Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-20
OFFICERS MAKE
THEIR REP0TS TO
SOVEREIGN LODGE
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applause as he arose. His speech was
Atlanta's welcome.
The anthem, Maryland. My Mary-
land" by the band. followed Mayor
Maddox's speech.
Grand Master Roberts introduced
Ceorgia's grand representative, Judge
Robert T.. Daniel, of Griffin, who con-
tinued the welcoming sentiment on be-
half of the Odd Fellows of Georgia,
bidding the visiting brothers welcome.
DANIEL ALSO SPEAKS
Grand Representative Daniels speech
was an eloquent one, spoken spontane-
ously with deep feeling.
''In the many happy years of my fra
ternaI life no event has come to me
crowned with more gladness than this
OCCASION" he declared. I'VE welcome
you to our cotton fields, waving their
banners of peace. to our corn fields wav-
Ing their standards of gold. His excel
Iency, the governor, has In most fitting
words welcomed you on behalf of the
state His honor, the mayor, In the
most charming manner has rendered
you the freedom of this splendid city.
The pleasure now is mine to voice well
come from the Odd Fellows of Georgia.
Ever since the glad tidings flashed to
US a year ago that you had chosen
Georgia as your next meeting place, we
have looked forward to this day. And
today we throw wide-open every portal
and bid you enter and be happy. The
odd Fellows of Georgia welcome you
I'm the plentude in their harvest and with
Gov and giadness In their hearts. They
only ask the happiness of serving you.
I extend to you cordial greeting on be-
half of the 10000 Odd Fellows of Geor-
gia,"
Mr.. Daniel paid a glowing tribute to
the 'uncrowned queens of our order
who have contributed so much to our
success and greatness,"-the Rebekahs,
He svoiced another welcome on pehaii
of the Rebekahs of Georgia.
s'Die wacht am Rhein'' was played by
the band as a prelude to the introduce
ton of Grand Sire w. L. Kuykendall,
supreme chief of the order.
RESPONSES MADE.
I To all these speeches response was
made on behalf of the Sovereign Grand
lodge by Grand Sire ". L. Kuykendall,
of Saratoga wyo. The public session
ended there, and at 1910 o'clock the
grand lodge went into executive SEES
sion with all save members of the or
der excluded.
KUYKENDALL'S ADDRESS.
Grand Sire Kuykendall recalled that it
had been many years since the sovereign
grand lodge could meet in the south.
'It is not often that we could come to
the southland in the years gone by" said
he, but the Improvement In sanitary
conditions in the last few years has been
such that now we can come and par
take of your bounteous hospitality" lie
said that the delegates before him had
gathered from everywhere, one of them
travelling 10000, miles more than once
around the aarfb to attend. He told of
the organizations work, and lauded its
purposes, saying it holds no refuge for
an anarchist. He said it was the Odd
Fellows who first reached out the hands
of fellowship after the civil war and In
vited the southern brothers to fill the va
cant seats in their councils and answer
the roll which had omitted none of them
during four long years, but to which
there had been no response III our or
ganizatIon had never accomplished any
thing else" said he, that one thing
alone should commend us to the people
of this country and Of every other coun-
try under the SUM-" He told of how the
order spends 100000 year relieving
the distress of orphans and widows,
building orphans homes everywhere.
II am the last one of those who wore
the gray that Will ever preside over
your body as grand SIRE" said he, re-
verting to his service in the war. He
recalled that others had preceded him,
but that he would be the last
In words glowing with appreciation
and good will. he acknowledged the well
come voiced by the governor and the
mayor and the Georgia grand repre-
sentative. The conclusion of his speech
was the signal for an outburst of APP
piause.