The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-29

The Arrangements for the Odd Fell
lows Cornerstone Laying.

me Arrangements for the Odd Fell
lows Cornerstone Laying.
The cornerstone of the Odd Fellows
building will be laid Thursday, Oct. 10.
The committee having the matter in charge
has been awaiting a reply from Grand Mas
ter Russell of Athens, whose presence is
necessary at the ceremony. Yesterday a
letter was received from the grand master
announcing that he will ne here on Oct.
10. He also accepted the invitation
10 be the orator on the occasion. O,Eer
Grand Lodge officers have been invited,
among them Deputy Grand Master J. A.
Anderson of Atlanta, and Grand Secretary
DeltZ OF Macon. 1t is likely that at least
twenty visiting Odd Fellows will be present
at the laying of the cornerstone.
The occasion promises to be one of con-
siderable interest, and the Hall Association
committee, composed of Thomas A. Askew
president. j. w. Fretwell vice president,
A. X. Fawcett secretary, and j. w. Men
del treasurer, is making extensive prepara-
tons for it. large platform will be
erected at the northeast corner of the
building sits, where the stone will be laid,
and arrangements for the accommodation
of the visitors are being made. Grand
Master Russell is one of Georgia's most
gifted orators, and, although young
in years, he is we'll advanced in
affairs of state After graduating at the
state university with the first hon0rs, he
represented Clarke county for several sue
cesslve terms ia the legislature. He was
afterward made solicitor general Of the
Athens circuit, which position he now fills.
MIR. Russell will be entertained by the local
lodges while he is in the city. Thursday
afternoon the members of the lodges will
form at Trinity Methodist church, where
the present quarters are, and will parade
through the principal streets to the Odd
Fellows bu lding Site
Grand Master Russell will be introduced
at the ceremony by tne president of the
hall association. The ceremony will take
place about 80 O'Clock in the afternoon.
The committee of arrangements, com
posed of j. II. II. Osborne of Oglethorpe
Lodge No. /, A. N. Manucy of Haupt lodge
No. So, H. G. Ward of Live Oak lodge No.
s, c. S. Wood Of Golden Rule lodge No. IL,
and A. S. Nichols, representing the Mag
nolia Encampment No. /, will have charge
of the ARA gements during that day.
The cornerstone of the burned building
which was recovered with all the articles in
it. will be replaced, together with another
stJne. Secretary A. N. Manucy, of the
arrangement committee, and Secretary A.
r. Fawcett, Of the hall association. will re-
ceive articles for the new box. The COM
mlttee Will have the platform constructed
in few days by Contractor Chaplin, and
work on the building will be delayed few
days in order to lay the cornerstone The
contractor has got the foundation nearly
ready for the cornerstone, and it " i'll be
ready before Oct. 10.
The following lodges: Oglethorpe No. /,
Live Oak No. 3. G lden Rule No. l2, Haupt
No. SO, and Magnolia Encampment No. l,
Chatham Canton No. l. comprise the Odd
Fellows Hall Association. These lodges
represent membership Of 400 There are,
however, between 500 and 600 Odd Fellows
in Savannah. DeKalb Lodge at pres
emit is not represented in the hall
association, as its money was
otherwise invested. The lodge has a
me nbership of about 140, being the largest
i'll the city.
The Odd Fellows building will be COM
pleted June, 1890, and will be one OF the
finest structures in Savannah. IL will cost
$4,000. The building will be four stories
on a basement.