The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-15
ODD FELLOWS DINED
LIVE OAK LODGE CELEBRATED
ITS FIFTY-NINTH BIRTHDAY
WITH BANQUET.
MANY REBEKAHS PRESENT.
NOBLE GRAND AND VICE GRANDs
OF LOCAL LODGES GUESTS OF
HONOR.

supper Served in Union Depot Res
taurant-Members of Live Oak
Marched There After Regular Com
vocation of LOdge-RespOnses Made
to Five Regular TOnsts-AmOnE the
Speakers Joseph p. Figg, RaifOrd
Falligant, Charles G. Edwards, Lee
ander Butler and Mrs. Lula j.
Cumbea-Address of welcome Made
by Robert ID. Hamilton, Master of
Ceremonies.
Live Oak Lodge of Odd Fellows held
its ffty-ninth annual supper last night
1t was served by Freid & Sommers in
the Union Station restaurant, and was
attended by some sixty or more mem
bers of the lodge and the noble grands
and vice grands of the other local
lodges, and by six ladies prominently
connected with Ruth Rebekah Lodge.
The members of Live Oak assembled
at the lodge room where a regular
meeting of the lodge was held before
the march was taken up. The ladies
went direct to the banquet room. The
banqueters were seated at a long T.
shaped table tastifully decorated with
palms and flowers.
At the head of the table sat DR..
]. W. Buchanan, noble grand, and at
his left in the order named, Mr.. R.
D. Hamilton master of ceremonies;
Mr.. Charles G. Edwards and Mr.. Raj
ford Falligant, who were among the
nd P1ItIaV In
charge of arrangements.
The Rebekah Guests.
The ladies were seated with their
escorts at the right of the noble grand
in the order named: Mrs. Lula ].
Cumbea, past president of the Rebe-
kah State Assembly; Mrs. t. Hunter
Henderson, secretary of Ruth Lodge;
Mrs. w. E. Norton, destrict deputy
grand master; Miss Leila Exley, past
noble grand; Mrs. M. M Exley treas
urer, and Miss Rhetta Thompson, vice
grand of Ruth Lodge.
The other guests of honor and speak
erS were seated at various places. I'M
mediately preceding the serving of sup
per a short address of welcome was
made by Mr. Hamilton, who, in the
course of his talk, explained that it
is customary to observe the anniversary
of the lodge with a banquet which
usually is given Immediately after the
installation of the officers, but that
for various reasons to follow that GUS
tom had been found inconvenient this
year and consequently the banquet had
been postponed until the present time.
He closed his address with the wish
that each one would find the occasion
so pleasant one that he would long
treasure it's remembrance.
Supper was then served, the follow
ing being the very excellent menu:
Soup
Green Turtle.
Sherry Wine.
Broiled Pampano, a la .Vanatiere.
Potato a la Marechale.
Roast.
Prime Ribs Roast, Mushroom Sauce.
New Potatoes.
Spring Chicken. Green Corn.
Claret.
Entrees.
Peppers Stuffed with Shrimp.
Punch.
Chicken Salad. Potato Salad.
Sailed Almonds.
Dessert.
Assorted Cakes. Ice Cream.
Roquefort Cheese. Toasted Crackers.
Drip Coffee. Ice Tea. Cigars.
The TOasts and Speeches.
At the close of the banquet the
toasts were announced and the speak
ers were introduced by Mr.. Hamilton,
who paid to each a complimentary
tribute. The toasts and those who re-
sponded to them were as follows:
1.-The Order" Joseph P. Figg.
Love of the Members to the Lodge, -
Raiford Fallgant.
Love of the Lodge to the Members, :"
Charles G.. Edwards.
1.-THE Order to the Rebekahs," Lean
der Butler.
1.-The Rebekahs to the Order" Mrs.
Lula ]. Cumbea.
Each of the speakers made an elo-
quent effort, and the applause that
followed each address showed that it
was most heartily appreciated.
The occasion proved in every way a
| most enjoyable one and it's success was
due chiefly to the efforts of Mr.. J..
| F. Glatigny, chairman of the general
committee of arrangements, Mr.. Lean
| der Butler, whose experience with SIM
| liar affairs always makes him a most
valued aid, and the other members of
| the committee, all of whom were I'M
| sparing in both time and pains. Messrs.
Freid & Sommers, too, contributed in