Schubart. w
Fl. Travis, NJ G. Todd, H. M. Thatcher
II. G. Underwood, c. E. Van Kueren. s
Waterhouse, Sr., S, B. Warrick, A. H.
Wiedebusch, Nv. "A. Williamson, John A.
Zorn, J. c. Ziegenfelder, and others.