The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-22
WANT RESTRICTIONS OFF.
Pulaski COUNCIL PETITIONS THE
SUPREME BODY.

Reports of Some Of the supreme on
GERS Made ACCOMPLISHMENTS X.
As Want an Emergency Fund.
some Special Committees Appoints
ed-A Delightful Carriage Drive TO
Bonnventure and the Yacht Club.
4 Picnic at Tybee This Afternoon.
Prominent Members of the Su-
preme Council Who Are Here.
The supreme council Of the Royal Area
mum held only one business session yester-
day. the afternoon being given up 10 a
carriage drive rendered the visitors by Pu-
laski council.
The session was held from II 10 o'clock
The circulars issued by the supreme regent
last year. the dispensations granted by him
and the decisions he rendered were APP
proved by the supreme council
The tables Of statistics compiled by the
supreme secretary, Mr.. W. O. Robson Of
Boston, were approved and he was direct
ed 10 continue the compilation. These ta-
bles are published in the book containing
the annual reports Of the supreme officers,
a synopsis of which has already been
given in the Morning News.
The supreme trustees submitted their
annual reports, showing that the supreme
council has nearly $4,000 invested in gov
eminent, state and municipal bonds. and
$4,000 in the Royal Arcanum building in
Boston.
A special committee was appointed to
consider some plan for the conduct Of the
business Of the supreme treasurer's office
in case Of the sudden death of that officer.
A special committee Was appointed on
the subject Of assessments, the method of
calling them and Of giving notice with re-
gard to them.
A number Of petitions and suggestions
We're presented, among others one from
the grand council Of Virginia requesting
the supreme council to consider the expe-
diency Of establishing an emergency fund.
A petition has been presented to the SUI
preme council asking that all restrictions
be removed from the Pulaski council of
this city, with regard to the number of
its members. The present limit of member
ship for Pulaski council is 300 This limit
was liked some years ago on account Of
the yellow fever, and as there is no APP
parent reason now why the membership
should be limited. the council is asking
that the restriction be removed. The
council has not yet reached the limit of
its membership by about seventy, but il
does not desire to work under any restric-
tons In case it has an opportunity to
largely increase il.
The supreme council adjourned at 2
o'clock and will meet again this morning
at IL O'Clock, city time. In the afternoon
at O'Clock the entire party was given
carriage drive 10 Bonaventure, Thunder
bolt and the Yacht Club. The carriages
were lined up in front Of the De Soto hotel
and extended all the way 10 Barnard
street. Carriages, Wagonettes and other
vehicles were secured for $50 to l15 people,
and all took advantage of the opportunity
TO- see the points Of interest around the
city. A most enjoyable evening was spent,
the party of visitors being accompanied
by members Of the committees from Pu-
laski council and by the members of the
ladies committee. They returned to the
hotel about o'clock.
The supreme council will be in session
all the morning, but this afternoon will be
entertained by the members of Pulaski
council at a picnic on Tybee Island at the
Chatham's club house. Trains for Tybee
Will leave the Tybee depot at $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon. city time. The members
of Pulaski council and their ladies are all
invited TO attend this picnic. Tickets can
be secured from the members Of the COM
mittee or at the depot before the depar-
ture. of the $3.50 train. These tickets are
good on any train during the day. There
will be music and refreshments at the
Chatham club house, and after a pleasant
evening the party win leave the island for
the city at 10 O'Clock.
Some of the visiting members Of the SUI
preme council are being twitted about
trying to form a uniformed rank. Many of
them are from the far north and west
and they found somewhat of a
when they arrived here. Forth
with they purchased white helmets,
through which the evening breeZes blow
as they sit and smoke away the after bus
mess hours on the hotel piazza. The
white helmets have become numerous,
and there are now enough of them to form
six or eight fours of quite respectable
uniformed rank No doubt there will be
a petition before the supreme council to
create such a division, ii the tendency to
donning uniforms becomes any stronger
during the session.