The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-17
First Session Of Annual Grand
ConClave is Held in the
Local Temple.
MORE THAN 5000 ARE HERE
Increase Of 233 Members is
Reported Since the Last ,
Session.

Knights 'Templar Of West Virginia
and their wives numbering 5000 or
more had full possession OF the city
Wednesday afternoon for the forty )
second annual conclnve OF the West
Virginia Grand Comandery, the hrst
session Of which began Mt 9 O'Clock
In the afternoon in the Masonic tenn
pie on West Pike street. 3
Several special railroad and trolley
trains brought visiting delegates here
Mt tho noon hour. The Wheeling and
Sistarsviile communicates each &C
companied by band arrived here on
special tral mover the Short Line
railroad at 1915 D. IN. A special
train brought Pnrkersburg and 9TH
er communicates with bands from
Par&ersburg ct noon. Weston COM
mandery. accompanied by N band.
came in aboard d special trolley car
Mt 1880 p. nj. and the Fairmont
commnndOiy arrived Mt IL a. nj. on
n special trolley train. The Charles
ton knights were the tlrst to arrive.
They came aboard special Pullman
coach attached to- train No. four Tues
day night. Delegations from other
communicates arrived on various 9th
cr traits
A Brief Session.
The opening session Of the grand
conclave' was brief. Welcoming adj
dresses were made, the annual adj
dress Of the emiuent grand command
ar. Luther II; Clark. OF Kyle. was de-
llSered. conclaye, committees we've
named and formal reports were
submitted for later action.
u, The big feature OF today, however.
Is the grand street parade OF uni
formed TomplarG, which formed ut
1880 o'clock, the assembling points
of the twenty-one Communicates he
4 Ing at the following places: s#s
*, Assembling Points.
4 No. L. East side. of Chestnut
street, left resting on Main street.
4 No. 2: West side of Chestnut
street. right resting on Main street.
Il No. 8: East side OF Chestnut
street. left resting on pike street.
No. a: West side of Chestnut
street. loft resting on Pike street.
No. s.: South side of Pike street,
right resting on Commandery No. Z.
4 No. 6: North side OF Pike street,
left resting on Commandery No. 8.
No. q: South side of Pike street.
right resting on Chestnut street.
No. 8 North side OF Pike street.
left resting, on Chestnut street,
No. o: West side of Chestnut
4 street, left resting on Locust street.
No. 10: East side of Shestnut
street, right resting on Locust street.
No. IL: West side Of Chestnut
street. fight resting on Pike street.
No. IL: East side OF Chestnut
street. left resting on Pike street.
No. 10: North side Of Pike street,
right resting on Chestnut street.
No. IA: South side Of Pike street.
left resting on Chestnut street.
No. 15: North side of Pike street.
right resting on Commandery No. 10.
No. 10: South side of Pike street.
left resting on Commandery No. IA
4 No. II: North side Of Pike street.
right resting on Commandery No. 15. =
No. 18: South side Of Pike street,
left resting on Commandery No. is.
No. 10: North side of Pike street,
right resting on Comandery No. II
No. 90: South side Of Pike street,
left resting on Commandery No. 10.
No. 81: North side OF Pike street.
right resting on commandery No. ~.
Line of March.
The line of march was as follows
the reviewing stand being situated ~
the plaza in front OF the court house
with the grand commandery officers
as the reviews:
Starting on Pike street at fntersec-
tion with Chestnut. thence east on
Pike street to Oak street, south on
Oak street to Main street. west on
Main street passing reviewing stand
at court house. to Fourth street.
l where bands and standards will con-
tinue west on Main. Communicates
marching north on Fourth TO Pike
\ thence west on Pike to Chestnut.
south on Chestnut to Main. east on
Main In columna OF twelve follow
Ing bands and standards massed.
passing reviewing stand at court
house on TO Second street and dis.
band. $50
Order OF FORMATION.
The following order OF formation
i waa observed: -
/ Chief Of police and AIDES.
Grand marshal.
CHIEF of staft.
oftleers Of grand eommandery m
aatna,
! Communicates IN order OF senior-
thy, g.fla.
oftieers and Aides.
The effeers and their aides OF the
grand parade were as follovHs
J Eminent STR Knight George y,
\ GAerpentn Grand Iaashal
\ SIR Knight a. O. Enty chfet Of
stair,
SIR Knight John Il, Bittner- Atde,
\ Eaninent Sir Knight JOSEPH =,
4 Robins Tide,
Eminent Sir knight yhomas W
Arnett- Aide,
Sir Knight John s. Mitchell Aide.
I Eimtnent Sir knight ]. r, Hau- I