St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-28
ROYAL AisCANUsf.
Session of the Grand Councif at
the Ryan.


the Ryan.
Yesterday morning the fourth annual
session of the grand eouHcil of the
Royal Arcanum of Minnesota opened at
the Ryan. f. ID. Wesrcott, New York,
representing the supreme council, was
given an enthusiastic greeting. A pro-
posed amendment to the constitution to
make eX-regents life members was
tabled.
The grand secretary'S report showed
the Present membership to be 2,4TS, and
the order had Increased 45 per cent the
past year. fhe following, comprising
all the officers, trustees and delegates,
were iii Attendance:
st. Paul = DR.. +. G. Bacon. No. 1887
ii. Il. Bro0ks. No. tJ63; X. G.. Hine, No.
1f7i; G. .. krleger, M 1856; ID. |. Will
sou. No. 656; j. Ill. Barnard, No. 656; j.
E. NeinhaaSer, No. l255; Ii. c. Baker.
No. 1873; j. W. Foster, No. 1277; f. Il.
OiR0urke. Ne. ITS.
Minneapolis = Benjamin Beveridge,
No. 6ti); l.. L. Clement, No. 1925; &. }.
Convey, No. $50; DIR. e.. A. Ch;tse, No.
120ti; s. NJ. Davis, No. 1857; W. ii. Gall
braitt. No. 1920; James MCMILLAN. No.
1884; &. E. Oyenshire, No. l2Gl; E. C..
Potter, No. l23I; p. StarKweatlrr, No.
136I: E. A. Taylor. No. 1923; II. ID.
Dickinson, No. l12O: Isaac Eastman. No.
1919; q. I'll. Qutgiey. No. il6J; f. Il.
Steriey. No. 669; .. V. Ruuasl. No.
1888: L. ID. Plumb Jr., No. 1&06: H. X.
Adams, No. 1234; K. 3. mckinney,
Ceciiian.
Ontsite-M. A. Stone, Saltwater: A.
al. Gage. Winona; S. G. Aick.iaaney, st.
Charles: Merriam Park. ". j. Sullivan;
L. A. Lennox, Saltwater; George e.
Laybeurne. Duluth; Thomas Fraser,
Zumbrota; A. {. Rogers. Faribault; E.
". Clark, OWatonna: d. t. Wise Jr..
Mankato; }. j. Burbar, ST. Cloud; Z. IL.
Hilton, Fergus Falls; L. \. iiartigan,
Merriam Park.
Tie officers and trustees present were:
Grand regent. q. +. BackuS. ainneapc-
lis; Grand vice regeuI, George Than,
St. Paul; grand orator, Elijah Baker,
st. Paul; past grand regent, w. j. Foot
ner. ST. Paul; grand secretary, 4. j..
Davenport, Minneapolis; grand treas
urcr. ID. Ii. Hunt. Minneapolis; grand
chaplain, }. A. Hartigar, st. Paul;
grand guide. Ii. Il. Adams, Minheapu-
lis; grand warden, A. w. Lil!ey. ST.
Paul; grand sentry, j. W. Foster. st.
Paul.
State medica! examiner. DR.. S. NJ.
Spaulding, Minneapolis.
Representative to supreme council,
W. j. Fnotner, 81. Paul.
Alternate representative, George Ii.
Quigley. Minneapolis.
Grand trustees. }. MEG. Smith, ST.
Paul; A. X. P. Crockett, Winona: 5. e..
Kelsey. Minneapolis.
During the afternoon session the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
Grand regent. George Thane, ST.
Paul; grand vice regent. d. III. Hunt,
Minneapolis; grand orator. }. A. Harti-
gan, st. Paul; past grand regent, Ii. L.
Backus. Minneapolis; grand secretary,
E. j. Davenport, Minneapolis; grand
treasurer. ". w. McFarlane. Min
neapoIis; grand chaplain, j.
A. Barnard. ST. Paul; grand
guide, George L. Hughes. Duluth !;
grand warden, j. j. Boouar, 81. Cloud :;
grand sentry, F. A. LenoX, Saltwater;
grand trustees, S. e. Kelsey, Miuneapo-
lis; A. &. L. Crooked, Wnota; A. c.
Rogers, Faribault; committee on laws,
L. c. Hine, st. Paul; l. S. Eastman.
Minneapolis; Allen GerriSh, st. Charles:
finance committee. f. K. STERLING. Ii.
M. Mead, +. E. Weeks, all of Minneap-
oils,