The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-17

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Sir knight George W. wilson
Aide.
Officers AL Here.
All the officers of tho Grand Conn
mandery have arrived in the city for
the conclave. They are as follows:
Luther Halo Clark, OF Kyle, grand
commander.
Luther w Blancy OF Charles
Town. grand generalIsslmo.
Ed. r. Patton, OF Parkersburg,
grand captain general.
Charles. A. slnsel, OF Grafton.
grand senior warden. \
G. G. Dusonberry. OF Huntington,
grand junior warden.
A. c. Nadenbousch. OF Martins
burg, grand prelate.
j.. s. Nandervort. OF Weston, grand
treasurer.
Francis Il. Nicholas, OF Fairmont,
grand treasurer.
Frank w. VanHorn, OF Martins
burg, grand standard bearer.
Scott G. Lowe. OF Fairmont, grand
sword bearer.
Benjamin A. Caruthers, of Charles
ton, grand warden.
William II. Wade. of Bluefield,
grand captain of guard.
New Communicates.
Two new Communicates are expect
cd to be added ut this conclave. One
OF them is Mount Hope commandery,
OF Mount Hope, Fayette county, which
arrived in the city Wednesday
morning. II was recently organized
under u dispensatlon with seventy
members and forty-six members have
since been added. A regular charter
VIII likely be granted II by the grand
commandery.
Another new commandery that Will
likely get n charter ia Damascus
commandery. of Keyser, recently
formed under special dispensation
with fifteen members. 1t has met
put has not been organized for work.
There were 1850 Knights Templar
In West Virginia at the close OF the
Inst annual grand conclave. and in
crease OF 1876 over the preceding
year, but 4 larger increase VIII be
recorded this year. owing to the ad-
dition OF new communicates and
gains in, membership by old comman-
Fderies. ClhrkBburg confrnandery
No. ID made gain OF forty-foiir
members during the last year. Fran
cis Il. Nichols, grand recorder. re.
ported Wednesday that the total in
crease since the last conclave has
been gag, bringing the total mem,
Dership up to more than 1900.
Second Session.
A second session OF the grand com
mandery was scheduled for. 1880
o'clock Wednesday afternoon In the
lodge room of the Masonic temple. at
which officers were TO be elected and
installed. Owing to, press of bust
ness, however. the election and In
stallation may be postponed by the
eminent grand commander until
Thursday morning.
Committees.
The following committees have
charge OF the different arrangements
for the conclaye:
Executive committee-Sir: G. Harry
Gordon. Sir: G. c. Finly, Sir: Morgan
Parsons and q. Sir: James ". Hess,
ecretary-treasurer
Refreshment committee Harry
G. Hoffman, Sir; A. l.. Roberts and
Sir: Charles d. Johnston
Reception committee-sir: H. L.
Cunningham, e. Sir: l.. G. Lockwood.
b. Sir: w. T. Merriman, u. Sir: j, S.
Flanagan, Sir: L. X. Richards, Sir:
]. II. Andrews, Sir: ]. S. Maloy, Sir:
3. L. Duty. Sir: William A. Carpenter,
Sir: W. B. Holden. Sir: o. d. Barnes,
Sir: A. j. Watson, Sir: Howard Rob
inson, Sir: B. H. Post, Sir: w. Lee VIII
liams and Sir: Oscar O. Wilt.
Ladies' reception committee-Mrs. ID.
W. Jacobs. Mrs. Charles w. Furbee.
Mrs. B. F. Matheny, Mrs. r. A. Haynes,
Mrs. /. Wade Coffman. Mrs. James
Alien. Mrs. T. II. Williams. Mrs. Oscar
Wilt, Mrs. w. W. Showalter, Mrs.
Charles S. Smiley, Mrs. L. X. Richards
and Mrs. George P. Linger.
Program committee-Sir: Arthur
Parsons, E. Sir: f. e. Delbrfdge, q.
Sir: J. s. Flanagan, Sir: H. e. Ketter-
Ing and e. Sir: w. T. Merriman.
Finance committee-E Sir: Charles
W. Furbee, E, Sir: James N. Hess.
Sir; Howard l. Cunningham and q.
Sir; Frederick E. Delbridge.
Hotel committee Morgan Par
sons, Sir: George P. Linger and Sir:
Norton s. Longabaugh.
Automobile committee-Sir:. G.
Harry Gordon, E. Sir: A. NJ, T. Cum
bingham, Sir: D. W. Jacobs, Sir: A.
Fred Wagner and SIR: John B. Stealey.
Parade committee-E. Sir: George B.
Chorpening, grand marshal; Sir: j. NJ.
Crouch. Sir: j. Hornor Davis and Sir:
G. c. Finly. "a
Music committee-sir ]. NJ. Knox.
Sir: w. 3. Frantz, E. Sir: L. G. Lock-
wood and Sir: W. Lee Williams.
Decoration committee-sir: Arthur
Parsons, e.. Sir: L. G. Lockwood, Sir:
Morgan Parsons and Sir. Harry H.
kettering.
Press committee-Sir: I. Wade Con-
man, Sir: Virgil L. Highland and SIR
j. Hornor Davis
Ball committee-sir;. H. A. Russell.
Sir: William H. Leachman, Sir: N. S.
Longabaugh and Sir: Edward W. Laub-
enstein.
Drlll committee-slr: Bruce Stout.
Sir: jim. Crouch and Sir: ]. Hornor
Davis.