The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-09
knights ofPythlas Grand Lodge.

knights OF Pythtas Grand Lodge
A committee from the Knights Of
Pythias grand lodge general committee,
was present and presented the follow
ing communication:
WHEELING, W. Va, Aug. S, 1879.
To the Chamber OF Commerce, City Of
Wheeling, W. Va.
GENTLEMEN:-on the 18th OF october,
1880. the Grand Lodge Knights Of Pythias,
OF the state OF West Virginia convenes in
their thirtieth annual meeting in this city.
The Grand Lodge itself has already Of
fered q competitive prize Of $40 for state
companies OF uniform rank. Your local
committee added TO this cash prizes, as
Will be noted In the enclosed circular, a
copy OF which has been sent to each lodge
and company In the states OF Ohio, Penn
sylvRnin and West Virginia, and the COM
mittee have already received favorable re-
plies from great number throughout the
three states. Ohio has $500 Knights and
10 regiments OF the uniform rank; Penn
sylvania has 5000 and regiments OF the
uniform rank; West virginia has about
100 and 2 regiments Of the uniform rank.
Il is our aim to bring together the great
est gathering OF the members OF the order
and their friends that has ever assem-
bled in this section OF the country, In Or
der that we may increase the interest In
the order and at the same time benefit the
business interests OF this city and the well
fare OF the community In general, In
which we desire your cooperation ana as
slstnnce. The letter from the chamber OF
commerce to the grand lodge meeting at
Slstersville was great factor IN securing
the thlrtIeth annual session for Wheeling.
From u business point Of view We can
confidently state that It Will do more TO
further the interests OF the business men
OF Wheeling, than anything that has ever
been presented to them in the past
The Grand Lodge Itself will pay out over
81, 800 to the representatives before leaving
the city; In addition, great numbers OF
members will do their shopping while In
the metropolis OF the state. The prizes
which the committee have offered VIII
bring numbers rom PennsylVnnla ana
Ohio. The supreme chancellor o. the Or
der will be here and expects to bring along
with him about 500 PennsylvAnihns from
his section. II Is the desire OF the COM
mlttee in order to cover all contingencies
TO secure a fund OF not less than N,Sg
from the business men. which In view OF
the work which has been done and VIII be
done In the future we deem SUFFICIENT, to
ask this Of the business men OF the COM
munlty. II Is not our aim 10 make any
money out OF the meeting, but simply TO
bring our city before the three states In
such a way as to Increase the business OF
the city and the interest In the order IN the
state OF West Virginia; an.
cHAs. o. RoEMER, Secretary, .
General Committee on Grand Lodge X. T.
For the Knights of Pythias commit
tee, Mr.. Joseph Handlan stated that the
meeting comes when the country mer-
chants are thinking of buying goods,
and they will undoubtedly come to
wheeling. attracted by the big Pythlan
gathering. 1t was suggested by the
speaker that the merchants raise $500
to add to the funds already raised by
the knights. 1t was suggested that n
committee of the chamber OF commerce
be appointed to cooperate with the
Knights Of Pythlas committee.
The following resolution was intro
duced and passed:
Resolved, That the chamber Of commerce
endorse the action taken by the various
lodges OF the knights Of Pythln5 Tor the
entertainment OF the Grand Lodge OF that
order; and II is further
Resolved, That a committee OF I'VE mem-
beers Of this body be appointed to cooper
ate with :he reception committee 70 ASSIST
them In the proper entertainment OF inc
numerous guests expected, anu the cnhh-
Der Of commerce recommends ana urges
upon the various manufacturers ana IneI-
chants OF this city TO take an active inter-
est In the matter.