The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-01
'BENWOOD PYTHIANS
ENTERTAIN MANY
AHNuAL vIsITArIoN MEETING
HELD IN MILL TOWN
LAST MIGHT.
Interesting Addresses and Musical
Humesrs p~eiivsrsd ~ Those Pres

Evening Star lodge. No. Is. knights
entertained some four hundred and nj
~ visiting Knights last night in the
Armory hall In Benwood. A clever
ms and good music. occupied the great
and very sppe,isins bunst %iuSeheon
ing. Representatives from practically
every lodge in this section OF the Ohio
pIetssn we're present and at the 'om-
visitors delivered short talks on the
o or the order, BenwOod company.
fun uniform and assisted In howing
ne visitors all courtesy that was posi-
Rev; G. ID. Sampson. pastor OF the
First Methodist church OF Benwood. de-
liNered the main address and was
CLOWNS tribute to P~ythianism ana the
great good TO be derived from being a
member OF the order.
Air. Charles Dietrich, or Ohio abe
lodge, of this city. acted as chairman.
and each speaker with a
snort 70 "a ,ri1ots to the %speaker's useful
mittee which had charge OF arrange
ments was composed OF: Messrs. ben
stephens, Jos. Manhood. Paul Dfedel, l..
~ Schad. ~. L.. Peddicord and William
Watson. These gentlemen also acted
a. the reception committee and at the
All Joined in the opsnins ode Witch
was followed with prayer BY Rev. a. ID.
ampso a song. on the Banks %
Manhood Miss Sue MahOOd and Mrs.
Burns .NfcCleIland.
Introductory Remarks.
Prof. ". l. Peddicord was then intro
duced and In his Characteristic friendly
style. delivered the address Of welcome.
Mr.. PeddicOrd stated that he was pleased
10 welcome the visiting knights and
very a~greeably surprised TO note such =
large attendance from the sister lodges.
Take Ne Pack TO Babyland." was a
4 very nlgnaInH vocal nuUuhar ~ Me-
lnez Hoffman. This was Immediately
followed with a solo by Miss Elizabeth
Do5bs: entitled. Until the End Of
Rev. O.. u. Sampson was then intro
duced a. the principal speaker or the
evening he took up Pythianism from
winding his theme around the words
friendship. charity and benrvolence. A
thread OF humor was wove In the ad-
dress msking the speaker a decided
fsvortte with the audience.
Ihe next and final musical number
Belisvs Ne a. ~ Thoss EnaesrinE
hood. Miss sue Mahood and Mrs. Burns
Mccleiland. The rendition Of this num-
Der was very clever work and the audi
ence showed its appreciation.
The roll call % lodges was then made
and every lodge expected 20 send dele
gates was represented besides visiting
/ members from a distance. The lodges
were Baltimore Lodge. No. 8. Of this
city. Black Prince Lodge. No. 10. % this
city; Wheeling Lodge. No. ia Mystic
Lodge. No. -. u Film Grove. Evening
star Lodge. 40. "a. 81 Beuwood. Ne
Mechen Lodge. M. iN Little Prince
Lodge. No. 70. o. M~oundniiie. Wells
burg Lodge. No. 30. Ohio city Lodge.
y. -, Of Martins Ferry; Belmont Lodge
No 100, 81 B~ridgerort; Black Prince
Lodge 70. 81 Of Beiiaire; Cameron
Those Who made five minute talks
Tor the good ~ the order" were Mr..
broWn. OF this city. Attorney Jas. ~.
! Parri0ft ~ Cameron lodge. IA gaiade.
q ohio valley lodge % this city. Mr.
Humea and NJ Robert Love 81 Mounds
Vile, Dr. Dowlcr % Glendale Mr. John
Sivert o. Glendale and Mr. Joseph Ma
hood % Henwood.