The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-05-11


The Thirty-second Annual Con-
elsye 81 the Knights Templar OF
VEST Virginia convened in Clarke
bu,rs n ednesday and hundreds Of Sir
Knights and their ladirs, besides
many other visitors; we're given the
Z ksyS az the citys gates, and coon the
ccnclaye exercises we're on IN earn
est at the noon honr.
The local committees had done
.the;r part well and the visitors not
only beheld city beautifully deco
rated and adorned, but also Jaw M
scfibed in the hearts of the citizens
generally welcome" There was
Il trnth perfection in every detail OF
the arrangements, reception and en-
tertainment,an all were quick to
realize that the sojourn Of the
Knights was to be one of pleasure
ana profit. The spirit Of Brother
hood prevailed everywhere and moth
iDe had been left undone toenter-
tain this splendid order In the most
rOyal manner.
The people turned cut enmasse to
greet the Sir knights and their
ladies and to bid them welcome. And
no less was the interest manifest IN
the parade and other public features
ofIthe Conclave.
Homes were thrown open 70 re-
ceiye and entertain the welcome
visitors and the hotels were crowded
beyond their capacity. Everywhere
were the Knights in evidence.
AS early as Tuesday evening did
the knights begin to arrive and were
met at the trains by the local conn
mandery and escorted to the head
quarters of the knights Templsl-
hotel committee in the Waldo and
assigned to Quarters. Sutton errlv--
ed, at s 80 O'Clock and Charleston
came in at 9::44.
Martinsburg came in at midnight
on No. 1. Weston arrived at $40
o'clock Wednesday morning on q
special and was escorted to the
Traders hotel. Fairmont came N
ona special, running from Naming
ton, and arrivedat 1880 2 !. N. The
Petersburg special arrived At
11:30 a. M, and Wheeling and
Sistersville were escorted from 4
special over the Short Line at Il 80.
Bramwell also came in on the Pa-=
kersburg special
All of the sixteen Communicates
in the State, except Ivanloe were
represented. The commsnderies OF
The State are Wheeling No. L Pal
estine Commandery No. 2, Martins
burg; Calvary Commanderv No. 3,
Petersburg Kanawha Command
cry No. 4, Charleston; Potomac
COmmandery No. 5, Charles Town
Crusade Commandery No. 6. Fir
mont Cyrene Commandery No. Z,
Wheeling; Saint Johns Command
erys No. 8, Weston; Huntington
Commandery No. 8, Huntington
lyanhoe Commandery No. 10.
Bramwell; DeMolay Ccmmande-y
No, i I Grefton: Hinton Commend
cry os linton clarksbura
Ccmnnandsrv No. IS, Clarksburg
Mountain State Comnanderv No.
Ia, Sistersville Gseenbrier Conn
nandery No. is, Lewisburg, and
Sutton Commandery No. l6, SUIT
ton.
Last year the Charleston com
lnandery had the largest number Of
members, with Fairmont second and
Wheeling No. La close third. Fol
lowing is the official report Of mem-
bers last year:
Wheeling No. /, Wheeling, PAS.
Palestine No. 2, Martinsburg, So.
Calvary No. 3, Parkersburg, 219.
Kanawha No. 4, Charleston, 314.
Potomac Mob, Charles Town, Sc.
Crusade No. 6, Fairmont, $50.
Cyrene No. I, Wheeling, "a.
st. Johns, No. 8, Weston, W.
Huntington No. 8, Huntington,
ranhoe No. 10, Bramwell, 1874.
Den olay No. III. Grafton, 1874.
Hinton No. 10, Hinton, So
Clarksburg No. 10; Clarksburg.
1870.
Mountain State No. "a, Sisters
vile, 161.
Greenbrier No. Is, Lewisburg, 81.
Sutton No. 16, Sutton, As.
The membership has increased
largely since the last Conclave.
Quite a number of people assemb-
led at the Waldo at 1 80 o'clock to
hear Mayor Harmer make an address
Of welcome, but the Sir knights
were so greatly scattered over the
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