The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-22
ODD FELLOWS GALA WEEK.
Continued from Eighth Page)

No. u, ]. Weiser of No. 8, I. Rowland of
No. 103, G. A. Drayton of No. 9, w. II.
Whitehead of No. 1, c. j. Martin of No
Il.
Entertainment During Session, and Mu-
sie-Jas. Van Berschot of No. /. Jas. s.
Silva of No. u. w. o. Hawley of No.
r. II. Clements of No. II, 1sadore Silver
berg of No. IS, J. f. Henderson of No 105,
U. H. MeLaws of No. g.
EXCURSION, f. b. Beckwith of No. 5S
A. r. Fawcett of No 3, Barron Carter of
No. y, John W. Smith of No. g. T. j. Din
kins of No. l. E. S. Mason of No. II, c. H
Hertman of No. 100.
Entertainment of Ladies-U. H. McLaws
OF No. 9, II. E. Wilson of No. l. Leander
Butler of No. 8, E. w. Cubbedge of No
y, E. S. Mason of No. II, J. f. B. Beck
with OF No. IS, J. e. Henderson of No. 103
The committees have completed their
work, and the programme has been fully
arranged.
The reception committee, with the assist
ance of such other members as may be
necessary, will meet all incoming trains
and escort the visitors and delegates TO the
Pulaski House, which will be headquarters
during the session.
Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock the grand
encampment win begin its afty-tirst an
nual session. Tuesday evening there will
be social reunion at~the meeting of Ogle-
thorpe Lodge No. l, the Oldest lodge in
Georgia Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock
there will be public meeting al Odd Eel
lows hall. An address of welcome will be
made to the grand lodge on behalf of the
city of Savannah by Mayor Meldrim The
response on behalf of the grand lodge will
be by Grand Representative John B. Good
win, ex-Mayor of Atlanta. Past Grand U.
H. McLaws of DeKalb Lodge will well
come the visitors on behalf of the order in
this city, and the response will be by c. H.
Brand, grand master. This will conclude
the public exercises.
The ffty-dfth annual session of the
grand lodge will then be called to order
and the grand lodge degree conferred. A
beautiful souvenir badge, will be given
each visiting member. 1t has a back
ground of scarlet satin, with celluloid
medallion pendant from bar pin with the
letters I. o. o. F. On one side of the me-
dalion is a cut of the Odd Fellows hall
of Savannah. On the reverse in an emilia
matte design of the all-seeing eye and
three links, with this inscription indie
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, Grand
Lodge of Georgia. May 1926, 1898
A complimentary excursion will be CIV
en- in honor of the members of the grand
lodge and their ladies' to the ocean on the
steamer Clifton, Wednesday afternoon.
The steamer viii leave wharf foot of Bull
street at o'clock, returning to city about
7 o'clock. Refreshments will be served on
board
Thursday morning a carriage drive will
be rendered the visiting ladies. Various
points of interest around the city will be
visited, with drive to Thunderbolt and a
luncheon at the yacht club house.
The business of the session will, in all
probability, be finished Thursday after
noon. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
evenings a band of music will be at Hotel
Tybee for the pleasure of the visitors.
The last meeting of the grand lodge in
Savannah was in 1890. Sessions since then
have been held in Columbus, 1891; Bruins
wick, 1892, Macon, 1885, Augusta, 1894;
Griffin, 1896; Atlanta, 1896; Athens, 1897.
Waycross is anxious TO have the 1899
meeting, and an invitation will be expect
ed by the Mayor and aldermen,
Board of Trade, merchants generally,
and the officers and members of the local
lodges. Rome is also a candidate for the
honor. The last session held at Rome
was in 1889 This was the meeting when
the lamented Adolph Brandt of Augusta
fell dead on the floor of the grand lodge
while engaged in delivering a speech.
In all probability the Deputy Grand Mas
ter T. L. Gruzard will be elected grand
master, he being next in line of promo
ton The veteran secretary, John G.
Deitz, is a fixture In that office and never
has opposition. A grand lodge meeting
without Deitz would be like the play of
Hamlet minus the melancholy Dane.
Grand Treasurer John S. Tyson will, of
course, succeed himself.