The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-17
ROYAL ARCANUM COMES NEXT
SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE ORDER
TO MEET THIS WEEK.


Trips TO Tybee, to the sea BuOy on
the City of 1irmI agham, and the
Yacht Clubs Regatta on the List
of Entertainments-The Visitors TO
Be in the Hands of Pulaski Coun-
ell and They VIII Be Royalty
Treated-The supreme Council 10
BE in Session Ten Days.
This week Savannah will witness the
assembling Of one of the most interesting
and prominent conventions it has seen in
many years. Wednesday morning the del
5-ates TO the supreme council Of the Royal
Arcanum from every state in the union
uI arrive in the city.
Elaborate preparations for their recep-
-l5n and entertainment have been made
ty Pulaski Council and committees have
been appointed to look after every fea-
tire. The fact that this order has hun
dreds and thousands Of members in every
state and in Canada makes the meeting
Of more than national interest. There will
be from 10 to 80 delegates and officers,
many of whom will be accompanied by
their wives and families and arrangements
have been made for the entertainment of
these as well as for the delegates to the
supreme councils meetings.
An elaborate programme for the enter
Jainment of the visitors has been prepared.
The council viii be in session here for ten
or twelve days, and will transact much
business Of importance in connection with
the order throughout the entire country.
on the day of their arrival they will be
gwen an informal reception at Il o'clock IN
the banquet hail Of the De Solo, while the
ladies in the party will be informally re-
celved in the gentlemens parlor of the
hotel.
The supreme council will hold only a
short business meeting on Wednesday. but
viii organize and get ready for hard work
on Thursday, at which time the commit
tees on credentials and other important
matters will be appointed and will do
their work; The programme of entertain
ment which has been arranged for them
by the members Of Pulaski council is as
follows
Wednesday-l1 o'clock a. m, informal
meeting of the supreme council in ban
quet hall of De Soto. Informal meeting
OF the ladies' accompanying the members
OF the supreme council IN parlOr of De
Soto O'Clock p. m, formal reception
TO the mem bers Of the supreme council
and their ladies in the parlors of the De
Soto.
Thursday-3:SO o'clock p. m, carriage
drive for the members Of the supreme
council ana Lne-F lduleS TO BOuaVeQture.
Frday-Afternoon on Iybee Island. Spe-
cial train will leave depot, foot of Presi-
dent street, at $3.50 p. m.
Saturday-Trip to Isle of Hope and
Thunderboh. Cars leave De Soto 1870 D. m.
Monday, May 25-PrOposed trip TO the
sea buoy on the Ocean Steamship Com
pany's steamship City of Birmingham at
MISREPRESENTATION on steamer Belle
Vue, to view the races of the Savannah
Yacht Club. Leave dock foot of Abercorn
a "a IN
The Savannah Yacht Club, Georgia Hus-
sars and Savannah Volunteer Guards ex-
tend to members Of the Supreme Council
and OF Pulaski Council the privileges of
their club rooms during the supreme
councils session here.
The committees in charge of the enter
tainment and arrangements for the va
rlous meetings Of the supreme council are
as follows:
5 Connerat, G. So George ?. Walker, p.
r.: Z; A. Cults, 2. R.; c. w. Saussy, r.,
and Il. A. Cults
Invitation-C. S. Connerat, o. e. Co
hen, 1. A. Solomons, Walter Coney, W. de
Excursion-George P. Walker, w. G.
Cam, W. f, McCauley, A. NJ. Bell, ]. A.
G.. Carson, c. s. Connerat
Entertainment-c. W. saussy, w. w.
Starr, d. G. Purse, NJ. S. Baker. j. P. Mer-
Finance-E. A. Cults A. B. Palmer, J.
II. Elton, NJ. S. Baker c. G. Bell.
Reception-E. II. O'Connor, H. H. Bruen,
l. lOs l. ia III. L
rill w. de Bruyn Hops.
Ladies' Committee-Mrs. W. r. Leaken,
chairman; Mrs. A. c. Harmon, Mrs. c. s.
Connerat, Mrs. c. w. Saussy, Mrs o. e.
Cohen, Mrs. f. G. duBignon, Mrs. G. Z.
Walker, Mrs. Emil Newman, Mrs. G. W.
Tiedeman, Mrs. J. NJ. Solomon, Mrs A B.
Palmer, Mrs. /. A. Solomons, Mrs. II. L.
Ferrill, Mrs. w. w. Starr, Miss Bruen,
Miss Maccaw, Miss Hecht, Miss Emily
Hill, Miss Weichselbaum.
No arrangements have been made so
far for Sunday programme, and it is
no doubt be a good deal of private en-
pertaining. and the visitors will attend
church wherever they desire. Except
those days, on which a full days enter
tainment has been arranged for the su-
preme council will be in business session
tinue every day next week, and they will
be here until Sunday, May "a.
No specific entertainment has been ar
ranged for after Tuesday of next week.
though possibly there will be some adj
ditiOns to the programme after that date
over the whole business of the order, ex-
anime the laws and rules and see wheth-
er they are suitable for the present time.
They will hear complaints, rectify in
justices and do everything to bring the
order up to date The work of the coun-
court of appeals of the order and settles
all differences between members and the
different councils which the state cOun-
ellis fail to settle. The last business will
be the election of officers for the en-
suing year. The members of the supreme
council are lawyers, statesmen, congress-
men, prominent business and commercial
men, and form altogether as fine set
of men as belong to any order in the
United States.