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 Tcmplar Of West virginia
and their wives numbering 5000 o,
more had full possession OF the city
Wednesday afternoon for tho forty.
second annual conclave OF the Wcst
virginia Grand Comandery. the frs,
session OF which began at . O'Clock
In the afternoon In the Masonic ten.
pie on West Pike street.
Several special railroad and trolley
trains brought visiting delegates here
ut the noon hour. Tho Wheeling and
Sistersvllle communicates each ac-
companied by band arrived hero on
n special trail mover the Short Line
railroad at 1915 y. m. A special
train brought Parkorsburg and 9th.
or communicates with bands from
Parkersburg at noon. Weston com
mandery, accompanied by band
came In aboard II special trolley car
ut 1880 p. M. and the Fairmont
commandery arrived ut IL a. m. on
a special trolley train. The Charles
ton knights were the first to arrive.
They came aboard special Pullman
coach attached to train No. four Tues
day night. Delegations from othor
communicates arrived on various 9TH
or trains.
a Brief Session.
The opening session of the grand
conclave was brief. Welcoming ad-
dresses We're made, the annual adj
dress of the eminent grand command
er, Luther H. Clark. OF Kyle, was de-
liverod. corclave committees were
named and formal reports were
submitted for later action.
The big feature OF today, however
Is the grand street parade of uni
formed Templars, which formed Al
/. 2:30 o'clock, the assembling points
of the twcnty-one communicates he
tiiug at the following places:
Assembling Points.
No. East side OF Chestnut
street, left resting on Main street.
No. q: West side of Chestnut
street, right resting on Main street.
/ No. g: East side OF Chestnut
street, left resting on pike street.
No. 4: West side of Chestnut
street, left resting on Pike street.
No. 8: South side OF Pike street,
right resting on Commandery No. I.
No. 6: North side OF Pike street,
left resting on Commandery No. 3.
No. z: South side OF Pike street,
right resting on Chestnut street.
No. s: North side OF Pike street,
left resting on Chestnut street.
No. 8: West side Of Chestnut
street, left resting on Locust street.
No. 10: East side OF Shestnut
street. right resting on Locust street.
No. IL: West side OF CheGtnut
street, right resting on Pike street.
No. 10: 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, Ii: North side of Pike street.
right resting on Commandery No. 10.
No. 16: South side of Pike street,
left resting on Commandery No. IA
No. II: North side of Pike street,
right resting on Commandery No. is.
No. 49,: South side of Pike street,
left resting on Commandery No. 10.
No. 10: North side of Pike street,
right resting on Comandery No. II
No. 20 South side of Pike street,
left resting on Commandery No. 1S.
Nc. 81: North side OF Pike street.
right resting on Commandery No. 10.
] Line of March.
The line of march was as follows.
the reviewing stand being situated In
the plaza In front of the court house
with the grand commandery officers
az the reviews:
Starting on Pike street at intersec.
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,
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 columns Of twelve follow.
ing bands and standards massed,
passing reviewing stand at court
house on to Second street and dis.
band.
| Order OF Formation.
The following order of formation
was observed:
Chief of police and aides.
Grand marshal.
Chief OF staff,
Officers of grand commandery in
autos.
Communicates in order of senior
lty.
Officers and Aides.
The officers and their aides of the
grand parade were as follows:
Eminent Sir knight George B.
Chorpening-Grand mashal.
Sir Knight G. c. Finly-chief OF
staff.
| Sir knight John E! Bittner-Aide.
Eminent Sir knight Joseph f.
lRnhins-AIdn