The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-05-16
ODD FELLOWS TO MEET ToMoR-
ROW TO DECIDE ON INVITING
THE GRAND LODGE.
Knights Of Py,hias viii Work to Sc
cure Next Meeting Two
Conventions Would Bring About
Four Thousand Visitors to the City.
Good Plan Suggested.

Following the announcement that
the Knights OF Pythias of Brunswick
had decided, at a meeting Friday
night, to invite the Grand Lodge to
meet in this city next year. comes
another interesting announcement
that the odd Fellows of Brunswick
viii hold meeting tomorrow after
noon for the purpose of deciding
whether or not an invitation is to be
extended to the Odd Fellows to meet
in this city next year A committee
from both OF the lodges have been
appointed and they will meet tomor-
row with delegation from The Re-
tail Merchants association.
The Odd tellows will meet in Thom-
asville Tuesday week and both of
the lodges will be We represented.
The matter of inviting the convention
mere has been under discussion for
some time; in fact one Of the lodges
at a meeting Friday night, decided
to invite the order, provided the other
lodge and the people generally would
cooperate in assisting in the enter
tainment of the visitors. 1t was fin
ally decided, however, TO appoint a
committee from both the lodges and
to hold meeting and arrive at some
definite decision.
What It Would Mean.
ThomasviIle is preparing 10 enter
tain two thousand visitors next week.
If that number of Odd Fellows. with
members of their families, attend the
fhomasville meeting. it is coaser-
Vatiye estimate to place the number
that would attend the Brunswick
meeting at 5000. Can the CITY enter
tain three thousand visitors is the
question which the two lodges are
confronted with. It is believed thar
this can be done, but not without the
cooperation of practically every busi-
ness man in the city. It would be
necessary for majority of the resi-
dents to throw open their homes and
entertain as many OF the visitors as
they could possibly accommodate. IN
this way, it is believed that even up
wards Of 5000 conld easily be enter
tanned
A Convention Year.
Leading business men think that.
with such an excellent outlook, 1910
should be made a convention year in
Brunswick. II is believed that the
local delegates to the Grand Lodge.
knights of Pythias, will be successful
in securing the next convention. If
the Odd Fellows decide to extend an
invitation 10 its Grand Lodge to meet
here next year, it is likewise believed,
not only by the local Odd Fellows,
but by others in many sections of the
state, that the invitation will be ac-
cepted Brunswick is considered. a
most desirable convention city and is
generally selected whenever it goes
in for a convention
The Knights OF Pythias would bring
to the city probably between $50 and
1000 delegates, the Odd Fellows be-
tween $500 and 1000 Several other
smaller conventions can be secured.
and. it is believed, altogether, the
city could, if the proper effort is
made, entertain Eve thousand visitors
during May and June
The Retail Merchants association is
ready to cooperate in every way with
the various organizations. The usual
number of district conventions can,
with but little trouble, be secured,
while other meetings, to be decided
later, may decide to meet here and
altogether, if the proper effort is
made, 1910 can be made the greatest
convention year in the history of
Brunswick
1t is believed that at the meeting
Of the Odd Fellows tomorrow, it will
be decided to extend an invitation to
the lodge
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