The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-19
COURT THEATRE PACKED VIXEN
ANNUAL T r rB UTE TO DE-
CEASED KNIGHTS IS PAID
SUPREME REPRESENTATIVE BEN
JAauN MOORE OF PrrTSBUR9A
GIVES FINE ADDRESS
PRETTY SCENES SHOW PYTH1AH-
ISM ACCOMPANYING NLEMSEES
THROUGH THEIR LIVES
MANY DISTINGUISHES MEMBERS
OF FRATERNITY HERB - soh-
DER DEAD ARE HOHoEEO

The Pythian Memorial and Nantes
tatlon Sunday, observed Yesterday 'E
ths ave lodges Of Knights Of Pythias
Of Greater Wheeling. was one "t '"e
largest. most elaborate and most sue
..gzf,, Fraternal memorial, events ever
held IN Wheeling. Fully 3.onN knights
~ pythias and Pythian Sisters we're IN
mo memorial parade. and the exercises
a. tho Pythlan Flagstaff at. the '" heeI"s
nigh school lawn and tho FNtnIan menu
nrial service in the Court theatre were
mos. beautiful and impressive ine
theatre was packed to the doors WIN
pvth!an knights and PHthian SISTERS
Hundreds Of people would giau'Y nav
attended the service had there oseh
r,orc room In the theatre for them. but
,f,o hr,rdinv vould not hold many out
slders. after members OF the oroeE
we're seated.
Wheeling rythians vera honored on
,rair Nemoria, and Manifestation Sun
dav with the presence Of many visiting
dirpi,aries OF the order. Among these
were tho Hon. Benjamin Moore. OF
Rei,vue Pa. prominent IfttsourSh
newspaper man and supreme represent
tative OF the Pennsylvania grand 40
main. Grand Chancellor Rife. ot Cereoo'
" Va Grand Chancellor William Sy!-
vester. OF Pennsylvania: Grand vice
rhancelior II. r. Bell. OF "neel'nS'
Supreme Representative John +. Aroenz'
os Wheeling. and distinguished otueeFs
NJ the Uniformed Rank Knights o,
rvthias OF West Virginia. Ohio ana
Pennsylvania.
supreme Representative Benjamin
Moore and Grand Chancellor william
sylvester arrived from Pittsburgh at
Moore.
rythian memorial speaker was met oE
the recertion committee from the
Wheeling lodge. and was escorted 20
tho Mcclure hotel, along With Grand
Chancellor Sylvester OF Pennsylvania
Al the McI,ure. the party was Joined by
Grand Chancellor Rife and Grand Vice
Chancellor Bell OF the West Virginia
grand lodge, and Mr.. II. c. Ogden
chairman Of the Pythian memorial pro
gram. where the party had luncheon AT
1915 o'clock.
Visiting Lodges Arrive
A hyy PARTY OF PITTSBURGH Uniform
Rank Knights. with members or the
subordinate lodges and the Pythian
Sisters OF that city came 10 wheeling
on the same train with Supreme Repre-
sentstive Moore and Grand Chancellor
Sylvester The visitors were taken
directly 10 the Castle hall OF Baltimore
and wheeling lodges on Market street
wbare they were served luncheon and
entertained until time FOR the memorial
parade by Herrnion Temple OK Pythian
sisters. BY 1880 o'clock. the visiting
lodges and Uniform Rank companies
and Pythian Sister temples from neigh
boring cities were coming In for the
Uuradc.
The Memorial Parade
ra7ie4 and subordinate lodges were IN
marching formation on Chap,!ne Fiji
,cen,A streets. ready for the memor!a!
parade. and lust as the city hall clock
announced tho hour OF two. Colonel
George Btssett ordered the procession
20 move. The procession was escorted
~ a double squad OF members or the
wheeling police force. all Knights OF
rv:h!as. with the National and PTta'an
colo-s and the color guard IN line.
The Warwood band led the military
division Of the parade, which was COM
ranIed hv General George c. Meyer.
NJ Wheeling commander OF the West
Virginia brigade. Uniform Rank knights
@ Pvthlas. In this division were the
Ohio. West Virginia and Pennsylvania
brlgades. Among the distinguished WIS.,
Hing officers were Colonel DR.. Gross
man, Colonel McGahan, Captain Charles
Raumbaugh. Colonel WinGerter COM
handing the First Pennsylvania regi-
ment Captain Walton OF Pittsburgh
COMPANY No. 40 and others. The SIS
tsrsy!lle company OF the First West
Virginia brigade was also in line. under
Captain Keeny OF that city.
The Fort Henry band led the subor-
dinate lodge section OF the parade. IN
which vera representatives OF dozens OF
rob -
massed colors OF all visiting lodges.
The members Of the Wheeling suoordi-
nate lodges brought up the rear Of this
section OF the parade.
Following the rnarchers ~ere Su-
preme Representative Moor. Grand
Chancellor sylvester Of peu1sNiv an'a.
Chancellor Rife % West Virginia.
Grand Vice Chancellor n. r. Bell and
Chairman II. &. Ogden IN an automo-
bile. Dozens Of other machines FOL
lowing carried PythIan Knights who
because OF their age were unable 70
march IN the parade. and \ long auto
mobile procession OF Pythlan sisters
brought up the rear.
Soldier Memorial
Promptly at .:t5. while the procession
was moving toward Wheeling high
school. Fire Chief Edward McCranahan
started the city fire bells tolling a
tribute 10 Ohio county's soldiers who
<acrihce- their lives IN the word war.
The procession halted in the high school
SQUARE while this tribute oc wheeling
rythians was paid 70 the county's SOL
der dead.
TIE memorial wreath was presented
hv r. l. Ambrose and was accepted on
behalf OF the eX-service men Of Ohio
county by James McHenry. In pre-
senttng the wreath. which was laid at
the base OF tho Pythan fagstaE. Mr..
Ambrose said:
MY brothers. you represent those
grand men who SO nohly defended us In
me recent great world conflict. In
recognition OF that service and In mem
DRY Of your comrades who gave their
lives that we might enjoy peace. the
members NJ the Pythiap fraternity or
thu Wheeling district offer you this
wreath
Nr McHenry. accepting me wreath.
placed II at the base OF the flagstaff.
and the Rev. J. IT. Hess. pastor OF the
Chap':ne Street VI. T.. church. offered
an appropriate prayer
This service concluded the march was
resumed 70 the Court theatre. where
the memorial service proper was held.
At tho Court Theatre
Tho service in the Court theatre was