The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-08

The second annual reunion OF the
West Virginia Consistory OF Scottish
Rite Masons was opened at the Masonic
temple yesterday morning at 8 o'clock,
the days proceedings being conducted
by MCDANIEL Lodge. OF Perfection No. 1.
which worked in the degree leading to
that elevation, which are from the
fourth TO the fourteenth inclusive. VIM.
H. Rose, thlrty-second degree X. c..
venerable master. conferred the de-
grees.
The reunion will continue to-day and
tomorrow. and the largest attendance
Is expected tomorrow, when social
tlnge will be lent to the gathering by a
banquet. which Is the climax to the
affair. Degrees will he conferred to-
day In the Rose CroiS by Charity chap
ter No. ], beginning at Il. m, and in
the knights Kadosh. by Albert Pike
preceptory, beginning at 4:30 p. m.
Wise Master John N. Birch. thirty-thlrd
degree, will confer the Rose CroiN.
which embraces the degrees from the
fifteenth to the eighteenth, and the
Council Kadosh, from the nineteenth
to the thirtieth, Will be conferred by
Preceptor James Mccahon, thlrty-third
degree.
The conslstory will meet for work
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. the
Council Kadosh consuming the morn
Ing session. Candidates for the con-
sistory are given the ti1frty-first and
thirty-second degree. The consistory's
commander in chief Is Stephen Water
house. Jr. So1oudners and members OF
the Rite are invited to attend the con-
sistory's banquet In the evening.
Mr.. Joseph c. Taylor. thirty-second
degree, grand representative OF the su-
preme council, was the most distin-
gulshed visitor present yesterday. and
he was accompanied by the following
letter Of introduction:
ORIENT OF 1WASHuNGTON,
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
February 1. 1879. c. E.
To lllustrious Bro. John w. Morris. so.
Deputy for the Supreme Council I'm West
Virginia.. ana the Officers and Members
OF the Bodies OF Our Obedience in the
Valley or Wheeling, Orient OF West V!r-
glnla.
Greetlng:-iavinG been advised that you
VIII hold your annual reunion February
!, and 3 1899. and being unable to attend
In person. / send unto you rs my repre-
sentative at said reunion. Bro. Joseph C.
Taylor, 33, Inspector General Honorary,
for whom bespeak the same fratcrnai
greeting and courtcsies that you would ex
tend to myself. lmploring the blessings
or the Master upon your labors, salute
you In the sacred numbers.
THOS. II. CASELL. 2Ss,
Sovereign Grand Commander.
Those who took the lodge of perfec-
ton degree yesterday We're as follows:
Wheeling : Louis Bertsehy. Harry
c. FranZhelm.
ADMINISTRATIONS C. Murphy, w.
c. Mawhinney. George NJ. Allender,
Henry Hickman.
Toronto. O.-Robert NJ. Francey.
Grafton-George w. Creel, VIM. A.
Willhide.
Point Pleasant--James p. Dunbar.
Sistersville--Wm. Z. Cummins.
Parkersburg-James L. Simpson, John
w. Dyson.
Visiting members present were:
Washington, d. C.-Joseph c. Taylor,
thirty-second degree. grand representa-
tive Of supreme council
DallIson, W. Va.-Dr. W. S. S.ile.
Wellsburg = Wm. Cheeks, James
Cheeks.
SIstcrsvilie-Jamcs w. Henderson.
Pittsburgh-W. A. Wiglcy. thirty-scc-
ond degree; Silas A. Richter, thirty
second degree.
Parkersburg-Judgc l.. y. Tavenner.
thirty-second degree; John S. Wooster.
John w. Sully.
Grand Rapids. Mich.-Robert Nc
Ghee, thirty-second degree.