The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-25
STRENGTH OF ODD FELLOWSHIP.
The Increase in the order in GeOr-
Ria Last Year.

BlA LAST ear
savannah's delegation Of odd Fellows to
the convention Of the grand lodge leave
Tor Atlanta tonight. The advance guard,
consisting Of those who are members of
standing committees. went up last night.
Grand Master "A. y. Manucy has had a
number OF copies Of his annual report
printed for dis tributIon al the grand lodge
meeting In his report on the condition
Of the order Grand Master Manucy says:
For causes familiar to US all such as
financial stringency and general dullness
IN the industrial world. we have not added
very largely 20 our mem bership since the
last session, but our lodges are in a bet
Ter condition financially, and are stronger
IN friendship and charity than ever be-
fore. II has been the policy Of the grand
master to endeaVOr TO strengthen weak
lodges rather than institute new ones and
the results achieved at WaycrOss, Albany
ana other points demonstrate the wisdom
OF lnls course.
From advices received from sixty Of the
lodges in this jurisdiction, the increase in
membership since Jan. !, will approxi-
The ports of the district deputy grand
masters show that the order is in a healthy
condition throughout the state. With bet
Ter Times. feel satisfied, from the seed
sown duridg the past few months, that
with little perseverance on the part of
my successor, an abundant harvest will
De reaped in the way of new lodges and
increased membership.
., During the year the grand master de-
liyered public addresses on Odd Fellow
snip at Albany, Fitzgerald, Columbus, Sa-
vannah and LaWrencevflle, assisted in the
organization Of new lodge 1t Fitzgerald,
and visited several other lodges. contrib
uung by his advice and assistance
greatly to their increase in strength and
effectiveness. Work was done at Able
vile, Triton and Dublin, which promises
70 result in the establishment of new
Iouges at those places. New lodges or
ganized We're Concord No II, at Savannah
with IS members; LuXomini No. % al Lux
ominii Fitzgerald No. 30, and Lavonia No
49, a. Lavonia. A Rebekah degree lodge
was instituted at Fitzgerald. April %.
A Iull statement of the routine business
transacted during the year is given. An
eAnlDlt Attached TO the report shows the
total membership of the order in this state
on May Is last 10 have been 4S21 This Is
an average membership of about IS to
each lodge. The smallest lodge in the
State Is at Perry, having only seven mem-
bers, while the strongest lodge numerfc-
any IS Haupt lodge of Savannah of which
me grand master is member, which has
a membership of POI. Oglethorpe No of
savannah is second, with a memberships If
II5 whlle Schiller and Capital lodges OF
AtlanIa mold third and fourth places. with
membership of 10 and 1853 respectiveiv
Great preparations are being made by,
the Odd Fellows of Atlanta for the re-
ception and entertainment of the y,isit
ing brethren. The visitors will no ne+
~ me IoIloWlng reception committee:
eugene ". Mitchell, chairman: y. IT
- t1'it, . ID. stewart JOnn II. Moody, John
=. Goodwin, ]. II. Claspy, L. Eplan. q
Is. Mayson, G. D. Coleman, b. A. Brav
a: l.. kontz, K. /. Shellaberger, Ralph Isl
wright II. NJ. Beutell, H. Franklin. a
DIItler, N. Patterson. G. H. Taylor
The officers of the grand encampment.
Mnlcn convenes tomorrow, are: George
W Rush, grand patriarch Brunswick.
Henry NJ; Ward, grand high priest Sal
Vannah; James Paul Leak, grand senior
warden, Marietta; John G.. Deitz. grand
scribe, Macon; l.. II. Hail. grand treas
urer Atlanta; John B. Mills, grand iu-
NOR warden, Griffin; J. G. Bloodworth
grand representative, Atlanta: Isaac
Guthman, grand marshal, Atlanta: J. s.
Allen, grand inside sentinel Gainesville.
NJ. {. watson, grand outside sentinel, Ath-
Wednesday morning there will be a pa
rade of the lodges. They will march
from the Kimban house to the lodge
The public reception will occur at the
l. .. .. r. hall commencing at O'clock
There will be a prayer offered by Rev. G
II. Hyde, grand chaplain. Addresses of
welcome will be made as follows In be-
half of the Odd Fellows of Atlanta bv
Grand Representative John B. Good win.
in behalf of the city, by Hon. Porter King
mayor; in behalf of the state, BY his
excellency w. Y. Atkinson, governor.
Addresses in response to the welcoming
addresses VIII be made by Grand Master
A. n. Manucy.
At the close of the reception ceremonies
the annual communication of the grand
lodge will be opened for business