The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-17
FRAME ELECTED
master;
MASONHONORED
Two Local Men HonOred in
Recent Sessions Of Mason.
10 Fraternity.


ctreles for some years, late yester'
day afternoon was elected grand
master Of the Most Worshipful
Grand Lodge Of Ancient Free and
Accepted Masons OF West Virginia,
IN Connection with the fifty.eighth
j Communication, which closed last
night.
Two Fairmonters were honored
in connection with the big Mason
70 meetings here this week, John
W. Mason, assistant prosecuting
attorney, having been appointed
most excellent grand master OF
the first veil in the Grand Chapter
OF Royal Arch Masons.
Officers for the ensuing torn
were elected at the afternoon SEES.
sion OF the Most Worshiptul Grand
Lodge as follows: Eugene Carl
Frame, grand master, Falrmont;
Fred g. steinbicker, deputy grand
master, Wheeling; Clyde E. Dut.
Sm. senior grand warden, Park,
ersburg; A B. G. Bray, junior
grand warden, Ronceverte; Sam
uel n. Myers, grand treasurer,
Martinsburg; John NJ. Collins,
Agrand secretary, Charleston; Ar
kaian c. Nadenbousch, member OF
board Of governors Of Masonic
Home.
.0f New Grand Master
u. Carl Frame, FaIrmont, the
new grand master Of the Most
worshipful Grand Lodge of An
Client Free and Accepted Masons,
has been active in Masonic circles
fifteen years. He is native Of
! tAthens, Ohio.
Mr.. Frame began his activities
In the Grand Lodge on November
10, 1915, when the late T. Wilbur
Hennen, Fairmout, then grand
master, appointed him grand pur-
suivant. Year after year he ad-
yanced until he was elected grand
master at last nights session. At
the recent sessions Of the Grand
commandery, Knights Templar OF
West Virginia, he was appointed
grand sword bearer.
The new grand master at var
ious times has served as master
Of Fairmont Lodge. O.. A. F. & A.
NJ; high priest OF Orient Chapter,
o, Royal Arch Masons: commander
OF Crusade Commandery, G,
knights Templar, and past wise
master. OF Clarksburg Chapter, 5,
Rose Crolx. He Is a member Of
the wheeling Consistory of Scot.
fish Rite Masons and a member Of
Osiris Temple. Mobiles OF the Mys-
tic Shrine. Mr.. Frame ls prac.
ticing attorney Of this city. /.
5 Jewels Presented
Samuel T. Spears. Elkins, the re.
tl1kpg grand master, was present
edy with past graM masters
level. the presentation address
being mado by Charles E. CARR.
Gan OF Moundsvillc. A past grand
masters apron was then present
ed to Mr.. Spears by Judge EN-
nett NJ. Showalter Of this city.
Membership 2e,362
ID Masonic growth in West Virgin
: la has been quite rapid. This was
apparent from the report OF the
grand secretary, which showed
That on September 80, there were
2e.ss2 members OF the Masonic
fraternity In the state. This is
inst about 10000 less than the
membership in old Virginia. The
pain In West Virginia during tho
past year was 1,446.
The newly elected officers were
then installed by Samuel 7.
Spears, Elkins. the outgoing grand
Grand master Frame has made
Asthe following appointments: !.
wade Cotfman, grand lecturer, FL.
Gins: W, T. Workman, grand SEN
ior deacon, Wayne; Frank W. Van
Horn, grand junior deacon. Mar
tinsburg; William Loyal Gravatt,
Grand chaplain, Charleston; D. 9.
PECK. grand pursuviant, Grafton;
Royd Weiss, grand marshal, FL.
kins: D. X. Stout grand tiler,
clarksburg.
Evening SeBSion
The Most Worshipful Grand
Lodge reconyened at 1880 o'clock
prompt for the transaction Of It's
final business in connection with
this Communication.
one Of the features Of the even
ing session was a paper read by
prs j. II. Weymouth, one Of the
prominent members of the state,
who.is celebrating the event of be,
ing a parson fifty years. The his
torical sketch was most interesting
and dealt with the early sessions OF
the Grand Lodge in which he had
served on various committees and
had been active ever since.
During the communication greet
4Inrs were sent TO several past
grand masters who had been Ill.
wheeling Selected
Wheeling was selected as the
next place OF meeting OF the Grand
Lodge. AT that communion, the
! tifty.ulnth, Fred c. steinbicker, the
deputy Grand master, is in line as
the incoming grand master IN
1sesSand no doubt that feature had
II Important bearing In the selec'
ton Of Wheeling as the next meet
ing place OF the Grand Lodge.
$50 at Banquet
Five hundred and fifty members
Of the Masonic fraternity attended
a banquet last evening In the spac-
ious banquet hall of Masonic Tenn.
y ole, 1t was one Of the largest al.
fairs Of It's kind held in this sec
ton for q long timeS
Tho nroceRsion to banquet hall