The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-20
WORKMEN 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 tho attendance OF VIII
NJ Norris. OF Muscatlne. In, the SUI
prcmc master workman. or chief ma
tional officer, the sixteenth state con-
NcntiOn. now Il biennial affair, OF the
Ancient order OF United Workmen
Of West Virginia began Wednesday
morning In the assembly hall OF the
Waldo hotel for sessions OF two days.
The opening session was called to
order At 70 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing by g. a. MathlsOn. of Parkerss
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
u good time while here. Mr.. Math-
lson returned the thanks of the lodge
for the mayors interest and kind
ness.
Mr.. Norris Talks.
MIR. 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 in
surance regulations. II was a very
Interesting and helpful address.
Several committees were appoint
cd TO look after convention business
and report Mt later sessions.
a touching tribute was paid l.. s.
WiSal, of Wheeling. the grand re7
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-
vention, as follows:
The Grand Officers.
w. y, Leach. OF McMechen, past
grand master workman.
j. a. Mathison. of Parkersburg,
grand master workman.
W. y. Rumsey, OF Morgantown,
grand foreman.
W u. Higgins, Of Wheeling, grand
W. D. Tucker, of Wheeling, grand
overseer
grand guide.
G. 4. Ward. of Wheeling. grand
inner Waterman.
w. +. Hines, OF Sutton, grand
outer Waterman.
DR.. G. A. Aschman, of Wheeling:
Frank Cruise. or Wheeling, supreme
representatives.
The absentees are L. s. Wlgai, OF
Wheeling. the grand recorder, and
l.. II. Kelly, OF sutton, supreme rep
resentative.
Frank Stanton, Of Wheeling. edl-
tor of the West Virginia Workman.
the official organ OF the order in the
state, is attending the convention in
his official capacity.
Banquet Tonight.
Among the different things sched-
uled for the convention is double
jointed affair for tonight at the
Waldo. The first part OF It will
take place in the early part of the
night, lasting until about 0 or $3.50
O'Clock in the assembly hall Of the
hotel, when class of candidates
will be initiated for the purpose Of
exemplifying the work. Then every
body will go downstairs into the
main dining hall, where a banquet
will be served by the local lodge OF
the order. program OF ex-
temporaneous speaking will be car
ried out at the banquet table.
Official Delegates.
me OLuClal representatives IN az
tendance at the convention are as
follows:
Christian vieweg, Wheeling; John
T. Marley, Glenwood; @. w. Bruemmer,
Wheeling; j. A. Fisher. Weston; Peter
Walt, Wheeling; John G. Lfnthicum,
Romney; ]. c. Caplinger, Beverly;
George R. Lilly, Rtohwood; w. A.
Crowl. Fairmont; Jacob NJ. Swartz.
Clarksburg; John A. Weaver, Nor
gantown; Andrew Mcdaniel. Mounds
Vile; F. D. Friedrich, Wheeling; NJ.
W.. Hall, Shinnston; G. G. Price, Coal
City; j. l.. Sawtell. Wheeling; Joseph
R. Gary. Wheeling; George W. Har-
rold, Huntington; Ed. &. Pierson.
w. r. Westwood, Wheeling;
]. c. Virgins, Wellsburg; F. A. Saik.
Parkersburg; j. H. Jordan. Hinton;
Alfred Walker, sutton; S. S. Felker,
Martinsburg; A. T. Pratt, Kenton; Il,
Reicherter, Cameron; G. L. Bambriclz.
New Cumberland; D. v. Moyle, Rich
Mountain; W. H. Meats, Cairo; H. @.
Anderson. Warrington; A. l. Under
wood. Shirley; A. o. Suffer, New Mar
tinsyille and NJ R StonekiuR. Sisters