The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-23
HAUpT LODGE ENTERTAINED
Gave "a supper TO the Officers of All
the Lodges.

Haupt Lodge of ODD Fellows, after the
initiatory degree had been conferred last
night, gave a supper al which the Off
GERS of all the other lodges of the order,
and Ruth Rebecca Lodge, No. 3, were
the guests. There were about seventy-iive
present who enjoyed most thoroughly the
supper prepared by the Ladies Aid So
ciety of the Lutheran Church of the AS
ceflslon, and the addresses that were made
by che representative Of the lodges.
Rev. DR.. w. c. Schaefer, the first
speaker, in behalf Of Golden Rule Lodge,
congratulated the officers of Haupt on
the splendid work of the evening. He was
glad, he said. to have been with them at
so sociable and fraternal a gathering, and
congratulated them on the large attend
ance, graced by the beauty and charm OF
Ruth Lodge.
Mr.. j. S. Tyson of Golden Rule, and
grand secretary of the state, was The sec
ond speaker. He gave some interesting
facts concerning the growth of the order
IN che state during the past year. Dur
ing this time there had been an increase
IN membership of 266, making the total
now 1886. The most remarkable
growth of the order was in
the encampment branch, three new
encampments having been incorpo-
rated, with a membership of 33S, maxi
ments now 1,052. 1t gave him pleasure,
me speaker said, to say that Magnolia
Encampment No / Of Savannah still led
the state in the point of numbers.
Mr.. c. II. Dorset spoke as che represen-
tative of DeKalb Lodge. He appreciated,
he said, the opportunity of being present,
and congratulated the lodge on the sue
cess of the affair Such reunions, he said
always have a pleasant effect; they enable
one TO renew old acquaintances and make
new ones. Besides, when speaking is ex-
pected, II Is a good thing to have refresh
ments. Not necessarily artillery punch
ana chicken salad which have at times
such unhappy effects as were recently
seen in Savannah, but a good supper, such
as the one that had been prepared, which
all might enjoy without. amy deleterious eff
fects.
Mr.. Lee Butler, who spoke on behalf
of Live Oak Lodge, said that in organic
ing Ruth Lodge he had reached the hight
OF his desire and his one ambition now
was to make and maintain it a success.
He also expressed the pleasure with
which he would meet the ladies of Ruth
Lodge as the guests of Live Oak.
Mr.. e. s. Mason of Concord was the
next speaker. He came as a representa-
tive not of Concord, but of Ruth Lodge,
whose lady members had honored Haupt
Lodge with their presence And he was
there to show the appreciation of the
work of the Rebecca Lodge whose in-
fiuenoe, he said, he had no doubt would
be felt in the near future in the city as
well as in the lodge He also expressed
his obligations to Haupt Lodge for its
hospitality and hoped that each meeting
in the future might be so well attended.
Capt. e. A. Gordon of Haupt Lodge was
the last speaker. He had not, he said
previously ATTENDED a meeting that had
been honored by the lady members of the
order hence he felt rather embarrassed;
but he felt sure that any lodge by the
name of Ruth must have members with
qualities similar to those that made Ruth
one Of the sweetest and most charming
characters in the Bible, and that these
members, like the namesake of their
lodge, would foster and cement the spirit
of Ruth among the different lodges.
Mr.. Gordon also spoke feelingly of Mr..
Adolph Manucy, who had graced with his
presence the hast affair of this kind
at which the speaker had been present
The committee which arranged the en-
tertainment and 70 whose efforts the sue
cess of the affair is due was composed of
Messrs w. c. Mcintyre chairman; w. II.
Wade. e. Peters, c. A. Vetter and C. O.
Dahlgreen.