The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-23
DEKALB LODGE
PLANS GROWTH
PLEDGE BEST EFFORTS.
SOCIAL REUNION QUICKENs INTER-
EST IN THE WORK.

Programme of Session Entertained
and Past GIOrtes OF Lodge Lived
over Campaign Inaugurated
which VIII, IL Is Believed, RE-
suit in Making Lodge stronger.
Col. EstiIl, Noble Grand AZ Years
Ago Landed odd FeIlOwship.
In an enthusiastic reunion members
OF DeKaIb Lodge No. last night
pledged their efforts TO go forth and
work for an increased membership
during the coming year. The lodge
which has furnished the Grand Lodge
OF Georgia with seven grand masters.
is determined to keep well In the fore
front of Odd Fellowship.
Mr.. William H. Murdoch. noble
grand of DeKalb Lodge, presided at
the session. Prior to the opening of
marks recounting the victories of the
lodge, and appealing to the members
to work increasingly for still added
honors and increased membership. He
was heard with interest. 1t is evil
dent much increased spirit will be in
stilled into the life of the order.
A social session followed the re-
marks of Mr.. Murdoch. The pro-
gramme printed in the Morning News
was carried out in full. with the ex-
ception of the banjo duets. Note
worthy among the numbers of the pro-
gramme were the selections of the
Mandolin Club of eight members.
Another ENJOYABLE feature of the
programme consisted of the piano.
forte solos by Mrs. Josephine Dorsett
The other numbers We're one and all
well delivered and enjoyed. During
an interval of fifteen minutes In the
programme refreshments were served.
Older Members Present.
The reunion called out many of the
older members of DeKalb lodge. Among
this number, Col. j. II. Estill was call
ed upon to address the assembly. He
prefaced his remarks by stating he
was noble grand OF DeKalb Lodge for
ty-two years ago.
He said that an Odd Fellow, when
called upon In meeting of brothers,
usually followed a line Of thought ex-
tolling the benefits of the order. But
one thing, he said, more thai ny
other, had impressed him in the K,
and that was II taught men to ham
die themselves. Odd Fellows as a rule,
were men who worked in shops and
came after hours to the lodge where
they met men they never would other
wise meet.
There they received new ideas and
learned wisdom from their fellowmen.
He spoke of the Odd Fellow Lodge
room as a great training school for
all the duties of life. He asserted his
belief that much of Americas freedom
| and idea of liberty emanated from Odd
| Fellowship. In the main, he said, all
| people are alike, and he always tried
to find some good in every man, with
the result that he usually found the
| good trait. And In the Odd Fellow
Lodge room, he held, is AN excellent
| place to learn the good in all men.
PROFIT by influence.
Col. Estill spoke of the lodge which
had initiated him and accounted how
every member had profited under the
| influence of the work There was no
way, he said, of measuring the effect
Of the order. II had been of ines
timable good in bringing men together
and making them known to each, other
In conclusion he said something should
be done to increase the membership
of DeKalb Lodge and expressed de-
sire to see 1t regain its former pres
tige.
The past history OF DeKaIb Lodge
Is one of which all members are Just
ly proud. A goodly number of prom
inent workers in the higher councils
of Odd Fellowship have graduated from
its ranks. 1t is to maintain this rec
ord of achievement that an unusually
vigorous campaign is being inaugural
ed for membership.