The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-20
HEAR
NATIONAL HEAD.
Supreme Chief Of FrateriaI In
suranCe Order Meets with
State Grand Lodge.
MAYOR BIDS ALL WELCOME.
Committees Are Appointed and
Business of Convention Gets
under Way Promptly.

Featured by the attendance OF WIN
NJ. Norris, OF Muscatlne, Ia, the SUI
nreme master workman, or chief ma
tional officer, the sixteenth state con-
vention. now n biennial affair. OF the
Ancient Order of United Workmen
of West Virginia began Wednesday
morning In the assembly hall OF the
waldo MOTEL for sessions Of two days
The opening session was called to
order at 10 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing by g. A. Mathison. OF Parkers
burg, the grand master workman.
who introduced Mayor G. II. Gordon
for few remarks. Mayor Gordon.
who is member of the organization.
turned over the keys OF the city to
the delegates and told them to have
good time while here. Mr.. Mhth-
ison returned the thanks or the lodge
Tor the mayors interest and kind
ness.
Mr.. Norris Talks.
Mr., Norris. the supreme master
workman, gave talk lasting nearly
an hour In which he reported the
general condition OF the order and
gave pointers on new laws and lu-
surance regulations. II was d very
interesting and helpful address.
Several committees were appolnt-
cd to look after convention business
and report at later sessions.
a touching tribute was paid il. S.
Wlgal, OF Wheeling, the grand rey
corder of the state body, who is
seriously Ill at his home OF cancer.
With two exceptions, all the
grand officers are attending the con-
yentlon, as follows;
The Grand Officers.
w. b. Leach. OF McMechen, past
grand master workman.
j. A. Mathlson, OF Parkersburg.
grand master workman.
w. p. Rumsey, OF Morgantown,
grand foreman,
". u. Higgins, Of Wheeling, grand
oveBeer.
grand guide.
9. A. Ward, of Wheeling. grand
inner Waterman.
outer Waterman.
DR.. G.. A. Aschman, OF Wheeling:
Frank Cruise. of Wheeling, supreme
The absenteeB are L. S. Wigal. or
the grand recorder, and
L, II, Kelly, of Sutton, supreme rep.
resentative.
Frank Stanton, Of Wheeling. edi-
tor of the West Virginia Workman.
the official organ Of the order In the
state, is attending the convention Ia
his Official capacity.
Banquet Tonight.
Among the different things sched-
uled for the convention Is double
iointed affair for tonight at the
Waldo. The first part OF Il viii
take place in the early part or the
night, lasting until about or $3.50
o'clock in the assembly hall Of the
hotel, when class of candidates
will be initiated for the purpose OF
sxemplifying the work. Then every
body viii go downstairs into the
main dining hall, where banquet
will be served by the local lodge Of
the order. A program Of ex-
speaking will be car
ried out at the banquet table.
Official Delegates.
The official representatives in at
tendance at the convention are as
follows:
Christian vieweg, Wheeling; John
T. Manley, Glenwood; G. w. Bruemmcr.
]. A. Fisher, Weston; Peter
Walt, Wheeling; John @, Linthicum.
Romney; ]. O. Caplinger, Beverly:
George R. Lilly, Rsohwood; W. A.
crowl, Fairmont; Jacob NJ swartz.
John A. Weaver, Nor
gantown; Andrew Mcdaniel, Mounds
Vile; F. D. Friedrich, wheeling NJ.
W., Hall, shinnston; G. 9. Price, Coal
City: j. L. sawtell, Wheeling; Joseph
R. Gary. Wheeling; George w Har-
rold, Huntington; Ed. &. Piersou.
w. r. Westwood, Wheeling:
J. G, Virgins, Wellsburg: r. a. Saik.
]. H. Jordan. Hinton:
Alfred Walker, Sutton; S. s. Felker.
Aartinsburg; A. 7. Pratt, Kenton; H.
Reicherter. Cameron; G. L. Bambrlck.
New Cumberland; D. v. Moyle, Rich
Mountain; w. IA. Meats, Cairo: Il. C.
Anderson, Warrington; A. Il Under
wood, Shirley; A. o. Suffer, New Mar
insville and NJ. r. Stoneking, Sisters