The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-24
WILL BE ROYALTY RECEIVED.
THE GRAND LODGE OF ODD FEL-
LOWS TO MEET N ATLANTA
THIS WEEK.

Representative Of the Savannah
Lodges 40 GO Up Tomorrow Night.
Grand Master Manucy VIII Make
His Report Of Successful Years
WOrk-Re-eIection Not Custom
airy. But POssibIe-Gov. Atkinson,
Mayor King and Hon. John b.
Goodwin 10 Make Speeches Of Wei
come.
a delegation Of prominent odd
Fellows will leave the city
tomorrow night 10 attend the
annual meeting Of the grand lodge of
Georgia ia Atlanta this week. Grand
Master Manucy will, of course, be pres
ent, and deliver his annual report on the
work Of the order during his term Of Of
fee.
Mr.. Manucy does not expect a re-elec-
ton. as it is not customary for a grand
master to serve more than one term. AS
the term was shortened con-
siderably, however, by legislation
Of the grand lodge. changing
the time of the annual meeting, there is
some talk among his friends here and
elsewhere of urging him for a second
term. Mr.. Manucy has made a fine rec
ord during his term as grand master. and
his reelection would be no surprise New
ertheless, Mr.. A. /. Kontz of Atlanta. dep
uty grand master, will be the next grand
master Of the order
The delegates from the several local
lodges to the grand lodge and encamp-
ment are as follows:
oglethoTpe, No. w. c. Travis. T. J.
Dinkins. c. 5. Rockwell
Live oak, No. 3-Leander Butler
De Kalb. No. 81. d. Riley. c. ii. Dor
Golden Rule, No 12-w. L. Bird. E. r.
Concord. No. III. b. BuIcken. J. c.
Haupt No. 5s-w. w. Gordon, Jr., w.
H. Peck A. Mendel
Acorn No. 1O3-J. f. Rowland.
Magnolia Encampment-T. A. Gundison,
The grand lodge officers who will at
tend besides the grand master, are Grand
Treasure John S. Tyson and Grand Mar
shall Jonas Mendel. Mr.. George w. Rush,
grand patriarch of the state encamp-
ment. who has recently removed to ba-
vannah and entered business here, will
lows who will attend from savannah are
Past Grands A. r. Fawcett, J. II. II. Os-
borne, &. II. Dorset, James Van Ber-
schot, John B. Lance H.. NJ. Ward, A.
Ward, J. s. Silva and +. r. Meree. Sew
eral of these, who are members of stand
ing committees, will go up tonight in
order to have everything in readiness for
the meeting Of the grand lodge
Grand Master Manucy's annual report
shows that in spite of hard times and
scarcity of money, the order has increased
in membership and is in good eondl-
ton, finacially and numerically. There
are now lO6 lodges in the state having a
total membership of 4,S2l, an increase Of
296 since Jan ]. Two new lodges were
organized, Fitzgerald and LaVonia, ana
several lodges had their membership
largely increased. Haupt Lodge No. as,
of which the grand master is a men,
ber is now the banner lodge of the state,
having a membership of pol
The representatives to the grand lodge
anticipate royal time in Atlanta. The
Atlanta Odd Fellows have made extern
sive preparations for their entertainment.
The grand lodge will be welcomed TO At
lanta by Gov. Atkinson in behalf of the
state, by Mayor Porter King in behalf or
the city and by Hon. John b. Goodwin
in behalf of the order. If the rest of their
entertainment is in keeping with their
reception they will have nothing to com
plain of during their stay in Atlanta.