The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17
KNIGHTS IN FORCE
OFF FOR ALBANY
THE LARGEST DELEGATION
THAT EVER REPRESENTED sAVAN-
NAH AT A GRAND LODGE MEETING.

Marched from Castle to Depot
Headed by Brass BRnd-Met at Sta
ton by Unusually Large Number
of Friends-Left on Special Train
over A. c. l.. Carrying in All 1870
Persons - VIII Pick Up Special
Coach at Waycross Carrying
Brunswick Delegation.
Headed by brass band the Knights
of Pythias. over one hundred strong
marched from their castle to the Uhl-
ion Station last night and left, via a
special train, over the Atlantic Coast
Line, for Albany, where the Grand
Lodge of the order will be convened
in annual session to-day.
Not only did each of the three COM
panies, uniform rank, carry a large
number of members, but in addition
there were several members of the
lodges and number of ladies, in all
party of about a hundred and thirty
This was the largest delegation that
has ever left Savannah in a body for
the Grand Lodge meeting, and prob
ably the largest of the order that has
ever attended from any one city in
the history of the organization. The
showing made was especially pleasing
to the officers of the companies ana
of the battalion, all of whom have
worked hard for large delegation.
The number carried by each COM
pany is as follows: Teutonla Com
pany, in the charge of Capt. H. F.
G. Kramer. First Lieutenant II. Lang
and Second Lieutenant ]. H. Murken,
40; Savannah Company, with Capt. [.
Holman and First Lieutenant R. K.
Hall, in charge, "a, and Georgia Com
pany, with Capt. r.. j. Dayant, First
Lieutenant A. S. Cohen, and Second
Lieutenant Worthem in command. 3d.
i'll all, 103 men in uniform, not includ.s
ing the officers of the staff of whom
large majority went There were
eleven ladies to make the trip, among
them being Mrs. H. E. Dreeson, Mrs.
Adam Kessel. Mrs. Emile Rich and
Mrs. Edwin S. Epstein.
Marched from Castle.
The companies formed at the castle
shortly after s o'clock, and left at 8
for the depot, where they arrived if
teen minutes later. The interest that
is taken in the trip was shown by
the unusually large number of friends,
chiefly ladies, who gathered at the sta
ton to see the commands off. The
station was thronged with them, and,
when the gates were thrown open for
the knights to go to their train, they
swarmed through and remained until
the train pulled out.
The officers who will make the trip
A 10, - ~,
Georgia brigade; Lieut. ]. Ferris Cam,
Capt. and Adjt Fred Schwarz. Maj.
H. e. Dreeson, Lieut.. r. B. Bostick,
Commissary Lieutenant Emile Peters,
Quartermaster Lieutenant c. o. God
| frey Adjt and Sergt. Maj Charles
Toussaint and Color Sergeant J. D.
Murray. Tsa
Given Fine Train.
The train on which the companies
left consisted of five. coaches of the
finest equipment owned by the Allan
tic Coast Line, each of the four pas
senger cars being vestibuled. The train
was drawn by engine No. 272, one of
the best owned by the road; next to
II was the baggage coach, then that
of Georgia Company No. 1; followed
by that of Savannah Company No. To-
next that of Teutonia Company No. 3,
and then a chair car for the use of
bhC anu Ollcl peNSoclis CTS OlHtE
than members of the order. Each of
the company cars bore a banner on
each side, giving the name and num-
Der of the command occupying it.
The train will stop at Waycross to
pick up a special car with the Bruins
wick delegation, and win make the
remainder of the run without a stop.
1t is believed that record run will
be made, as the road has assured the
knights a schedule that will put them
in Albany four and one-kalf hours out
from Savannah. The train is accom-
panied by Mr.. Maurice Walsh, travel
ing passenger agent, and by Mr.. w.
H. Wright superintendent of the Sa-
vannah division of the road.
The large attendance from Savannah
and the healthy interest that it de-
notes in the order in this city has
made it very probable that another
company of the uniform rank will be
organized shortly after the visitors to
Albany return.