The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-22

night The following nominations for officers
Gross; V. g., w. A. Robertson and e. A.
Moeller; recording secretary C. A. Woods
and G. H. Stevens; permanent secretary,
Horton Election of officers next Wednesday
night. Papers will also be read by Prof H.
S. Baker and C. III. Stevens.
ROYAL ARCANUM
New councils were instituted during Octo-
Der at Winder, Ga; Alexandria, Va, and Bos-
ton, Mass.
Assessment No. 2S6, the last call for 1896,
has been made. This makes a total of six
teen, the same number called in 1894
Number of councils on Nov 1, 1,72O, with an
aggregate membership of 1S8,818 Supreme
Regent Pound calls for 100000 before the
twentieth anniversary.
Official visits of the grand officers will be
made during the coming week as follows;
Saltwater council, Nov. 30 Minnesota Nov
"a, and st. Cloud, Nov. 25
Commercial council will give progressive,
card party for members, friends and their
ladies on Tuesday evening next. Games to be-
gin at o clock sharp. There will be a num-
Der of handsome prizes.
Terrace council read one application Mon
day evening, making total of six ready to be
acted upon. Collector w. B. Parsons rendered
his resignation, owing to absence from the
city. E. L. Clintsman was elected to fill the
vacancy.
Ramsey council had a red hot meeting
Tuesday evening. Five new applications were
read and reports of committees on member
ship received and referred back for action
committee was appointed to arrange for a
social hop for members of the council only
on Dec. Is.
Grand Regent HUM has issued official cir
cular No. O. calling for an increase of % per
cent before the next grand council meeting
Vermillion Falls council at Hastings is al
ready in the field with a class of twenty-five
under way, and Golden Sheaf of st. Charles,
will soon initiate class of twenty.
The general committee on entertainment
m of at Windsor hOtaI Wednesday,
ing, and decided to give a performance at
the Metropolitan opera house in the near
future. The affair will be in charge of the
Royal Arcanum MINISTRIES. Following are the
committees appointed Executive, G. G. Knis-
pei, George Thane H. H. White. H. Hardick
and E. E. Sharpe; press, w. W. Cooley, E.
McCrea; printing, f. H. Warwick, Edward
Gill, F. F. Towle, H. Alderman and F. w.
Baer. The committee will hold another meet
ing at the same place next Friday evening.
Miss Nellie Hopes Ladies' Mandolin and
Violin club, the Aeolian Ladies' quartette, the
Elks' Banjo club, Miss lone Newhall, Miss
Mile Pottgieser. Miss Harriet Hale and Mr.
Percy Churchill are among those who will
sat home" pleasant affair. It was decided
at the last meeting to Gsk a small fee of 25
cents for the coming entertainment, for the
benefit of the amusement fund. All future
Fat homes" will be by invitation. Tickets are
now sale and be procured from the
members or at Broderson & Co.'S music store.
musical and hop.
DRUIDS.
Thursday night Schiller Grove No. con-
ferred the Ovates' degree and had a very
entertaining meeting in general.
St. Paul Grove No. Z reports for the week
three limitations. four candidates taking second
degree and two applications for member
ship.
Brother Noble Grand Arch Boyd was pres
ent at the meeting Monday evening and gave
a short address to the newly initiated mem
bers.
1t is expected that there will be work in the
third degree next meeting; also report from
the labor bureau, which meets this week
No. Is well in line with the best of the
groves.
Wednesday night North Star Grove No.
had an interesting meeting at which busi-
ness of unusual Importance transacted
besides comforting the Ovates degree on-some
candidates
Monday night Vasa Grove No "a conferred
the Ovates and Druids' degrees. They also
received application for membership at the
same meeting, which was largely attended
and great interest taken.
The labor bureau held a very satisfactory
meeting on Tuesday night. Reports of the
secretary and treasury were received and
made a very satisfactory showing at the
commencement Of the busy season it has
before 1t.
There was large attendance at Monday
evenings meeting and much good feeling over
class for the Oriental degree is now com
plete and all arrangement are perfected for
the evening of the 18th inst.
On Tuesday night Minnesota Grove No.
worked i'll the Ovates degree at a very large
and well attended meeting. The Bard's de-
gree will be conferred at the next meeting.
Noble Grand Arch Boyd was present and
time was INDUCED in after the evenings work
was oye'.
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS
Fargo Y; c. rs will place 500 stained
glass window in the new Methodist church
now being built at that place
The members of SANITY City Council will
indulge in a banquet and ball at the Wind
sor hotel, on Monday evening, Dec. 2S. This
is an annual society event that is in keepiDg
with the high order of the association and
will eclipse any previous function in this
line.
Minneapolis council extends a cordial in
vitation to all travelling men, their ladies
and friends to attend a social gathering this
evening at their new hail. 251 NicolIet ave
ranged and light refreshments will be served
at the close
UNITED FORESTERS.
The central committee from Courts Land
mark st. Paul and Smelling met last night
at Judge Schoonmakers Office in the New
York Life building. and perfected plans for
the Union Foresters' meeting to be held the
first week in January. 1897.
Court Landmark No. 45, U. o. F., will
meet tomorrow evening at the hall corner
Burr and Case streets. Several candidates
are to be initiated and arrangements COM
pleted for the entertainment to be given Nov.
80. Brothers Judge Schoonmaker, J. j. Nc
Cardy and S. c. Olmstead will be the speak
ers at the meeting.
Court Smelling, No. 20, U. o. F., met last
Wednesday evening at their hall, corner West
Seventh and Toronto streets. good and
interesting meeting held This court
decided to visit court ST. Paul in a body
at its next meeting, and also decided to go
in with the other courts in holding a grand
union meeting about January 1.
Court St. Paul. No. II, U. o. F., held an
interesting session of their court at Central
plications were received and passed upon
and it was unanimously agreed to hold a
grand union entertainment with the other
courts Of this city about the first of the
year. At the next meeting of this court a
social visit from the members of courts Land
mark and Court Smelling is assured, and a
good social time may be expected.
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY, A. O. II.
Division No. 2, Ladies Auxiliary to the
A. Q. H., will give a social hop Thanks
giving evening, a. Twin City hall, Rice and
University avenues
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY. B. OF L. E.
Division Nc. 125. Ladies Auxiliary to the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, will
Fellows' hail Nabasha and Fifth streets
AMERICAN MECHANICS.
The next stated meeting of s.bley Coracn
No. 3, Junior Order United American Me-
chanics. will be held at the hail corner az
Fifth and Nabaeha streets. next Thursday
evening. The third anniversary of Sibiey
council VIII be celebrated in an appropriate
manner on Thursday oven ng, Dec. ie.
Breathing of the Ground
French experiments have lately brought out
interesting facts about the circulation of
air in the sell Il appeared that Considerable
oxygen 5 absol bed by the roots of plants,