Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-11
GRAF TON WON TWO PRIZES
At k.OF ?. GRAND LODGE.
UNIFORMED RANK GETS $3.50. AND
THE TOWN GETS THE NEXT
MEETING.
PRIZE DRILLS THE FEATURE
RATHBoNE SISTERS WILL PROB
ABLY BE RECOGNIZED BY
THE GRAND LODGE.
Special to the Register.

special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG. w. Va, October 10.
Grafton will have the next Grand
Lodge meeting of the knights of Ply
thias, that place having been selected at
this afternoons session, after spirited
triangular contest, in which the other
contestants were Warrington and Hin
its strength to Warrington principally,
the vote on the last ballot standing IL
for Grafton TO SIS for Warrington.
The principal feature to-day was the
prize drills at the city park. Owing
/ to the failure of some of the compa-
MES which had entered the contest to
appear, Parkersburg was entered in
most of the contests but was debarred
from receiving prize, being the place
where the Grand Lodge is being enter
tanned.
One of the most attractive features of
the entire meeting was the artillery
drill of the Wheeling Battery, the only
K. of P. battery in existence. Their
drill was heartily applauded and was
nuch enjoyed by the large audience
which witnessed the drills.
The Grand Lodge this morning was
called to order by Commander Wolfes.
Twenty-eight past chancellors were
tpresent and were given the Grand
Lodge rank.
The amendment proposed at yester
days meeting was adopted, giving to
every lodge with $50 or more members
the right to send delegate every year
to the Grand Lodge. Reports of COM
mittees showed that the order is in a
flourishing condition and has grown
rapidly in the last year.
discussion arose as to the standing
of knight who has obtained trans
fer card to another lodge but has not
had it presented. 1t was decided that
he was a member of the former lodge
until the latter had accepted the card.
The committee on neurology reported
that in the last year Is knights had
died, Is of whom were past chancel-
Tors.
A resolution was passed expressing
sorrow at the death of President Nc
Kinley, who was a loyal knight of
Pythias. The committee on warrants
and charters recommended that the
charter of Morning Star Lodge No. 10,
which was destroyed by fire, be re-
IlcWtu anu that tHc lOhOWiuS hCW Nhdi
tiers be granted:
Egyptian Lodge No. 127. Cairo.
Staunton Lodge No. 128, Mammoth.
Dulin Lodge No. 129, New Martins
vile.
Sylvan Lodge No. 100, Pine Grove.
Blue Ridge Lodge No. 1S1, Charles
Town.
Summerville Lodge No. 1872. Summer
vile.
Blacksmith Lodge No. 1873, Blacks
vile.
Stonewall Lodge No. 1874, Marlinton.
Tonight the Parkersburg company
Uniform Rank, gave its Imp Drill"
in the presence of a large and enthus
iastic crowd at the city park. The Off
GERS of the Grand Lodge will be select
ed tomorrow morning.
In the prize drill this afternoon the
Grafton company won nrst prize of
$3.50, with Ravenswood second, winning
SIS. The Parkersburg company par
ticipated in the drill, but was debarred
from competing for the prize.
The prize of 800 for the best drilled
battery went to the Wheeling battery.
The judges were Adjutant General S.
B. Baker, Capt c. d. Forrer and Capt.
s. D. Camden, of the National Guard.
The special committee on the Rath-
bone sisters recommended that they be
recognized in the Grand Lodge and the
report will probably be adopted.