The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-15
ELKS HAVE A BIG TIME.
The Savannah Delegation Back From
Jacksonville.

The Savannah Delegation Back From
Jacksonville.
The Savannah Elks who went down to
Jacksonville Saturday morning to install
the new lodge of the order there returned
yesterday morning, with the exception of
small party which went from jacksonville
to st. Augustine, where It spent yesterday.
The Savannah Elks report O glorious
time In Jacksonville, a regular ovation in
fact. It was red letter day in Elkdom.
They did hard nights work Saturday,
installing the new lodge, and spent Sunday
IN viewing the city.
The party arrived in Jacksonville shortly
after midday Saturday, and was met at the
depot by the following reception commit
tee of the Jacksonville lodge:
John E. Hsrtridge, exalted ruler; f. M.
Ironmonger, esteemed loading knight; J. D.
Bufbridse esquire; J. II. Colvin, r. Bow
en- Daniel, NJ. c. Rice, NJ Fl. Connally, J. II.
Norton, w. H. Lucas aud W. Mol. Dancy;
also old knights A. III. Bond. Newcomb
Cohen and b. o. Hill.
Carriages were Ia waiting for the visitors
aud they were taken to the Elks' quarters In
the Mohawk block. There they found
quarters handsome enough to delight the
heart of any Elk. From the club the
visitors were escorted to the ST. James
hotel, whore they were the guests of the
Jacksonville lodge. The delegation was as
follows; J. G. Shaw, past exalted
ruler; James II. Hunter, exalted ruler;
r. c. Gordon, esteemed leading knight;
w. P. Bailey, esteemed loyal knighs;
George W. Alley, esteemed lecturing knight;
q. p. Rossignol, chaplain; George L. Cope,
| esquire; G. A. Dowell, tyler; A. I. Kelly.
inner guard; II. s. johnson, secretary: Elks
Harmon, Thompson, Launey, Wells, War;
wick, Spaid, Ebbs, Gradot, Whitcombe,
| O'Brien, Maxwell, Shepherd.
After dinner the visiting delegates re-
| paired to the Montefore Knights of Pythias
lodge rooms and proceeded to initiate mem-
| bers. Fifty-five passed through the first
| degree and twenty-five through the second.
| After the installation the visitors and
newly-made Elks repaired to the banquet
room where feast had been spread,
Speeches were made and songs were sung.
The Quartette OF the Savannah lodge,
composed of r. Cuyler Gordon, George L.
| Cope. J. G. Postell and William F. Bailey,
| gave several fine selections, which were
| greeted with rounds of applause.
The Jackson vile Times Union speaks of
the visitors as follows: ''rhe Savannah del
| egatioE is composed OF handsome body of
| meu and all hail fellows we'll met Thor
| lodge has been established one year and is
| composed of the representative citizens Of
| Savannah. II has 140 members enrolled,
and up to the organising Of the Jackson
vile lodge was the banner lodge of the
United States The visiting delegation is
I composed of twenty-six members, and
although they anticipated a good time the
reception rendered them is far more than
they expected. In order TO install the Jack
| sonville lodge they had to organize grand
lodge with Exalted Ruler Hunter of Savan-
nab as grand exalted ruler"
The Jacksonville lodge is now the banner
lodge OF the Benevolent Protective Order of
Elks, organizing with 1872 members.
A new lodge, No. 223, ia to be installed at
Brunswick Thursday. A number of the
Savannah ElEs will doubtless attend the
installation there.