The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-05
GUEST OF KNIGHTS
GEN. GOBLIN WILL BE INFORMALLY
ENTERTAINERS TO-DAY
AT RECEPTION AND SUPPER.
WILL VISIT AvONDALE RANGE
IN THE AFTERNOON.

Reception to Past Grand Command
err Will BE Held at Home of Past
Eminent Commander J. II. Saus.y
at Noon-WiII BE Entertained mt
supper mt Bannon Lodge by Past
Grands and Past Eminents To-
night-Visited Yacht Club Yester-
day.
Brig. Gen. I. p. S. Goblin, past grand
commander of the knights Templar in
the United States, whose visit to Sa-
vannah was announced in the Morn
ing News, will be entertained by the
members of Palestine Commandery
Knights Templar to-day. The enter
tainment. which win be altogether in
formal, will consist of a reception at
the home of Mr.. ]. r. Saussy, past
eminent commander of the local com
mandery, and a supper at Mrs. Ban
mons, rendered by the past grand COM
manders of Georgia and the past emf
nent commanders OF the Palestine
Commandery. a
The reception will be held at 70
O'Clock. All of the Knights Templar
in the city are invited to be present
and meet Gen. Goblin. Many of them
are already acquainted with him. he
having been a conspicuous figure at
many of the national concIaves. They
read with pleasure of his arrival and
were interested to know that the first
thing which he did on arriving was
to make inquiry as to the whereabouts
or those gentlemen whom he remem-
bered having met on these occasions.
In the afternoon he will visit the
range, and probably the Yacht Club.
| He visited the yacht club yesterday.
| but was unable to secure a good view
| or the surroundings on account of the
! Indictment weather Gen. Goblin will re-
| turn to Savannah before attending the
| supper at Bannon Lodge for the pur-
| pose of visiting the Georgia Historical
| Society He is particularly anxious to
| obtain some book which will give him
a general idea of the geography of the
| surrounding country.
At the supper at Bannon Lodge, Gen.
| Goblin will be the guest of the four
| past grand commanders of the state
and several of the past eminent COM
inanders, together with the eminent
| commander of the local commandery.
| Covers will be laid for twelve. and it
| is expected that the occasion will be
| very enjoyable one. The guests will
| assemble at 8 O'Clock.
The form of entertainment was de-
| cided on at meeting of several of the
| officers yesterday morning.
The rainy weather prevented Gen.
Goblin from seeing the sights in the
| city yesterday. He visited the Ex-
change in the morning, and later. in
| l.
| Howe, visited the Yacht Club and
| Bonaventure. He was impressed with
| the beauty of Bonaventure At the
4 Yacht Club his eye was caught by the
sdgn which vouchsaved the intelli-
| gence that formerly on that spot was
Fort Beauregard. 1t was the discov-
| cry of this information which led him
to desire a book which contained in
| formation relative to the topogra ply
Of the country and the historic locali-
| ties II
| Gen. Goblin was surprised to learn
that the collector of the port is a col
| ored man. Though a Pennsylvania
| by BIRTH and the descendant of a fam
| lily for six generations residents of the
| Quaker state, Gen. Goblin has tastes
| and habits peculiarly Southern. His
| general appearance-his long coat and
| road-brimmed black hat, his rudy
| face and white hair and moustache-
| lend MN the air or gentleman OF the
| old school. He is unassuming and
modest, and an agreeable and grace
| full conversationalist.
1t was when the General comment
| ed upon the excellence of the okra
soup which had been served him at
| dinner that one of his friends asked
him where he acquired his Southern
| tastes.
That is easily accounted for" he
| answered. Mrs. Goblin was a Flo
| ridian."