The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-17
COMING OF THE *. OF Prs.
Delegations 10 the Grand Lodge 10
Begin Arriving To-day.

The knights of Pythias have already be-
gun TO arrive. A few members of the or
! der reached the city yesterday, and to-
day will bring many.
The grand lodge win hold its first meet
ing tomorrow. Yesterdays arrivals were
Past Grand Chancellors J. II. Hertz of
Macon and Robert Hunt of Augusta, both
of whom are members of the finance com
mittee. They were taken in charge on
their arrival by the local Pythians.
This morning will bring Sir Knight Au-
gust Shaw of Atlanta. a member of the
finance committee, and other prominent
members of the order in that city. Bruins
wick will send up her delegation tonight.
The Uniform Rank of that city has been
drilling assiduously every night lately in
the hope of winning the company prize,
and, if reports go for aught, it seems as
if OglethOTpe company, No. 4, under COM
mand of Capt. Newman, will make a
strong bid for the coveted honor. The 9TH
er entries for the company prize will be
Georgia and Teutonia companies, Nos. 1
and Of this city, the Augusta company,
No 6, the Macon company, No. and the
Atlanta company, No. 5.
The companies from Americas, Albany
and Columbus viii get here tomorrow
morning by the Georgia and Alabama as
will those from Macon, Atlanta, Augusta,
Rome and Dalton, which will arrive via
the Central Every company of the Uni
form Rank in the state will be present
at the convention with one exception,
and that company, the Dalton, will send
its delegatess
The Atlanta Knights propose to cut a
wide swath. The Second brigade of the
Second Regiment, Uniform Rank, under
the command of Lieut.. Col. S. p. Mon
to-. 4 II A -
the following companies, Atlanta No. 2,
Capt. Howard Anderson, twenty-five men;
Gate City No. 5, Capt. A. II. Merrill, thir-
ty men, will arrive tomorrow morning.
With them will come Rome No. H. Capt.
J. B. II. LuInpllin, twenty-five men; Eto-
wah No. 10, Capt. Sherry McAuley, TWEEN
ty-two men, West Point, Capt. Nathan
Atkinson, twenty-five men, of the First
brigade. McAfee's Fifth Regiment band,
composed of twenty-seven members, will
accompany the battalion.
The following grand lodge officers from
Atlanta will be present: Past Grand Chan
cellor j. NJ. Hunnicutt, Supreme Represen-
tative Ha milton Douglas, Grand Prelate w.
T.. Algee, II. Cronheim, editor Pythan
Lodge Secret: Past Grand Master-at-
Arms w. A. Long and the eighteen local
representa- lives from the Atlanta lodges,
as well as a number of past chancellors
who will take advantage of the reduced
rates to be present.
The Central of Georgia railway having
been selected as the official route to and
from the meeting at Savannah, has ar
ranged to run a special train for the
Knights and their friends leaving At
lanta tonight at o'clock, in charge of
MIR. +. J. Robinson, their local represen-
tative, and MIR. Sam 3. Webb, travelling
passenger agent. The train will arrive at
Savannah at o'clock tomorrow morning.
The last meeting of the general local
committee on arrangements will be held
tonight at Masonic hail, where the final
reports of all the subcommittee on the
state of readiness in which they have
placed matters for the convention, will be
received