Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-10
MANY KNIGHTS Of PYTHIAS
GATHER At PbRktRSBORG.
OVER A THOUSAND MEN AND siA
BANDS IN THE BIG
PARADE.
THE CITY GAILY DECORATED.
MEETING OF THE GRAND LODGE
OF WEST VIRGINIA FOR
MALLy OPENED.

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG. w. Va, October D.
From 1000 to 1000 visiting Knights
of Pythias are in the city for the m ct
ing Of the Grand Lodge, which began
this morning. The city is handsomely
decorated, flags, banners and spe ial
designs catching the. eye by day, viii e
mary novel and beautiful electrical eff
fects have been produced to aid In
the illumination by night The Wheel
ing compapies-Couer de Leon No. l,
Stanley No. Il, and Battery A, ae-
companied by the Summers Battery
Band. arrived at noon and presented
splendid appearance as they marched
up from tae depot under the escort OF
the Parkersburg company OF the Uni
form Rank and the Citizens Band. All
the visiting delegations were met upon
their arrival and escorted to tle head
quarters at the Jackson Ho.ei All the
hotels are overlooking and large num-
bers of visiting Knights had to find
lodging tonight in private houses.
The thirty-second annual meeting OF
the Grand Lodge convened this morn
ing The meeting was open to the
public and was largely attended. The
meeting was opened with prayer by
MIR. William Gearhardt, member OF
Washington Lodge No. l, who is the
Oldest Knight of Pythias in the State,
and is called the father of Pythianism
in West Virginia. Mayor j. w. Van
dervort, himself a member OF the Or
der, delivered the address of welcome,
which was responded to by Grand
Chancellor c. II. Wolfe and Mr.. Gear
hardt.
The Grand Lodge session was then
called to order. Over hundred past
chancellors had the Grand Lodge de-
gree conferred on them. Two amend
ments to the grand statutes were pro-
posed, changing the law so that every
lodge of $50 members or over may
elect one representative each year 10
the GraHd Lodge. l.. w Fleetwood.
Grand Chancellor of Ohio, delivered an
address. The usual official reports
were presented. showing the order to
have grown materially in the past year,
and the following committees were ap-
pointed:
Credentials-W. E. White, H. P.
West and b. F. Woodward.
Grievances-R. A. Kramer. J. 4.
Peterfish. h. H. Jennings, p. II. Met
calf and j. A. Davis.
Rules-W II. Reed. T. II. Miller and
w. R. Hickman.
udieiary-Edwin Grafton. n. c,
Prickett. l.. V. G. Morris, F. c. Rey
nolds and P. NJ. Apple.
Neurology. F. Chenoweth, VIM.
Gee rhardt and o. E. Pitzer.
Mileage and Per DIEM. NJ. Gregg.
u w EQss and Brent Shreve.
oWarrants and Char tsrs-D. E. For
man. L. Moss and d. II. Taylor.
State CT Oraer-R. b. Asa, j. M.
Frazier and D. A. Pastor.
The Grand Lodge then adjourned till
tomorrow.
The West Virginia brigade of the
Uniform Rank met and elected c. II.
Geiger of Wheeling. colonel Of the
First regiment; and J. w. Holt, of
Grafton. major of the Second battal on
OF the First regiment.
The parade this afternoon was a
splendid showing of The order. Six
bands were in line and over a thous-
and men. Following that the Sisters
vile company gave its Unique and en-
tertining "Reub Drill in character s.
tic costume. 1t caught on in great
shape with the crowd