The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-18
Grand Commandery of Knights
Templar Concludes Its An
nual State Conclave.
FUNNY STREET PARADE
Hathor Temple of Lady shrin-
ers is to Hold Ceremonial
Session Also.

knights Templar Of West yirginia
wound UP their forty-second annual
conclaye at noon Thursday In the
lodge hall OF the Masonic temple
and Nemesis temple OF the Mobiles AZ
the Mystic Shrine took the center
OF the stage for series Of meetings
ana stunts" TO eliminate in the I'M
duction OF u class OF 100 noyitiates In
ceremonial session Thursday night
In the auditorium OF the temple.
where large addition was added
TO the permanent stage.
Officers Elected.
oihcers for the ensuing year were
elected at Wednesdays last business
session OF the conclave, which ran. UNI
I'll q p. m. as follows
Luther w. Dlayney, OF Wheeling,
grand commander.
Thomas G. Boiling, OF Charles
Town. deputy grand commander.
Ed. X. Patton, OF Parkersburg.
grand generaiissimo.
Charles A. sinsel. OF Grafton, grand
captain general.
G. G. Dusenberry, of Huntington.
BTuuu senior warden. go
Frank w. Van Horn. OF Martins
burg. grand junior warden.
The Rt. Rev. w. L. Grayatt,
Charles Town. prelate.
j. $. Vanderyort.. OF Weston. grand
treasurer.
Francis E. Nichols, of Falrmont,
grand recorder.
Oriental Parade.
One OF the important features OF
the Shriners' gathering is the grand
oriental street parade scheduled for
1890 o'clock In the afternoon with the
candidates attired in grotesque cos
tunes accompanied by the Shriners
In their red fezzes and by the famous
oriental band Of Parkersburg.
The Shriners assembled at $3.50 p,
I'm. In the auditorium of the Masonic
temple and got down to their business
which. OF course, Ia mystery to the
outside world They will hold d
banquet at $3.50 .p.. m. In the dining
hall OF the temple and their cerenon-
iai session will begin ut z 80 D. M.
In the auditorium.
Committees.
The committees appointed to look
after different arrangements OF the
Shriners' meeting are as follows:
Executive committce-Ge George b.
Chorpening. chairman; Arthur par
sons. 7. X. Cowell, David x. Reed, u.
Wade Coffman. ,Ssa7 q
deception committee-Oscar &,
Wilt. chairman; DR.. w. B. Conway.
George II. Gordon, George @. Finley.
w. Lee Williams. E. Stanley Younr.
\. Burton Gilbert, l. v. CASTOR, Carl
w. Neff, A. L. Carsons, l.. p. Cur
renee. James N. Hess. T. n. VIII
liams, A. L. Roberts, Edward N. Nell
son. John Stamm. Jr., George Wilkin-
son. M. g. Cunningham and Charles
G. Scott. rs,
kefreshment committee-L. X.
Richards, chairman; Charles %. John
son, Robert L. Martin, Michael a.
Farmakis and Robert Morris.
Parade committee Joseph M.
Crouch. chairman; j.. NJ. Knox.
George M. West, D. Lee Hedges and
Frank G. Bland. i',I
Entertainment committee-Fred n
pelbridge, chairman; q. K. Stout
Howard L. Cunningham, Hayward
Russell, N. 8. Longabaugh.
Committee on petitions q.
Clark, Parkersburg; n. G. stricjfler.
Pennsboro; Phil d. Phillips, Spencer.
Potentate's Representatives.
The following are the potentate's
representatives for their respective
localities, the most OF whom are here:
Noble F. e. Delbridge, ClarksburE:
Noble B. L. pullman, Wiliiamstown:
Noble Paul Wells, Pennsboro: Noble
H. F. Pfost, Ripley; Noble A. L.
Carson. Salem; Noble w. H. Kerr.
Sisteraville; Noble ]. v. Blair. West
Union; Noble n. 8. Brown, Wilson,
burg; Noble ]. 8. vandervort Wes-
ton; Noble John Starkey. Spencer:
Noble Tom 9. Strickler, Ellenboro;
Noble w. Z. MCGOWAN, Ravenswood:
Noble g. s. Flesher. Cairo: Noble
Homer Adams. Harrisville; Noble g.
D. Phillips, st. Marys; Noble A, i.
Holt, Chenille: Noble Charles IA.
Blume, Marietta. o.
Lady Shriners to Meet.
A ceremonial session OF Hathor
temple. OF Parkersburg, OF: the La
dies Of the Mystic Shrine OF West +
Virginia, is to be held at 5 O'Clock .
Thursday evening at the Masonic tenn
pie, at which class OF a dozen can
didatess will be initiated a large
number of members are here for the
session. =. ~ 4 II 4; 4. 81
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BoNDHERE.
Adjutant General John g. Bond Is
here from Charleston for the Tenn