Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-12
KNIGHTS TEMPLAH.
Meeting Of the State Commandery at
Parkersburg - A Grand Parade.
Officers Elected.


business house and many residences.
Their numbers have been swelled by
every train that has arrived. Their
bands have scarcely ceased to play and
the handsome uniforms of the gallant
Knights are the most conspicuous OBJ
jects on the streets.
The Charleston delegation arrived
last night, accompanied by several
Knights from Huntington The Fair
mont delegation and few others came
in during the night, and every train
this morning brought in additions to
the number of those here. Knights
from all along the B. & O. arrived on
the accommodation at 10: 20 and On No.
3 at noon, among them being % or 80
from Grafton, Weston, Clarksburg,
Salem, Beverly, Elk Garden and Key
ser A special train from Wheeling ar
rived at II O'Clock, bringing Wheeling
and Cyrene Communicates from that
place, the Opera House and Meisters
bands. Meister's band has 22 pieces
and the Opera House band Is, Both
are among the finest organizations in
the State. They have headquarters at
the Commercial The Athens Knights
dillNCu d IillIS DtlOlC uOOll dICOAlpuA-
led by a band and the Marietta COM
mandery and band got in on the Barns
dali about noon.
Every commandery in the State is
represented and the total number of
Knights in the parade to-day was al
most half the entire number of Knights
in the State.
The weather could not have been bet
40 - Orln .1e loc
night settling the dust and cooling the
atmosphere.
THE GRAND COIMANDERY
convened at noon in the Masonic Tenn
pie, with every one of the eleven COM
manderies in the State represented. The
reports of the various officers were all
in in advance, this being something
new in the case of the committee on
correspondence, whose report is usu-
ally made up during the year following
the conclave. This year W. w. Van
Wrinkle is chairman of the correspond
ence committee, and his report cover
ing more than 100 typewriter pages,
and embracing a synopsis of the pro-
ceedings for the year in each of the
other Jurisdictions of the United States,
was prepared for use at the conclave
and was presented to-day
The report of the Right Eminent
Grand Commander L. n Tavenner
showed an increase of 124 new Knights
within the jurisdiction during the year
making a total of 1925 now enrolled in
the State.
At last years conclave 1t was decid-
ed that a United States flag should be
purchased for the use of the Grand
Con, darv opd RI no aorrind in itc
parades. The committee appointed to
purchase it presented its report, to-
gether with the flag, which was secured
at most opportune time, and was car
ried for the first time in this State in
the Grand Commandery parade to-day.
All the grand officers were present at
the meeting and although the proceed
ing were mostly of routine nature,
the attendance of other knights was
large.
THE PARADE.
1t was nearly three o'clock when the
and the hundreds of knights in full
regalia started on their weary march
through the city.
With banners flying, bands playing.
and the crowds on either side of the
streets cheering as they passed, they
moved along like a triumphant host,
resplendent in their handsome uni
| formsd a. ma gnificent display Of vigCr-
| Gus manhood. Their white plumes
waving in the air, their bright swords
! cleaning in the sunshine, the red cross
of the order standing out in bold re-
| lief from the sombre background Of
their uniforms, they formed a splendid
| spectacle which thousands of people
| all along the line of march turned out
| to witness.
| Everywhere along the line Of march
were decorations, emblems of the
| commandery mingling with the ma
tional colors periodically, and on the
| homes of Judge L. n. Tavener and w.
I, W. Van Wrinkle the royal purple of
/ the thirty-third degree was promin-
| ent among the decorations.
Eminent Sir John w. Mather, of
| this city, was the chief marshal and
his aides were Eminent Sir John K.
| List. of Wheeling, and Eminent Sir W
| F. Hite of Huntington, exmayor OF
| that city.
The members of the Grand Com
| mandery were provided with car
| riages. while the various communicates
| followed on foot Athens Command
cry. of Ohio, led the parade. followed
| by Marietta Commandery, also of
! Ohio. and both with their own bands.
| Wheeling Commandery led those from
| this State and the others which were
| sufficiently represented to form com
| panies followed. those which were not
strong enough TO do SO uniting TO form
| a company by themselves.
| All the companies showed them
! selves to be we'll drilled and all per-
formed some very pretty evolutions
! as they passed along the streets.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
After the parade the Grand Com
| mandery reassembled and proceeded
TO the election of officers for the ensu-
| ing year
Very Eminent John A. Zorn. of
Wheeling. was elected Right Eminent
/ Grand Commander: George D. Bolt
Fairmont Vice Deputy Grand Com
mander: Frank H. Markell. Charleston
grand generalissimo: John X. Steele
| grand captain general; James A. Bry-
an, Parkersburg grand prelate: VIII
| liam Campbell. Charlestown, grand Sc
nior warden; j. Scott Vandervort. IVES