The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-18
MONTENEGROANS ARE LOST IN DECATUR Thought They Were in City of
 Chicago OFFICERS ARE PLEASED Odd Fellows Delighted at the Manner In Which They Were Entertained at Decatur-commercial
 Club Officers.
OFFICERS ARE PLEASED

Decatur. May 17.-(Special )-Decatur city officials have on their hands three visitors that are quite a problem, because the officials are at sea as to what to do with them. They are Montenegroans from southwestern Russia. They landed here last night and are unable to speak a word of English, but from papers which they carry 1t was learned that some days ago they landed in New York City and desired to go to Chicago, where some of their countrymen are located. At New York it seems that they were swindled out of their money and were misdirected. and finally landed in Decatur and thought they were in Chicago
 The three men are now in the care of the city officials and what to do with them is quite a problem that the city officials have to decide.
 Officers Are Pleased.
 Past Grand Master Walter NJ. Craw- ford and Grand Master R. Tyler Good wyn left for their home in Montgomery this morning, after having attended the meeting of the grand lodge of Odd Eel lows, which closed yesterday in this city. Both of these officers visited the Decatur lodge of Odd Fellows last night and made speeches expressing their appreciation of the manner in which the people of the Decaturs entertained the members of the grand lodge.
 The officers of the grand lodge say that this was one of the most pleasant and profitable sessions of the grand lodge ever ha al oil ,foI pleased with the reception given them.
 Now that the grand lodge of Odd Eel lows has closed, the people of the De- caturs in general are preparing to receive the state meeting of the Elks here in the same cordial manner the first week in June.
 Memorial Day.
 Sunday, May 26, is memorial day for the Junior Order United American Mecanics throughout the United States.
 In the Decaturs the day will be ob- served by Winona Council No. g. and by New Decatur Council No. 22 by the hold ing of memorial services at the Central Methodist church in New Decatur at Il o'clock in the morning. The memorial sermon will be preached by the Rev. George E. Boyd, presiding elder of the Decatur district of the Methodist church.
 During the afternoon the members of the order will decorate the graves of the deceased members of the order in the city cemetery.
 Members of Austinville and Moulton councils of the order will also be present and will participate in these exercises. It is expected that fully 1000 members of the order will participate.
 Officers Elected.
 The Commercial club of New Decatur has elected Baynard L.. Malone president and Eli P. Jennings secretary.
 This club has installed q new move ment in the way of accommodating fund for the purpose of advertising and reach- ing out after new manufacturing enter prises. The methods established is that each member contribute each month a certain amount to this fund. the amount being left to each individual member of the club
 For some time the Decaturs have been making no special effort looking to the location of factories, yet the two cities have had a most remarkable growth dur ing the DaSt few years