The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-23

ought 10 be. Han the objection which
ladies have 10 Frecmasoriy arises from
the husbands being jolly good fellows
In lodge and sulky bears at home. Your
love Of Masonry will be decided by your
attendance on It's ofiic 81 Where vour
treasure is there will your heart be also
In tie city Of London there are 100
lodges. In Ireland there are ] 800 Kniqh.s
Templars. There are l6O lodges n New
York city. and sixty in Brooklyn. About
100 lodges work under English. Irish.
Scotch and Dutch warrants in South
Africa. The Mark Grand Lodge Of Eng
land has increased n membership from
1900 TO 5000 IN -wenty years. E1gl md
has $1,000 Masons - 100000 inhabitants;
I'm the United States there are 100000 TO
aOOO.000.
A Masonic Temple costing 5000. 600 is
proposed on the site OF Her Majesty's
Theatre. LONDON. England.
4 lodge CLOSES" or passes from labor
to refreshment" but never "adiouras."
The Grand Lodge Of Mississippi cale-
bra;cd its seyenty-nfth anniversary on
February 9Th al Natchez. All the Masonic
Grand Bodies Of the state participated.
"He who possesses a teachable spirit may
aspire to the highest honors ~ Masonry.
He sees everything. hears everything and
betrays nothing"
General Ludwig Kossuth is an ardent
Freemason. on tie occasion OF his
nineueth birthday recently he received
many congratulatory letters from Hun
garian lodges.
St. John. No. 2. Of Glasgow. Scotland.
claims an antiquity reaching back to 1857,
and Processes 10 have a charter from
Malcolm III. King Of Scotland. The S3ith
anniversary was celebrated recently with
great pomp and ceremony.
The baltimore News says: Occasionally
some brother. I'm his haste 10 mn a for
gotten eneacomeut Will encase himself
fn some brothers. coat and hat but ;he
mistakes are discovered and exchanges
and apologies follow. on one occasion
an error about an overcoat occurred,
and the brother did not discover his mis-
take until the next morning, when he
requested his wife 20 hand him a pack
age from his overcoat pocket. In hunting
for which she discovered cabinet size
photoeraph Of a very handsome and
attractive young lady with the following
inscription. II am thlne until death,
your loving J. c." Explanations We're inn
ruediatelv I'm order but were not salts
factory. The brother had not discovered
that IL was the other fellows coat. While
the argument was In progress Brother
Wash. Nicholson. Of Baltimore, who had
discovered the mistake. brought the right
overcoat I'm. An "alibi' was Immediately
proven. and Brother Nicholson from that
time forward has at least one friend be
can swear by.
The Royal ArCanum Journal for July
gives cheering reports Of the condition
of the order. There was gain OF over
1201 I'm 1872. and during the iirst four
months of 93 there have been 6lSl appli-
canfs. The assessments during the last
Of -
average age ard death rate have both
decreasd.
The sixteenth annual session OF the
Supreme Council OF the Royal Arcanum
vas begun in the West Hotel In the city
OF Minneapolis. Mimi, on Wednesday
june e. 1873. az O'Clock T. NJ, Supreme
Regent IT, IT, c.. Miller I'm the chair, and
a quorum Of officers members and rep
rcsentatives from Grand Councils present
Opened I'm due form, prayer being Of
foreI by Supreme Chaplain Spencer.
The following officers and members were
present at the session:
Supreme Regent ii. II. c. Miller Chi
caco. I'D.
Supreme Vice-Regent, Chill W. Hazard,
Monongahela, Penn.
Past Supreme Regent. Leigh r. Watts,
Portsmouth, Va
ton. Mass.
Supreme Treasurer, f. 4. Skinner,
Westheld. *. y.
Supreme Chaplain. Carnot o. Spencer,
Hartford. Conn.
supreme Guide, Henry Goodwin. Bos-
ton. Mass.
supreme Warden. Bascom Myrick
Americus. Ga.
supreme sentry, George W. Ball, La
fayette. Ind
Supreme Trusteos-A. r. Turner Jr.,
Boston. Mass. j.. II. CharlacS. Elizabeth.
". D.; j. w. Fernald, Chicago, III.
Grand Regent Miller has addressed the
following letter 10 each member OF the
Royal Arcanum:
As Grand Regent I desire 20 address
you on a matter of personal interest
10 YOU as a member Of our order. espe-
cially now that the season for effective
work is here. You must aid 10 revive
and build mp your council. Each MEM
ber should constitute himself an agent
OF the order and help 10 Increase It's
membership. by soliciting good men who
are not now affiliated with us, and by
explaining TO them our plans and mode
Of operation.
You must give the order more per
sanal attention: YOU have money invest
ed in the business Of the Arcanum. An
equal amount invested I'm an ordinary
commercial enterprise would have your
earnest care Why not this? You know
from your personal experience that the
order is a good thing. Then treat It so,
and don't neglect r.. More than this.
it is important 20 keep our membership
growing. and IN this respect our coun-
ellis ln this State have not done what
they should do. The order and our sys-
tenn appeal 20 the judgment OF good
men. and win friends on sight. Take
some circulars and applications end do
good service. by little personal effort,
So easy 10 YOU. 50 helpful 10 the order.
Don't put all the work on others-do
some Of II yourself DO II at once.
and keep NJ Il. Your pledge promised
IT, Now come 10 the front and assist
your officers In their laudable efforts 10
Increase the membership Of your council.
You are personally interested in its sue