The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-04-06
NINTH ANNIVERS ARy
Of LOCAL 4, 0. D. i.
MaFch %, fifty-nine years u

AlarcN ~, Il1ty-Hutc Col CO..
Eiphi Lodge. No. Al, /. O. 0. H.
e virginia. was Instituted in Clarks-
burg. with a. C. Smith. g. Martin,
s. Hartman, W. Mckinley and Al
berE Earder, as charter members.
on these evening Of Institution Col.
Luther Raymond was initiated IN
the mysteries Of Odd Fellowship,
ana Il ne only living member who
Vas admitted on that date. Bro!
d. B. Hufsey, who is still living,
, C admitted August ~, of the same
yesr and Bro. John G. Vance was
admitted MAY III, 1859. These
three brothers are the only living
memberof the old Adelphl Lodge
No. Al. a.
Grand lodge of West Virginia N
1865. Adelphia Lodge No. Az, Of
virginia became Adelphi Lodge 20.
s. Of West Virginia On OctoDcr
"a 1861 Clarksburg Lodge No, @i
was instituted with the following
charter members Jas. 7. DAYS
n a Peek Jas. W. Reed, Jas. Y,
Sglinsman and M. IS. Riley. Bro, NJ
81 Rilesis the only living charter
7. ,nemberof Clarksburg Lodge No, n.
Since the organization OF w.
lodge ii March, 1s47, there have
beeR admitted 557 members. From
fhe. membershin 62 brothers have
died in good standing One brother
was killed in the United States
Army IN the Philinnines in March,
i 902 S7brothers withdrew from the
lodge, A brothers resigned, bro ss,
theirs r we're expelled for crime, sol
bfotherstwere dropped for non-pay-
ment Of dues, and 1923 are now Y
rood standing in Adclphi Lodge No. no,
4 From the lodge have been elect,
ed three Grand Masters to the Grand ~
3 Lodge Il West Virginia, nancy
Jas. PsDavis, e: A. Peck and !, y.
8 snat&, Bro. n. IS. Spates being the e
6nlyg ondliyihg. The first hall built
IN lie ldage was constructed In 1911
and thisI building was destroyed by
IRE in August, 1885, the building
w =, rebuilt Immediately In August
1905 aicontract was let to raise tue
building and construct larger anu
more fe6mmodious hall. FMS
bnilding IS now almost completed
at 4 costof nearly $4,000 4.
The present elective officers OF the
Iodge are: W. L. Rector, noble
ern1d n NJ. Wilson, vice grand;
Jacob Nj. Swartz, treasurer, and
Frank H.. Rhodes, secretary;
The lbdpe meets every Tuesday
n,ieht al I 80 o'clock, which has
never been changed since the night
# oreanization. The board OF trus-
tees Is composed Of the following
members, ne A. F. Wagner. Pres.
Jacob n. Swartz, Treas. Frank L. !,
Rhodes, Secretary W. L. Rector, y.
NJ Wilson, Jas: II. Mines and Frank
i. Shinn, e.4,..
j ninth anniversary on the s9th I, d Y.
Of March, by calling upon t thelr
Oldest member, Col. Luther HaN X
mond. who is in his ninty-elgh y
wear, and Of the order his SIXTEEN y
YEAR. Among the members who az Y
tended 1t might be interesting q .
mention the names Of Col. i: 2.
spates, y. B. Hursey, NJ. s. RILEY,
Jacob M, Swartz, w. II. Lewis, VINO
il the Youngest member, having q a
vet received only the initiatory de-
gree, and quite number OF other ,.
Adelphi Lodge. No, 8, has made aSle
great strides and is composed o. l l4s
host business mon Of onr city ana
county, Srd is fhe wealthiest iodg %
of any order within tie county y
is an order of which all its members
are proud. 1T bears a reputation ., o.
which all other lodges might well Oe
envious,