The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-05
READY To UNVEIL
K. OF f,SiONUMENT
TO OBSERVE MEMORIAL DAY.
SHAFT TO DEAD COMRADES
ERECTED IN LAUREL GROVE.

Judse George T. Cam Will BE Ora
tor of the Day - Three Young
Ladies. Carrying EmbIemS of Or
der. VIII Pull Back NeiI-Expected
That Nearly 1900 knights VIII BE
in Line az Escort to Carriages.
Line of March From Hall TO Gene
terry.
Pythian Memorial Day will be OBJ
served by the Savannah knights next
sunday, when a monument 10 the
Pythian dead viii be unveiled in Lau-
rel Grove Cemetery.
The Tuesday after the second sun
aay viii be generally observed by the
Georgia lodges. but it is provided by
The bylaws that the date may be
changed for good reasons.
Il is expected that nearly 1000
Knights viii be in line when the start
Il made from Pythisn Castle. making a
splendid escort for the four carriages
which viii carry the three young ladies'
who VIII unveil the monument. the
singers and the speakers. The parade
VIII be in charge Of Grand Marshal J.
y. Davis.
Judge George T. Cam has been Sc
cured as orator of the dav. Music will
be furnished by the Ahmeen Quartette.
composed Of the following members.
Messrs. John s. Banks, J. B. Goodwin.
4 { Hardy. Jr and P. c. Thompson
Gen c. A Cox and staff, and Col
Il
The parade. which viii be participated
Il by the seven subordinate lodges, and
ths three companies Of the Uniform
Rank The exercises will be in charge
q M ". J. Miscslly, Jr., as chair
nan Of the Committee on Arrange
nlents.
-Four Are Buried There.
At present there are only four mem
be~s Of the order buried in the triangle
which has been secured in the ceme-
tery-J. 4. Semple, Edward Brucker. 0.
c. Butler and ". D. Vandenberg. The
monument viii be in memory of those
VINO viii IN future be inferred there, as
Tveu as Of the four already buried in
the plan. There Is room for fifty-seven
graves in rhe section reserved for the
Knights Of Pythlas.
Near the center Of the plat viii stand
the monument. which is Of Georgia
marble. fifteen feet high. including the
lass and die. On the front Of the die
IS engraved the emblem and mama Of
the order. and on the other three sides
are the names Of the membership Of
ne local lodges. On the shaft will be
carved the names OF those who are
buried there.
Three young ladies will actually IN
vel The monument. Misses Tena Muir
hen. Hannah Gerst and Annie Lou Bos-
Tx They VIII be dressed in white,
and each viii De adorned with a sa sh
hearing one Of the three colors Of the
order, rad blue and yellow. The let
tiers. IF l. b" the symbol Of the Or
der, viii appear. one on each sash.
simple Exercises at Cemetery.
II the cemetery the exer Uses Will be
simple The opening prayer will be
offered by Rev. William c. Schaensr,
Chaplain OF the Uniform Rank The
address VIII then be delivered by Juogs
Cam. The monument viii then be IN
V-5le6 by The three young ladies'. The
closing prayer viii be offered by Rev.
:. =. smith Of Trinity Church, after
which taps will be sounded or Capt.
" =. Nichols
Every lodge in the city is striving 70
have as large a number Of members IN
line as possible. From present inoic2-
lions q very large majority Of the
Knights o. Savannah will take parf in
Tie exercises The battalion o. the Tn
ilcIm Rank will be under the command
Of Maj. K. Z. Dreeson.
March From Pythian Castle.
Between and o'clock IN the after
noon The knights viii assemble al
Pythian Castle, from which point the
Inc Of march VIII be begun. In car
ria ges viii be the three young ladies'
named. chaperoned by Mrs. Henry
Dreeson; the Ahmeen Quartette, Rev
v. c. Schaeffer, Rev. J. A. Smith, Capt.
Y. y. Nichols Judge George T. Cam
and M VI J. Miscally, Jr.. chairman
q the Memorial Day Committee
The following VIII be the line Of
march TO the cemetery: York 10 Bar
1ard. Barnard 10 Oglsthorpe, Ogle-
thorpe 10 Bull Bull 70 CASTOR, CASTOR
To DrayTon, Drayton 10 Park avenue,
Park avenue 70 Jefferson. Jefferson 20
Henry. Henry 10 Cuyier, Cuyler 10
Laurel Grove Cerlsf cry
During the exercises the platform
crested near the monument viii be oc-
cupied by the speakers, singers, young
ladies' and other participants in the
rrogramme. The Knights VIII be sta
uoned just outside the piaE around
he apex Of the triangle. The visitors
VIII have seats around the sides Of