The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-09
WELCOME
BEING EXTENDED
By Local. LODGE

9OOlB
Last night till a late hour the com
mittee in charge Of the decoration
for the meeting of the Knights werl
busy alt along Main street hanging
flags and streamers from the wire
crossing the street and from the sup
ply Of decorating material already pur
chased there will, 1t seems, be few
public places and few private houses
along the line of march that will no
Be besuitably decorated. Hartley's store
Is kept busy supplying the demand fol
Aags and other decorating material
The decoration of the First Nationa
Bank Is especially fine and many fiat
terlng remarks are being made abou
itto-day.
To-day the Knights have been arriy
ing in scores and some reached the
city last night.
s The Veteran Grand Keeper of Rec
ords and Seals. Manor Jenkins, arrived
in the city last night from Piedmont
Hon. Virgil A. Lewis, Of Mason coun
", State Historian, and one of the
most enthusiastic knights of the
State, was one of the early arrivals
Squire H. F. Bowen, of Wayne, whose
face has been seen at many Grand
Lodges over the State was one of the
first representatives on the ground
General headquarters has been es'
tablished at the Watson Hotel both
for the Knignts and the Rathbone Sis
ters. Grand Chancellor Pack will have
his headquarters at the Tavern but
win be seen, good deal Of the time
about general headquarters. Mrs
Mamie Hardwick, Grand Chief Of the
Rathbone Sisters, will be found at the
general headquarters at the Watson
Hotel and will be there, this evening
to meet the visiting Sisters: Rev. W,
j, Williams, of Westernport, Maryland
viii deliver a lecture to the Rathbone
Sisters during his stay, entitled, "Wo'
men in Fraternal Societies" Rev. Will
llams delivered a lecture at the meet
ings at Charleston, Clarksburg and
Martinsburg to the Uniform Rank, and
his addresses have won for him a
warm spot in the hearts of the Knights.
General Ewing has established his
headquarters at the Watson also.
Oscar c. Wit, Ex.Grand ChanGel.
lor of Salem, will be on hand so he
has wired, with a full company and
win remain till the close of the ses.
sion.
Captain chas. F. Randall of the 10.
cal Uniform Rank Company has issued
the following notice:
''To all members of Mountain City
Lodge No. As: You are earnestly re.
Quested to meet at castle hall at 1 p,
m. Wednesday TO participate in pa.
rade. Don't forget to bring parade
badges. All visiting members are in.
Ylted to meet and take part also.
.Fraternally,
&C. F. RANDALL, C. c.
The meeting at the Normal Audi
torIum tomorrow morning will be
open and the public is invited to at
tend.
The parade will start at p. m. TO-
morrow and at o'clock tomorrow
evening the fire works display and ia
nous Flambeau drill will be had at
the Courthouse square.
Thursday afternoon at 1880 the prize
drills will be commenced at the foot
ball grounds, 10th street, near Locust
avenue.
The committee on hotel accommoda.
tlons has made ample arrangements to
care for the crowd and while every
hotel in the city has secured a full
force Of extra help, they will all have
a full house during the session of the
Grand Lodge.
a special train will leave Wheeling
tonight at eight o'clock arriving in
Fairmont at eleven O'Clock. This
train will bring the entire Wheeling
delegation and also the delegations
from 8cMechen, Momdsvllle, Ben
wood and Rayenswood