Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-31
The Meeting Of the Grand Lodge
Knights Of PythiaS in Charles Town.

called to order IN the Opera House III
this place last Wednesday morning
Thomas B. Moore presided, aud intro
duced the speakers.
Mayor Clayton l.. Haines delivered
the address of welcome, which was re
sponded to by John P. Arbentz, o
Wheeling, Grand Chancellor for Yves
Virginia; Past Chief of the Pythian Sis
tiers Mrs. Lovina Haberfield. of Wheel
ing; Mrs. Cora M. Davis, of Oregon, Su
preme Chief of the Pythian Sisters; Mrs
Hart of McMechen, Grand Chief of th'
Pythian Sisters of West Virginia; anC
w, A. Owens, Supreme Representativ,
of Tennessee. representing the Board o
Control of the Supreme Lodge.
About four hundred and fifty wer,
present, and one hundred and twenty
five Past Chancellors took the Crane
Lodge degree. A number of resolution:
were adopted. one of them being trib
ute 10 the late l.. " @. Morris, of Phil
lipi. and another declaring for peace and
opposing the shipment CT war munitions
abroad. While going on record fol
peace the grand lodge offered the uni.
formed rank to the President in case
war with any foreign foe became abso
lutely imperative.
Most of Thursday morning was taken
up with the Pythan Home question, af'
ter considerable debate the Pythian
Home Board was directed to use the in
terest on the Home fund of eighty thous-
and dollars for the relief of the widows
and orphans. and report to the mex
meeting of the Grand Lodge.
On Thursday afternoon the Grand
Chancellor was presented with hand
some Hall Clock by members of the
Grand Lodge.
officers were eletted as follows:
Grand Chancellor o. w. West, of Au.
burn; vice-chancellor VIM. G. Brown oil
Kingwood prelate T. R. Dill. OF Nor
gantown; grand master-at-arms Judge
lanes w. Robinson, of Clarksburg,
grand master OF the exchequer w. w,
Long of Keyser; grand inner guard E. w.
Bush of Huntington; grand outer guard
w. B. Outright of Buckhannon; grand
trustee Clayton L. Halues of Charles
Town; member OF Pythian Home Board
o. c. Wilt of Clarksburg. Past Grand
Chancellors. Bean, Chenowith and Nj
yum were elected to Supreme Represen-
tatlves.
Huntington was chosen as the next
meeting place.
The Grand Temple of Pythian Sisters
held their sessions in the Rouss Hall,
with about sixty ladies present The Sec
ond day of the Eleventh Annual Session
of the Pythian Sisters opened in Rtua {.
istc form with G. c, Elizabeth Hart in
the chair and Supreme Chief Cora M.
Davis present, All officers being pres
ent the @. c. proceeded with the usual
routine of business, the reports of the
G. c., G. M. of R. & c., G. NJ. Of F.
and all reports of the various committee
were read and accepted. Showing that
much good work had been done greet
ings of good wishes were received from
Father Gearhardt of Martinsburg and
several of the absent sisters, wishing the
Temple joyous and successful meeting
Greetings were also received from the
Brother knights wishing US a pleasant
Session. A committee of three. Sisters
Cora NJ, Davis, Supreme Chief; Lavlna
Haberfeld Past Supreme Rep, and Sis
ter Helen Moore P. G. c. was then sent
to carry greetings to the Brother Knights.
The following officers were then elect
ed for the ensuing year: q Z Eliza
beth Hart, McMechen; q { Mary E.
George, Morgantown; G Emma McKim
Parkersburg: G ] Sadie Quinn, Clarks-
burg; G NJ Grace Montgomery. KING.
wood; G P of t Ida Riddle. Salem; g NJ
of K aud Dora Trimmer, Huntington;
G NJ of Ella Ferbaugh, Huntington;
Supreme Representative Sally Lowry.
Martins urg; Supreme Alternate Helen
Moore of Petersburg; Sup Alternate
Bette Calvert, Huntington. Sister Dora
Trimmer was presented past G Z Pin.
She having faithfully served for five con-
secutive years as G NJ of r & {, SISTER
Elizabeth Hart 2 @ c was also presented
p G Pin 10 behalf of the Grand
Temple. Sister Haberf=ld ptese ntsd
the Supreme Chief Cora NJ. DAVIS of
Union, Oregon, with Silver Bread
Tray on which was engraved w. Va. 1918.
G c Mary E George was also present
ed with most beautiful Bouquet of Glad
iolas by the members of Athens Temple
No so of Morgantown this being their
Home Temple to all of wnich the Sis
ters responded most beautifully with
words of love and appreciation. At Gao
o'c ock one of the most successful con-
vention ever held by the Pythan Sisters
came to close after two hard DAYS of
strenuous labor. But our stay IN Charles
Town has not all been labor for we have
had many pleasures IL looking over the
old Historic town of Charles Town we
wish to express our thanks to the people
OF Charles Town for their generous hos.
itality in opening the d, ots of their
ONES TO us, 10 the Lsd'es of Stephen
ION Seminary the Ladies OF The Ladies'
Dormltory % the K of P's Tor the rse of
heir Hall in which to h I'd our meetings
aud for tn. Grand Reception TO when
we were invited BY the K of p, to the
Press tor printing our proceedings and
any and / who hs Pc TO our Il ~
in your midst a p asant one. And our
only regrets in leaving is that we cannot
leave behind us we'll estaLl she'd Pytn
i'll Temple. We b.lAv. tb.+ ~