The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-11
GEN. sTOCKER
WILL VISIT
F:A|RMONI'
HE Is TO BE THE GUEST OF
PATRIARCHSs MILITANT0N
NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT. q
FIRST VISIT OF COMMANDING
GENERAL TO a WESTlVI
IAiDEPARTMENT.
MEETING TO Be HELD N HIS
H0N0R-VISITING CHEVA.
LIERS ARE COMING.

General A. aR; stocker, general
Commanding Of the Patriarchs Mill
tant l. o. O. f., of the world will be
in this city Tuesday night.
Col. Francis Thralls, general COM
mandcr of West Virginia Patriarchs
Militant has issued an order for a
meeting of the department council
in honor of General Stockers visit.
Great interest ccnters in this event
for It is the first time that the COM
handing general of the military
branch of the order has ever visited
the West Virginia department. All
of. the officers and many chevaliers
from the several cautious in West
Virginia willNbc present. There
will be delegations present from
Clarksburg, Weston, Warrington.
Elkins, Beverly, Sutton, Gassaway.
Monndsville,i Parkersburg and other
places. ,sR.gaS,s stiH
General Stockcr will arrlveDherc
Tuesday evening on train SIS from
tiieacast. Col Frances Thrails, Col.
o,<J. Fleming, Captain ". I. Cantcr.
Lieutenant Colonel George Vincent.
asmcmber Of General Suckers stafl
will meet the distinguished visitor
at, the train. 81 iog,.i u mo-
After the department connal a
banquet will be! served at the Roush
lrcstaurant. General stockcr will
leave Wednesday morning for Gin
cinnati, going via Clarksburg.
The committee, of arrangements is
composed of Chcvaliers l.. T.. Fitz-
hugh, ]. A. Hess and C. H. Riggle.
Following is general order no. 5
issued by Col. Thralls and contains
all the information necessary for the
called special meeting of. the West
Virginia department:
Fairmont,W. Val April 9th.
General Order No.llS. ae Il.
|. I. This Office is Just in receipt OF
a letter from the Commanding Cen
eral of.the Patriarch Militant Army
stating that he2will be in Fairmont
Tuesday, April Hath, 1914. and in
order that all officers and cheyaliers
in the department may haye;the op.
portunity OF. meeting him a spccia!
meeting of the Department Council
Is called TO meetsin Fairmont, Tues
day, April 14,t1014Iat $500 o'clock
n. M. for the purr~+c Of meeting and
entertaining discriminating Cen
eral,. acting on recommendation for
the grand decoration and the Dccors-
zion Of Chiyalry and any other. bust
ness that maylproperls come before
tho council.
2. General Stocker will arrive In
Fairmont at COZ p. M. and will be
escorted TO the hall. of Marion Lodge
No. II, l.. o. o. F.. at the corner Of
Main and Monroe streets where the
department council meeting will be
heldI
8. As this is the first time the
general commanding has ever honor.
ed this department with a visit II is
ordered that, all Officers. and as many
ehevaliers as can conveniently do so
every effort to have all their officers
present ut this. meeting.
A. Any member having any bust
ness before the council should have
the same reduced to writing SO as to
expedite the proceedings Of this:body,
4 Il, The prescribed full dress uni
form will be worn, Z &
M Dytorder and command. OF -
FRANCIS TRIALS. 80
Attest: Col. and Dept, Com,
c. II. RIGGLE.
Mai. & Asst. 0djt. Gen.