The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-11-20
ODD
FELLOWS
OFFICERS
ARE BEING ELECTED IN WHEELING
TODAY BY THE GRAND LODGE
OF THE STATE.
DAUGHTERS OF REBEKAH ARE
ALSO ELBcTING THEIR GRAND
OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR.
Grand Masters Report Shows Rapid
Growth Of the order.-Seyeral Lodges
Instituted During Year Closed.
Interesting Statistics of
the Order.

interesting STATISTICS OF
the Order.
The election and installation of officers
Of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows il
session at Wheeling takes place this of.
ternoon, and according to nominations,
they will be as follows:
Grand master, j. Morris Chapman, oi
Hartford; deputy grand master, Rev. W.
|. Carter, of Rayenswood; grand war
den, S. P. Bell, of Grantsyille; W. H
Cecil, Of Parkersburg; i. j. Davis. Hunt.
ington; David w. Martin, Wheeling;
Thomas Clinton, Elizabeth; W. D. Ru.
dolph, Bluefeld; James c. Mansbarger,
Wheeling; A. M. Woodbridge, Coalburg;
IS, E. Bradley, Madison; W. P. Kerwood.
Of Ripley, and W. i. Mansfield, Of Roane
county. For grand secretary, L. a. Bill
lingslea, of Fairmont; grand treasurer.
Henry Seamon, MoundsNille, and grand
representative, G. A. Vincent, of Fair
mont.
The report of Grand Representatives
W. +. Ruttencutter and C. N. Roach
was submitted to the grand lodge, which
shows thatd uring the past year there
we're added net increase in the subordi-
nate lodge membership Of Bs,6S4, and in
Rebekah lodge membership of 367Tl; in
Encampment membership 1882; making
total of llG,l27 members added in one
year.
Subordinate lodge membership, Decem.
Der 81, 1902, l,OOO.oO6.
Encampment lodge membership, De.
,ember 81, 1902, l54,95O.
Rebekah lodge membership, DeccrnbeI
II, 1902. brothers, l5l.lO5.
Rcbekah lodge membership, December
81, 1902, sisters, 25s,s5O.
Add Australia, sex not given, 1,Ol4.
Total Rebekah membership December
81, 1902, 4lr055.
The total membership Of the order
which includes the subordinate Lodge
membership and the sisters only of thu
Rcbekah membership is l32O,056.
The total revenues were Sll,553, ,005.2!
in 1902; total relief $S,S9S220.o3; reHei
from 1880 to 1902, $OG,4GsOOO. Tota
invested funds, $8l,O3OOOO, an increase
Of $l.s64,OOO.
The annual report ofcGrand Master
G. A. Vincent was received. The fol
lowing new lodges were instituted dur
ing the year l9o2-O3.
No. 23O, Wise, Wise, November "a
1902.
No. 2sl, Augusta, Metz, February 2s
1903.
No. 232, Green Valley, Blaine, Marcl
IL, 1908.
No. 233, Meadow Bluff, Meadow Bluff
april II, 1908.
No. 2S4, Pioneer, Barn, July lS, 1908
No. 2s5, Fort, Gormania, May 25 1909
No. 237, Howard, Wilsonburg, July lS
1902.
No. 2Ss, Red Jacket, NIatewan, Jul!
20, 1903.
No. 2So, Racine, Racine, July 90, 1903
No. 24O Highland, Vaughan, Angus
%, 1908.
No. so, Barboursvillc, Barbousyille, Au
gust lS, 1903.
No. 24l, Mt. Zion, Mt. Zion, septem
ber II, 1908.
No. 242, Mammoth, Mammoth, octo
ber IA, 1908.
The Daughters of Rcbelsah grand lOdg'
are preparing for the close of their ses
sion, and they will also hold their elec
ton today. The following, according
to nominations, are being elected:
President, Mary V. sayre, of Ravens
wood.
Vice President, Della iHuey, Of Man
nington.
Warden Tone to be elected, Mimi
Stone, of Grafton; Mrs. Ruttencuttel
of Mason; Mrs. Dean, of Wheelin; Mrs.
silcott, of Parkersburg; Mrs. Davie:
of Wellsburg; Airs. Porter, of Wheeling
Secretary, Mrs. Hattie Roney, of Col
liers.
| n,rensnr Mrs. Pnyne. Of Huntington