St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-27
MINNEAPOLIS WILL GET 1T.

The State Headquarters of the
Royal Arcanum Will BE Located
Here.
There was lively time yesterday at
organization of the grand council of the
Royal Arcanum. The st. Paul dele
gates were determined to have the head
quarters established at that place. The
Minneapolis men were just as deter
mined to have Minneapolis designated;
and, as the Flour City delegation out
numbered that from st. Paul by about
two to one, Minneapolis will be the
choice.
For nearly year past the members of
the order i'll this state have been work
ing hard to increase the membership
and number of councils sufficiently to
entitle Them to state grand council,
and this has finally been done. Mime
sofa now has seventeen councils and
over 1000 members. Supreme Secretary
w. o. Robson, of Boston, was the Of
fetal head of the council until its per-
manent organization had been per-
fected, and Ii. Ii. G. Miller was chosen
by him to act as secretary.
There were besides Messrs. Robson
and Miller, of the supreme council, six
ty-eight members present from Mime
sofa. There was quite a strong fight
between the st. Paul and Minneapolis
delegations upon the election of officers.
but owing to the superior strength of
the Minneapolis contingent their slate
went through without much difficulty
The election resulted as follows:
Representative to Supreme Councils. NJ.
Davis, Cecilian Council, Minneapolis.
Alternate-J. NJ. Smith, st. Paul Council,
st. Paul
Grand Regent-W. j. Foster. st. Paul
Council st. Paul.
Grand Vice Regent-G. F. Backus, Mime
haha Council, Minneapolis
Grand Orator-AlIen Gerrish. Golden
Sheaf, St. Charles.
Past Grand Regent-R. B. Thomas Min
nesota Council, st. Paul.
Grand Secretary-E. j. Davenport, Cataract
Council, minneapolis.
Grand Treasurer. E. Eichler, Flour City
Council, Minneapolis
Grand Chaplain-M. A. Stone, William
Window Council, Anoka.
Grand Guide-Prof. j. A. Hartigan, Mer-
riam Park Council, Merriam Park.
Grand Warden-W. w. McFarlane Henne-
pin, Minneapolis.
Grand Sentry-C. G. Maybury, Pioneer
Council Winona.
Grand Trustees-(Three years. j. M. Smith,
st. Paul; 1.-TWO years. E. A. Taylor. Mime
apolis: Zone Year, Perry Siarkweather, ST.
Paul Park.
Finance Committee-A. A Mayo, st. Paul;
A. Ii. BardWell, j. 4. CockDurn, Minneapolis.
Last evening a grand banquet and
hop was given at the Guarantee Loan
building, in honor of the institution of
the Grand Council of Minnesota Over
800 guests were in attendance, and the
affair was an unqualified success. After
grace had been said by Rev. j. f. Stout
the guests sat down to banquet of six
courses, and were entertained in the
meantime with music by ThiePs orches.
ira. After the banquet an address of
welcome was made by Rev. ]. +. Stout,
and short, but very enjoyable pro-
gramme followed, consisting of an over
ture, by ThiePs orchestra; 1.-The Kerry
Dance" sung by the Cecilian quartette;
an address upon The Social Hour" by
John w. White. of st. Paul; solo by
Miss Alma Johnson, 1.-The Night:' an
address by Supreme Secretary Robson,
of Boston; an address entitled "R A,
Universal" by Supreme Orator H. H.
c. Miller. of Chicago; and solo, 1.-The
Journey Is Long," by Miss Alma Nor
ton Johnson.