The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29
CAME IN EVERY DIRECTION.
FITZGERALD's COLONY DRAWN
FROM ALL OVER THE UNION.

Grand Master Manucy Organizes an
odd Fellows Lodge There with
Charter Members From Twenty
one States-The New Lodge Destin-
ed TO BE One of the Strongest in the
State-Grand Lodge Officers Hos
PftabIy acknowledgements
Want to Come to Savannah May
Week.
Grand Master A. n. Manucy OF the In
dependent order Of Odd Fellows returned
to the city yesterday morning from Fitz-
gerald, where he organized Fitzgerald
lodge, No. IS. The lodge was organized
with 80 members, but will probably have
double that number in few weeks.
The delegation from Savannah which
accompanied Mr.. Manucy consisted Of
Messrs. Jonas Mendel James Van Ber-
schot, David Clark, E. ]. Kieffer Will
lam Diers and Max Harris of Savannah;
Grand Guardian Fred Ficken of Way
cross; Grand Chaplin C. B. Hyde of Cor
dele, and Grand Secretary John Deitz Of
Macon. The party reached Fitzgerald
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, and was met
by committee and escorted to the grand
army hall, where the new lodge was for
mally organized.
scented in the membership. The list of
officers gives a good idea of the manner in
which the new settlers have been gather
ed from the various states and territories
of the union. The following is a list of
the officers elected and installed, with
the states from which they hail. P. G..
+. r. Morey, Colorado; n. G., William
Mccormick, Illinois; " G., c. P. Nc
MILAN, Kansas; Secretary, Samuel Flem-
nos MaPdGn w. e. BOXER Rf For I
conductor, L. p. Jay, Iowa; r. S. N. G..
Fred HoPt. Michigani L. S. \. G., ]. B.
f Barfon kkai ebgsn. R. s. " g. Norman a
Knapp, South Dakota; r. s. s., b. F. Fin
ical, Kentucky; L. s. s., D. B. Jay, Geor-
c., Jerome Robinson, New Mexico. "
Trustees-F. r. Morey, Colorado; S. B.
Coe, Minnesota; James Simpson, Kansas.
Thirty-one of the charter members were
admitted by withdrawal cards, represent
ing twenty-one states of the union.
Twenty-four new members were admitted
and the work of the order was exemplifled
in the comforting of degrees. The regalia
used for this occasion was that of Haunt
Lodge, No, So, of Savannah, which was
loaned to the grand master especially for
By invitation the grand master remained
over for the purpose of delivering a pub
lie address Wednesday night on the sub
ject of Odd Fellowship and its aims The
other officers of the grand lodge also re-
NAMED over Wednesday. The grand lodge
officers assembled at the Grand Army
of the Republic hall at Z 80 o'clock We'd
nesday night and escorted by a committee
of citizens headed by the Fitzgerald brass
band, marched to the largest hall in the
city to the tune of Marching Through
Georgia" The hall was packed with peo-
pie, there being a large number of ladies
present. Mr. Manucy spoke about an
hour, and the address was we'll received.
Grand Secretary Dietz of Macon followed
in humorous address. Mr.. Van Berschot
also made few remarks. Between the
speeches the Fitzgerald band rendered pa
triotic airs. The band is one of the insti-
buttons of Fitzgerald which deserves at
tention. 1t is composed of eighteen men,
bers, each man haillng from a different
state. This does not prevent the band
from making good music however MIR
Manucy extended a special invitation to
the band, as well as to the citizens of
Fitzgerald generally, to visit Savannah
on the occasion of the military MAY week
Many of the citizens of Fitzgerald ex-
pressed their desire of visiting Savannah.
and there is no doubt, Mr.. Manucy says
that with a low rate several hundred of the
citizens of Fitzgerald will make the trip
to Savannah.
The grand lodge officers spent Thurs
day in Triton, where they secured TWEEN
ty-one names Of members for a new lodge
to be instituted at that place in about two
weeks. Thursday night they stopped at
Waycross, where the grand master adj
dressed the Waycross lodge. Mr. Manucv
says there are now about 5000 settlers in
and around Fitzgerald, and 5000 more are
expected by March Is. The settlers are
hustling, enterprising lot, and are very
sanguine of the success of the colony.