The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-20
TRIBUTE TO THEIR DEAD.
IMPRESSIVE MEMORIAL SERVICES
BY ODD FELLOWS LODGES.

Twelve Members of the Order Died
In Savannah Last Yenr-Wreuths
Placed Upon IA Monument In Token
of Respect to Their Memory by
Representative OF the Lodges.
Rev. schneHer's Address-The nit
unIIstIc Exercises.
Memorial services by the Savannah
lodges Of the Independent Order Of Odd
Fellows were held at the Evangelical
Lutheran Church Of the Ascension last
night.
A handsome monument was placed In the
pulpit in memOrium 20 the twelve men,
bers of the lodges who died during the
year. As the name Of each lodge was call
ed, a little miss would bring forward a
wreath and in a few words present It to
the lodge in memory of It's departed mem
bers When decorated with the wreaths,
the monument presented a touching APP
pearance, The little girls who assisted in
the decoration We're Misses Stella Manucy,
Edith Doty, Eulalia Cox Maggie Behr,
Mary Edith Smith. Mary Battey Nichols,
Mabel Ware and Ruby Mcintyre.
The responses on behalf of the lodges
were made by Messrs. J. S. Tyson. u. II.
McLaws II. e. Wilson, John Houston, c.
II. Carson, Sr., L. D. Strutton, r. w. Farr
and A. N. Manucy, who extolled the char
acters and deeds of the lost members, OF
whom the twelve were, apportioned among
the lodges as follows. Oglethorpe Lodge,
No w n Ty1,r,,,s,Y, ma Wy II pat1o,.
Live Oak Lodge. No. 3--Wnliam Guam
took.
DeKalb Lodge No civilian r Dodd
Golden Rule Lodge No. l2-E. r. Peek
and j. J. Snyder.
Concord Lodge No 17-C. S. Neldlnger
Haupt Lodge No. 5S-J. w. CreelImah, ].
A. Ericsson. Nicholas Paulsen. f. ]. Green
and G. d. Breedenberg.
Acorn Lodge No l03-None.
The attendance at the services was large
Every seat In the church, with the excep-
tion of those reserved for the odd Eel
lows, was occupied when the lodges march
ed In in command Of Capt Henry Kol-
shorn, who acted as marshal.
After the opening ode and prayer, Rev
w. c. schaeffer delivered an address on
the relationship of the church to the or
der and explaining the appropriateness Of
such services as were held last night.
1T is the mission OF the church" said
! DR.. Schaeffer "to assist every effort on
the part of mankind 10 create happiness
among the widows and orphans, and pro-
mote the general interest IN follow men
This good work. continued Or. Schaef-
| fer, lis not only highly commendable, but
also received the appreciation OF the
| church, possibly on account of the great
central fact of immortal friendship and
love when exist in the hearts OF all odd
Fellows.
The hope Of meeting again, after this
| life and the chershug Of the memory
! of the departed brothers as though they
! were diving, and not dead. Or. Schaeher
! considered two very beautiful attributes Of
| the order Az
The speaker concluded with an earnest
| appeal to his hearers TO make the most
of time and opportunity In their commend-
| able devotion to one another In strengthen
! ing friendships ana carrying out the high
minded and whole-souled work The nd
! dress was listened to most lnterestedly by
the audience.
! Mr.. c. e. Stanton, p G. read the proc
lamation Of the grand sire ana OF the
| grand master, calling q meeting of all the
| Savannah lodges that had suffered lose Ivy
| death of members during the year to meet
! on June II and arrange TO have the me-
| mortal exercises, which were held Aast
| Night As Acorn Lodge No. 1903 was for
| tunate enough not to lose single member
| by death during the year, 1t was not neces-
| sary for the members of that lodge
! to furnish wreath for the mon
| ument. They were all pres
! ont, however, to pay their respects 20 the
| memory OF the deceased members of their
! sister lodges.
The singing of the hymns by The church
! choir, consisting OF Mrs. 8. L. Outten,
Mrs r. w. Baughn, Miss Mamie Schwarz,
| Miss Henrietta SaVarese, MISS Meta
DosSher, Miss Manic Lang, Miss Annie
| Schroeder Miss Mamie Ovens and Messrs.
| Helegenberg, Roentsh Upper, Huebner
| and Warth was exceilently rendered. The
opening and closing odes of the order were
| very pretty, the latter being sung to the
| tune of america"
The committee Of arrangements was
composed Of James Van Bershot, +. D. G..
! NJ, chairman; Charles Il. Stanton, Z. g.,
secretary; Frank Werm, j. G., c. II.
| Carson, ST., +. G., r.. S. Mason, r. G., A.
! ~ Manucy, =. @. NJ, ana J. r. Miscally.
The responses by some of the represen-
| tatives of the lodges were impressive
especially those of +. G.. Y. II. McIaws
of the Grand Lodge Of Georgia; +. G. II.
H. Wilson, OF Oglethorpe Lodge No. J.
and T. G. NJ A. n Nancy, of Haupt
Lodge No. IS, all OF whom paid glowing