The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-14

The Grand Lodge Of knights q
Pytaias Of West Virginia waieh is hold.
ing It's thirty -Rfth annual meeting IN.
der most suspicious circumstances at the
Waldo hotel IN this city transacted CON
siderable business Of Importance to the
order, throughout the State at its scs.
sions held Thursday. The Grand Lodge
is looking forward to the establishment
Of State Pytlian Home ana prelimin-
airy acton upon the proposition was tax
en-. The Grand statutes were amenlsd
to accord with the new rulings Of the
recent Supreme Lodge and the statute
regarding the mileage and per diem al.
lOwance Of Grand Lodge delegates was
changed. Ths Grand Lodge will finish
up all Of rs business today resoln.
zion being passed to that eject. The
session win end with tho election and
installation of Grand Lodge officers for
the ensuing term.
Besides the important work executed
by the Grand Lodge in its session. a
feature of the days program was the
competitive drin by the Uniform Rank
held on the fair grounds in'tR:k morning.
Allegheny Company. No. II, First Batal.
lion. Fourth regiment, won the drst
prize Of 800, but it was the only com
Pany competing.
Morning Session OF Grand Lodge.
The Grand Lodgc was called 20 order
in the assembly room at nine o'clock
Tmmsday morning by the Grand Chan,
cellor. Tho committee on credentials
returned its reportto toe body and il
was accepted. The matter Of establish.
ing a State Pythian Home to be built
and maintained by the Grand Lodge fol
the purpose of taking care Of widows
and orphans Of deceased Knights who
are loft in such circumstances rs not 4
be able to take care Of themselves as
lFeli as for aged and infFm members Of
the lodge unable TO support themselves
was taken mp and considered. The
home will in all probability be estab;
lishcd 4 committee consisting oil
Messrs. Virgil A. Lewis Of Mason
City; Cyrus w. Hall. of Charleston;
w. a. Mansfield. of Wayne; $. a, Pos
ten, OF Morglntown, aud J.. " G. Nor
MS, Of Parkersburg, was apopinted %
look into the advisability Of establish
ing snch home. The committee will
submit it's report to tac next Grand
Lodge meeting.
According TO the program the session.
OF the Grand Lodge were to b. held in
the morning, but as many delegates
were anxious 10 nave tha business Of
the meeting settled up at once resolu
tion was adopted proviling for the body
TO re-convcne at 1880 o'clock in the If
ternoon and to continue the session IN
It'll all business mad been disposed o.
and final adjournment taken.
The mileage and per diem allowance u
Grand Lodge Delegates was changed b!
an amendment being made to the Gran,
statutes The allowance Aarctotfnrl
has been actual expenses and Sc Pc
diem, but tine new law makes the mil
lage allowance Ave cents per mile boti
ways with per diem allowance Of 80
Several amendments 70 the Grans
statutes wers made in order to conform
with the rulings Of the Supreme T.odg
at its recent session in Louisville.
Considerable business pertaining Z
the secret work Of the order was tnlns
acted.
Uniform Rank Competitive Drill.
The Uniform Rank competitive drill
was held On the fair grounds Thursda,
morning. commsncng ut 1880 O'Clock
The time Of the drill had been placed OF
tae Prograan for tho aft4rnooH but i
was fonnd taat orders Of Brigadier Gen
eraI Ewing placed chs tins at 1876
a. m. The officers commanding conlt
not chang The time and owing to thi,
fact the drill was not as largely attend
ed as was anticipated.
The coninand Of the Unform Rank
aad ievolved upon Assistant Adjutani
General HINT, but ne was compelled t
leave tho city "Wednesday evening and
Colonel William II Dunbar, Of the Sec.
and Regiments took command. TnC
members Of the Uniform Rank report d
to Colonel Dunbar at the Waldo at 10
o'clock and thcn marched to tbs fair
grounds beaded BY the Greater Fair.
lnont and Newburg bands. Tae judges
Of the drill bud been selected and ap.
pointed as follows. General i. r
Duraud, Of Columbus, Ohio, Inspector
General Of the u. r. X. r.; First Lieu.
tenant G. A. Osborne, Of Company X,
First Regiment West Virginia National
Guards. and former. Captain Howard