The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-27
DROPPED BY GRAND LODGE.
PAST GRAND MASTER ID. II. WOOD
RUFF EXPELLED FOR CONTEMPT.

tnG TO BE in ROme-AppOlntm ents
by the Grand Master-The stand
ing Committees.
Mr. D. b. Woodruff of Macon, past grand
master Of the odd Fellows OF Georgia,
was expelled from the grand lodge yester-
day. Steps Will now Be taken to expel him
from the subordinate lodge, of which he
is a member. This will complete his ex-
pulsjon from the order and viii be the
closing chapter in a bit of fraternity his
tory that has run over period of six
years.
At the morning session of the grand
lodge the following report was presented
by the special committee, to whom the
case had been preferred, and was adopted
by an almost unanimous vote:
Whereas. That, inasmuch as charges
have been preferred against D. b. Wood
ruff, and as he makes no response, be it
Resolved, That d. b. Woodruff be ex-
PEELED from the grand body for contempt.
Resolved, second That Brothers j. G.
Bloodworth, r. r. Daniel, j. A. Anderson,
A. c. Ward, J. S. Tyson and G. Q. Berry
be appointed a committee to confer with
and aid our attorneys Messrs. Estes and
Jones, in obtaining judgment against said
Woodruff; suit now pending, as per grand
masters report in Bibb County Court"
The case dates back to 1892, when Mr..
Woodruff prepared plans for an odd Eel
lows orphans home. Several members of
the order, who were builders or architects,
were willing to donate plans, and the i'm
preston was that such was Mr.. Wood
ruff S intention. Instead of presenting the
plans, though, he presented a bill for $500
for his services.
a committee passed his claim, but sub
sequcntly reconsidered its action and
claimed that it was not just that Mr..
Woodruff should retain the money thus
obtained from the order Mr.. Woodruff
agreed to abide by the action of the grand
lodge, and at the 1893 session the matter
was referred to a committee. At the ses-
| sions of 1894, 1895 and 1896 the case was
| under consideration. In 1896, at the meet
ing at Atlanta, the case was compromised
Mr.. Woodruff giving two notes for 500
each in full settlement. He refused to
pay the notes when they came due, claim
ing that they We're given with the under
standing that they were donation to the
| home and as the project to build an or
| phanage had been abandoned they were
null and void. Charges were preferred
against him and his expulsion from the
| order is the result
| There We're two sessions of the grand
| lodge yesterday At the morning session
| Rome was selected as the place of meet
| ing for the next session of the grand
| lodge. Fitzgerald declined to enter the
| contest and Rome triumphed over Way
! cross by a large majority Brunswick
| We 1nft Trrl1 Dncff and
that 1t would invite the grand lodge to
| meet there in 1900
| Permission was refused TO the Triple
| Link Indemnity Association to do business
| in this jurisdiction. After an exemplifica-
| tion of the secret work by Grand Repre-
| sentative Goodwin of Atlanta he intro
! duced the following resolutions which
were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of the grand
| lodge are hereby expressed to the Odd
Fellows OF Savannah for the splendid
| greeting extended to us at this session and
for the many fraternal courtesles to US
and for all the excellent arrangements
| made for the comfort and entertainment
of our members and ladies accompanying
| us.
Resolved 2. That our thanks are also
extended 10 the city authorities and good
people of Savannah for the cordial recep-
ton extended and kindness shownNus dur
ing the present session.
| Resolved 3. That we will ever treasure
pleasant memories of the annual session
of 1898.
Resolved 4. That the thanks of the
grand lodge are hereby extended to the
Savannah Morning News and Evening
Press for the many kind notices of our
meetings and other evidences OF interest in
the success of this session. so literally
shown through the columns of these two
excellent papers"
-
ceived and acted upon. The only one OF
general public interest was that in refer
ence to the state of the order" Chair
man c. A. Robbie referred to the reports
of apparently SLOW growth as calculated
TO dampen the ardor of members. The
committee believed that there Is much en-
enlargement In steady, although appar-
entity slow, Increase In membership
Attention was directed TO the fact that
ODD Fellowship is now passing through the
last quarter of the first century of its ex-
istence. 1t is the oldest and first OF the
llberalized fraternal organizations and its
form of government and platform of prln-
. eiples have been adopted by nearly all the
fraternties which have been instituted
since its birth. Nothing can be sale
against these sister fraternitles. yet the
fact remains that American Odd Fellow.
ship has by far the largest membership
and dispenses more dollars to assist those
in distress than any other similar organt
cation on the western continent" In con.
: Guiding the committee said: 1--WE have
nothing to fear Odd Fellowship is pureI,
an American institution and Is as firm a,
the Anglo-SaXon race itself and will be a.
perpetual"
On resolution of Past Grand Master A
, N. Manucy, the address read by Crane
, Treasurer ]. S. Tyson. dealing with tn,
birth aud progress of odd Fellowship ir
Savannah, was ordered printed in the pro
, ceedings of the grand lodge.
, At 1890 O'clock the grand lodge adjourn
, ed until o'clock. At the opening OF IN;
4 afternoon session the appointments o.
grand lodge officers by the new gram
master were announced, as follows:
: Grand Chaplain-A. c. Ward, Lodge No
IS, of Atlanta.
Grand Marshal-George w. Cant, Lodg,
No. 5, OF Macon
Grand Conductor-w. c. Travis. Lods,
No. i. of Savannah.
Grand Guardian--J. s Silva, Lodge No
q u, OF Savannah.
Grand Herald-J. c. Rippard, Lodge No
81, of Waycross.
These, and the grand lodge officer.
= elected on Wednesday, were then installed