St. Paul daily globe., 1892-03-30

secretary. E. j. Davenport, Minneapolis;
grand treasurer. George Thane, st. Paul;
grand chaplain; j; a; Hartigaan Merriam
Park; grand guide, D. II. Hunt. Minneapolis;
grand warden, c. G. Maybury, Winona; ;
grand sentry, G. II Wyman. Anoka grand
trustee, three years S. G. Kelsey, Minneapo-
lis; finance committee. A. E. Bardweil Min
neapolis chairman; Elijah Baker. st. Paul;
W. W. McFarlane. Minneapolis; committee
on laws, Robert Stratton, Minneapolis; Allen
Gerrish, st. Charles; Z. S. Gaylord, Mime
apolis.
pointed hereafter.
A proposition 10 make all past regents
members of the grand council was voted
down, as was also a proposition for the
grand council to buy jewels for mem
bers. A motion directing all members
OF the grand council 10 purchase jewels
for themselves. and not to be admitted
to the council unless wearing the same,
was tabled. A committee on visitation,
to visit various towns where there is no
council of the order, with view to in
stituting one, was authorized. A reso
luton was adopted unanimously in
structing S. NJ. Davis, representative to
the supreme council, which meets III
Providence in June, to request that
body to hold its session in 1888 i'll Min
nesota. At 6 o'clock the council adj
journed to meet oil the fourth Tuesday
in April, 1S93 in Minneapolis.
The brilliantly lighted and spacious
dining hall of the Windsor was the
scene of last nights session of the
Royal Arcanum, and with the members
of the order came their wives. daughters
and sweetheartS to assist in bringing
the second annual meeting of the order
to happy close. The routine discus
sions of the afternoon were forgotten III
the evening of social enjoyment that all
participated in. AS prelude to the
ball and banquet. the following took up
the early part of the evening:
Overture observation-disclosures SeiDert's Orchestra
Address .S. M. Lindsey
Past Supreme Regent.
Mrs. A. C. Krieger and L. P. Desale
Recitation. .....-..- Frankiyn " Lee
Song ..............J. 5. Langhorne
Past Supreme Regent Lindsley's ad-
dress was frequently applauded. He
congratulated the order for its growth
and prosperity in Minnesota, and asked
his hearers 10 think for moment of
the exceptionally strict methods en-
pIoyed by the Royal Arcanum In admit
ting members. The applicant is
obliged to have his character vouched
for by two members before his
name is considered. 1t is then
referred to a committee of three
who, if possible, are not acquainted
with him. This committee makes
a thorough examination inio his bus
mess methods, his character and social
standing. If they report adversely his
name cannot be taken up again. If ia
yorably he must submit to severe test
of his physical qualifications before he
can enter the fraternal insurance. AT
the final ballot for admittance if there
be two members opposed to hlm he Is
barred.
The subordinate councils elect their
officers, who in turn elect the officers of
the grand council. No number can sit
in that body who has not been a preSid-
ing officer of the subordinate council.
The supreme council is made up Of the
best men of the grand council, and it IS
this body that makes the laws and gov
erns the entire order.
The supreme officers conduct the vast
amount of business and look after the
insurance of the order with small re-
muneration, the work being carried on
through the subordinate lodges.
Over 600 men have enlisted in the
ranks of the Royal Arcanum since its
organization in Boston in 1877 Every
lHulYtuudl enrO1lSu HIS DGGH ODllpCu lO
go through the strict dlcipline necessary
for admittance. This vast army of men
carry an average insurance of from
81, 500 to $1,000. The aggregate amount
paid to benefciars is Sis, S,0O0,0 900, the
largest of any organization or company
in the world. The amount paid out
yearly has now reached S5,000,000. Of
this large sum of money there has never
been heard complaint that dollar Of
it was misapplied.
The past supreme regent closed his
add resS W ith an appeal to the ladies,
who. he said, objected to t&eir hus-
andS, brothers and lovers going to
lodge. He thought compromise should
be effected, and assured the ladies that
the ritual read at every meeting of
Royal Arcanum lodge tended to elevate
the members morally and socially and
make them better husbands, better
fathers and better men in every way.
When the programme was concluded
the inspiring strains of the grand march
marked the opening of the ball, which
proved to be one of the most successful
of the many that have occurred at the
Windsor. Fifteen numbers were
danced, and an impromtu banquet was
served that was in keeping with what
will prove to all who were present