The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-11-21
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Deere GIVEN To
CL ASSOC SEVENTY
Annual Meeting Of Odd Feilews d
= West yireinia Begins with ses-
Aiops of Patriarch branch. /

n West Virginia Begins Win Ses.
kions OF Patriarch Branch.
s0FFICERs' REPORTS PRESENTED
Committees Are Appolpted ana Dele
gates: Get Down to business.
Large Attendance.
The annual conven ..oa of the In
dependent Order of Odd Fellows
scf West Virginia was begun In this
city Tuesday when the Grand En-
eampment, which is now In session.
fwas called to order with large
attendance, In the court house by
Grand Patriarch s. E. Bradley, Of
Madison.
An Of the Officers Of the Grand
Encampment were in attendance.
They are besides the Grand Patrl-
arch. ]. G. Wilson, OF Charleston.
Grand High Priest; j. G. Mansbar-
ger. OF Wheeling. Grand Senior
warden: g. L. Simpson, Hunting
ton. Grand Scribe. Lee Reinheimer.
Eairmont. Grand Treasurer: j. F.
Booth, Huntington, Grand Senior
Warden; L. j. Davis, Wheeling,
Grand Representative; Dan; Ounce,
oceaha, Grand Marshal; r. L.
Walker. Williamson, Grand Inside
Sentinel, and 3. w. Fittro. Wilson
i'ur, Grand Outside Sentinel.
After the Encampmen: had con-
vened attention was first given to
the admission of class of seventy
candidates. upon whom, the En-
campment degree was conferred.
Large Glass Takes Degree.
The class consisted of Il. j. AS
bury, P. L. Yost, s. H. Fleming, j.
d. Wallace. Wilbur Graffers, j. w.
Jackson, Curtis B. Williams, j. NJ.
Fittro, ]. o. whitner. w. S. Pitzer,
N. A. Hardman, w. H. Conoway, l..
II. Cofman, L. B. Hefner, H. p. Full
Ter, w. H. Still, Fred A. McFarlan
A. 3. Grimm, H. H. swiger. "A. G.
Mathews, F. I. Day. G. Il. Riggle, j.
w. Be1ch, Earnest Lazear. D. H.
Fries, Jacob Wilson, j. j. sigler, G.
D. Smith, G. ]. Hughes, A. n. Fret
we'll, Thos. E. Adkins. Randall Han
son, A. D. stallings, NJ. W. Davis,
w. H. Still. Thomas Green. s. W.
Dobbins, f. E. Smith, D. F. Huey,
L. g. Atkinson, L. J. Rowand, w. J.
Nutter, w. R. Leftwich, J. w. Nat
ross. j. E. Swan, A. e. Michael, T.
4 A. Wright, L. L. Mason, G. L. Rut-
ledge, G. A. Gooch. A. E. Whiting,
4 Jas. A. Bumgardner, A. Hardman,
3. H. Rogers, A. L. Adkins, r. j.
Pearman, R. W. Duncan, Chas. NJ.
Layne. L. j. Burgess, sheffey Tay-
Tor, j. B. Heater. w. G. Hinzman,
q. W. Wright, W. w. Price. c. A.
sanderson. N. w. Talbot, DR.. j. II.
Thornbury, ]. Lee Bach, E. G. Am
brose, G. 3. Kirschner.
The usual committees were then
appointed for the transaction Of the
business and the annual reports Of
the grand officers, in printed form,
were distributed to the delegates.
The encampment then adjourned
for the noon hour.
These reports showed that there
are ,95 encampments in the s
present, II having been instituted
during the last yer. The total num-
Der Of members, not Including the
class Just taken in. is 1881. a net
{ gain for the year Of 751. There Is
$ts,476.53 in cash in the treasures
Of the subordinate encampments.
which, with the personal prqnesty
owned, brings their total. assets:Itp
Z $30,s27.27. Two hundred and. sixty
SIX Patriarchs were given relief dur
ing the year and three widowed
j families. the total relief money ex-
pended having been $3,s27.6s. The
Grand Encampment has a cash bal
anee Of $2.s51 in its treasury.
AT 1880 o'clock in the afternoon
the encampment again convened and
1t Is hoped to complete the work Of
the meeting at this session. The
business will be finished up with the
election of officers for the ensuing
year.
Tonight in the assembly hall Of
the Waldo hotel, the Council of the
Patriarchs Militant will convene for
their annual meeting.
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