The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-22
KNIGHTS BACK FROM BRUINS WICK.
/ Gen. Carnshsn to be in Savannah To-
dey-A Mass Meeting Tonight

Gen. Carnshsn TO be IN Savannah To
dey-A Mass Meeting Tonight
Maj Gen. Carnahan, commander-in'
chief Of the UnifoFmsd Rank, Knights Of
Pythias. and Supreme Representative j. B.
Brayton Of Rhode Island viii arrive in the
city at noon to-day from Jacksonville. The
distinguished Pythians will be met by a
delegation from the local lodges and es-
corted to the De Soto.
Tong ht mass meeting of Knights OF
Pythias will be held at their hall, and Maj.
Gen. Carnahan will address the members OF
the order.
Du 6uesclin and Teutonia divisions re-
turned yesterday afternoon from the Grand
Lodge meeting and drill at Brunswick.
Teutonia division won the second prize OF
S75, and the members were unusually happy
| in consequences. Brunswick division was
given the first prize Of $500 and j. w.
Willis of the Macon division captured tae
individual prize of $50
The members OF Du Guesclin division are
/ quite sore over the turn affairs took in the
awarding Of the prizes for the drill They
claim that Du Guesclin put up the best drill
and should have received the first prize.
/ Everybody who saw the drill conceded
Savannah division to be far in the lead and
bets we're made Of Q to that Du Guesclin
would get first money. The Brunswick
Times, il is claimed, conceded the prize to
It in yesterday mornings issue, the judges
not having reached q decision at the time
the paper went to press.
The judges were divided and it took them
four hours to decide the matter. The
Brunswick division, it is said, was sur
prised at receiving first money, many Of the
members being satisfied that Du Guesclin
had put up the best drill. The division was
ruled out, IL is believed, mostly on the in
spection, many of the belts beng different.
Ii was understood before the drill that none
Of these things would work 20 its disadvan-
tage, and the division went into the contest
fully determined to capture the first prize.
The drill, including many extra move
ments, was put up by Du Guesclin division
In sixteen minutes and when the members
marched of the field they were sure of
being awarded first money. Their chagrin
and disappointment can be better imagined
than described when the judges, at o'clock
yesterday morning, made their report,
IN which Du Guesclin was left out of the
prize portion altogether. Some Of the mem.
bers expressed themselves in no uncertain
language about the action of the judges.
Savannah, as announced in the MORNING
NEWS yesterday, secured three grand lodge
officers in the convention: Grand chancellor,
grand master OF the exchequer, and grand
keeper Of records and seals.
w. T. Leopold, the new grand chancellor,
is foreman of the Central railroad paint
shops, and Is one of the best posted men in
Pythianism IN Georgia. He joined Forest
City Lodge in 1873 and rose rapidly from
the ranks Until he became chancellor COM
mander. Then he was sent to the grand
lodge, and was elected grand outer guard
at the first session he attended. He rose
after that step by step at every session of
the grand body until he reached the highest
position in the order in the state. Grand
Chancellor Leopold is an earnest and en-
thusiastic worker in everything which he
undertakes, and the Knights Of Pythlas OF
Georgia, it is safe 60 say, will increase and
thrive under his administration.
Grand Master of Exchequer Cox is also
member Of Forest City lodge, and an en-
thusiastic Pythian. as is also Grand Keeper
OF Records and Seals Naylor, who is a men,
Der of Myrtle lodge, and was reelected to
the office which be has held several terms