The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-15
WINTER REUNION Of SCOTTISH
RITE BODIES WILL END TODAY
CAPTAIN X. D. WALKER, OF FAIR
MONT, is HONORED
LAST NIGHT.
Presented With Thlrty-Thlrd Degree
Ring on Eightieth Birthday.
Banquet Tonight

The annual winter reunion OF the
Scottish Rite which has been In prog
ress all week will come to a close to-
day with the presentation or the
browning degrees of the rite by west
Virginia Consstory No. l. THESE de-
grees are the thirty-hrst and I'm thirty
second, and are In charge of Chas. =.
Carrigan, go Hon., Master OF kadosh.
The presentation Of each OF these
degrees will occupy one entire session,
the former In the morning and the
latter In the afternoon. AT the noon
hour and Immediately following The
luncheon the class picture WILL DE
taken.
J A very pleasing incident Of We'd
uesday evenings session was the pre-
sentation of a So ring to Captain \.
D. Walker, $50 Hon., Of FA rmont. OF
all the visitors that attend these re-
unions from out Of town, none haFe
been quite as faithful as this veneer
able patriarch Of the fraternity. Dur
ing his many visits here he has made
host of friends and his lace ls rs rs
familiar among Masonic circles IN
Wheeling as il is in his home town.
it 80 happened that his eightieth birth
day occurred "Wednesday, and when
this fact became known a movement
was Immediately started TO present
him with some substantial token OF
the affectionate regard in which ne IS
held by local members. At an appro'
priate moment in last evenings ses-
sion, DR.. W. r.. Morris. K. G., c; q;
stepDed forward and IN q delightful
manner, and much. to Captain wal
ker's surprise, expressed 10 MIN Ene
CONGRATULATIONS Of his friends and lei,
low members on his having ATTAINED
full four score years. ana presented
10 him the handsome So ring. II was
one Of the most beautiful anu touching
incidents Of the week.
. Captain Walker was for some Sixty
wears in the service of the Baltimore
&. Ohio railroad, and even at MS pres
emit advanced age looks almost young
enough TO have charge OF tram, H!s
connection with the B. & 0. and hls
years of activity in Masonic circles
have made him a familiar figure au
over this mart of the. state. Ilme IN
its passage has dealt kindly with MN,
and he expects to be present at many
more reunions.
/ Reunion Unusual Success.
| The success that has attended Tue
present reunion is but another ueLlon-
stration Of the wonderful interest," tnHi
is being taken in the .Scoitlsn l1lIG nj 81
:,
of6ciaIs thai have labored so long and
50 earnestly TO bring this about are
S yery Justly proud Of their efforts and m!
are receiving the hearty consratu1a'
lions of the entire fraternity.
Probably no other state. ORGANIZATION ia 40
serves TO advertise the city OF MneeI'
ing more effectively than these re-
unions. Occurring three times year
and drawing visitors from every cor
ner of the state. they aid very maj
iallv in the advancement OF ln4s CITY
The reunion will close Thursday even
ing With a delightful banquet served
80 ,0 ali members in the spacious dining
hall on the second floor. After an OK
iensiye menu served by Caterer Zieg'
enfelder, the banqueters will be treat rec II.
ed to feast of oratQry from nu UNI
Of DISTINGUISHED members Of the rue