The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-06
RnYAL ANrANnM.

| Tuesday evening and had the best attend
| ed session of the year. Ninety-six MEM
| bers were present beside II number OF WIS.,
| itors. Sixteen applications were re-
| ceived and seventeen candidates were IN
| structld into the mysterious, running
the membership ND to 2l6. The fortu-
| nate individual who became the two
| hundredth member was Mr.. Nell
son Vannerhoof, the popular presi--
dent of the Palma Club, and
the event will he fitLingly celebrated in
a week or two, with a grand banquet.
| The election of officers for the ensuing
| year tnen took place, with this result:
| Regent, w. w. Baxter; Vice Regent.
| S. ID. Williamson; Orator. j. II. Pilson !:
! Secretary, A. G. Worthendyke: Collector,
CHAPLAIN. L. J :. Taylor; Guide, H. J.
Nicholaus; Warden. A. j. E. B,uer;
Sentry, Leon Well; Trustee. three wears.
Thomas NJ. Ward; Representative to
Grand Council, Frank S. Peter; Alter
nate. A. G. Wortendyke. Vice Regent
| Furinier was elected to fill the unex-
rired tsrm caused by the resis OF
Regent Baxter.
| Pavonia Council, No. 1869, met on
| Thursday evening and elected one caudi-
date. Over two-Uhirds of tue members
were present. and considerable interest
was manifested In the election for officers
| for the ensuing year. The following
officers were d:-Regent, John j.
Iieavey; Vice Regent, W. l.. Whilmore;
| Orator, Henri Brown; Secretary, George
| L. Francis; Collector, w. l.. Norris; Trea-
surer, A. \; Daily Chaplain, 3.
n Mardss. RSaDs' euiaNs Grimes; Is ssGssis' ssnsrs
Peter Verbout; representative to Grand
Council, ID. p. Collins; trustee. c. J.
| C oman. A social session followed the
election, which was enjoyed by all.
1 w. L. Dickinson Council. No. 54S, met
| on Friday evening, aud, notwi outstanding
| the incleinent weather, goodly number
4 of members were present. The election
| for officers resulted as follows:-Rsgsnt,
| w. H. Alder; Vice. Regent w. III. Allen;
| Orator, w. II. Barlow; Secretary, w. G.
Smith; Collector. J. J. Bulls; Treasurer,
G. J. REILLY; Chaplain Jos. N Hough
Guide; H. b. Ciapp: Warden. Geo. Kali.
mann; Sentry, Andrew Farley; r p. to
| Grand Council, W. Van Cleft; Trustee,
| G. e. Wootten. In Good of the order
speeches were made by all the officers
elect, and Grand Guide Baxter gave them
some good advice as to their duties, and
how the should be performed.
Supreme Regent Loring is rapidly re-
covering from the operation by which he
| had the lower part of his leg nmDutated.
and will soon be able to be about. AT
present Supreme Vice Regent Miller il
attending to the duties of the Supreme
Regent ,4
A preliminary meeting was held III
| Metuchen on Friday evening 10 arrange
| for the institution of a Council in that
| place. The meeting was very successful.
and Council will undoubtedly be the
result Grand Trustee Kallmau has the
matter in charge.
The second anniversary entertainment
of Arbonet Council No. 1907 will be held
in Kessler's Hail on Tuesday evening
An excellent programme has been ar
rarg ged which will be followed by .
An official visit will be made to the
new Council at Roselle on Tuesday even
ing.
Pioneer Council No. % met on Thurs
day evening and had an excellently at
tended session. Seven candidates were
| iditiated and six applications received
The election for officers was very exciting 8
and iu some Instances the contest was
| very close The result was as follows:
| Regent, p. Gravoney; vice-regent, q. w.
| Collins orator, w. J. Merlty; secretary,
r. j. A. Nixon: collector. j n. Bo-
gardus; treasurer, A. Conrad; chaplain,
A. A. Meisler; guide, II. Purdy; warden.
| j. McManus; sentry. William t3oger; rep
resentative to grand council, ). +. Fur
| cell.
The annual election for officers OF Bay
onne Council will take place tomorrow
| evening There are several candidates in
tile race for the Office of Regent aud about
half a dozen aspirants for the position OF
Vice Regent Vice Recent William H.
Capes says that he does not desire u re-
election or promotion. No social session
will follow the meeting. Messrs. Tighl
man o. Hahn and Frederick Sauermann,
well known citizens of the Third ward oi
Bayonne, were recently initiated into the
mysteries of the Royal Secret by Bay
onne Council.