Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-09-05
CONVENTION MEETS HERE
State Council Of Jr 0. y A.
NJ. Convenes Here Sept. 8.
WILL LAST FOR TWO DAYS
Delegations from All Of the 1923 Councils viii
be IN Attendance Banquet to be Given
tuesday Night in Lamberl's Hall.

be n Attendance banquet 10 pe uWeh
tuesday Night in Lamber's Hall.
The State Council Of the Junior
Order of United American Mechanics
will convene in this city on Tuesday,
September s, and the local council IS
making the necessary arrangements
for the coming event, which VIII be o
great thing in the history of the order,
as it promises to be one of their most
interesting meetings The convention
will bring large number of visitors
to this citv, and as they are mechanics
of every description. thier visit Will
no doubt be great benefit to the CITY,
in the way Of advancement, as new
ideas will be left by the visitors. who
are from all over the state.
The local councils lodge room was
too small for the accommodation OF the
large number of visitors. they secured
the large and comfortable room on
the second floor of the Hobbs build
ing. The room will be fitted up for
the convention. all OF the necessary
furniture and other fixtures will be
taken from the lodge room. The local
lodge is doing everything in their
means for the comfort of the visitors.
80 that their visit to this city will be
Il pleasant one aud one long TO be re-
membered by the delegates.
The delegations from the different
councils throughout the state Will be-
gin to arrive on Monday. most of
them coming over the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. Some of them will
not arrive until Tuesday on account
of the long distance which they have
TO travel, but they will be in time for
the convention. The convention will
remain in session for two days. There
are 1919 lodges in this state and all of
them will send a delegation The
membership of the Junior Order in
the state comprises between 5000 and
5000, in good standing. There are
expected to be at least $50 delegates
in attendance at the convention. A
number of the delegates are expected
to bring with them their wives, as IS
the case in most conventions.
The program for the first dav Of the
convention is AS follows: Council as
sembles at 8 O'Clock, adjourring at
10 o'clock. The afternoon will be prin-
eipally devoted to the escorting of the
visitors over the citv, visiting the
business section and the different mills
and factories 1t is the intention OF
the local council to take the visitors
through all of the industries in this
city, and 1T is understood that the
owners Of the places have given their
consent. The vii.tors will he taken
any place where there il anytl ing to
interest them.
The local lodge has issued invita-.
tions to both bands of this CITY for q
concert during the convention. 1t il
the expectation of the local council
THAT al ODeu-hlf COuCcIt VIII Ho GlNci'
in the PAVILION in the square. They
want one band TO play frem I 80 to
8 80 and the other from $50 to 9 30.
ANYTHING that will give pleasure to
+ the visitors will he taken by the local
members, for it Is their object to
make decided impression on the Wis
itors, this being the first convention
Of this order that has ever been held
In this city, il having been selected
as a meeting place Mt their last meet.
ing at New Martinsville last Septem.
Der.
The local lodge will give a banquet
in Lambert's hall in the Opera house
on Tuesday night. and the spread that
has been prepared is said to be one OF
the best and will be served in higI
style. This is the Fifteenth Annual
Convention of the order and they are
making every effort to surpas th"se Dre.
eeeding. SO that their conventions may
class with the order, always progrps