The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-22
Prize Drill To-day Will be
an Interesting Event
THOUSANDS WILL SEE It.
''B@
Visiting Knights are Having q
Royal Time and the Gathering
is a Success in Every
Sense of the Word

The Grand Lodge, Knights of Pyth-
las, began ITS annual session in this city
yesterday. Nearly every lodge In the
Stats is represented at the meeting, and
the city Is thronged with visitors. The
largest delegation is from Savannah,
that city alone sending about two hun
died Knights. Tdey came by special
train, tog with the delegates from
Augusta.
The parade was formed at $3.50 in
front of the Oglelhorpe hotel. The
Grand Lodge members were Ia car
riages, preceded by the Brunswick Ma
rine band, the Uniform Rank bringing
up the rear. The line Of march was
down Newcastle street to Hanover park,
around the park and back up New
castle to the Grand opera house, where
the public exercises were held,
Mayer Emanuel, on behalf of the city
of Brunswick, officially welcomed the
visitors to our city. He was responded
to by Grand Chancellor Milton e. Smith,
OF Macon. The Brunswick Knights
selected Congressman W. G.. Brantley to
deliver the address OF welcome to the
visiting Knights in their behalf. He
was introduced by Col. a. D. Gale. Mr..
Brantley talked on Pythiantsm, and his
address was full of praise for the Geor>
gia Knights of Pythias. He was ably
responded 20 by Vice-Chancellor r. A
Hooper, of Amerious. who, in few
we'll delivered and appropriate words,
assured the Brunswick knights thea ne,
as we'll as the entire convention, was
delighted to citizens in the hospitable
city of Brunswick,
Immediately after the exercises at
the opera house. the Grand lodge met at
Castle hall, and he'd short session.
During that time, tho Uniform Ranks
were taken in charge by the local COM
pany, and rendered drive over the city.
At $3.50, the entire convention was
given a boat ride on the steamer Emme-
line to the sea buoy and return.
Tomorrow, the Grand lodge will get
down to work, and great deal of busis
ness is to be transacted. The annual
reports Of sll the officers will be read,
officers for the year will be elected, and
the city for the conYention to meet in
1862 will be selected. II is understood
that several cities will be In the race, but
1t is quite certain now that Valdosta will
be successful.
AT 2:S0 today, the Uniform Rank will
be formed and msrdi9d to the fair
grounds, where the competitive drill
will take place. This feature of the
gathering has attracted considerable
interest, and the drill will be very ir =
teresting. The following companies will
take part: Two from Savannah, one
from Augusta, one from Atlanta, one
from West Point and one from Bruns-
wick. All the companies made an ex-
cellent showing in the parade yesteri
day, and it is an impossibility to eveH
predict the winner. The team frog1
Augusta say they have come for thief
prize, ard will surely take 1t home with
them, while the companies from Savan.
nah make the same claim. The Allan ia
and West Point divisions ere also sure
of capturing one Of the prizes. Ogle,
thorpe division, of Brunswick, under
command Of Captain Tobias Newman,
has but very little to say, but will go