The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-21
GREAT GAIN OF
ODD FELLOWS
GRAND, LODGE AT VALDoSTA.
REPORT or GRAND MASTER HYNDs
i MOST GRATIFYING.

Gain Of over 5,o1O SeF Members
During Last Year-Ree0m IN sBda-
tions B1ade ReGa riding Prizes for
Tenn work and for InsfractIon of
Subordinate Lodzes-secretaTy Ty-
SOM Report savannah Wants
S~Ht Grand Lodge.
AmorY re Georgia C65 Fellows Tn1
VII. l51uey 20 the meeting Of the
Grand Lo5ze - Fal1osta rex- week
viii b. nearly two-s,ore from SaTa1-
nan, besides p special ar carrying
delegate tram the Canton. Repre-
Eeu,st.ves u me E=o-zsas Will =l.,
attend.
The laG year has been ore y re-
razrkzole growth a. menoa-sa.2 .a
Georx.a, ana - . cCnsez 2eIce IL Il
believed the coming annual gathering
v1u be the ms. largely attended En-
the history q the O1d Fs..oWs l- th-z
gtste.
On Tuesaay the Grand Encamp-
nsnt viI dc.1 ~ ft-y-sevea.t annual
gathering. ana On Wednesday ana
Tn1rs5ay che Grand Lo1se wall b. IL
session for .rs s.x-y-arst annual meet
Ing. The Rsoeksa assembly VIII also
meet o. wednesday. Tnose wno expect
70 attend the various rnee,sCgs #i4
leave Savannah Monday ana Tues
day. ms viii b the first aaE1a.
meeting ~ odd Fellows ever held o.
Valcoats, which j. H. the center Of
territory embracing "a number d
thriving lodges
one u The features u the cOayen-
ton winch val. bring rejoicing 70 every
Tnemher viii be the report u Grand
Master John A. Hynd8 !a which ~
gets forth generally ana particularly
the 1YOs1th Of the order during Inc las,
ye@T BG- even tGs most gratifying
showing made therein viii he rincreas-
ed b. supplemental report Wnicn =
being prepared By Grand Secretary J.
s. Tyson. showing d number u new
lodges Installed since me printing d
the report u the grand otfcers
secretary Tyson's Report.
According 70 tnis supplemental re-
port, which VIII oe issued to-day, hFe
Eeag lodges have just been Institute.
While Dissertations are out for three
more The following are the lodges
which have been instituted since the
report vas published: AiIapaha Han.
Perrlen county. 30. 10. White Plains.
Jsckson county. No. 2z5. Boetick, Nor
gan county, No. z5G. Oakland, Merri-
weather county, 40. ~: Mineral Bluff,
Fanuin county. No. 70.
The following dispensatiOns have beeli
sent out and the lodges VIII. In all
probability, be Instituted before the
meeting Of the Grand Lodge: BiakeIy.
F.arly county No. z53. Norman Park,
C0lquitt county, No, 10. Aeigs. Thorn
a. county. so. al. Yesterday morning
Grand Secretary Tyson received an ap-
phcation for the institution Of still an
other lodge.
Savannah Wants Grand Lodge.
In the report Of Secretary Tyson, the
detailed work for the year IS presented
in convenient form. Owing 10 the
great number Of suspensions for nom
payment Of dues during the year 1903,
the net increase IN membership was not
quite 80 large az In 1902. the increase
last year being Z.9s5, an against 5,l4l
IN the latter year. The net increase IN
the number Of lodges for the year was
foEty-fOur.
IN the Rebekah branch "A net gain Of
eight lodges was made. with a net in
crease 81 faembeT8hip Of 5s4.
u ~ Drobabie that Savannah Will be
selected a. the place for the meeting
Of the next session 81 the Grand Lodge
Fl 1875. An invitation VIII be extended
from the local lodges. ana strong ef-
fort viii be made 10 land the prize
Favorable rates On the railroads have
already been assured.
Grand Masters Report.
Under the head N State Of the Or
der" Grand Master Hyuds says in his
annual report:
Fifty new lodges and more than s.
80
ing the year. In that short sentence
you have q full history Of the work
that has been done. 1t needs no
strained phrases TO picture the mar