The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-16
GRAND LODGE
MEETS TO-DAY
ELECTION OF OFFICERS TO oc.
CUR FRIDAY.
Big Fight on for Next Enesmpment.
Pythlan Sisters viii Also
Meet To-day.

With every lodge in the state rep
resented by two or more delegates.
the formal opening OF the grand lodge
OF West Virginia Knights OF Pythias
Will take place this morning at .
o'clock at the Pythian castle. and
| many matters OF vital Importance TO
the organization will be transacted.
All business OF Importance 10 the
Knights OF Pythias OF this state comes
up before the grand lodge. and
changes in the regulation OF the order
and bylaws will be made by this
/ body.
The general public is invited by the
| lodge to attend the formal opening.
after which an executive session will
be held, and matters pertaining 10 the
organization will be considered Each
delegate attending the grand lodge
| Is a man who has passed through
/ all the chairs OF the organization. Tn
/ less he has done so he cannot be a
| delegate. With the business OF the
/ lodge being transacted more swiftly
| than at any previous meeting. the in
dications are that the election OF
grand lodge officers and the selection
Z of the 1912 meeting place will take
Q l'A'ANN q +'atAf+ AAN anu AhAEt nAllr
GERS will be moved up one Office. so
/ that they can pass through the various
chairs. as has been the custom Of
/ the order since its foundation. Grand
/ Chancellor :. b. Montgomery will be
the retiring officer. and ne will be
succeeded by William II. Dunbar. OF
| Parkersburg, who is now grand vice
] chancellor. His chair will be filed
I Ia " ENranE 90 httr
! the present grand prelate. Grand
Keeper OF Records and Seals Manner
I jenkins. of Piedmont. Will succeed
stout. while Grand Master of Ex-
chequcr Mason II. smith. of Keyser.
will take Mr. Jenkins chair The Of
/ fee of Mr. Smith will be filled by
:. r. Nulum. Of Fairmont. while
Grand Inner Guard John T.. Arbcnz.
OF this city. will take his chair. and
Grand Outer Guard O. W West. of
Auburn. will be elected 20 the chair
OF grand inner guard The only new
/ o.ICe TO be filed will be that of
grand outer guardh This chair is
;he starting point IN the march
+ throug the Offices OF the grand lodge.
and for this reason IL is much COW
tted seat.
4 Butts a Candidate.
George Butts. OF this city. one OF
. the best known Knights IN West Nir
Eiuia. Was launched FOR this position
yesterday. and he has q strong fol
lowing IN the northern section OF tho
state. Ilc Is a member OF the Ohio
VALLEY lodge and IS q son %; cx-Mayor
Butts. His candidacy was launched
uy 'hc lodges OF the northern section
of the state and the Wheeling Knights
aye confident that he will win
Just as confident as the northern
Knights are that they will elect Mr.
Butts 10 This position. the knights OF
2 th, southern section Of rho state are
as confident that they Will elect their
candidate. pr +. A. Peters. who IT,
one Of che bc-' known Knights in the
southern section
Many cities are fighting for tho next
convention and 10 is hard matter "a
predict who VIII land the 1912 con
vcnfion. Among those who viii ask
FOR the convention are ClarksburE
Fairmont. Huntington and Parkers
burg This evening the fight will
start I'm earnest FOR the next meeting
place between The rival cities
Pythian Sisters.
The annual convention OF the
Pyhian Sisters will convene this
morning The ladies' who are mem.
beers ~ fhis order. arrived in the CITY
igr.u- oil" early portion ~ The week
with th''r husbands and are being
entertained ht The members az the
iF'tlsn Sisters lodge OF this city
They VIII also elect officers on Fri