The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-24
|. 0. 0. F. NOW READY
FOR GRAND LODGE MEETING IN
ATLANTA.
DELEGATES AND OFFICERS
START FOR CAPITAL TO MORROW
NIGHT.

Grand Master McAlpin Now in At
Ianta and VIII Submit Interesting
RepOrt-SpIendid Growth of odd
Fellowship in Georgia During
Past Year-Savannah Has Seven
Subordinate Lodges and Two En-
campments-There Are Nearly Fiji
teen Thousand Odd Fellows in the
State-Increase During Year Over
Three Thousand.
The sixtieth annual meeting Of the
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of Geor-
gia, will be held in Atlanta this week,
beginning Wednesday morning. The
Grand Encampment will be held Tues
day. These events are of the greatest
interest to Odd Fellows in the state
and in Savannah, where there are seven
lodges and two encampments, all in
fine condition, the coming sessions are
being discussed on all sides. Some few
of the officers and delegates to the
Grand Lodge and encampment will be
in Atlanta in advance, but the ma
jority of those going to represent Sa-
vannah will leave tomorrow night by
the Central of Georgia. The following
grand officers and delegates are from
this city, expected to attend the meet
ings:
Grand master, Henry McAlpin;
grand chaplain, Rev. w. c. Schaeffer,
D. D.. grand secretary, John S. Tyson;
grand representative, c. H. Dorsett;
member of committee, ]. H. H. Os-
borne, ]. Mendel and w. H. Wade.
Oglethorpe Lodge No 1-E. A. Eason,
Jr., ]. b. Fitzgerald, James Van Ber-
schot.
Live Oak Lodge Nc. S-Dr. j. w.
Buchanan, Leander Butler L. G. Har-
vey.
DeKaIb Lodge No. 81. w. Smith.
Golden Rule Lodge No. 12-Fred Yves
sells, Jr.. j. S. Silva, j. L. Gordon.
Concord Lodge No. NV. H. Winn,
T. NJ. Hoynes, w. S. Kulman, E. S. Ma
son, w T. Walls.
Haupt Lodge No 5S-w. C. Mcintyre,
A Jasme, A. Mendel, John Stahmer, S.
Rowlinski.
Acorn Lodge No. 1OS-H. NJ. Ward. ].
2. Henderson.
Magnolia Encampmen No. 1-R. C.
Burnham.
Savannah encampment No. 22-James
Van Berschot, w. E. Burke, B. D. Full
Ter.
Formal Greetings.
The Odd Fellows will receive cor
dial welcome in Atlanta, at the Odd
Fellows Hall. Gov. Terrell will speak
for Georgia, and Mayor Evan P. How
ell, will do the honors for the city
There will be some sessions of the en-
campment Tuesday, and the business
of the Grand Lodge will begin Wed
nesday Mr.. Van Berschot, who is the
| commander of the newly organized
Canton of the Patriach's Militant, for
Savannah. will leave tonight for At
lanta, having a number of matters to
attend to before the opening of the
Encampment and Grand Ledge. Grand
Master Henry McAlpin has already
gone to Atlanta.
Growth of the Order.
In the grand masters report, which
will be presented at the opening Of
the Grand Lodge, ii will be noted with
pleasure and congratulations, that the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows in
Georgia is growing steadily and rapid
ly. The figures that will be given in
Secretary Tyson's report win show
that there have been 3,141 new mem
bers added to the rolls, including the
charter members in thirty-four new
lodges. All this within the year ending
April 30, 1903. The finances of the order
are in excellent condition, and the fact
that the Odd Fellows have established
themselves in siXty-nine counties of
Georgia is a matter that needs no fur
ther comment.
The order now has about $50 lodges in
the state with a total membership of
14,040. The receipts of the grand secre-
tary. for the year ending April 30, were
$11, OIL SO, and this amount is shown to
have been paid over to the grand treas
urer. The details of the expenses, ETC.,
are to be given in his report to the
Grand Lodge.
Rebekah Lodges.
Rebekah Lodges are organized in
many parts of Georgia and the total
membership is given as 1858. Savannah
has a lodge of Rebekah, Ruth No. g.
with nearly 100 members, and Miss
Maggie Bigbee of this city is the Off
cial representative of the lodge who
will go to Atlanta. 1t is understood
that a number of ladies who are men,
bers of Ruth Rebekah Lodge will be
present in Atlanta during the sessions
of the Grand Lodge and Encampment.
Sugar the Thing just Now.