The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-14
KNIGHTS ON A PILGRIMAGE.
Savannah Divisions to Leave for
Columbus Tonight.


Grand Lodge.
A large delegation Of Knights Of Ply
thias will leave the city tonight by the
Central railroad TO attend the session OF
the grand lodge of the state at Columbus
this week. Besides the delegates from
each of the six Savannah lodges, the two
divisions of the Uniform rank, TeutOnia
and DuGuesclin, will enter teams in the
prize drill. Both announce their inten-
ton of bringing back the first prize. Col.
r. F. Harmon will go in command Of the
battalion
The grand lodge officers that will be in
attendance from Savannah are: W. L
Leopold. grand keeper Of records and
seals and c. A. Cox, grandmother Of ex-
chequer
The LODGE DELEGATES.
The lodge representatives are as fol-
lows:
Forest City, No. George O. Penton,
c. A. Chris tian.
Myrtle, No. edward L. Hoffman,
Wariug Russell, Jr.
Teutonia, No. III. E. Dreeson, John
Excelsior. No. s-w. H. Barclay, A. G.
Ham.
CaIanthe, No. 2S-David P. Greenbaum,
A. s Cohen.
Savannah, No. 52-M. E. Robinson,
Thomas j. Smith.
The following will compose the team of
Teutonia division:
Captain-JOhn Juchter.
Lieutenant-George H. Wittie.
Herald-Beniamin Calls.
Guard-H. f. Dreeson.
Sentry-Herman LANCE
Sir Knights-Henry Toehl, Henry Null
ering, Paul Wilkens, Fred SChwarz
Henry Stellies. John Stahmer, j. Harry
Lange, H. r Suffer. Louis Steinbach,
William Vollers, f. w. Bregler, w. II.
Eskedor, j. Henry Behr. j. D. Stem,
Henry Garwes, G. J. Martini, j. H.
Murken.
PRIZE DIVISION
Teutonia division has won a prize at
every annual drill for the last four years,
but never a first prize. The division pro
poses to bring back the first prize this
year. In this it will have a strong com
petitOr in DuGuesclin division, which has
won the first prize on more than one occa-
sion. Capt Cox has his men well drilled
and the friends of the division expect it
to make fine showing.
Du Guesclin's team is as follows
Sir Knight Captain-Charles A. Cox.
Sir Knight Lieutenant-T. E. Brough-
ton.
Sir Knight Herald-Wm T. Leopold.
Sir Knight Guard-A S. Cohen.
Sir Knight Sentinel-B. B. Mingledorff
Sir Knight Recorder-M. f. Robinson.
Sir knight Treasurer Frank Werm.
Sir Knights-W. II. Barclay, George II.
Barr, T. H. Wilder, j. e. Burgess, Adam
Kessel, D. Greenbaum, M S, Herman, A
X. Thorpe, William Orr, G.. A. Christian
Rphapt HINT w srto
Eberstein, H. C. Heuisler, w S. Mingle-
dortf, c. o. Godfrey, N. w. Taylor, Simon
Nathans.
A NEW RITUAL.
An interesting matter will come up be-
fore the grand lodge in the shape of pc
titiOn from the Savannah lodges At the
last biennial session of the grand lodge of
the world, held at Kansas City in August.
1892, the secret work of the order was re-
vlsed and a resolution passed prohibiting
its translation into any foreign Language
Many of the lodges, which were composed
almost entirely of Germans, had been
using the German language in perform
ing the secret work of the or
der. They were compelled to use
the English language entirely since, which
they regard as great hardship, as very
large number Of their members do not
understand the English language. The
grand lodge of the world will meet
shortly IN Washington city, and an et-
fort will be made to reverse the action of
the session of 1892. The petition which
will be presented by the representatives of
Teutonia lodge at the session Of the state
grand lodge this week, expresses the
position of the German lodges After
stating the foregoing facts the petition
says:
TEUToNIA's PETITION.
r. 81
Lodge No. Z, protest against action of the
supreme lodge, because we were given to
understand at the organization of leu
tonia lodge that we could organize and
work IN our mother language the Ger
man, and that German rituals would be
furnished us. Furthermore, we have a
majority of members who are not able to
command the English language We are
receiving applications from Germans for
membership who are not able TO compre-
bend the principles and meaning of the
obligations of the order when propounded
TO Them in English. Our lodge here pros
pered among our nationality, and has
always been one Of the most prosperous
in the state. when working in our native
language. Having built up division OF
the Uniform rank fifty strong, entirely
from members of Teutonia Lodge. and
having the order Of knights of Pythias
at heart, and wishing for this lodge tC
continue TO prosper as she has done in
former years, we do most respectfully and
earnestly petition your honorable body
TO instruct your representatives to the
next session of the Supreme Lodge, to be
held in August, 1894, at Washington, d
c., to use their utmost influence. and also
10 vote for the restoration of the rituals
In the German language.
The uniform divisions will have a
special sleeping car each. At Macon a
train will be made up entirely of the
special cars of the Knights.
THE PROGRAMME AT COLUMBUS.
The following is the programme of The
entertainment and reception as arranged
by the Columbus Knights:
Monday night May IA, and Tuesday
morning May Is. Visit ing knights and
delegates will be met at depots by recep-
ton committee
Tuesday, May 10, a. m, Columbus
knights and Divisions will escor
grand lodge from headquarters I,
opera house, where addresses o.
welcome will be delivered on behal
Of the city of Columbus, by Hon. J. J
Slade, mayor; for Columbus Knights. b,
Hon. J. NJ MCNEIL; responded to by r
w Hunt, G. c., after which the Crane
lodge will be escorted back TO grand