The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-06
GUEST or THE ODD FELLOWS.
uF.PUTY GRAND SIRE JOHN u.
GOODWIN ENTERTAINED ny
SAVANNAH LODGES.


a.rboIt for Dinner-Addrcssed a
Meeting OF Members of the order
and Their Friends az Masonic Hall
lat Night-WiII Be Given an
ox.ter Ronst To-day ut Tybee.
ia, John 3. Goodwin OF Atlanta.
s.,u,v grand sire OF the order Of Odd
r,siov-s reached the city yesterday morn
,ox Al 7 o'clock and was. during the day
-. guest OF she local members OF the
order.
The deputy grand sire was met a. the
3.oo, BY che committee and escorted 70
49, De soto where he remained until 10
,..lork when he was taken by the male
members OF the committee for "a short
,slt 20 tho HussaIs Club. Returning
,ss1ce 10 the De Soto az i0.3o the entire
,.,rtv consisting OF Mr.. Goodwin. AIR. r.
Davunt. chairman OF che com
r,itise. and Messrs. Lea But
lar Charles II. Dorset. J. s. Tyson W. T.
,l.ponasd W. /. Mcintyre and n. ".
vg.,t and Mesdames J. r. Cumbea. +.
O. Exley. c.. L. Grower. II. s Haup;.
and a. ~ Manucy. and Miss j. +. Dor
f entered carriages aud were driven
90 tne principal points Of interest about
,bs eifv. Among the places visited was
en-. city Exchange. from the clock tower
~ which MIR Goodwin was shown
t.-j.s ere view OF the city and the ocean
steamship Company's wharvcs, where
~. Nacoocheo was inspected thence
t-roufh Estnl and Dale avenue 10 the
savannah Yacht Club az Thunderboit,
Tho party then visited Greenwich Park.
aat rrturned 10 Bannon Lodge at Thun-
dersaf Tor a hsh dinner. Returning. the
cfr was rcacncO At $50 O'Clock.
- sBo O'Clock Mr. Goodwin was again
taken len charge by the members Of Gne
committee and escorted 10 the Masonic
Hail where q had been arranged that
h. s1ould address gathering OF odd Eel
foRs and their friends. Preparations had
been made Tor large crowd. but for some
reason the attendance was poor. not more
thsn go persons being present
IL had been srranged that capt. Henry
M-Alpin should Introduce Mr.. Goodwin
to bis audience. but a. he was out of the
cts this duty deyolved upon Mr. Davant
The Introduction was preceded. however.
hv an overture by Rosenfcd's orchestra,
aud prayer hy Rev Or W G. Scaaef-
fer
After notifying the audience Of the
change Of programme. owing TO the alb
sence Of Capt. McAlpin. AIr Davant said:
"It Is my privilege ana pleasure 10 In
Produce 20 YOU one who has devoted his
every energy Tor years 20 the uphuildiug
ana welfare OF Odd Fellowship. not only
iu Georgia. bat tn the United States.
orc whose devotion 20 the order has won
for him distinction that no other men,
Der 90 the order has obtained pracu-
csiv unanimous election 20 the second
highest Office in the Silt of the order"
Iu his address Alr. Goodwin said in part
that be- mad had for many years past a
most pleasant recollection OF Odd Fellow
ship in Savannah. and had not f1rgogteH
tne many kindnesses received al the hands
e. IFS members
Referring 60 mis- recent election he said:
n DON'T suppose there - among All hodles
more conservative body than the Grand
Sovereign Lodge Of odd Fellows and the
honor mat % conferred on me was due 70
To- merit OF mine. but through the desire
% the lodge 10 represent different parts
Is the country 10 the hcstOwal OF tls
t0nors When the result Of the election
became known. a. much as I appreciated
the honor conferred or me. my first
thoughts were OF the pleasure that y
would give 10 the odd Fellows o. Geor-
Fa"
Referring again 10 his visit he saii
that 20 come TO Savannah az any time
vas pleasure. but 20 come TO Savsn-
nah and be greeted by his brother ODD
Fellows was n much greater pleasure.
and there g." ne said. "ln added plea
ure in coming 10 Savannah because / re-
elli that u was here that the order nai
1eginning and lodgment iu the state.
As a. Savannah was developed and
built up the government OF the state. 50
here also. was odd Fellowship commit
rers up through the state. The present
growth AMI status OF the order shows
how well they performed that duty.
Pounded be- 1873 10 che city % Halfi-
more Il was the intention OF it's found
ers that II should be as free and indie
pendent as that government that had been
founded on American SOL. In that manner
it has dome 20 Us and its progress has
been so wonderful that Il has been eX-
tended 70 almost every land, ana Is found
wherever Caucasian civilization IS found
II has kept pace and made progress COM
mensuTate with che development ana civ
ilzation Of this great country and Is
known and respected not only by its
members but BY mankind. II Is a friend
20 che government. but avoiding govern
ment eutanElements. keeps ever in view
re own great aims and purposes. L, must
.ppeal 10 all Who are lovers OF race and
bonds Of sympathy and love"
Mr.. Goodwin then told briefly OF the
snread OF the order. Travelling wcst
Eith the pioneer" he said. 1T has taken
hold wherever planted. and proportion
eiely is as strong on the Pacific as u
Is on the Atlantic. there being IN CALI
i1rnia alone 5000 members In the
ether Western states so great has been
~ progress that there is now on foot
movement to celebrate during the COM
me summer the seml-centcnniai of its in
ftution west OF the Mississippi. In Can
ada. too, It's growth has been equally
rapid and satisfactory. In fact. In the
hall Of tho Sovereign Grand Lodge are
hung sixteen flags representing as many
different countries Ia which the order Is
established.
Everybody is Rratihed that the order
tts recognized that there - place fog
women. And that having placed ln the
binds Of the women jas standard 81 o.
F" them being carried 20 even higher
paups."
hr Goodwin also reviewed nt eomc
hngth the amounts received and cxpend-
- by the lodges. and named q number
o. cases in which the order had taken
prominent part In the ai.cviation Of dis -.
--s- due TO fire, food and dfsensc.
in reference 20 the order IN Georgia
snd that he had Just learned from
fraud Secretary Tyson OF its marvellous
t.e"th during the present year. IN whch