The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-05-10

Martlnburg gets the knights
Templar Conclavc next year. N,
change was made in the time ol
meeting. AIartinsbprg was decided
upon at the closing session of til,
Grand Commandery held at IL
O'Clock in Masonic hall.
The session lasted nearly an houi
and the new commander, Joseph
Ruifner, presided. The reports oi
the committees were read and adopt.
ed as read. There was an effort tc
chang the time of year for holding
the Conclaye, but il was not success
full.
Officers Of the Grand Command.
cry were elected and installed We'd
nesday evening as follows:
W. j. Rowland, Fairmont, Past
Grand Commander.
Joseph Ruffner, Charleston, Grand
Commander.
W. W. Whyte, Welch, Deputy
Grand Commander.
Charles W. Brown, Charles Town,
Grand Generalissimo.
W. T. Rittenhouse, aPrkersburg,
Grand Captain General.
H. B. Baguley, Wheeling, Grand
Senior Warden.
Ed. 0. Bowers, sistersrille, Grand
Junior Warden.
J. s. Vandervort, Weston, Grand
Frank E. Nichols, Fairmont,
Grand Recorder.
Rev Charles W. Moloney, New
Martinsyille, Grand Prelate.
J. M. Hawkins, Huntington,
Grand Standard Bearer.
A. G. Nadenbousch, Martinsburg,
Grand Sword Bearer.
Harry F. Smith, Fairmont, Grand
Warder.
J. 7. Waters, Charleston, Grand
Captain of the Guard.
The following committees report
I'd at the session of the Grand Com
Thursday morning:
Doings Of Grand 0fficers-John
K Steele Holm w. Davis. Charles
X. Payne.
Charters and Dispensations-o.
5. Mckinney, james A. Bryan, J.
4. Zion.
Grievances and Appeals-L. N.
raavenner, Samuel n. Myers, Al
,crt G. II. Holy.
Finance and Accounts-samucl
B. Holbert, W. G. Bennett, Thomas
I. Wallis.
The following Past Grand Com
nanders we're present at the session;
L. N. Tavenner, Parkersburg; j.
X +. Steele. Alfred PAUL, Wheel
ing: Alexander Parks, Samuel N.
Myers, Martinsburg; James A.
Bryan, W. W. VanWinkle, Park
arsburg.
One hundred and seyentv-two
members we're taken in during the
year and there are now 1850 in the
membership Of tho knights Temp
lar in West Virginia.
At TIE reception pretty souvenirs
we're given to Sir Knights and their
ladies. st. Johns Commandery, of
Weston, presented them with hand
some leather card cases. Wheeling
No. ] gave away elegantly decorat-
ed china plates and the Clarksburg
Commandery gave the Sir Knights
and ladies handsome badges.
No feature of the Knights Temp
lar Conclaye attracted more atten-
tion that the boys drum corps from
Parkersburg. There were twenty Of
them and the moment they appear
cd on the street for the big parade
the surging crowds and especially
the boys and girls broke over the
lines and rushed after them in a de-
lighted. eager manner. There was
no use 10 try to keep them back for
they were all bound on seeing the
bows with their quaint but stylish re-
gala. The members of the corps
are all sons Of Templars. Their
names are Captain j. N. Crawford,
Director. Prof. n. II. Stahl, Ben
ton Beatty, Harvey Dunbar, Percy
Upham, George Hiehle, Harry Up
ham, Charles Penwell, Charles Pat
ton, Roy Patton, Ray Flower, Owen
Rittenhouse. Edward Nern and
Harold Ncrn, fifers Carl Campbell.
Victor Chancellor, Harry Flower,
Donald Swearingen. Chester Up
ham, William Chancellor, drum.
mers; Dean Swearinsen, base drum
The reception and bah at the
Waldo from $50 to midnight il