The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-07
DEATH Of VIM. ELL|NCHAN REMOVES LAST SURVIVOR
OF FIRST WEST VA. GRAND LODGE Of ODD FELLOWS
PIONEER REELIN o. BUSINESS
MAN EXPIRES SUDDENLY
AT HIS HOME EA LIZ
MONDAY
DIR. .. M. GIBSON WILL CONDUCT
FUNERAL SERVICE ON WE'D
NESpAY At THREE
O'CLOCK
DECEASED HAD BEEN PROMINENT
LIZ CONNECTED WITH WHEEL
ING BUSINESS HALF A
CENTURY

The r7ovta, remains q W.:.a". W.
ham, pioneer business man. "" "\;','.'
rather suddenly ~ 3 o',to'N M'""'Nt
morning at his home. No. - Fi''''"'',
street. will b. lad a; rest N ""rr"""''
cemetery Wednesday afternoon. E""''''
services viii b. held a: The re~."';''' AZ
4 O'Clock. conducted r. H." k"F. ~
8 NJ Gibson. Ias,or @: -. IfvS' Tres
byterlar chur n. IaU1cH:"rS :aH "'.
been selected LAST n.EA'.
Tho sudden dean 80 Mr.. r.. nS'a''
remoyes the 'tst Whyc:H@ ~l"N''"' O..
the first IVES, Virginia grad .""L' 80
the independent Crir" 90: h"d r"'.',"H.
A Past Grand Of Ire ".d Na"'.'''C
Lodge No. % under t:.r G~tt:d '"''~' 80
Old Virginia. NJ. El"HShou >'' -
group OF representatives. ot -" 49,. 90.
subordinate lodges Of pdd r"'.'NS ".
tn new West Virginia grand .'d;e vas
formed on December ). 1865. n ~"
Tho old Wheeling Lodge No. -" N'N ''
Instituted as Wheeling l."dt" No ''
West Virginia. and NJ. tt;nS"H,n -
tained his active membership n NN'"'.
ing Lodge No. from that tame "''.,
hIs death. \ search ~ the recoVoS OK
ths grand lodge yesterday called :" Sn"N
tnot a,,. Other rHrrhcrS OF the HFNs
west virginia grand lodge OF t'L1 r.,
lows IL living and * "a believed 'A'' 10
was the very last survivor o. '"' ~
rand lodge which resulted from tAe
ssnarstinn o. West Virginia from Inc
Did Dominion. .a .,
,ctTys service n the OdI Fellows SUP
Drdlnate bodies and grand lodge. /"
1885 he was honored with election - nc
,rnce Of Grand Master OF me west 49,
xin!a grand lodge. serving in 'S2I 'HL,
rItv during the term tSS6-SI. lie '',SS
attended a grand lodge session ~ enc
thomson Method!St church @" '"s
island during the fall % !?l?. As
Past Grand Master o. West "h''''",
he has also attended IN" SOW. .,N,'
y-,,d logo. Mr.. EllinCho nwas also
ns,,bsr or theI q. q. T en"a'n'msn''
hoInr a member Of Abrams En'ampnr"'
No, ! 20 which body no t~oasierTeH ms
,ner,hershIp from Wheeling t'nS""tr-
,,snt No - about Ave years ago
Mr. Ellingharn was also 'Uen'oN, -
Nbee,inS Lodge No 2S. 3. ?. .. E'NS,
Although Mr.. dillingham; had p2S0S"
,hs eIghty-year mark, he rsHa'heu -
rive In business even NJ I" i'" nag
hefore hts death. lie retained hGe.'
interest In business ana CIVIC "''N'.
ard much physical vjEor Of cary rtH-
Snoa % The end. TWO weeHs he con-
-r.cfcd cold which he was unable -
oys-cone owing to his advanced age
Tho name OF William EIhngham mas
ham rrorninsutly connected with NAr'-
ons business interests in this ci'E Lo'
the last half 4 century. He was orc Ok
Tho nionecrs In the wholesale grocery
business HAVING been the founder "C
tbA firm OF Nelll & dillingham;. wh!rA
was located At Fourteenth and mann
streets for number Of years ana !"'sG
changed the name to tho Neil Hr"'e'F
al
Twertv-secund and Water streets. hr.
E,llinyham always retained an actlo
interest in the firm aud was recently
elected It's president.
Inst previous 10 his death. Mr.. FL
bingham spent tho meSt Of his time en-
gagged In tho merchandise brokerage
business under tho name OF EIllnrhAn'
& Co. with offices tn the National H@HN
building He was v!Ce-president % the
National Exchange bank. or which m
stitution ne was director Tor IN" las,
AZ wears He was also a member or
tho board Of directors OF tho Security
Trust cornany. and 4 trustee ~ the
Mount Wood cemetery. Mr. dillingham;
kept In close touch with al his hIS'-
ness connections and devoted himself
thoroughly during his entire career 70
any undertaking with which he was
associated
Mr.. dillingham; was horn ~ ireland.
and carne 70 this country when he vas
very young. and by constant appreciation
with courage and ambition. ro~" steal
fly 70 a position OF power and respect
in the community.
lie enlisted with the Union forces a.
the time Of the Civil war and served
tho four Years with the states, return
ing 10 this city after the struggle had
ended and peace had been declared
Mr.. dillingham; Away took keen In
tercst In politics and WIS an enthuSsas
tic Democrat though no never aSptred
10 public office.
The only surviving momhers OF his
Immediate family are his widow. for
merly Miss Susan Chambers "f Wheel
Ing. and two sisters. Misses Maria and
Ellen dillingham;. both or Wheeling.