The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-12
PHO. NEETSAEIT
TINE At GRAFTON
Convention Here Closed
Last Night With Ini-
tiation.

The eighth biennial session OF tne
Protected Home Circle Of West W.
eipia closed last night at the mason
e Temple. The Inner Circle degree,
known in the organization as tne
Homo. degree, was conferred las!
nignt IRON a class Of 6 candidates.
The banquet at the First ID. ..
church opened the activities yester-
day evening. One hundred and TWEEN
~ delegatss were served. Philips
orchestra furnished the music. The
dinner was followed " some AFTER
noon speeches. Granu Chaplain N;
M. Crockard Of Uniontown. Crane
Vice President Charles F. Hannah Q!
Grafton. Supreme Representative !;
c. ". Busch. Supreme Director o.
Decree work E. II. Roberts. Supreme
Representative O. W. Barton anu
Grand President Earl Shriaer all gave
short talks. William B. Godfrey OF
Wheeling read the following poem
written by himself.
I dreamed l flew through the air
over each city here and there -.
Looking down on the snall and great
Cities and towns Of our Mountain
state.
Looking down on the Fairmont you
know
i thought OF the Fairmont Of long ago,
Al n ,oo1orv came 10 me
The Fairmont / knew in seventy
Az the train train pulled in on the B. & 0.
I wondered which way had to 80
Twas in the evening and must sup,
And the only way was right straight
I was " young and healthy but sure
as death =,
When half way up ! was out Oh
breath.
Although the sidewalk was moi ~
7 tboueSt Il the steepest had seen.
When Al the summit Of breath beret
NV direction said turn to the sett;
I tnrned and with pleasure ] tell
/ found home in the Mountain CITY
i ,Orm eIi many friendships, some still
exist 800,
And the CITY has charms one canuos
,TIs a tI pleasure to come tho time II
In removing nov the friends I knew long
To describe eli; he old city / won't even
The great new city you know better
Blu. the tIs greatest thing in your city to
Nv brotS 9TH and sisters is the P. H.
The Protected r; Home Circle your Or
IN trs ael al insurance heading the
prav for iri It, work for it never 9 stop
R Mt ever We keeping It over the top.
i H1 viii help keep the wolf from your
door, ..,,r ,hs
You will be happy never Tearing sne
lions roar. .,a
And this one thing to your grand
That v e@I heard b: Bro. Roberts give the
Boomalaka yell; w ,,,.h
IN Fairmont the city with Q push
In p a. c. Grand circle the oroef
with a bush:
The short man with q long name.
40 ' ". H. B: GoDFR LaY,
Tho officers elected fol the next
,wo wears are as follows: Supreme
pt~eTn,ssentatiye, ]. c. W. Busch, or
pergSsTshnrg. Past Grand President.
I G ". Busch; Grand President "a Ear
g ShTiver Of Morgantown; Grand vice
p pn, Charles F. Harmon Of Graf
tr ,oA Grand Guardian Edward Orm
| Of wheeling; Grand Cnagiasm a.. Uers
Bnrke Of Fairmont;; Grand Secfetatyy
Alice Peterson Of MeMechen; Grand
cn,de I O. Funk Of Parkesburg;
Grand Companion. Earl Hcpvood; o.
W 5r Grand Sentinel Mary HOT
ner 81 Slstersville; Grand Waterman.
w 3. Godfrey Of Follansoee.
The neXt convention will be n
! Grafton beginning on on tne En-, eI 'a0,
THURSDAY Of May 1873 It VIII iass
kWo d9JS.
n s,ks Ss:,anat circle pTosensed each
,4sitc, With an etched goblet maae
at he Mcnongah Glass works. a..
% This was tie best convention tnat
the organization has ever held. Inc
|; initiation last night was one q tne
bigrest ever undertaken. It lasted
| until j o'clock this morning.
A Turkish turban Of the largest
=, .entoira N 10 20 wards CT the