The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-13
MASONIC GRAND
LODGE BANQUET
LAST EVENING
VISITING MEMBERS AND LOCAL
ONES ARE TENDERED SPLENDID
BANQUET AT SCOTTISH RITE.
Ladies' AID Society OF tho St. Matthews
p. Z. Church, Have Charge
Of tho Serving.

Local and visiting members of tho \.
+. d \. VI. who arc in the city nitrndlnE
tho 5+th annual convocatt"n OF the
Grand Lodge Of West Virginia. wrr"
royalty entertained at an excellent ban
qurt. which was served III tho sp"cIouS
banquet room "f the Scottish Rite Ca-
thcdral lnSt night.
The ladies Of Aid Society az ST. Mat
ihrw'S Protestant Episcopal church OF
this city were in charge Of the service.
and al lhr ladies who served the tables
wrr" atliTcd in white. which formed
pleasing contrast with the dark clothing
ri the guests.
A dozen tables were ranged across tho
dining rnnm. while tho speakers table
was placed IcBGthwiac Of IN" ruoIn.
About 400 persons were present I" par
. take az tho banquet. and enjoy the
speaking with thr feast Of material
: full Master OF Obi" I-odGr M. ]. OF THIS
city. acted as POSTMASTER.
! TIL" first speaker introduced was Rev.
Clark. minister or the Episcopal church
q: SiSlrrsvill". VII" CAV" very inter
rsting talk on tho history and other fca-
I lures IT tn" Masonic nrEanizct inn.
lie was followed by IN excellent talk
hy tho Rev. Mr.. Howard. OF the Thomson
NJ. +. church of III" Island.
TIL" concluding $pr"ch was mad" Ivy
tho Hon. t;,-rrg" Wesley Atkinson. for
iu"r governor OF IVES; Virginia. and. n
Past Grand Master of the order. He
talked vrrT interestingly "f his many
years in thr order. and during tn" course
"t his remarks. called upon all those
who had been members of tin" order for
II period uf fifty years. Ia pleas" hold
M their hands. Probably Il half dozen
or moro hands were raised in response
tu tn" request. which is fine record
considering tho fact that /" attain that
distinction L man must now hC nj least
% yrar4 Of age.
Following Is list OF tho names nf
those who were placed nj The speakers
table which includes many men ot prom
incnrr in Masonic circles throughout
T. X Stnrct. IIrrm"n Lodge No. G.
: clark, burg.
> S. V Meyers. Ohio Lodge No l. wheel
Will \. Strickiin. EIlcnshoro
Eraxtnn u. riihSnn. j. G.. NJ. charleston,
John T.. Ellis. Ohio Lodge y" Wheel
, ing.
: {. :. Mckenzie, Huntington Lodge Nh.
81 Huntington.
Irhn NJ. collins. Grand Secretary
. MIRIAM G. Nad"nhousch MartnshurG
! W. Va.
! william X. CawLrn. Dep. Grand Mas
ter. Huntington. W. Va.
: John W. rluit"c. i. q. NJ. Charleston
Tom g. Strcklcr. r. G.. NJ. PrnnShoro
W. Vn.
John II. Riley. J. &. NJ. Marietta. n.
ri"o. W. Fcidt. +. g. NJ. Washington,
H. g.
/ K"r James H. Clarke. Wall Lodge.
| y. J.
! Leo Saidl"y. Charleston. W. Va.
William T.. Krupr Ohio l~odE" NJ. |.
/ Wheeling.
J Go. VI Atkinson. r. G NJ. Kanawha
. I."dE" Nn. 90 't'harlrstnu.
Frank W. Clarke. New MartinSsill".
! T. Wilbur licnn"w. T. e. NJ. Ftirmont.
w. Va.
: +. NJ. Sroualtcr. T.. q. NJ F'a!rmont
W. En.
, u. &. Mckinney. Fn'rnr"nt w. VA.
) l.. y. Tavcrnrr. Watm"rc W. Va.
J. h:llw""h Hughes. Wheeling. ". Va
: Harry & Howard. Wheeling, ". Va
/ Samuel Spear Wheeling. ". VI.
! thnrl"s T.. carriGmu. r. &. NJ. Mounds
willie. ". Va.
, 'T%dc T. button. Grand Marshall Par.
kcrshurf. W. Va.
. Fr"d e. S,"inhcrkcr. Jr.. Deacon
, WhcclnR.
I Paris i. Lester. Fort Gay. Va.
! John Mccnnihay. Wheeling. W. Va.
4. b. &. Bray. Wheeling. w. Va.
W. r. Workman. Grand Lecturer
Wheeling. W. Va,