The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-04
FIFTY YEARS OF AGE.
ODD FELLOWS CELEBRATING
THEIR GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY.

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THEIR GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY.
The Grand Lodge in Savannah-The
Odd Fellows Orphan Home Com
mittee Discuss the sites For the
Home and VIII Fix Upon q Location
Next Week-Oglethorpe Lodge Dimes
the Grand Lodge at Thunderbolt-A
Drive over the City-Last Nights
Concsrt-Ihe Programme To-Day.
The Odd Fellows Of Savannah began
celebrating yesterday the golden annivers-
airy Of Odi Fellowship in Georgia.
The officers Of the grand lodge, Grand Mas
ter Hon. Robert T. Daniel Of Griffin, Grand
Warden George Berry Of Columbus, Grand
Secretary John g. DeItz Of Macon. Grand
Representative Hon. John B. Goodwin OF
Atlanta, Grand Chaplain Rev. A. C. Ward
OF Dahlonega. Grand Marshal w. II. Lynch
Of Augusta, Grand Representative from
the Grand EDcampment Hon,
G. A. Robbie OF Augusta, Past
Grand Master D. B. Woodruff Of
Macon. arrived by the early Central train
aud were met by the resident grand lodge
and grand encampment officers, Deputy
Grand Master J. A. Van Berschot, Grand
Representative C. Fl. Dorset, Grand High
Priest A. N. Mauucy and Grand Treasurer
John s. Tyson, and were escorted to the
De Soto.
THE ODD FELLOWS HOME.
At 10 o'clock the orphan home committee
Grand Master Daniel, Grand Treasurer
Tyson, Grand Warden Berry, Grand Chap
lain Ward, Past Grand Master Woodruff
and Grand Representative Goodwin, repre-
senting Past Grand Master Anderson of
Atlanta. met at Odd Fellows hall and dis
oussed the bids for the location of the home.
The only three places to be considered are
Griffin, Atlanta and Gainesville, The COM
mittee will inspect the sites next week, Grit
fit Thursday, GAINESVILLE Friday and At
lanta Saturday. A meeting will be held in
Atlanta Saturday, after the sites have been
inspected, and the committee will deter
mine the location OF the home.
Each Of the three places offers its advan-
tages. Griffin is making hard fight and
has offered an eligible site with valuable
tract of land. Atlanta has offered an adj
vantageous site. and 50 has Gainesville. The
committee will make a thorough nvesti-
gation before deciding upon a location.
While the home committee was in session
the other visiting grand officers were in
charge OF the resident members OF the
grand lodge and the general committee.
DINED AT THUNDERBoLr.
At 2 o'clock the visitors and resident
members Of the grand lodge were met at
the De Soto by committee from Oglethorpe
lodge, Past Grand Master IT. A. Askew
chairman; Past Grand J. II. II. Osborne
aud Noble Grand g. A. Gregory. Carriages
were in waiting and the party drove to
Thunderbolt, where fish dinner was served
at Mrs. Baunon's. Besides the grand lodge
and grand encampment officers and the
committee, there we. o present Past Grand
Masters DIR. q. II. Stone of Savannah,
Woodruff Of Macon and Wright of Atlanta,
and Past Grands T. d. Rockwell. Griffith,
Wilson and Heller, aud Warden G. T. Cam
OF Oglethorpe lodge.
After the dinner when cigars had been
lighted and while champagne flowed ringing
speeches were made by the visiting aud resi-
dent Odd Fellows. The party returned to
the city at O'CLOCK.
THE CONCERT.
Last night complimentary concert tn
der the auspices of the anniversary commit
tee and under the direction of Mr.. Willard
N. Smith, was given at Odd Fellows
hall for the members OF the
Savannah lodges ard their families.
The hall was filed to its capacity. The
opening number was quartet and
chorus oy members OF the Choral Society.
Mr.. r. E. Cobb followed with a cornet
solo. polka caprice, Volunteer" Hiss
Sallie Jones sang the ballad Cherry Ripe !"
The trio Farewell and Robin Adair." by
Misses Lesesne. Gross and Smith followed.
Mr. Julian Walker sang warrior Bold"
The ladies' chorus, "Gone By" came next
and was followed by the soprano solo.
Flowers on the Heath" by Miss Marie
Lesesne, with clarionet obligato, by Mr.. E.
L. Rice. The Magnolia Quartet sang
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the olarionet solo. "Comin' Through the
Rye" The closing number was the wedding
chorus. from Rose Maiden" by the Choral
Society.
After the concert the lodge room and
library were thrown open to the visitors
THE PROGRAMME TODAY.
To-day will occur the celebration proper
of the semi-centennisl of the order in Geor-
gia and of Oglethorpe lodge. A general
parade Of the Savannah lodAes will take
place at o'clock this afternoon. The
lodges will assemble at Odd Fellows build
ing. Oglethorpe in the lodge room DeKalb
in the encampment room, Haupt in the
library, Live Oak in rooms and 5, Golden
Rule in room 8, Acorn in the BANQUET ROOM
Past Grand j. II. H. Osborne of Oglethorpe
will act as grand marshal.
The line OF march will be. as outlined In
the MORNING NEWS yesterday, from Barn
ard to Broughton. to jefferson, to Liberty,
to the De Soto, where The grand lodge Off
GERS will Q in waiting in the gentlemens
parloi. The march will then be resumed
to Harris, to Drayton. to Liberty, to Aber-
corn on the south side of Liberty, counter
marching on the north side to Bull. to
Broughton, to Barnard, to Odd Fellows
hall, where the anniversary address will be
delivered by Hon. John B. Goodwin at 4
O'Clock.
Tonight Oglethorpe lodge will celebrate
its 50th anniversary at Odd Fellows hall.
All of the exercises are public. After the
exercises at the hall banquet will be given
at the Screven at which will be present. the
visiting Odd Fellows. past grand officers
and the elective officers of the Savannah
lodges.
ROBER EMM 1T'S BIRTHDAY.