The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-12
LIVE OAKS SOCIAL SESSION.
Nc mbers and Friends Entertained
With n PIeasing Programme.

With PIeusfng Programme.
The social session of Live Oak Lodge
at Odd Fellows Hall last night, was sue
cessful in every respect. There was a
large attendance, and the programme
proved highly entertaining. Among the
visitors was a number of soldiers in uni
FORM members of the order, who greatly
enjoyed the fraternal reception accorded
them.
The exercises began with the opening
ode Of the order, followed by prayer by
the chaplain P. G. John Houston. Past
Grand Lee Butler, chairman of the com
mittee on arrangements, explained the
objects of the meeting. Social sessions,
he stated, are intended to renew interest
in the lodge work, to revive and cement
fraternal feelings, and to enable the mem
bers to extend social courtesies 10 their
lady friends, as we'll as the brethren of
other lodges. Master Everett sang Nc
Clusky's White Vest very effectively, and
was rewarded with unstinted applause.
Miss Maggie Behr quite a well trained
young elocutionist, recited "Lottie's Mes
sage" She gave a sympathetic interpre-
tatlon of the pathetic poem. Miss Ever
EFT followed with a humorous song, Fin
negan, the Umpire" and proved fully as
clever as her brother. 1.-THE Palms."
solo by Miss Wilensky. was the next num-
Der The young pianist acquitted herself
with credit.
Past Grand Master Manucy then deliv-
cred an address on "Odd Fellowship"
probably the best of the many he has
prepared on topic with which he is
thoroughly acquainted story of the
campaign at Santiago was told by Mr..
Manucy which illustrated the significance
of Odd Fellowship and appealed directly
10 the soldiers present 1t was a tale
of devotion, of self-sacriice on the part
of one wounded soldier for another, which
had aroused the interest of Col. Roose-
welt of the Rough Riders, one of whose
men was a party to the sad drama. Two
soldiers. one a regular, the other a Texan,
in Col Roosevelt's regiment, were wound
ed and carried to the same military hos
pital The regular was soon discharged,
his wounds being slight. Returning to his
command, he sought and secured permis-
sion to go back to the hospital and nurse
the Rough Rider In his rounds at night
Col. Roosevelt noticed the devotion of
the nurse to the patient, and from other
sources heard of his depriving himself OF
rest and of comforts in order that the
wounded man might be better served. One
night the colonel was summoned to the
hospital and found the Rough Rider dy-
ing. By his SIDE was the TeBuldTs WIN
hand clasped in his dying comrades. Col.
Roosevelt received the messages and little
valuables Of the Rough Rider, and, after
his eyelids had been closed in death, turn
ed to the comrade by his side, and asked
the reason for his tender solicitude and
unstinted care of the sufferer.
did you know him before?' he asked.
mo, never met him until we were laid
side by side in this hospital"
do YOU know his family or friends?"
Nothing beyond what he has told me
of them in his last days"
well, what led you to devote yourself
so faithfully TO him, to sacrifice yourself
to alleviate his pains to serve one who
was an entire stranger 10 your
The soldier hestated and then replied:
Colonel, as we lay together here l found
that he was a brother Odd Fellow"
''God bless such an order" said the
colonel. II never knew there was so
much i'm II. When 1 return to the states /,
too. shall seek such friendship as this
"And he did" said Mr.. Manucy, land
the Odd Fellows of New York state who
have heard him relate this touching incl
dent of army and fraternal life were
drawn very close to him, realizing that
within Col. Roosevelts bosom there is a
warm. heart that throbs for others woes"
Master and Miss Everett gave humor-
ous sketch at the close of Mr.. Manucy's
address, and after the singing of the clos
ing ode by the odd Fellows present the