The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-25
ARcHBIsHoP GROSS VISIT.
Says He Is Glad TO Get Back Among
His savannah Friends.

says He Is Olad 10 Get BACK among
His Savannah Friends.
cit Is a very great pleasure to get back
to Savannah once more,' said Arch
bishop w. H. Gross yesterday, having
just arrived in the city after serving the
cause of the church in Oregon for eight
years, since his last visit to his old home,
Savannah. Archbishop Gross is well-re>
membered and held in high esteem by
hosts of friends. He was twelve years
bishop of the Catholic church in Georgia.
Il have been attending the convention
of Catholic knights in Mobile and hav-
ing come so near Savannah, l could not
deny myself the pleasure of extending the
trip and paying a visit to my former as
sociates and friends. I came by way of
Jacksonville, where l had occasion to
enjoy few days with friends in that
city. I shall be in Savannah several days
and will then return to my work in Ore
gon. 1t is very pleasant out there. The
climate is fine and the country is pictur-
esque and grand. 1 have been there
twelve years, and since going there have
had the pleasure of visiting Savannah but
twice. The last time 1 was here was
eight years ago.
1.-THE convention of Catholic Knights at
Mobile, which brought me all the way
from Oregon to the south, was a very en-
joyable event. The Catholic Knights is an
organization composed of about 5000
members in the United States, and their
conventions are always full of interest for
US"
Archbishop Gross is the guest of Capt.
John Flannery while visiting Savannah.
Talk about fishing and hunting, I have
had enough to last a century" remarked
Mr.. James Allen, one of the editors of the
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have been down on the east coast of Flor
ida for the past two months having a
romp with the tarpon and other game
fish of the southern waters. There is
nothing so thrilling as to find one of the
huge tarpons fastened to your line, and
then the fun begins. 1t is sport indescrib-
able. The big fellow leaps high into the
air with a snort and plunge, and you
begin to wonder who will get the best of
the fight the tarpon or yourself 1t is
not the work of moment to get the tar
pom under control"
Mr.. Allen, VINO is the champion fisher
man of North Georgia, and who spends
two or three months out of every twelve
at the sport, has been to Tybee for the
past week trying his hand at the big
fish there.
What a fortunate thing and rather
singular, too, that most of the Bibles
should have been spared in the burning
of Christ church," said a churchrnan YES
terday. 1T was gratifying to me to hear
number of the members of the church
say that they had recovered the Bibles
left in their pews, some of which were
doubly dear to them for the associations
and ties they held. One in particular was
a Bible belonging TO Mr. j. f. b. Beck
with, which had been given him by his
father, Bishop Beckwith. He was re-
n "a oil
been marked by the fire."
II see that there is being something said
in criticism of the ruling of the Judges in
the prize drill of the knights of Pythias at
park extension last week." remarked a
prominent Savannah knight yesterday
'The complaint is being made by mem
bers of the Macon Knights that
nearly fifty Knights in the drill
for the individual prizes were
allowed to stay in the drill after
making an error by which they ought to
have all been thrown out. The fact is
as / have been told, that there were three
men in the drill who kept their wits after
certain command, while all
the rest went wrong, It being
a command, after which. in the drill, the
competing Knights should have drilled
without numbers, while all but the three
mentioned kept on drilling with numbers.
The men VINO did right were all Macon
men. but the judges allowed the entire
number an the drill TO continue. Such Is
my understanding, and 1 am told that
one of the judges admitted afterwards
that this was wrong II must be remem-
bered, however, that none Of the Judges
We're Savannah men,"
This Is the best season Of all the year
for moonlight picncs at Tybee," remark
ed a young man, sitting in the park
ut can't be. There Is no moon lust
now al nights" responded another.
Just why Il Is the best time" and
they smoked their cigarettes rehectively.
The First Regiment OF Georgia Volun-
teers under command OF Col. A. r. Law
ton. will enter the state encampment June
8. and will make a splendid showing
among the military boys from other sec
tons OF the state. The First Regiment
was never In better shape for doing some
excellent work az the military encamp-
ment. and they will so with a strong mus
Ter this year.
The cavalry encampment az Meldrim. on
the Central railroad, VIII not take place
until the first week IN July Some vast
improvements have been made on the en-.
campment site there by Mayor Meldrln
who grants the grounds to the state Tor
these encampmcnts and there will be
more companies there this year than has
yet gathered for training at Meldrlm.