The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-26
MANY MASTER MASONs
MEMBERSHIP or $1,000. WITH f47
LODGES IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Annual Communication to BE Held in
Charleston Beginning November
13th--List Of State Officers.

CnaWeSton.-ln the state N0f West
Virginia are $1,000 Master Masons, be-
Ing members of lodges which reach
the total of LAT. In the city of Charles
ton, alone, are over 400 Master Ma
sons, while about an equal number be-
longs to the Royal Arch Masons. The
local Masonic lodge is known as Kama
wha, Al. f. and "A. M. and is one of the
most representative bodies of frater-
nal kind in West Virginia.
1t will devolve upon the two Charles
ton Masonic fraternities to entertain
the many visitors who will be here for
the annual communication which is
scheduled to begin November 13, or
the first Wednesday after the second
Monday of the month.
The last, or Attn Grand Annual Com
munication, was held in this city last
year, and at that time Clarksburg was
selected as the place for holding the
communication this year. Unforeseen
difficulties made it impossible, how
ever, to hold the sessions there, and
this city was again selected as the
meeting place, fact that has caused
considerable qualification on the pare
of the citizens of the city who are al
ways pleased to have the Masons meet
here.
First State Communication.
It is expected that over 300 visitors
MI ho ~ !, i,,t,
will be held in the Masonic temple,
corner of Hale and Virginia streets.
The first state communication ever
held in West Virginia was that in
Wheeling in 1865, at which time a
grand lodge was formed and since
which time the order has been grow
ing as rapidly as desired, until it has
become one of the greatest fraterni-
! ties in the state. The grand lodge is
in fine condition financially, as is
shown by the report of the treasurer.
There is now about $4,000 in the
treasury.
Headquarters of the grand secretary
have been opened, and for some days,
men of high standing in the order have
been at work preparing for the coming
event The grand secretary is John
M. Collins, while DR.. ]. M. McConihay
of this city, occupies the Office of
grand master, having been elected TO
that exalted Office at the last meeting
of the grand lodge. Assisting the
grand secretary is Judge George Wes-
ley Atkinson, former governor of the
state, who is chairman of the commit
tee on foreign correspondence. The
work that devolves upon him is ardu-
GUS, and it will require some time in
which to get it finished, but Mr.. At
kinson is keeping sweatingly at it and
will have. his duties performed in due
course of time.
Officers Of the Grand Lodge, Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons, of the
state of West Virginia, are as follows:
Most Worshipful John NJ. McConi-
hay, Charleston, grand master; Right
Worshipful Charles w. Lynch, Clarks-
burg, deputy grand master; Right
Worshipful Thomas p. Jacobs, New
Martinsville, senior grand warden;
Right Worshipful Samuel T. Ice, Phil
ippi, junior grand warden; Most Wor-
shipful Samuel NJ. Myers, P. G. NJ,
Martinsburg, grand treasurer; Most
Worshipful John. M. Collins, Charles
ron, grand secretary; Worshipful Cy-
rus S. Mckenzie, Huntington, grand
lecturer; Worshipful Right Reverend
William L. Gravatt, Charles Town,
grand chaplain; Worshipful T. Wilbur
Hennen, Fairmont, senior grand dea-
con; Worshipfu1 Charles e. Carrigan,
Moundsville, Junior grand deacon;
Worshipful Charles S. Angel, North
fork, grand marshal; Worshipful Geo.
s. Laidley, Charleston, grand pursui-
want; Wortnlpful Edwin X. Stout,
Clarksburg, g. d tiler