The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-08
AEIUA lBR
IS Constituted
MOST SOLENLY.
Beautiful Ceremony Last
Night at Masonic
Temple

With great pomp aud ceremony.
and Accepted Masons, was consti-
tuted last night In Masonic halt
in the presence of large gather.
ing of Masons and their wives.
This was the second time in the
history Of Fairmont that lodge
OF MRsons was constituted.
The new lodge starts OF with a
membership OF 107, formed among
Masons who have come to Fair
mont from other places. Only one
member was affiliated with Fair
mont Lodge No. 8, E. NJ. Showalter.
who withdrew for the purpose OF
forming the new lodge and was in.
stalled WOrshipful Master at last
nights ceremony.
Deep solemnity marked every
step OF the constitution last night
and all beholders were strongly I'M
pressed by the religious feeling
that permeated the actions of those
who took part.
Among the Grand Lodge officers
who were present were: Grand
Master A. c. NRdenbousch, OF Mar.
tinsburg; Grand Senior Warden,
Z. Carl Frame, OF F'airmont: Grand
Tiler E. X. Stout, of Clarksburg,
and Deputy Frand Master DIR. ID.
c. Peck OF Grafton. In place OF
the Hon. Elliott Northcutt, or
Huntington, who was to have been
the orator OF the occasion but could
not attend, Frank Wells Clark,
Past Grand Master. Of New Mar.
tinsYille, was present and delivered
the principal address.
In delivering the charges 10 the
new worshipful master, Grand Mas
ter Nadenbousch emphasized the
point that light is the foundation
on which masonry Is built and that
each Mason is charged with the
duty of furnishing light to those
who walk in darkness but seek the
light. He charged the new Wor-
shipful Master to be a good man,
obey the moral laws, to be a peace.
able citizen and cheerfully to com.
ply with the laws Of the country,
pay proper respect to the properly
constituted authorities, work dill.
gently. live creditamly, act honor
ably and to hold in veneration the
rules and principles OF Masonry.
The Grand Master congratulated
the MasOns of Acacia lodge on their
good fortune in having such dis.
tinguished member of the craft as
the head of the new lodge and pre-.
dIcted a bright future for the or
ganiZation.
The other officers we're then in
stalled as follows:
Worshiprul Master, Emmett H.
Showalter, 2. G.. NJ; senior ward
en-, Charles Baird Mitchell; junior
warden, Herschcl H. Rose, p. M;
treasurer, John d. Anthony; sec
rotary, William S. Hennen; senior
deacon, Walter II. Finley, z. NJ;
junior deacon, Ray Pepper; stew
ards, William D. Taylor and For
rest H. Fankhauser; tiler, Albert
NJ. Knight.
"What Has God Wrought?" was
the subject of the address by Mr..
Clark.
These words inevitably come to
me-" said the speaker, .''in these
later years when l stand upon the
banks of the Monongahela at the
capital city of Marion county. And
there comes to me pictures Of the
old Fairmont, most delightful
but quiet community. most of
whose men and women have pass
ed on, and T marvel at this great
industrial city, built by them, their
sons and daughters, and by the
hosts from other states who have
been attracted by tho marvellous
development of the Black Diamond
Empire"
The speaker traced the marvel
Gus growth of Masonry in this vi
entity, due largely to the work of
the very men who have come from
all quarters f the country and even
from Canada and have now formed
themselves into this new lodge,
there to become cemented together
into even closer bonds of brotherly
love.
"BrotherIy love-" he said. lis
not founded in beautiful words;
1t is not in public works; it is
not ostentatlon; 1t is not done for
glory; for these can never be re-
corded as the real act OF kindness
when the soul Graves for aid and
comfort; it is the little touch Of
love given when the heart is break
ing. Such service Is brotherly
love and the Divine In man and
the all.seeing eye of the Great Ar
chitect of the Universe will for
ever watch over 1t and never, new
er let 1t die"
Thera are eight million unnatu-