The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-19
KNIGHTS FULL OF VICTORY.
The Prize Divisions Welcomed Home
From Columbus.

Four Prizes to Savannah's Credit.
The Savannah Lodges Get Three
Grand Officers - The Death of Sir
Knight Dixon Brings Sadness to
Many Hearts-His Funsral Here To-
Morrow.
Savannah's Knights of Pythias re
turned from Columbus yesterday morn
ing. The knights were happy because
they returned victorious. Both Savan-
nah divisions of the uniform rank were
prize winners, each division bringing
back two prizes. Teutonia won the first
prize of 300 in the prize drill, and the
| second prize of $50 for bringing the sec
ond largest number of men the longest
distance. DuGuesclin division won the
third prize of $50 in the drill and the
first prize 500 for bringing the largest
number of men the farthest distance.
The drilling of both divisions is said to
have been fine, but the drilling OF Teu-
| toaia division is said by those who wit
messed it to have been something excep-
tional and made the hearts of the Savan-
nahians beat high with joy. The second
prize of 500 was won by the second divi-
sion. Col. Harmon was very much pleased
at the showing made by the two Sa-
vannah divisions and the fine showing
made by the uniform rank generally.
THE WINNING TEAM.
The winning team was composed as
follows:
Captain-John Juchter.
Lieutenant-George II. Wittie.
Herald-Benjamin Calls.
Guar1-H. Z. Dreeson.
Sentinel-Herman LANCE.
Sir Knights-Henry Toehl, Henry Mol
lering, Paul Wilken, Fred Schwarz,
| Charles J. Martini, John d. Stem, j.
! Harry LANCE, w. Il. Eskedor, John
| Stahmer, Fl. F. Suffer, f. w. Bregler, J.
! Henry Behr, Henry Stelljes, John Muir
ken, William Vollers, Henry Garwes, ex-
| Lieut.. L. Steinbach.
| The knights were met at the Central
depot by a band, preceded by which
| they marched down Liberty street to
Bull, down Bull to BroughtOn, to Con-
| gress, and thence to their hall at Bar
nard and York streets A collation. which
had been prepared by their friends
awaited them. An hour was spent in the
enjoyment OF the collation. and in receiv-
ing the congratulations of their friends
A number of the knights responded to
calls with brief addresses.
SAVANNAH IN LUCK.
Besides the four prizes Savannah
secured three of the grand lodge officers
| w. L. Leopold was reelected grand keeper
| of records and seals Capt c.. A. Cox
| reelected grand master of exchequer, and
| Mr. II. H. Woodruff was elected grand
master-at-arms being advanced from the
rank of grand inside guard. Three of the
| grand lodge oficers-Grand Master-at
| arms Woodruff, Grand Prelate Zacharias
! and Grand Inside Guard Saunders are ali
natives of Columbus.
| Mr.. r. w. Hunt, formerly of Savan-
nah, but now Of Augusta, who has been
! grand chancellor, now becomes past
! grand chancellor. The new grand chan
! cellor, Hamilton Douglass, of Atlanta, is
! highly spoken of by the Savannah dele
! gates as a brilliant and brainy young
man, of whom much is expected in the
way of advancing the interests OF the or
| der.
SIR KNIGHT DIxoN's DEATH.
A sad incident of the meeting of the
| grand lodge, was the death of Hon. John
! Y. Dixon, for many years one of the lead
! ing Pythlans of the state, at his home in
| Atlanta, during the session of the grand
lodge. The sympathies of the grand lodge
were telegraphed the widow of the de-
ceased, and committee vas appointed
! to represent the grand lodge at the
! funeral which will take placein Savannah
| tomorrow. Mr. Dixon was a former resi-
| dent Of Savannah, and his expressed wish
was that he should be buried at Laurel
! Grove. The funeral will be attended by
| the grand lodge officers, the two divisions
| of the uniform rank and Forest City
| lodge, of which the deceased was a Nom
| Der. MIR Dixon left Savannah twelve
| years ago, having been in busine IS here
| for several years.