The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-05-17

3 and Carlisle No. (. The only other
account OF that body was an adver.
tisement which appeared in a New
York paper OF December 80, 1888
which requested the members Of that
city 10 turn out in funeral procession
in commemoration OF their deceased
distinguished brother Mason. George
Washington.
Organize In New York.
About the first OF the year 1905
Columbia Commandery No. 1 OF New
York City was organized by authority
OF charter it had received from the
Grand Encampment No. OF Penn
sylvania. and has been active from
then TO the present time. and is the
oldest chartered Commandery in New
York State.
Wilmington Commandery. State OF
Delaware. was chartered in 1912.
Baltimore No. ]. of Baltimore. Nd.
was chartered in 1914.
ST. Johns. Providence. r. l., August
p. 1902
Boston Encampment. March 3. 1906.
Newburyport. Mass. chartered by
the Grand Encampment OF Massachu-
sets and Rhode Island May 70.
lsON. and American writer's OF TEN
plarism claim II 20 b. the Oldest
body OF knights Templar in the Unit
ed states. claiming 81 10 be the organ
ization begun July. 1896. az Colches-
ter by the Inherent right already re-
ferred 20. but no records OF the meet.
ings OF that body. except for two.
have been found.
The Grand Encampment OF the
United States. and under whose au-
ihority the Grand and subordinate
'ommanderics Of our country now ex-
'''. was organized in New York city
In the year 1916 by delegates from
'hc following Encampments: Boston.
= Boston: 81. Johns. OF Providence:
g. Paul. NewburypOrt. Washington.
Newport. Darius. Portland. Temple.
Albany. and Montgomery. saltwater.
Tho convention was held IN the Ma
r1nic hall in tho city OF New York
on the 20ih and 21st Of June. 1916.
when a constitution for its govern.
uent was adopted and rs hrrt fCen.
eraD Grand Master was elected he
being Sir De wife Clinton. n most
prominent Mason. n most respected
citizen. later elected 90 DC Tho Gov.
crnor OF tho Empire state. and was
later candidate FOR the ONCE Of the
Presidency Of the United states. re-
ceiving a large number Qf votes for g.
AZ the third Triccnuiat held also in
Vow York TitV 900 tho wear ffac We
Iud our old Mother state renreaanfcd
Hr delegates from tho Grand Enramp
mont - virginia. which body was or
sHnlzod November 2-th. 1898 hy delr-
rnte7 from three Commandcriea. Win
.n'4ter. warren and ST carmel The
Nrff Just named wna orrnnized dur
INK the year fst2. Frevlous to tho or
rari1ntiun ~ the Grand En-nnprnont
hut both the Grand Subordinate bod
ics 80 not I've long and were not re-
fiFed in the ycar 1888 when Wheeling
Commander No. !. was organized by
Ih' Grand Encamrmont m the United
states, hence % can ho seen. the Iogi-
cal and legal reason for the Grand Tn-
campment ~ the United states giving
her the number one. che number she
hes heid not only when on the roll ~
virginia but also West Virginia.
History % Whssrna.
iaving now traced the order from
on authentic beginning fn the year
MS 90 mo year 1s2s. We will devafe a
few moments t0 fhesauhfccf Of ifa In
PRODUCTION into Wheeling
Masonry 90 many residents %
wheeling. lq aomcwhaf ancient fn
memory. and 10 refresh some ~ the
older peoples minds. we must revert
back t0 tho year 1915 and fo the birth
" ohio Lodge so .. Cformoriy ~ wiz
finia No fof1 when Wheeling was
but N village
Capituiar Maaoncry waa afro or
ganizcd in tho SHINE village thaf had
not rruFgn fo hovh0o1 in 1923 and
within hut few companions fnr ifa mem
hera. but hgfh Tho lodge and the
chapter tWheriinr Union so. ID had
zoalouH ana active members and both
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