St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-14
EFFORTS OF ROYAL ARCANUM
LODGES MORE THAN CROWNED
WITH SUCCESS.
STACKS OF APPLICATIONS
PILED UP ON THE DESK OF THE
MEDICAL EXAMINER OF THE
ORDER.
PROGRAMME FOR THE BANQUET
Which Will Take Place at the RYAN
Monday Night, With w. j. Foot
ner Presiding.

| This seems to be a Royal Arcanum
year so far as secret and fraternal
societies go. Never before in the his
tory Of this order in Minnesota has
I there been so general and active an
interest manifested as has been in
evidence since the meeting of the
grand council in Minneapolis last
March.
Early in the council year Grand Re-
gent Hunt urged the councils of the
state to increase their membership to
$500 before the meeting of the grand
council at the Ryan hotel, in this city,
on the Oath of next month. This has
| been the slogan of all the councils and,
though the number has already been
reached, there has been no abatement
of interest or enthusiasm. On the
contrary, it seems to have very large
| ly increased. This has been partly
| due to a promised visit of the supreme
regent and other members of the SUI
preme council. In connection with this.
1t is proposed to hold monster re-
| cept1on, at which time the eleven
councils of the city will present ap-
pi1cants to form a grand class who
would be initiated by the supreme Of
ficers of the order.
Up to Jan. 1 the various councils in
itiated their own candidates, but since
that date they have been collecting
candidates for the grand initiation
and already have approximately 800
on file. nearly one-third of which were
contributed by one council. This en-
| tire number, however, cannot be pre-
scented for initiation at the monster
meeting which occurs next Monday
night, owing to the fact that much
time is required to thoroughly examine
them In the course Of procedure the
applicant is first examined by the To-
cal physician, who forwards the pa
! pers to the grand medical examiner in
Minneapolis. This gentleman passes
upon every item, and frequently is
obliged to return the papers for fur
ther information. In extreme cases
| the papers are sent to the medical ex-
am1ner in chief at Philadelphia
A visit to the office Of DIR. S. M
Spaulding yesterday disclosed the fact
| that he had pile of applications two
| feet night, and, though he was work.
ing day and night on them, he was
scarcely able to keep pace with the
new applications that were pouring in
on him. conservative estimate
places the st. Paul figure at $50, while
Minneapolis will do almost as well.
Most extensive preparations have
| been made and the event promises to
be notable one. The candidates of
each council will be furnished with a
badge giving the name of the council
The Royal Arcanum headquarters, in
| BoWlby block, will be especially decor
ated for the occasion, and the doors
thrown open to the members of the
order at p. m. The double halls have
| seating capacity of only about 800,
which is about two-thirds of the men,
bershlp in the city, consequently the
early conner will have the advantage
! OF being able to secure a seat.
| AT 1880 p. m. the supreme officers
VIII make their appearance. and the
| impressive services will begin at once.
| Inc candidates from the various coun-
CHS will be conducted by their respec-
tive guides and ushered in in body
AT $3.50 p. m. the assemblage will adj
! Journ to the Ryan hotel and will par
take Of banquet, arranged with
great elaborateness for the occasion.
A handsome souvenir menu card is
| in preparation, and already requests
| for them have been received by mail
from members Of the order residing
| at distance.
w. J. Footner, as chairman of the
| reception committee, will preside at
master. The formal programme is as
| follows:
| Address of Welcome
Prof. ]. A. Hardigan Grand Regent
Response
Hon. John E. Pound Supreme Regent
Bar1tone Solo. ...............A. D. S. Johnson
Address
j. F. Price Grand Regent of New York;
| Music .................A pollo Ouartette
Address
DR.. Charles styer CMedical Examiner-in-
Chief)
Music. .................... Minneopa Quartette
Address
S. M. Lindsey past Supreme Regent
SUN "A. p. QueSnel
Address. Charles B. Cox (Of Supreme CT J
V1oIln Solo. Prof. John J. Watson
| Address
Gerrit F. Backus Supreme Representative
| Topical Songs
O. A. w. Wolf (of Minneopa Gil
This programme will be followed by pot
pourri of song and story. Only 500 tickets
for the banquet have been issued, and the
few remaining unsold are in the hands of
the secretaries of the councils, and must be
| procured before the 18th.
MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, DEATHS.