Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-13
K. OF P. GRAND
LODGE OPENED
The Twenty Ninth Annual SEES
sion Begun at Sistersville
Yesterday.

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Present Reports Show the Grand
Lodge to be In Good Condition Sta
tistics IF Membership, New Lodges
and Financial Condition of the Order
In the State.
SIsTERsyILLE, w. Va, Oct r.
The Grand Lodge of West Virginia,
knights of Pythias, convened in
twenty-ninth annual session here this
morning at $3.50 o'clock, in the audi
forum of the high school building,
with the following officers present:
Grand chancellor, Col. Paul Prayer;
grand vice chancellor, Col. S. A. Pos
ten; grand prelate, S. Y. Benedum;
grand keeper of records and seal, Col,
Manner Jenkins; grand master of ex
chequer, NJ. H. Smith; grand master
at arms, Capt. c. II. Wolves; grand
inner guard, B. f. Sayre; grand outer
guard, Hon. William L. Mansfield;
grand trustees, DR.. S. M. Scott, Col.
G. G. Rand and Thomas ID. Bennett;
supreme representatives Fred A.
Lang and William T. White; grand
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Reynolds and D. z. Phillips.
The committee on credentials re-
ported the credentials Of large num-
Der of past chancellors correct, the
report was adopted, the grand lodge
rank conferred upon them and they
were seated as members of the Grand
Lodge. The same committee reported
on the credentials Of the grand re-
representatives., and they were allowed
TO represent their respective lodges.
The grand chancellor, grand keeper
of records and seal, and grand master
Of exchequer presented printed re-
ports, which were distributed and re-
ferred to the committees. The two
latter reports show the following;
NEW LODGES INSTITUTED.
Junior Lodge, No. 119 was institute
ed at Junior, Barbour county, De-
eember 20, 1897, by Deputy Grand
Chancellor l.. B. Lovett, Of Belington,
with 10 members, which was increas-
ed to "A on June 30.
Oak Hill Lodge, No. 100 was insti-
tuted at Fellowsville, Preston county,
January 4, 1898, by Deputy Grand
Chancellor G. Weltman, with 20 mem
bers. This lodge reported "a on ros-
ter June 30.
Argyle Lodge, No. 121 was institute
ed at st. Marys, Peasants county,
June 80, 1898, by Grand Chancellor
Paul Prayer, with 81 members, which
was increased to 33 members, which
was increased to 33 June 30
Charters have been issued to Olym-
pia Lodge No. 122, at Mcdonald,
Fayettee county, and Zela Lodge No.
123, at Zela, Nicholas county, both of
which have been instituted, but the
reports have not been received in
time to be embodied in the above re-
port.
Defunct Lodge-Friendly Lodge
No. 81, of Pennington, Taylor county,
surrendered its charter.
/ Delinquent lodges Mascot Lodge
No. SO, Of New Martinsville, and Par
sons Lodge No. Ill, of Parsons, have
J failed to report for the past term.
Condition of the Order--Number
OF lodges October 20, 1897, ia; in
stituted during the year, 3, making a
total Of III; defunct, /; present num-
Der Of lodges, l16.
Increase Of Observation-Disclosures,
983; admitted by card, 96; reinstated,
107; total, 1,1S9, from which deduct
suspended for non-payment of dues,
SOL; lost by defunct lodge No "a, 20:
withdrawn, 70 deceased, so; total,
1872; net increase, 492; total member
ship June 80, 1898, 1000.
Rank of Membership-Past Grand
Chancellors, LAPS; Knights, 5,582;
Esquires, 81; Pages, %.
A recess was taken until Thurs
day morning to allow all to partici-
pate in the street parade of the
/ Uniform Rank and members of the
subordinate lodges.
GRAND LODGE NOTES.
All day Tuesday the committee on
reception was kept busy receiving
the brethren and escorting them to
hotels. At night the amplifed form
of the rank of knight was exempli-
fed by the rank team of Hope Lodge
No. 10, of Parkersburg, in the audi
torium of the high school building.
The attendance was large and the
work done exceptionally well
John A. Stanley, editor Of the
Pythian Banner, of Piedmont. was