The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-25
ARCANUMITES TAKE A DAY OFF
THE SUPREME COUNCIL SPENDS A
QUIET SUNDAY.

The Royal Arcanum a Progressive
order and the work OF the Coun-
ell Consists Mostly of Detailed
Changes and improvements in the
Lnws-The Matter of Fixed Dates
for Assessments Being Discussed.
4 Hard Days Work Ahead of the
Council To-day-PrOminent Mem
hers of the Body Who Are Attend
ing the session.
The members OF the Royal Arcanum SUI
preme council had a days rest yesterday
and the majority Of them took il easy.
Church in the moring, with a ride In the
afternoon to Tybee or 10 Thudrc50lt. is
the way in which most Of them spent
the day.
Many We're entertained by the members
OF Pulaski council. Business might have
been discussed somewhat among the COM
mitteemen, but with that exception the
work Of the council was practically for
gotten for the day
The council Will meet this morning al
O'Clock and Will have practically an
all day session. There is no particular
feature or excursion on the programme
to-day, and a tomorrow viii be taken
up with a steamboat excursion. pretty
near the whole Of to-day Will be devoted
to the work before the council and It's va
ri0us committees.
The Royal Arcanum, one of the mem
pers said yesterday, is progressive or
urls ana no radical changes i'm the rules
and laws which have governed IL for the
.t3t nineteen years are contemplated.
For this reason it may be said the time
oI the supreme council is devoted almost
altogether 10 detail work, suoh as amend
ins py adding mere or striking out there.
IN lhe laws already established. The SUI
PIeH4c council also nedrs petitions and
requests from individual members, acting
somewhat as court of last resort be-
tween the members of the order and the
councils to which they belong
The election of officers Will take place
the middle or latter part of the week An
effort was made the other day TO have
lHe erection take place to-day, but the
motion was tabled. 1t is not expected
lhere VIII DE many changes among the
supreme officers, as this is an off year,
ln which many of them hold over Some
changes, however. are contemplated, such
as come IN the regular conduct Of the or
ders policy.
one Of the important matters now be-
ing considered Is that Of having the as
sessinents expire at fixed dates This mat
ter has been submitted as a proposition
and referred to the committee on assess
ments IL is matter, however, which
has come up at every meeting for the last
three years. The idea is 20 have a GER
tain definite number of assessments each
year TO be called for at fixed dates. am
nounced in advance, and if another should
De necessary toward the close Of the year,
% give notice of II as is done at present
The committee is still considering the
matter, and has not yet made any report
upon IL.
1t is hardly probable that there viii be
any session of the supreme council to-
morrow Pulaski Council has asked that
the entire day be given up to the enter
tainment which has been provided, a trip
on the steamer Bellevue to view the races
of the savannah Yacht Club. which start
and end in front of the club house 1t
Thunderbolt. The Bellevue will leave the
foot of Abercorn street al 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning, city time, and viii carry
the members of the supreme council and
their ladies'. as well as the members of
Pulaski Council and their families. This
trip viii be one of the most pleasant and
interesting of the week.