The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-12
WHEELING
WARMLY
WELCOMES
The Visiting Pythians Of West
Virginia and Neighborlng
States Who Come for
ANNUAL GRAND lQDGEMEFTING
Eloquent Speeches by Messrs.
sehusk, sweeney, Posten,
\ Sample at q Garnahan.

40 9hulpIS III " tsdELH0Hus
The frst session of the West Virginia
grand lodge. Knights Of Pythias, was
held yesterday morning 1t 10 o'clock at
Pythlan castle. South Side, and was
open to all members Of the order, who
filled the auditorium TO overlooking.
The castle, both exterior and Interior.
was finely decorated for the occasion
by Black Prince lodge. There were
many prominent Pythlans In attend
anee, including Supreme Chancellor
Thomas q. Sample, OF Allegheny; Major
General james r. CarnahRn, Of Indlan-
apollS. commanding the Uniform Rank
body In the United States; Grand Chan
celloT S. "A. Posten, Of MorgantOwn, and
many others.
First on the programme came the ad-
dresses of welcome. Chairman g. II.
Medlck introduced the first speaker,
Mayor A. 4, Sweeney, who said:
desire to extend to you q heartfelt
welcome. The citizens OF Wheeling
know that your order Is for the better-
ment Of mankind; they know the princl-
pies OF your order are founded upon the
Christian religion; that the golden rule
obtains In your actions. Realizing the
importance Of your order the city Of
Wheeling welcomes you and extends a
glad hand. We have endeavored 10 put
an extra touch to our efforts to enter
tain you. We have done our best to
make your stay pleasant but the chief
credit must be given to your energetic
entertainment committee. extend to
you the freedom OF the city. We will
do everything in our power for you.
You cannot ask too much, for when you
20 home we want you to have pleasant
memories OF Wheeling's hospitality
Again. gentlemen, ! welcome you to our
city"
Sir knight schuck.
on behalf Of the general committee
and the Pythlan membership Of Wheel
ing, Sir Knight Charles j. Schuck,
warmly welcomed the visitors In an elo-
quent speech. Mr.. Schuck said in parts
"Grand Chancellor, Officers and Mem
bers Of the Grand Lodge, Brother
knights and FriendS:-In accepting
the discharge Of the duties and re5pon-
sibilities that devolve upon him who on
behalf Of the committee and Knights
Of this community should welcome you
and bid you enter the portals OF our
city, I appreciate. to some extent at
least the gravity 81 the situation as
well as the Significance, the lmport-
Rnce and the sOlemnlty OF an occasion
such as this. And while at this time
much could be said concerning our
great and glorious order, yet under ex-
listing circumstances, considering the
vast amount OF work before you. the
importance Of the enactment Of laws
presented for your elaboration and
action, the nature and character Of the
solemn duties Imposed upon you, to-
Bether with the little time allotted you
for the completion OF the came, as
sure you that have no desire to In
dulge you at great length. However
an order destined to become one Of the
greatest secret organizations In the
world: an order having Friendship
charity and bcnevolence for Its roun-
datlon stones; an order founded by lib
crty-lovlng mon ard sustained by
ybrotherly love. patriotism and true re-
ugion cannot At any time pass our OBJ
gepVAtlOn ur notice without 1T least
Come comment,
THE order Of the Knl5hts OF Pytnlas
FIRST received the inspiration OF life at
d time when our nation was In the
tllroes OF the greatest civil war the
world has ever known, at q tine when
the noble veterans OF the north and
the heroes Of the south were wlglng
the bloody conflict Of humiliation, each
8eeking to gain supremacy over the
greatest and grandest country In the
known world each believing In the
Righteousness Of their respective causes
and each most firm In defending them
But when that conflict was over, when
II was but a matter OF history. and
when the north and the south, the vet
eran and warrior clasDed hands In a
union never again to be broken or dis
tlirbed, then It was that our order took
an upward and onward course until to-
day we have gathered within our fold
nearly GOO, 600 tried and true knights.
What Of such record? What criticism
OF such an order? What greater trib-
ute can be paid to him whose eyes have
since closed In death, who Sleeps the
sleep that knows no waking, the found
er Of our order, justds II. Rath9oHe!
when at the last session Of this nu-
gust body, Wheeling fought for and
succeeded in having the grand lodge
session Of 1883 held here. little did we
think that the affair would reach the
great proportions 1t has at the present
time, little I'D the citizens OF this city
and community imagine that the se5-
sion would be carried out on such
grand scale. but thanks to our commits
tee. whose efforts In the matter nave
been so constant and Jealous, that
know voice the sentiment OF the
PythIans OF this city In saying to you
that we can honestly and truly We
come you in every sense OF the word,
feeling proud OF the results obtained
by fhose In charge. And l can but say
/ that We sincerely hope that your stay
here Will be most pleasant one; that
your acts and deliberations be wise
and that this occasion will be Impress,
ed not only on the minds of those par
ticiDatlng, but ON tho annals OF the
order, as having been one OF the bnn'
mel. events in the history OF Pythllni5m
in the grand domain Of West Virginia:
And now again and formally on behalf
OF the Knights OF PythiaS Of ms clty
and the committee In charge; ] bid you
we!c1ms'to QUE pc I III, extending to 70
one and all the right hand Of Pythlan
Fellowship and friendship and asking
you row and always to honor our or
ganlzl,ion and cxcmpify the words OF
the poet;
''For such be your gentle motion,
TIL lti9k last pulse shall Nat
L Ike summers beam ara summer stream
Float ON In Joy 70 meet r,
A cnlr1er fea, where storms Ehnll cease,
A puror sky where all Is pence
Grand Chancellor l'''stcn'
Chairman McdiclS then introduced
Grand Chancellor s. A. Posten, OF Nor