The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-17
CIR
n SION.
Firot Buslness Meeting Was caltee
70 Order Yesterday
Morning.
Little Except Routine Matters Were
Disposed OF Yes
terday.

Disposed OF Yes
terday.
WHEELING, Nov. 1.-THE Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows opened its ses-
sion here in the hall at Twelfth end
Chapline streets. yesterday morning
with almost $50 delegates answering
Ito the roll cali and many visiting Odd
Fellows and officers of the order.
The meeting yesterday was purely
executive. It opened with the seat
ing of the delegates, which was done
by the report of the cretlentfal com
mittee. composed of Lee r l..t-ei.her..
Of Fairmont; Adam Schlagel. OF Coal
burg, and John C. Rusk, 4 Hanlin.
The reports Of the grand master. T.
Morris Chapman, Of Hartford City, the
grand treasurer, A. J. Seamon, of
Moundsville; and grand secretary, e.
A. Billings1ea, OF Fairnlont, we're
heard. The appointing OF commit
tees followed. To these will be in
trusted the real legislative work of The
grand lodge. Meetings of them were
being held at all the hotels last night
which presented a scene Of activity
ton can give to them.
Rebekahs Opened Annual Assembly.
The Daughters of Re5eIlall the aux.
liary order to the IndeDendcnt Orde.'
Of Odd Fellows, opened heir six
tenth annual State grand assembly
in the lodge rooms at Twelfth and
Chapline streets, yesterday morning.
Mrs Sarah Hercules, OF Wheeling,
called the assembly to order, intro
ducing Immediately Mrs. Maize Con
ners, of Wheeling, VINO made the
opening address of welcome 10 the
visitors Mrs. NJ v. Sayers of Ra-
2enswood president o: the grand as
sembly, responded in Behalf of the as
sen1bly, then taking the chair and tar
ing up the matters of business before
the meeting.
The credential comittee seated the
delegates to the grand assembly, who
had not been seated at previous as
sernblies. or these there We're thirty
one altogether With the N tat
have already been admitted, the total
number of delegates to the grand as
semD!y is II. There we're besides
luE4IAS wiz eAtGcHdSU LAlC 1SSs9A''I4 wiz
we're not actually members of that
body.
After the installation of thu 6cle-el
gates, The appon tment of eomyn5ttees,
about ten in number, was made by
the president and the reports of the
president, the secretary and the |
treasurer for the year were made
The afternoon session was devoted |
almost entirely to the discussion of |
matters of policy within the lodge
and to the new home, which WI be
built in the near future
The most important matter before
the assembly today in the nomination
Of officers for the following year. #
the usual order is carried out, the
promotion from warden up 10 presi
dent viii be made. The election of
these will be held tomorrow.
To-day's Session.
The second days. session was call
ed to order at 10 O'Clock this morning
with the largest number of members
ever known in the history of |
the organization IN the Stale. The
mum Der present Wednesday was I'M
but to-day's attendance
Increased as many OF tie delegates
did not arrive in the city until Wed-
nesday evening and THURSDAY morn
ing
Charleston was selected as the next
place of meeting by a good majority
of the votes. Charleston, Charlestown
and Parkcrsburs were paced in
M, -, NJ +inr hut ran
ahead of the others and Parhersbur3
thought up the rear, owing, doubtless
to the fact that a grand lodge
was held there just a few years ago
Wheeling was not placed in nolnins.-
ton, but received complimentary
vote. The ballot stood as follows:
Charleston, 1913; Charlestown, 81;
is.