The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-30
IT'S SIXTH BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATED BY CONCORD LODGE
WITH SUPPER, SONG AND SPEECH.
WENT TO ISLE OF HOPE.
AND ENTERTAINED 125 MEMBERS
AND GUESTS.

>,ai ]. Ferris Cam on Concord
IodGe"-Capt. Henry McAtpIn's
subject .srhe Good of the Order"
satisfies showing Material
Growth of the Order Read by Sec
ret.ry j. $. Tyson-District Deputy
Butler Also n Speaker-Music Sung
Inv Male Quartette.
Members of Concord Lodge of Odd
Fellows and invited guests to the num-
her of one hundred and twenty-five,
.olebrated the sixth anniversary of
che lodge last night with a fish sup
r,o,, at A. NJ. Barbees Isle of Hope
ravilion. and with a most enjoyable
programme of addresses and music,
.he latter rendered by a male quar-
.e++e. consisting of j. S. Banks, M.
Papy. G. B. Bessellieu and How
ard G. Clark.
The members met at Odd Fellows
Hall at s O'Clock. and after the lodge
had been opened and closed. took a
srecial car in waiting, and started for
Isle of Hope, which they reached about
O "a o'clock. There an excellent sup
ner was served by Mr.. Barbee, and
after ample justice had been done to
that, the programme was begun with
song by the quartette, Zone Little
Word" which was so appreciated that
an encore, Way Down Yonder," was
also given.
Mai. ]. Ferris Cam followed with an
Ia
ed in humorous vein and then began
seriously to tell of Concord Lodge and
odd Fellowship generally, their claims,
and the splendid work that they had
done. Il wonder if any of you" he
said. have ever considered the signih-
cance and the sentiment of the name
YOU selected for your lodge-'Concord.
1t means peace, unity of opinion and
sentiment; that it's members must
work TOGETHER that their spirits are
bound by indissoluble ties. Its mean
ing may be the better understood when
one thinks of Shakespeare's lines: Had
/ the power l would pour the milk of
concord into hell itself, and stay all
discord there.
where will you find a purer, more
nearly perfect example of those Christ
like principles of the brotherhood of
man than Odd Fellowship, and espe-
ciany in Concord Lodge. Concord
Lodge is but so years old, yet it is the
peer of any lodge not only in Savan-
nah, but in Georgia itself" Maj. Cam
then gave some of the statistics show
ing the growth and financial strength
of the lodge which, he explained, now
has a membership of 1856 members, and
which, he said before the month is out,
will be increased to over 200; has ST.
0S6 on hand, besides collections to be
made of amounts now due, and besides
has SASS in an investment fund.
Getting back to fraternal orders gen.
orally, Mr.. Cam said that in the face
of what they have done and are still
doing in ever increasing measure, there
are some that ask, What good do they
do?" II never hear that question"
continued the speaker, without feel
ing like telling the questioner of a sign
that once saw in Mobile. On a broad
board was painted, Fish for SALE, and
just below that and in letters equally
prominent, was the further notice,
Don't ask no dam fool questions
My friends, look around you and
see what fraternal societies do. They
help the poor and the sick; bury the
dead comfort the widow and the or
phan; protect virtue and reward good
ness; despise and fight against iniquity
and sin, and bring sunshine to the
homes of all.''
Other speakers were Capt. Henry
McAlpn, whose subject was, THE
Good of the Order Mr.. j. S. Tyson,
grand secretary, who gave a lot of
statistics showing the splendid growth
of the order recently, and Mr.. Leander
Butler, district deputy. The quartette
sang one or more selections between
each of these addresses. A special car
brought the crowd back to the city
shortly after midnight.
Deputy Grand Sire John B. Goodwin
of Atlanta, and Grand Matser of the
State ]. l.. Bass of Athens had been in
vited, but were compelled to decline in
letters of regrets that were read to the
gathering. The POSTMASTER was Mr..
I. M. Hoynes, who also was chairman
of the committee of arrangements. To
his excellent work and the able assist
ance of Mr.. E. S.. Mason and others
was due the complete success of the