The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-28
Will BE THE MECCA
oF$H UNDREDs oFTHE Or
ss&s DER IN MAY.
|: LADY MAccAREEs WILL CONSTR
TUTE AN IMPORTANT
PART OF IT.
MANY tNTEREsTlNG FEATURES
ARE TO BE ARRANGED FOR
THE OCCASION.
(WheelinS News.)

Fs-as@ State %COllInanQeI&tS. eoAo"dlLS
of the Knights of the Maccabees, will
arrive here from Parkersburg Thurs
day and will attend the meeting OF
the Wheeling tent in the evening,
when a large class will be initiated,
and will then remain in the city for
week or more to arrange for and
attend the State convention which
will be held here. The convention
will open here on Tuesday Of next
week and Will continue three days
There will be a swarm of Maccabees
here, the like OF which Wheeling has
never seen in the past. All Of the
hives of the State will have 'represen-
tatiyes. and from the towns in the
near vicinity there will be a general
turnout Of the knights.
Announcements Made.
At the Thursday night meeting of
4 the Wheeling tent, all arrangements
viii be completed for the entertain
ment Of the visiting Maccabees and
the members of the Ladies OF the Mac
cabees who viii hold their meeting
at the same time. Up to the present
time there has been very little definite
arrangements made for the big event
by the members of the Wheeling tent,
which will be a busy set of bees from
now on with the preparations Ihev
will show their guests a royal Sood
time while in the city, and 1t prom
Uses to be memorable event.
The Mcclure House will be the head
quarters for both the Knights Of the
AIaccabees, and some of the meetings
and social functions will be held at
the Carroll Club auditorium and others
at the Arion Hall. Just what meeting
will be held at each place is yet to
be decided.
When State Commander Showalter
arrives in the city Thursday it is be-
Heved that, he will have the names OF
the national. Off GERS Of the order that
will be here to attend the State con
yeution, and it is believed that there
will be many of them here for this
event AS there are orders now es-
stablished in all of the important
towns of the State it is expected
that there will be many hundreds
OF knights here during the coming
week.
Ladies Will Entertain
The Wheeling hive OF the Ladies OF
the Maccabees are making elaborate
arrangements for the entertainment
of their guests on this occasion. They
will have an entertainment at the Car
roll Club and many other pleasant
events during the session of the other
affair here. Their meeting will be
IN the way of a grand State class IN
itiation, which will have the prime
pal meeting on the third. A class OF
over two hundred will be initiated
in the afternoon OF Tuesday, at i y
NJ. at the Carroll Club Auditorium.
where the work Of the order will be
fully exempified by drilled team Of
officers and guards. The afternoon
work will be followed by a reception
at the Mcclure Hotel, where refresh
ments will be served, and musical
will all be met at the train by the re-
will a. be met at the train by the re
ception committee and escorted to the
McLure Hotel, where headquarters
have been secured. Each lady Will
register and receive badge of the
order Mrs. Lillian NJ. HOLSTER, su-
preme commander, from Detroit,
Mich, will be present. also Miss Eager,
great record keeper of Ohio. from
Canton, and Miss Bina NJ. West, SUI
preme record keeper of the Ladies Of
the Maccabees of the world.
The Dignity Of Labor.