The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-21
DRILL OF THE PYTHIANS.
THE PRIZE WINNERS NOT AN
NOUNCEO YET.

The Brunswick Division Feels Very
Hopeful of Carrying OF First Money
w. T Leopold Elected Grand Chan
cellor-The Grand Lodge Finishes Its
work-The Knights GO for 3 Dip in
the Ocean.
BRUNSWICK. GA, May 20.-The last
session of this annual convention of the
Grand Lodge of the knights of Pythias
ended to-day.
The lodge met at 9 a. m. and after OPEN
ing proceeded to elect officers for the ensu>
ing year. AS predicted by the News cor
respondent, Vice Chancellor Leopold Of
Savannah was elected grand chancellor,
to succeed I. J. CARING of Macon, retiring.
The other officers elected were: j. Hay
good of Atlanta, grand vice chancellor;
Robert Hunt of Augusta, grand prelate:
Gustave Long of Atlanta, grand master at
arms; James Naylor of Savannah, grand
keeper of the records and seals; Charles
Cox Of Savannah. grand master of the ex-
chequer; G. Spencer Of Dalton, grand in
side guard; William Morse of Atlanta,
grand outside guard; A. NJ. Haygood of
Brunswick, supreme representative.
journed until after dinner.
THE CHANCELLoR'S APPOINTMENTS.
An informal meeting was held at o'clock
D. m. The grand chancellor appointed his
grand district deputy and the district COM
mittee, but for some reason will not yet
give their names. After attending to other
secret work the grand lodge adjourned I'M
I'll next year, when it will meet in Savan-
nah, an invitation having been accepted
from that city.
At $50 D. m. the parade was formed in
front of the Oglethorpe hotel, and the pro-
cesslon marched down Newcastle to Glou-
cester street and up Gloucester to the drill
grounds, where they broke ranks and pre-
pared for drill.
THE DRILL
The divisions commanded by the captains
named drilled in the following order, ac-
ording to their seniority: DuGuesclin di-
vision of Savannah, Capt. Walker; leu
tonia division Of Savannah, Capt. Juchter;
Oglethorpe division of Brunswick, Capt.
lobe Newman: Macon division No. Z, Capt.
Hardeman. Each division was heartily
cheered and made good movements. After
the drill bets of two to one.
with no takers, were made that the
Brunswick division would capture the first
prize, $500. The second prize is S75. I'm
medIately after the drill the individual
prize OF handsome gold medal was con-
tested for, and this was conceded to Sir
Knight John w. Wills of Macon The
judges were Capt. J. W. Thomas of the
Brunswick Light Horse Guards, Capt. A.
G. Wilcoxson of the Brunswick Rifemen
and w. n. Clark of the Jesup cavalry, all
impartial and competent men.
REVIEW.
After the drill the battalion formed and
the grand review by Gen. Carnahan and
his staff officers took place, when the pro-
cession marched to headquarters and broke
ranks. In the evening the knights massed
around the judges headquarters in the
Oglethorpe hotel, awaiting their decision,
but as 1t had not been announced at
O'Clock the majority Joined the Brunswick
rihemens' excursion to st. Simon's Island,
to take dip in the Atlantic, The judges
announced to the NEWS correspondent
that their decision would be an-
nounoed on the return of the excursion
Some fear was created in the minds of
the knig Is to-day when the silly rumor
became current that the Macon division
was composed mainly Of the famous South
ern Cadets, but this soon passed off, The
mascotte of the Macon division was a rabbit
foot given to Knight r. NJ Smith by John
Hartz, just before forming for the parade
Brunswicks mascotte was a woolly headed
colored boy.
The judges of the prize drill left on a
special boat to join the knights on the ex-
cursion to st. Simon's, and will not return
until o'clock in the morning, necessarily
delaying the award until to morrow.