Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-10
NEW LODGE Of FORRESIERS'
Starts Out With q Big Membership.
Degree work i'm Charge of a Barn
hill Tenm-Offcers Instalied-Cere-
monies Followed by Banquet.
The Membership List.

The new lodge of the Forresters OF
America, which was organized few days
ago at Benwood by T. ]. James, deputy
supreme chief ranger and organizer, OF
Barnhill. O., assisted by A. w. Swihart,
of Coshocton, was instituted last even
ing with elaborate ceremonies. The team
IN charge of the degree work was COM
posed OF eighteen visitors from Barnhill.
They were B. f. Hawkins, Edward Evans,
Horace Beatty, Stephen Williams, C. L.
Hensel, Charles Hensel E. Phillips,
Frank Cox, Thomas p James, John Hibbs,
Kirk and Charles Henderson, Elmer Hos
letter, Frank Owens. Albert EmDleton,
William Watson. Frank Miller and
Samuel Jones. The candidates were ac-
quainted with the mysteries of the order
at Herrick's Hall, and these secret do
ings" were followed by a banquet at the
town hail.
The officers, who had been elected at
the first meeting, were installed. They
are as follows:
Past chief ranger, Capt. Paul Reidel;
chief ranger, j. N. Robey; sub-chief
ranger, S. w. Carpenter; financial secre-
tary, c. F. Evans; recording secretary,
VIII Carter; treasurer, George Furbee:
Junior woodward, Geo. Adeisburger: sem
Tor woodward, VIM. Roy; junior and sem
Tor beatles, Geo. Burkett and James Til
ford; captain of guard, F. A. Lawrence;
trustees. Charles Schad. w. C. Burris,
J. M. Carpenter.
The following named candidates, num-
bering nearly seventy-five were Initiated
w. c. Burris, j. N. Robey, Charles L.
Evans, Charles Schad, James Tilford,
VIM. Roy, Paul Reidel, ]. NJ. Carpenter
Fred. Hawke, George w. Furbee, l..
Geogelein, E. f. Hood, Newton Whit
latch. VIM. Jones, Thomas P, Martin,
X. B. Stewart, F. NJ NOVEL;, Charles P.
Kinney j. f. Marley VIM. Carter, T. A.
Lawrence, Claud Martin, VIM. NJ. Ham
mond, Jas. NJ. Hamlin, Walter Evy, Thos.
r. De Wolf, George Garrison, Henry Nc
Birney, c. L. Watkins, H. W. Weigel, E.
Brosinger, Clyde Hayes, J. N. Hamilton,
M. A. Davis, H. A. Showalter, Leonard
Gank. j. l.. Tietz j. L. Barger, w. H.
Snyder. George Adelsberger, VIM. Peal,
Jr., George Burket, S. w. Carpenter,
Charles w. Sprouts, N. Malone, o. L.
Simms, DR.. ]. N. Alley, Jos. Barrett, r.
r. Carpenter, Fred. Steck, John McGraw,
Albert Policy. John Kelley, Jas. Mahood,
Louis A. Murray, Henry Smallsteig, Jas.
Smallsteig, Thomas Barnes, Arthur Gar
rison, Joseph Mahood, Jr., Reed For
dyce, M. 7. Whalen, G. w. Forshe, James
Young, Miles Coffman, Benson Groves.
Walton Davis, VIM. Harlow, Arthur
Johns w. w. Butts, L. T. Lennon. j.
M. Jones. d. Leach.
The new organization was named Ben
wood Lodge. 1t was about midnight when
the initiatory and installation ceremonies
were concluded, and the Forresters then
proceeded to the city hall, where a ban
quet awaited them. At the conclusion of
the feast, which was served by Caterer
Paul Reidel, toasts were in order. and
quite number took the "woodcutters''
degree, which was the farcical part of
the evenings programme The social fea-
lures of the occasion were thoroughly en-
joyed by the resident and visiting mem
bers of the order