The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-29
JERSEY CITY COUNCILS BIG NIGHT
Royal Arcanumites Have = Grand
nnu at Taylor,s Hotel.

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Jersey City Council, No. 80, Royal Ar
canum, celebrated a double event last night.
The council recently initiated its three
hundredth member, and at the last session
of the Grand Council one OF its members,
Frank s. Petler, was unanimously chosen as
representative to the Supreme Council.
Such important events as these don't happen
every day, and the members of this lively
and vigorous council decided to celebrate
them in a fitting manper.
The celebration took the form of a ban
quet, and Taylor's Hotel was the scene of
the festivities. Nearly 200 of the members,
representing almost every profession. min
listers, lawyers, merchants, bankers, ETC.,
were present. Among the guests were SUI
preme Trustee p. H. Charlock, Past Grand
Regent F. j. Griffith and W. a. Tompkins,
Grand Regent s.. J.. Kallman, Grand Vice
Regent ]. Day Otis, Grand Orator w. Holt
Apgar, Grand Secretary r. II. Alberts,
Grand Warden D. J, Dow, Grand Sentry W.
H. Wakefield, A.. F. Howell editor Royal
Lester Wells, Supervising Deputies A. C.
Black and +. B. HERBERT and Sup. Repre-
sentative s. Drummond.
Shortly after eight o'clock the members
and their guests marched into the large din
ing hall, and, after the divine blessing had
been invoked by Rev. Mr.. Wells, discussed
a most tempting menu.
After cigars were lighted Regent Robert
]. Taylor made an address in which he ex-
pressed his pride at having the honor to pre-
side over such an excellent council He paid
paid a glowing tribute to Frank s. Peter as
q man, q worker and q brother a said that
Jersey City Council was proud to have
within its ranks such men as Brother Potter.
Regent Taylor then introduced the first
speaker of the evening, Grand Orator w.
Holt Apgar. who responded to the toast,
1The Royal Arcanum Mr.. w. Fl. Ver-
milye told a number of humorous stories
and caused no end Of laughter with bis With
cisms. The next toast, ''fhe Supreme Coun-
Gil, . was responded to by Supreme Trustee
Charlock, who gave an interesting history of
the Supreme Council and the condition Of
the finances ut the present time.
1.-THE Grand Counciis was ably responded to
by Grand Secretary K. II. Alberts, who
traced the progress Of the Grand Council
from its organization In 1885, with twenty
| five councils aud 1897 members, down to the
last session, when the reports showed ninety
! four councils and 1861 members.
DIR. Ernest Jarrold ("Micky Finn'9 was
TIE next On the programme, n for twenty
y4Mhutess.sbettmade the diners laugh until the
tears rolled down their cheeks. His recital
Is6EE his Experiences at a banquet given in the
lssqtnptdlpus sddon of Steve Brodie was re-
uarkablytine.
fagSOur fBeneffciaries' was the next toast,
and was responded to by Mr.. G. H, Benson.
DIR. Horace g. Bowen responded for the
.seThree s#fupdredth Man. and Frank s.
Festler spoke for "Our Supreme Representa-
| tive.v ~
The officers Of the JERSEY City Council are:
TRegent, r. ]. Taylor; yice-Regent, C.P.
| Fermier; Orator, W w. Baxter; Past Re-
gent, s. p. Williamson: Secretary, A. @.
| Wortendyke; Collector, F.. s. Potter; Trea-
surer, N. r. Vanderhoof; Guide, =. II. Hol
land; Chaplain, G.. e. Wootten; Warden, A.
Rinhart; Sentry, Leon We'll.
The arrangements were admirably carried
out by the following committee:-W w.
Baxter, Chairman. J. III. Pilson, e. Mac
donald, s. ID. Williamson, r. N. Vanderhoof,
A. II. Dumont and Henry Clark,