The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-04

Hoffman occupied seats on the stage,
and were surrounded by the of1cers-elect.
II. f. Dreeson was acting deputy grand
chancellor and Z. d. AIuuer acting grand
master-at-arms. Acting Deputy Grand
Master Hoffman was master of cere-
monies, and presided at the installation.
Excellent music vas furnished by Ros-
enfelds orchestra throughout the evening.
The programme opened with an over
tUre by the orchestra, Bohemian Girl
after which the opening ode was sung
TO the tune Of America" The audience
joined in the singing OF the ode, which
is as follows:
God bless out Knightly band,
Firm may it ever stand
Through storm and night.
When the wild tempests rave,
Ruler OF wind and wave,
DO thou our order save
By thy great might.
For this our prayers ascend
God bless, protect, defend.
God guard our rights.
Thou who art ever nigh,
Viewing with watchful eye,
TO thee aloud we cry;
God, save the knights"
After prayer by Acting Grand Prelate
Robert Hunt the quartette composed of
Miss Georgia Howard, Mrs. l. Schreiner,
Or. W. Z. May and Mr.. Thomas Dykes
sang Hail Smiling Morn," and "Oh,
Hush Thee, My Baby"
Previous to the installation the charge
to the past chancellors was given by the
deputy grand master The past chancel-
Tors are as follows: Forest City No. !, ].
b. Bulcken; Teutonia No T. II. II. Groth;
Excelsior No. s. h. p Lockwood; Calan-
81. ug Co.. !.
ST. f. A. Leuders.
The installation Of officers was then
gone through with in the following order;
Forest City No. /, T. +. Donnelly; Myrtle
No. g. ". X. Rustin; Teutonia No. Z,
Henry Stellies; Excelsior No. S, c. Z.
Rossignol; Calanthe No. %. Jacob Ga
zan; Savannah No. 81 Sam Selig.
Vice Cnancellors, Prelates and Masters
Of the Work-Forest City No. l, Charles J.
White, w. II. Leopold, J. B. Bulcken;
Myrtle No. 6, ]. NJ. Atkins, w. d. Clai-
burn, f. J.. Hoffman; Teutonia No. T.
Harry LANCE, Henry Moellering, II. II.
Groth; Excelsior No. s, S. L. Lazaron, J.
Ferris Cam, William r. Cole; Calanthe
No. 2S, r. A. Brown. r. NJ. Hitch, NJ. II.
Haym Savannah No. 52 II. NJ. Stanley,
Joseph NJ. Dreyer. +. d. Miltier.
Keepers of Records and Seal, Masters
of Finance and Masters of Exchequer-
Forest City No. 1, w. T. Leopold, r. r.
Booz. ]. H. Fox; Myrtle No 8, w. j.
Reddy War.ng Russell. Jr., James Nay
lor. Jr.. Teutonia, No Z, II. f.
G.. Kramer, John Stahmer; Elk
cels!or No. s, A. G. Ham, w. II. Barclay,
NJ A. Sweat; Calanthe No. 2S, l. G.
Schwarzbaum, D S. Greenbaum, J, Gard
ner; Savannah No. 81, NJ. Il. Robinson, j.
L. Henderson, Max Robinson.
Masters-at-Arms, Inner Guards and
Outer Guards-Forest City No. 1,Arthur
Deutsch, w. r. Chaplin, j. II. Ambrose;
Myrtle No. 6. w. f. Spies. f. r. Caraker,
J. Il. Douglass; Teuton.a No. T. John Bon
ger, Jacob Kraft, Cord Cracker; Excel
sior No. s, c. c. Clark IL. c. Douglass,
j. j. Masters; Calanthe No. Is, J. I. Sunor-
sky j. 5. Hartford, Robert Hunt; Savan-
nah No 50, w. c. DeNane, Il. f. Jones, II.
Singer.
The installation was completed with the
charge to the lodges by the installing
officer. The exercises were interspersed
with music. Flotows Martha" Verdi's
III Travatore." and Morse's Wang" were
rendered by the orchestra.
Mrs l. Schreiner sang .Eorget-me-Not"
Her voice, always sweet, was never bet
ter than last night.
The vocal solo Last Night" by Mr..
Thomas Dykes was much admired.
The duet, 1.-THE Land of the Swallows I"
by Mrs /. Schreiner and Miss Florence
Coldng, was one of the treats of the
evening.
The event of the occasion was the adj
dress by Grand Chancellor Hamilton
Douglass. The grand chancellor was in
troduced by Mr.. Hoffman. In beginning
his address he said:
Brave Knights, Fair Ladies' and Cen
tlemen-With knightly courtesy 1 greet
you. Grammercy for you kind welcome
and these marked tokens of your esteem.
Your presence In such enthusiastic num-
bers and in such devoted love of our order
is to me as the shady nook and sparkling
stream Of the oasis to the weary traveller.
The mother Of all Georgia
nah. 1t is she who fostered our sturg-
Cling infancy and II Is her name to-day
that is synonymous with al that stands
for the welfare of the order. Mindful of
the exalted attachments made by you
since Forest City No. first flung our col
ors TO the breeze, you are nevertheless to
be congratulated tonight on the distin-
guished success of this, your first public
Joint installation of officers. believe that
the opportunity here afforded of making
known to the public something of the
usefulness. something of the splendid IN
selhshness of ideal Pythian Knighthood,
win re-indear you to your fellow citizens
and facilitate the further advance of the
order. that from tonight, baptized afresh
in Pythian zeal and keeping pace in the
van of our knightly array, you will tread
the path to success heretofore undreamed
of: brave, loyal Savannah Knights, the
fame of whose good deeds is a by-word in
every castle hall in Georgia.
The recent legislation by the supreme
tribunal, forbddjng the printing or use
of the ritual in any other than the Eng
lsh language and taking a decided stand
on the liquor question by forbidding mem
bership to persons engaged in the sale Of
Intoxicating liquors. was discussed at
some length by the grand chancellor, who
said that while all of the knights might
have agreed with the supreme tribunal as
to the wisdom of this legislation they will
give it cheerful and hearty obedience. The
hieh stand taken by the order in these
matters, he said, marked a pathway which
other orders must follow.
Mr. Douglass discussed the duties of
Pythianism and gave an account Of an
cient knighthood.
He concluded with an exhortation to the
knights as follows: Il call upon you to be