The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-11
THE CORNERSTONE LAID
THE CEREMONY AT THE ODD EEL
lows NEW BUILDING.

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lows NEW BUILDING.
Grand Master Russell Puts the Stone
in Position and Delivers the Grafton.
The Grand Lodge Ceremonial-The
Parade of the Savannah Lodges
The Contents of she Copper Box
The Grand Master Entertained by
the Savannah Odd Fellows.
. Yesterday was one of interest in the
history of Odd Fellowship in Savannah.
The cornerstone of the new building at
State and Barnard streets was laid with
impressive ceremonies. Hon. r. B. Russell
of Athens, grand master of the state, laid
the stone, aud delivered the Grafton The
Odd Fellows turned out in Urge numbers
and made the occasion one deserving Of tue
high regard and respect which it got
Five hundred people witnessed the cere-
monies. The afternoon was pleasant. At
$3.50 o'clock the lodges met at their halls,
and marched in regalia to the site Of the
new building. DeKalh lodge was
escorted from Metropolitan hall TO
the hall temporarily occupied by
the other lodges in Trinity church.
Myers Cornet Band led tho procession.
81,
AT the church the procession formed in the
following order:
THE PROCESSION.
Oglethorpe No. l, Noble Grand J. A.
Hutton.
Live Oak No. 3, Noble Grand William
DeKaib No ., Noble Grand U. L.
McLaws.
Haupt No. IS, Noble Grand F. F. Frei-
herr.
Golden Rule No. 70, Noble Grand J. G.
Swanston.
Magnolia Encampment No. ], Chief
Patriarch G. G. Wilson.
These lodges represented n membership of
$50, over oDe-hslt Of which was in line.
Grand Master Russell, Chairman Askew
of the Hall Association, and Deputy
Grand Master David Porter were the last
TO file out of the hall. They marched with
the procession down jefferson TO Broughton
street, thence to Drayton and Liberty, uD
Liberty TO barnard, and thence 20
the building. Grand Master Russell
was conducted TO the platform. es-
oorte1 by the following officers:
Deputy Grand Master David Porter,
Grand Warden A. V. Manucy, Grand Sec
rotary A. R. Fawcett. Grand Treasurer
j. S. Tyson, Grand Marshal J. H. H. Os-
borne, and Grand Chaplain c. II. Carson.
DOSluoo Sb6oo W eAo u lht uuulbtI VI ilelAA-
hers of the various lodges on the platform.
The others stood around in front of the
platform. Barnard street for a long dis
lance north and south of the building was
crowded. The ceremonies were begun by
Grand Master RUSSELL and Grand Chaplain
Carson Invoked the divine blessing. Grand
Secretary Fawcett read the list of contribu-
tons.
CONTENTS OF THE GOLFER
Tho hox- of kiOuo ,,f tho al h,,t1l
ing, which was taken from the old stone,
was intact. 1t was not opened, and was
placed in the stone with this inscription:
This box was placed in the cornerstone of
Odd Fellows Hail April %, 1886 Building de-
stroyed by fire April 6, 1889. Replaced in new
building without opening oct. TO- 1889.
The following is list of the articles
placed in { e new box by Grand Treasurer
Tyson: Constit ton ana bylaws of Magno-
LA Encampment No. l; of the American
Legion of Honor; of the ROYAL Society of
Good Fellows; postal card notice of next
meeting of Magnolia Encampment No. /,
aud also burned seal of the encampment:
Mrs. Cole, No. 81, tay street. contributed
an ore coin Of 1887, shilling of 1868, an
English penny Of 1865, half penny ITS,
United States cant Of 179S, an English
half penny of 1745, 10 pfennig German
of 1876; Spanish clin of 1868
was put in by William Fawcett, and
lot of confederate money in denominations
from IS TO 500, by G. Basch; a list of all
communica ions, donations and money
given for the building, and a copy Of the
grand masters report of 1899; seal of
Widely Degree Lodge, saved from the old
building, by F. Blanchard; 50-penny
Deutsche rochmark, 10-peuny Deutsche
rochmark, by D. 1. Morrison; copy of by
laws of Haupt Lodge for 1889, 1856, 1869,
1877, 1879, by A. N. Manucy.
ODD FELLOWS BYLAWS.
T. A. Askew contributed the following
articles: Copy Savannah EUening Times
April 20, 1856, containing list Of articles
deposited in cornerstone laid that day;
copy of proceedings Grand Encampment Of
|. .. Q. +. Of Georgia, 1888; copy of Grand
Sire Underwoods report of session of Sow
erelgn Grand Lodge, 1889; copy of memo
rial service Of Odd Fellows of Savannah,
Nov. 9, 1883; copy of bylaws Enterprise
Lodge ]. O. o. f. No. So, of New York city;
copy of bylaws Mayfiower Rebekah Lodge
No. n, Brooklyn, n. Y; copy of bylaws
Magnolia Encampment No. l, !. o. .. F.,
Savannah, 1877; copy Of bylaws Ogle-
thorpe Lodge No. J. /. o. o. f., Savannah;
Directory of New York Degree Lodge No.
!, New York city; Directory of New York
and Brooklyn Lodges l. O. o. F; Directory
OF Golden Rule Degree Lodge No. l. New
York; Directory of Lodges of l. o. o. F.,
Philadelphia, Peun. Brsnnine souvenir of
Prospect Lodge No. 300, Brooklyn, N ";
name of Degree Team of Prospect Lodge
No. 300, Brooklyn, N. Y; roll of officers Of
Franklin Degree Lodge, of Brooklyn, n V;
souvenir from Howard Lodge No. 60, |. o.
.. f. New York; souvenir of Palestine
Rebekah Degree Lodge No. 80, of New
York; souvenir of anniversary of I..O. o.
F. lodges of Newark, n. j., 1886; souvenir
6Sth anniversary of Brooklyn Lodge,
]. o. o. F., No. &c, Brooklyn, N. Y; souve-
MIR OF reunion Of past grands of Protection
Lodge No. 2S, Newark, n. j., 1887; photo
graph of Odd Fellows monument at Cincin-
natl, o; souvenir of fortieth anniversary
of Protection Lodge No. %, Newark N. j. (;
copy of appeal of Savannah Odd Fellows
for aid to rebuild their hall, issued May.
1889; copy of invitation to banquet and
excursion of the Odd Fellows of Savan.
nah in honor of Grand Lodge, 1881; ;
souvenir of Rippowan Lodge No "a, Stan
ford, Conn. May IS, 1887; copy of pro-
gramme of the 6Sth anniversary Of the
order in Savanna D, when the hall was
dedicated April 26, 1887; copy of the by
laws May encampment, 1855; roll of MEM
bers of Oglethorpe Lodge No. l, l. 0. o.
f., 1855; roll of officers Mechanics Lodge
No. 113, /. o. o. F., New York city, 1886
copy of Towards song, dedicated to How
ard Lodge No. 60, l. o. o. f., New York