The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-15
ANNUAL SESSION Of GRAND LODGE
|,O,O,F, CONES To 4 CLOSE TODAY
ELECTION OF THE GRAND LODGE
OFFICERS TAKES PLACE
THIS MORNING
YESTERDAYS SESSIONS FEATURED
BY LARGE ATTENDANCE AND
SPLENDID INTEREST
Hon. Sam. 3. Montgomery Delivered
Touching Memorial Address Paying
Tribute to Lives OF Departed

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| TIL" West Virginia Grand LODI" I. O.
| O. +. will select Tn" T!a"' 1t hu.u'nE the
! l92u SESSION at uiu, "clnrk lh'S H,"t n.
Iig. The S.'lvCj!vu OF tn, neat pia'" "I
| Meeting WAS mad" a Sl""'hI order ~
| business tor that hour thus ln"r!!!nS at
! IN" first BUSINESS session IL IN" Grand
J I.udgr held yesterday atl"tu,".n-
TIL" cities OF flkins and Charles" m
| havr invltcd the Grand L"dE" Session
! for ucNt year. GRAND Secretary ~ j..
: Wilkinson announced yesterday evening.
, II IS ALSO REPORTED that F1Ir'nnH; rep
! ccS'utatNcs wIil ask Tor III" l"-u srS-
sion.
TN ,INc;irn "f Grand I.ode" "ftrr'rs
| - schedule Il t. t',h'. l'ia'" NJ ten "''I"'N
/ this morning. Al thus tlmc II Is ~
Stephenson will b" advanced I" tn" h'"h
oNic" ~ Grand Master, surrC"dinE
! Grand MaS'r l.. T; Eai"r; aud lhT
grand warden, Rev; c. \: tofIman. vii
! grand master. The contest Will center
! around tn" election Of Il grand warden.
! sine" election Ia that Office means adj
, vancrn"nt to the Office Of grand master
! at the end of thrC" years.
| The ftty. fourth annual session OF the
| West Virginia Grand Lodge Of the In
| dependent Order Of Odd Fellows was
| formally opened ut ten O'Clock yesterday
dist Episcopal church. II was joint
session. at which the Rrhekah State AS
| s"mhlE officers were present and was
open To the public. In spite Of tho
and many odd Fellows stood during the
entire session 10 hear the interesting
| program.
l.. 4. Crag" secretary of The Ccnt"n-
| NAL Grand Lodge committee. presided
ably. Mayor Thomas r. Thoncr well
coined thN visiting odd Fellows and Re
bckahs IN an appropriate address on be-
half Of th% city. Fast Grand Mast or
Henry +. Woody. on behalf Of the Odd
| Fellows Of the First district and Mrs.
Lavtna Habcrfield. deputy grand warden
OF the Rcbckah state assembly. well
coined the visitors for the district l. o.
10. r. and Rehekah bodies. Mrs. l.. r.
Baker, president Of the Rchckah Assem-
bly, respo ndcd to tho welcome on behalf
Of the Assembly. Grand Master l.. T.
Baker found il necessary TO nil an ap-
po!ntmcnt. and Grand Secretary A. J.
williamson combined the welcome re-
Spouse OF the Grand Lodge with an able
address on Our Order in West Str-
gtnia." Hon. Sam b. Montgomery, OF
. kingwood. delivered touching mem
orial address. in which he referred cs,
pncially IN his tributes to IN" lives Of
, the late Fast Grand Master Samuel A.
Steele OF MoundSvillc: the late Col
Thomas f. Hodges and the late Jacob
l.. Clarke. the latter two II whom were
members Uf The Home Board.
An attractive musical program was
rendered in connection with this session
including solos by Mrs. Bessie r. Ship.
man. of Akron. and SELECTIONS furnished
| by Mrs. Anna Hilton otto. Mrs. Mar
garct Roberts. Emil AuCrcmann and
Carl N"er. and an organ solo by Miss
Ruby Belle Mason.
Auto Ride Canoe
On account OF tho downrour Of rain
the Centennial committee found IL nee,
cSSlry 10 cancel the sightseeing auto.
mobile tour. which was 10 have takcr
place at ":30 o'clock. on account OF
this fact. the Grand Lodge degree was
conferred upon another class of about
, thirty past grandS at two o'clock, anC
tn" business session did not begin unit
$3.50 o'clock.
Committee Named
| A large part OF the first business ses
sion was devoted TO completing the seat
Ing OF the representatives. and the ap
polntmcnt Of the committees. The com
bmIttcc selections made BY Grand Master
! l.. I. Baker follow:
Cuumittec on Crcdentials-W. II. Ce
Gil. VIM. Mck"own. J. G. Beard.
Committee on State OF the Ordcr-J
{. Thomas. b. G. GIyin. NJ. $. Futz. +
(" Nixon. James y. Swats.
Committee" on Leg slatiOn-W. II. Tay
Dor. H. +. Woody. II. II. Chambers W
J. Flanagan Il. ". Brannon.
COMMITTEE" on Finance. D. Silcott
{. l.. simpson. ". l.. Sample. l.. S. Juh
Ing. Il. II. Carpenter.
Quantities on Subordinat" Lodges anC
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -. i uIlertOn, Thomas
II. White. stephen Taylor. ]. w. McCoI
lin. Scp>tmus Hall.
! Committee on Appcals-S. T. Bell, T
| l.rrlns Cox. George y. Capchart. J. \
fl,a&. y. Scheaglc. J. {. Beard. DR.. Rob
crt Shumate.
C"mm!,t"" on Judiciary-Judge W. H
O'BTtcN. Harry Shafr"r. H. W. Calhoun
J. ". I.ushcr. Raymond Bauer. w. +
Rowan. =. VI. Kendall.
Commute" on Auditing-L. R Crago
Z. e. Rardall y. r.. Wcstrater.
'ontmhtt"" on Charters-W. A. Cham
b"r*. Eugene Zlnklc, r. c. Smith.
t"mvnittcc on Rcbckah Degrcc-E T
Ii, klid"r. San EinmtN. J. NJ. Chapman.
Committee on Mileage and Per Diem
Bruce Roberts. II. NJ. Allen. Grant Cram
cans. O. J. W"odf"rd. w. c. Smith.
/ Committee on Dbttuary-Dan Gunnoo
/ J. {. Burns T.. W. Derrick.
Committee" on Grand Officers Repor
II. H"lis. l.. 5. Iricc. J. i. Wilkinson.
Ash, l.. v. MORGAN. 5, b. Mooney.
Grand Officers Reports
R"f"r" the close of III" session yester
day afternoon. the annual reports Of IN,
ports pointed with justified pride to IN,
growth of tho Order in West Eirgini,
during tn" past Year. in spite OF the in
r"ids ma!c upon tn" membership by tn
influenza epidemic and by war.
, Grand Master l.. T. Baker reported
III" institution OF three now lodges dur
Ing ycar--Rcpubiic Lodge No. 449. IL
iianawha county: Jodic No. $50 at Jody
Fay"ttc county. and Adrian No. 45l, a
Adrian. tpShur county.
or interest IN the report submitted y,
Grand Secretary ~ J. Wilkinson is tn
statement that for the fiscal year cndinj
Jun" 20 last. tn" membership gains o
thu Independent Order # odd Follow.
i"Xcccd"d tn" gain Uf any other state il
tn" Union. IN" ~ N reaching 1916 TIL
total membership ~ tho end Of tina
period reached %%.22l.
rh" Grand l.7dr,'S holdings in Unite,
States Liberty and Victory bonds. tn
grand secretary reported. totals $50 O00
Deaths during the year reached So
practically double such loss for an,
pre- iUuS year.
AUTHORITY.
"TAkr this rubcr plant into the gar
ion"
..NIiStrcss enid ! WIS 20 put II on I'll.