The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-18
KNIGHTS CLOS G /
C0NCl!A!Q Herr
AT noon TODAY |!
Next State Meeting TO Be Held
in Parkersbur
GERS Named.

GERS Named
| At noon today the final session
tof the forty-eighth conclave Of tee
IGrand Commandery OF Knights
/ Templar OF West Virginia came tc
/ Il close. The principal feature OF
lthis mornings session was the in
/ stallation OF officers.
III the absence OF a repr esenta-
tive of the Grand Encampment. the
! national body OF the Knights Tenn
| plar, the officers were installed by
| A. G. Nadenbousch Martinsburg.
past grand commander of West Vir-
! burg. acted as grand marshal in
! the installation ceremonies.
: The grand officers who were
elected late Wednesday afternoon
I at the conclusion Of the parade
We're as follows: Grand comman-
/ der, Scott c. Lowe. Fairmont; dep
tuty grand commander, Benjamin 4.
lCorruthers, Charleston; grand gen
/ eralissimo. William II. Wade. Blue
\ field; grand captain general,
I
/! grand senior warden, Fred E. Del
| bridge. Clarksburg grand junior
! warden, John NJ. Crawford, Park,
ersburg: grand prelate. the Ri.
! Rev. Bishop William L. Gravatt.
Charleston; grand treasurer. J
/ Scott Vandervort. Weston: grand
recorder, Harry F. Smith, Fair
mont.
Frame Appointed
! The principal item Of interest
manifest among the Templars was
the recipient of the appointment Of
/ grand captain of the guard the
first step to the chairs which
| eventually leads to the exalted OF.
flee of grand commando This ap.
| pointment fell to the lot of q Fair
+; monter. n.ugene Carl Frame. y
(, Fairmont attorney at law. and =
| prominent member of the Masonic
/ bodies and particularly the Knights
| Tempt He is noted for the eA-
celleJ1t manner in which he has
impressively conferred the com,
! mandery degrees for Crusade Com
mandery in F'airmont.
/ Other appointments consisted OF
TO-. r. Fleming. Grafton. gram
| standard bearer: F. ~. Hawkins
| HUNTINGTON. grand sword bearer;
#. P. Spillman. Mart.nsburE
| grand warder.
Parkersbure Selected
/, The Grand Commandery just be-
| fore its adjournment at high moo?
TODAY selected Parkersburg as the
| place OF meeting for the next con
clave.
| The Grand Commandery also de
| cided to change the Iemplar yea
| from May / to April l.
Convention Notes.
Prof A. c.. Callen, professor of
coal mining engineering at w. ~.
! u. known to the coal mining peo-
| Pile. is captain general Of Morgan
town Commandery and was IN
charge Of that delegation in the
parade yesterday. q,
With the five bands masseo
/ marching across the South Side
| bridge into the downtown section,
; playing coward \ Christian Sol
diers." and banners and flags
massed. as well as Templars. very
/ impressive sight was witnessed II
| the parade yesterday.
! Harry E. Buckin CHAM, past grand
| commander of the Grand Com
| mandery of Pennsylvania. left this
morning for his home in York. Pa,
l.
Owing to the scarcity Of men on
| the force. no police escort was CIV
en- the parade yesterday. Some de.
! lay was experienced on awaiting the
arrival of the platoon Of police.
Traffic conditions on Fairmont
avenue, where the >Templars
massed were poor. Probably a doz-
en- autos were parked in the line
| Of parade. which spoiled the mass
effect of the procession Other
drivers insisted on going out Fair
mont avenue instead of cutting over
First Street to CASTOR avenue anc
avoid the procession.
Dinner Served.
Last evening an enjoyable din.
ner was served to the past grand
commanders of West Virginia IN
the Sunday school room of the NJ:
P. Temple. The ladies of that con y
gregation served. Those preser.
We're: John A. Zorn, Wheeling; ;.
James A. Bryan. Parkersburp;;
, Charles A. Ahretls. Wheeling:
Charles w. Brown, Charles Town:
w. T. Rittenhouse. Parkersburg:
j. M. Hawkins. Huntington: A. G
Nadenbousctl, Martinsburg; Henry
r. Smith, Fairmont; Thomas &.
Bowling. Charles Town; Charles
O.. Sinsel. Grafton; Scott Glove
Fairnont; G. c.. Dusenberry,
Huntington: Jere Miller. Wheeling
Bishop William Loyal Gravatt,.
Charleston: Frank ". Van Horn.
Martinsburg; Harry ~. Buckins
ham, York, Pa. past grand com
mander OF the Grand Commander.
of Pennsylvania.
Special Feature
One Of the impressive features
OF the opening of the Grand Com.
mandery on Wednesday afternoon
was the rendition of Beautiful
Isle of Somewhere when the.
names of the past grand comman-s,
ders We're read. LeMar Satter-
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