The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-10
ODD FELLOWS MEMORIAL.
VIII Be Held at Lutheran Church
Next sunday EXeninr


The memorial services for the members
OF the order who have died during the past
year will be held by Savannah odd Fel-
lows at the Lutheran Church of the As
censlon next Sunday night. The pro-
Sramme that has been prepared is a beam
utul and elaborate one far surprising
anything on the same line that The odd
Fellows here have attempted in the past.
The committee in charge of the exercises
consists of Messrs. James Van Berschot.
chairman; w. o. Hawley c. II. Carson,
Charles E. Stanton. George w Rush. w
c. Mcintyre, r. C'Burnham and Mrs. J
f. Cumbia of Ruth Lodge of the Wo-
mans auxiliary organization. Mr.. Franz
Hubner will be in charge of the music at
the church. Mr.. f. A Warth will act
as orsanist, while the parade of the mem
bers of the order from their lodge rooms
TO the sacred edifce will be under the COM
mand of Capt Henry Kolshorn, who will
be the grand marshal.
The memorial services at the church
will lie elaborate A monument to tho &c
OF the order who have died during the
year will be unveiled and each lodge of
Odd Fellows in the city will deposit
wreath of laurel at its base The ceremon-
les will be participated in also by the SOW
ereign grand lodge and by the grand lodge
of Georgia
AS the various wreaths are depo tied ar
the base of the monument responses will
be made by members of the various or
CARNATIONS taking part in the ceremon-
les. The re sponse fer the sovereign grand
zoe will h. IL
grand representative, and that tor the
Grand Lodge of the State by Mr. r. j
Davant. Mr.. r. NJ. Hitch will resp nd for
Live Oak Lodge. and Mr. j. r. Saussy
for DeKalb Lodge Those who will make
the responses on behalf of the other
lodges will be selected later
The various lodges will meet in their
lodge rooms at o'clock on the evening
of the exercises and the ODD Fellows Of
Savannah will march in a body TO the
church. Eve member vii be in fuI
regalia ana the spectacle they will present
TO those who attend the services will lie
an impressive and interest ng one. \ spe-
cal effort is being MADE to secure the at
tendance CT every member of the ord ar
IN the city, to the end that the presence
or all at the ceremonies will impress upon
The people of Savannah the loving affec-
ten in which odd Fellows hold their de-
parted brethl en- and their anxiety to do
them honor
Tho semi-annual elections for officers of
the various lodges of odd Fellows have
been taking place during the week. ard
are sti1 in progress. During the pres
ent week they will be completed most
OF the lodges having already cleo cd their
Officers. Among those chosen are the fol-
lowing:
o2iethorpe Lodge-Noble grand. f.. A.
kason, Jr.; vice grand c. c. Pacetti; re-
oord!nS secretary, James Van Berschot.
Haupt Lodge-Noble grand. Emil Pct
crs; vice grand, Thomas Gamble. Jr.
Golden Rule Lodge-Noble grand, w. c.
Schaeffer, recording secretary, J. s. Ty-
son.
Concord Lodgc-Noble grand, A. J. VIII
son; vice grand, w. r. Wallis recording
seci etary, J. B, Bulcken; treasurer. f. S.
Mason.
Other elections will be held during the
week, and by Saturday all OF the lodges of
Odd Fellows will be provided with heir
full quota Of officers. The elections Just
held and now being held are the semi
annual elections, and in some OF che
lodges some Of the officers are not elect
ed at this time, those chosen at the first
Of the year holding over until next win
ter.