West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-19
DECKERS VALLEY LODGE
No. t66 OF the Knights Of Pythias
Which Was Instituted
At Masontown Last Thursday Night,
April 12, 1906.

beautiful and growing
town of Masontown, was Thurs
day of last week when about
100 brave and gallant Knights were
turned loose in the newly acquired
corporation limits of said young
city.
The Committee on Arrangements
had neglected nothing to insure
success and even the weather was
looked after and was ideal for the
occasion and the season of the
year, and anyone will admit that it
requires exceptional ability TO
arrange for good weather in the
tickle month of April.
Fifty disciples of of, c. & B."
left Kingwood that afternoon in the
special coach provided by the M.
q X, and others got on at Reeds
VILE and Bretz; several came from
Morgantown and others came across
Cheat from the Pisgah Lodge; so
that all in all, there were about 100
present, including the members of
the new lodge.
There were two Grand Lodge
officers present, Senator Samuel b.
Montgomery from Tunnelton, who
is Grand Outer Guard, and was the
instituting officer, and Smith Albert
Posten of Morgan,own, Past
Grand Chancellor and merchant al
Morgantown, and now Deputy
Sheriff of Monongalia county.
| Homer Price OF Felicity Lodge
of Rivesville, Marion county, State
Organizer for the Endowment Rank
of the Order, was also present and
ably assisted with the work. Sena-
tor w. G.. Morley of Kingwood,
and Prof. K. E. Burke of Terra Alta,
were also splendid hands at this
kind of work.
The institution took place in the
Odd Fellows Hall, a large and
splendid building for small town.
AS there is no hotel in the place
now, (the Roby House being tenn
porarily closely the visitors were
all entertained by the citizens OF
the town, and right royalty did they
do 1t. In fact, the boys are still
Dragging about the hospitality and
splendid treatment accorded them,
The editor of this paper and /.
Parsons Martin were entertained by
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Bixler and we
we're never better entertained any
where.
The real work began about seven
O'Clock and lasted all night till
broad daylight. The boys stuck to
1t and but few went to bed to sleep.
Seventeen raw recruits were enlisted
and hammered into shape, after
having successfully climbed the
creased pole and rode the wild
Nubian goat acrosssthe quicksands
of the Great F. c. B. Desert.
There were "a names on the
petition for the new lodge. The
following were the tried and tested
seventeen DR.. w. II. Post, c. c..
Spiker, J. Alison Stuck, K. e..
Menefee, Earl Dixon, Ernest Wat
son, Willie Welton, Ernest Stemple,
l.. P. Sutherland, Ed. s. DeBerry,
James w. Higgins, A. w. Teets,
w. +. Watson, Arthur Brown, l..
r. Sweringen, f. l.. Sheets and /
N. Roby. Two others were taken
In by card, Rev. A. M. Hammond,
the NJ. +. pastor out there, and
James c. Gibson from Mckinley
Lodge Of Tunnelton. This makes
nineteen members that the lodge
starts off with. There were five
others on the list who were not
there, as follows: c. r. Watson,
Howard Martin, Charles S. Cleaver,
Frank p. Hopwood and G.. b.
Miller. There are also several
members OF the order out in that
section, belonging to other lodges,
who will likely transfer, so that the
new lodge has brilliant prospects
tor success.
Soon after midnight 1t was an
nounced by Brother Jim Gibson
that the doors we're ajar at the ban.
quet hall and he would head the
procession that way. SO the crowd
was divided, part gong to supper
and the others keeping right on
with the "All Knight Work"
The festal board was spread at
the handsome home Of S. i. Cobun,
the we'll known merchant. The
feast was one to gladden. the eye
and delight the taste Of the most
fastidious epicure. In fact, we
haven't had such a feast since the
last Brown Family Reunion, and
they do aar lhnA (hnrInn tHI.nLt..-