The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-20
Supreme Chief OF FraternaI 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 Will
VI. Norris, of Musaatiue, Ia, the SUI
premc master workman. or chief ma
tlonal officer, the sixteenth state con-
ventiOn. now biennial affair. OF the
Ancient Order OF United Worltmen
OF West Virginia began Wednesday
morning in tho assembly hall OF the
Waldo hotel for sessions OF two days.
| Tho opening session was called 10
order at 10 o'clock Wednesday morn
Ing by a. A. Mathlson, Of Parkers-
burg, the grand master workman.
who introduced Mayor G. II. Gordon
FOR few remarks. Mayor Gordon,
who is II member OF the organization,
turned over the keys Of the city to
the delegates and told them to have
/ n good time while here. Mr.. Math-
lson returned tho thanks Of the lodge
for tho mayors interest and kind
ness.
MFR. Norris Talks.
MIR. Norris. the supreme master
workman, gave n talk lasting nearly
an hour in which he reported the
general condition of the order and
gave pointers on new laws and i'm
surance regulations. 1t was q very
interesting and helpful address,
Several committees were appoint
ed to look after convention business
and report Mt later sessions. K
A touching tribute was paid L, S.
Wigal. of Wheeling. the grand re-
corder OF the state body, who is
seriously III ut his home Of cancer.
With two exceptions, all the
grand officers are attending the con-
ventlon. as follows:
The Grand Officers.
w. b. Leach, Of McMecken, past
grand master workman.
j. A. Mathison, OF Parkersburg.
grand master workman.
w. y. Rumsey of Morgantown.
grand foreman
VII W, II. Higgins. of Wheeling, grand
W p. Tucker. OF Wheeling, grand
grand guide.
G. A. Ward, of Wheeling, grand
outer Waterman.
DR.. G.. A. Aschman. OF Wheeling:
Frank Cruise, OF Wheeling, supreme
representatives.
The absentoes are L. s. Wigal. OF
Wheeling. the grand recorder, and
l.. II. Kelly, Of Sutton, supreme rep
resentative.
Frank Stanton. OF Wheeling, edi-
tor OF tho West Virginia Workman,
the official organ OF the order In the
state, is attending the convention In
his official capacity.
RannuRf TnnI0bf
Among the different things sched-
uled for the convention is double
jointed affair for tonight at the
Waldo. The first part of II Will
take place In the early part OF the
night. lasting until about 8 or $3.50
o'clock in the assembly hall OF the
hotel, when class OF candidates
will be initiated for the purpose OF
exemplifylng 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. A program Of ex-
temporaneous speaking will be car
ried out at the banquet table.
Official Delegates.
The official representatives In at
tendance at the convention are rs
follows:
Christian vieweg, Wheeling; John
n. Manley, Glenwood; c. W. Bruemmer,
Wheeling; ]. A. Fisher, Weston; Peter
Walt, Wheeling; John G. Linthictim.
Romney; j. G. Caplinger, Beverly;
George R, Lilly, Redwood; w. A.
Crowl, Fairmont; Jacob NJ. Swartz;
Clarksburg; John A. Weaver, Nor
gantown; Andrew Mcdaniel, Mounds
Vile; f. D. Friedrich, Wheeling; n.
w. Hall, shinnstop; G. G. Price. Coal
City; j. L Sawtell, Wheeling; Joseph
R. Gary. Wheeling; George W. Har-
rold, Huntington; Ed s. Pierson,
Redwood; W. r. Westwood, WheeIing
]. G. Virgins, Wellsburg; F. A. SailS.
Parkersburg; ]. H. Jordan, Hinton;
Alfred Walker, Sutton; s. s. Felker.
Martinsburg; A. T. Pratt, Kenton; H
Reicherter, Cameron; G. L. Bambrick.
New Cumberland; D. v. Moyle, Rich
Mountain; W. II. Meats, Cairo; n. G.
Anderson, Warrington; A. Il Under
wood, Shirley; A. o. Suffer, New Mar
tinsvllle and NJ. R. Stoneking, Sisters
Vile.