Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-10
KNIGHTS TENPLAR CONCLAVE
TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL SESSION
NOW UNDER WAY AT
FAIRMONT.
The Attendance Larger Than Eveg
Before in the History of the Or
ganization in West Virginia-Two
Hundred Men Took Part in Yes
terday's Parade Receptions by
the Various Communicates.


the Various Communicates.
Special to the Register.
FAIRMONT, w. Va, May 9.-This
week will long be remembered as a
notable one for Fairmont The State
and Second district Republican con-
ventions were held in the Normal aud
itorium of the State Normal School in
this city yesterday and to-day and to-
morrow the Knights Templar of West
Virginia ARE holding their twenty
House being used as their headquart-
ers. A large delegation came from
different parts of the State as dele
gates to the conventions, many Of
whom stayed over to witness the
knight Templar's exercises
1t can be truthfully said that our
little mountain city never witnessed
a larger and more jovial set of men
than are here to-day. The streets
through which the parade passed are
beautifully decorated with bunting and
with emblems of the order displayed
on almost every building.
Parkersburg was the first to arrive,
soon followed by the Wheeling COM
manderies and others.
Following is the programme of to-
days session:
IL noon-Meeting of Grand Commandery.
p. m.-Parade and Review.
3 to p. m.-LadieS Reception at the
Court House
to 10 p m.-zReeeption by Wheeling No.
l., and Cyrene No. Z, at the Watson
Hotel
s to 10 p. m.-Reception by Calvary Com
mandery No. g. at SINNERS Hotel.
10 to / a. m.-Reception to Grand Com
mandery at the Court House. Com
manders will report to the Grand
Marshal, Masonic Temple, 10 a. M,
May 9Th.
IL f. SMITH,
Grand Marshal.
c. l.. SMITH,
Assistant Grand Marshal.
Crusade Commandery kept open the
doors of the Court House from to 3
O'Clock this evening. The ladies' re-
ception committee received and enter
tanned the visitors. Sir Knight Harry
F. Smith is chief marshal, with Col
Clarence l.. Smith acting as assistant
aid.
The parade was formed at the Asy-
lum, on Madison street, with the right
on Main, ana started at o'clock
promptly They moved up Madison
to Quincy, thence to Main, out Main
to Ninth and countermarched on Fair
mont avenue to Main, thence back to
the Asylum. Many of the Command
cries were accompanied by brass
bands from their respective towns,
and some magnificent music was rem
dered. The grand success of this con-
clave is largely due to the various
committees that have the work in
charge
The ladies, at meeting of the Com
mandery, have appointed the follow
ing:
Flower and Music Committee
Misses Virginia Fleming and Fannie
Belle Huntington, chairmen; Nellie
Crane, Mona Linn. BERTHE Ramage,
BERTHE Odbert Blanche Corbin. Meta
Bartlett, of Monongah; Blanche Koen,
Of Warrington; Elizabeth Watson,
Jean Fleming, of New York city: Mes
danes X. d. Walker, James e. Nc
Coy, w. E. Reed, w. w. Kerns, e.
NJ Grant, of Morgantown; Charles /.
Myers, of Warrington; T. A. Eeill,
James Bolman, j. w. P. Jarvis, Of
Amos.
Entertainment Committee - Mes
danes Clarence Watson, chairman; J.
r. Cook, J. E. Dowden, B. f. Ramage,
j. E. Watson, Dr. c. F. Boyers, Thos.
Arnett, Misses Madge Sample, Fir-
glnia Fisher, Meta Smith, James
Fleming. Mrs. j. B. Barnes and Mrs.
e. r. Kirkland, of Warrington; Mrs.
j. w. Davis. OF Grafton; Mrs. G. r..
Miller, of Amos; Mrs. o. ]. Sands, Of
Richmond, Va
Reception Committee - Mesdames
Geoge w. DeBolt, chairman A. B.
Fleming, o. S. Mckinney, Walton Mill
err, Clarence L. Smith, J. H. Brown
field, j. Z. Sands, Edwin Robinson,
Misses Margaret E. Huntington,
Gladys De Bolt, Mrs. Ruckman, of Mo-
nongah; Mrs. I. w. Fleming, of New
York City; Mrs. ]. H. McDermott, of
Morgantown; Mrs. j. r. Cunningham,
Mrs. Frank Bert, Mrs. j. Turner Koen,
of Warrington; Mrs. G. A. Gibbons,
of Romney; Mrs. d. H. Courtney, OF
Morgantown.
Refreshment Committee-Mesdam
Frank Z. Nichols, chairman; f. T.
Martin, NJ. D. Chreslie, j. A. Clark. c.
f. Hutchinson, H. F. Smith, Alex.
Beabout, w. B. Brooks, G. E. Carroll,
w. S. Hamilton, Thomas Hough: S, y.
Jackson, Henry Sample, Lee Malone.
w. T. Hartman, c. W. Swisher, A.
Roger Starriett: Misses Lucy Watson.
Allie Fleming. Mrs. J. S. Easton, of
Warrington; Mrs A. Purdie of Monon-
gah, and Mrs. Dawson. of Warrington.
Parkersburg commandery was the
first to arrive soon followed by the
two Wheeling communicates. DeMo-
lay was well represented. and besides
there were representatives from the
remainder of the communicates of the
State About two hundred men were
in the parade.
Two elaborate receptions are being
held tonight by the Wheeling com
mandery in the Watson hotel parlors,
and by Calvary No. 8 at SINNERS tav-
ern.
At noon the grand commsndery met
in business session. The following are
the present great commandery OIL
GERS and all with one or two excep-
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