The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-26
THE SANE OFFICERS ELECTED.
SUPREME REGENT POUND To
SERVE ANOTHER YEAR.


The Only Change Made Was the
Election Of Mr.. CauIGcId OF New
York as Chairman OF the Commit
tee on Council work in Place of
Mr.. Charles u. Cox-A Proposition
10 Advance the Rate of Assess
ments Being Consldcred-A Petit
tion From an arkansas Council.
some Prominent Royal Arcanum-
ties.
The supreme council Of the Royal Area
mum did a hard days work yesterday. II
held Three sessions, morning, afternoon
and night
The principal feature Of the day was the
election OF officers Of the supreme council
for the ensuing year. all Of the old officers
with one exception, being reelected. Inc
rest Of the day was spent in hearing and
discussing reports OF committees:
The officers elected for the ensuing year
are as follows:
Supreme Regent-John z. Pound, Lock-
Supreme Vice Regent-Edson NJ. schry-
yer. Baltimore, Md.
Supreme Orator-PalmeT H. CharlOck,
Elizabeth. n. j.
Sitting Past Supreme Regent-Chiu W.
Hazard. MOnOngahela, Pa.
supreme Secretary-W. .. Robson, Bos-
ton, Mass.
Supreme Treasurer-E. a. Skinner.
supreme Auditor-A. T. Turner. Jr.. Bos-
Supreme Chaplain-Henry Goodwin. Bos-
ton, Mass.
Supreme Guide-J. a. Carter. Geneva.
N. i.
Supreme Warden-Thomas a. Parish.
Grand Haven. Mich.
Supreme Sentry-Carl Moller, St. Louis.
Supreme Trustees-James W. Fernald.
Chicago, J. N. Pace, Covington, KY, and
j. NJ. Mckinstry, Cleveland, O.
The standing committees are:
committee on f1nance-Charles +. IN
gersOl, Buffalo, n. y; CarnOt o. Spencer,
Hartford, Conn; Robert II. Alberts, Ho-
bOken, n. J.
COMMITTEES on Laws-John Haskell But
Ter, Boston, Mass; Elihu COlman, Fond du
Lac, Wis; Arthur c. Salmon, Brooklyn,
Committee on Appeals-Howard II.
Morse, New York city; william Loven-
stein, Richmond, Va; d. +. Macwatt,
Committee on Council work-Isaac W.
Caulheld, New York; w. J. FOotner, st.
Paul, Mimi A. @. Tying, Jr., Peoria, III.
Some contest was made on several of
the supreme officers, the principal being
that looking to providing a place for one
Of the members Of the New York delcga-
ton Mr. Isaac w Caulfeld of New YORK
city was the member of the delegation Sc
lected to be placed among the supreme
officers. He was elected chairman Of the
committee on council work, in place OF
Mr.. Charles Is. Cox OF st. Louis, Mo.
There was considerable contest for this
place, and the vote by which Mr.. Caul-
field was elected was 43 to g.
Mr.. Caulheld Is secretary of the largest
subordinate council in the United States,
New York No. 3iS, numbering 300 mem
bers.
This council is thus larger than quite
n n-p of M ia
as North Carolina, Iowa, Rhode Island
and, until recently, Minnesota. Mr.. Caul-
field rs serving his third year i'm the SUI
preme council, and is one Of its most pop
ular members, as well as also of his own
grand council
The committee on statistics made a re-
port, recommending the adoption of some
plan locking 70 advancing the rate of as
sessments. This proposition Is being Wig
orously fought by many of the members.
Under the present ARRANGEMENT when a
member enters the order at 2l or at 90
years, for example, he pays the rate for
q or Tor 30 years, and continues to nay
mat rate until death, or as long as he
is a member Of the order. The plan now
proposed Is that a member who enters,
Tor instance, at p, shall pay the rate for
z until after he Is %, when he shall pay
the rate for 25, and an increased rate eve
~ nVe years This matter will be discus
sed again on Wednesday, but there will
be no definite action taken with regard
10 II at this session of the supreme coun-
Gil. As rule, such important matters
are introduced and discussed some fofr
or -nVe years before any action is taken
with regard to them. In this way suca
matters go all over the country and are
discussed In all the subordinate councils
so that finally the desires Of the individ-
uaI members are reflected in those of their
representatives to the grand council. This
VIII no doubt be the course pursued in the
matter OF advancing the rate of assess
ments
Arkansas is making an effort before the
supreme council to have the Restrictions
removed from some of the councils In
that state. Gen. John c. Tappen OF He
lena, Ark, is here and has had presented
a peuuon seeking to remove the restric-
lions from the council in that civ that
council is limited to 100 members. and for
some years has been right up to the
limit. The matter has been discussed
somewhat, but nothing definite has been
done with regard to It, 1t may be taken
up again on Wednesday. The Restrictions
in Arkansas have been due to the fact
that the death rate was large, but Ii is
sad health conditions there have been
materially improved.
There VIII be no session of the supreme
council to-day. The day will be given up
entirely to the excursion on the steamer
Bellevue, which VIII leave the wharf at
the foot of AbercOrn street at 10 O'Clock
this morning, city time, and will proceed
to the Yacht Club, where it will follow
the yachts on their races. The members
or the supreme council and their ladies
and the members of Pulaski Council
friends and members of their families
have been invited 10 go on this excur-
1oyable features of the entire occasion
and viii no doubt be fully attended bV
the visitors. Some of those who have a
little committee work to attend to will 90
out and join the party this afternoon.