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

tTraFd la9dmH to order. asking That inc
Grand Lodge officers take their chairs
and taose not having credentials to ne
main n. the session 70 retire. The
Grand Lodge then .went into session.
Grand Lodge convenes.
The officers Of the Grand Lodge were
all present and in taeiT chairs when
the sessjor opened. They are
Grand Chancellor oscar G. Wilt, Sa-
lem
Grand vice Chancellor. L. v. G. Nor
ris. Parkersburc.
Grand Keeper of Records and Scala
Manor Jenkins. Piedmont.
Grand PreIate, william B. Pack,
MoundsTille.
Grand Master OF the Excheauor, Ma
SON q. Smith, Keyser.
Grand Master at Arms, Charles J.
SShuck. wheeling.
Grand Inner Guard, n. C. Prickett,
Ravenswood.
Grand Outer Guard, Virgil A. Lewis,
Mason.
The Supreme Representatives are
Smith A. Posten, Morrantown.
Thomas d. Bennett, Wheeling.
Charles n. wolfes, Martinsburg.
CYRUS w. Hall, of Charleston, is tine
Supreme Inner Guard.
The Grand Lodge Trustees are
K. E. Burk, Terra Alta.
A. p. Barr. Fairmont.
Thomas II. CLAY. Huntington.
The Grand Tribunal consists of
Calvin K. Chambers, Martinsburg.
win A. Stricken, Ellenboro.
James n. stout, Grafton.
L. V. G. Morris, Parkersburg.
The first business OF the Grand Lodge
was that OF couferring the Past Cnan-
celIor or Grand Lodge degree upon bhe
Past chancenors OF the various lodges
Oh the state who are entitled TO admis
sion into the Grand Lodge sessions.
Over eighty Knights qualified present
ed their credentials and received bne
rank.
The committee on credentials TOOK up
their work Oh ascertaining VINO are en-
titled to admission IN the Grand Lodge
sessions. The COMMITTEES consists OF
Il. i. Minsker, OF Charleston, ID. j. Glib
son, of Newburg and F. b. York, OF
Bramwell. Mr.. Gibson was the only
member of the committee present and
s. j. Long, OF Newburg, and James "a.
Beans, of Wheeling, were appointed TO
act in place OF the absent members,
WITH Mr.. Gibson. The committee took
up their work and wnen the session
closed had not completed it. Their re-
port will be presented Thursday morn
ing at the opening of the session.
Report of Grand Lodge Officers.
The reports Of the Gnan6 Chancellor
Grand Keaner Of Record and SsoIs
cram, Master ~ tine Ex,,baonor and the
tl,rsn ron,.sentat,vas 81 The s,,nr.,ne
1odr, we're received The reno,ts show
tho lodoe in West virginia 10 ba in a
,nos+ nrosnnro,s and rorrisn;n, condi.
ZION 1rhor, ara nou. ,so lod,6S n the
stota ,r;t,, toto1 1n,.,,,..r.;,ir' ~ II ooo
Ias+ ,aar tbo .+otaI ,,,on,,,oras;n ,.,s 70.
,,orteJ ~, IN aoo Tais shows = oro t;fv.
inc increos. n ,noi5hersbin Tbs ranort
~ a. enan.a;I .ond;t;or 30 n. .,bor.
d;nat. ,odaes s,,owsJ reeo;nt. or-+he
n.s, var ~ 500 gao % VT N. casn
l,alans. IN hand ~ san a41 "a tbs total
amounted 10 sl3a 5000 Durir,, tn.
wear relief benefits including sick and
death payments amounting to $s7 ,s94.75
were paid ont. After the current ex
panse4 and expenditures for parapner
MALTA and investments had been paid
ca.h balance of 500 POI 20 remained The
assets of tine subordinate lodges are
computed Mt $l9l.5l7.35.
The cash balance and receipts for the
year of the Grand Lodge amounted to
sl2. 1920. Expenditures amounted to
s6.sl25e. leaving cash balance Of