The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-23
THE ROYAL ARCANUM.
Eighth Annual Meeting Ofthe Grand Coun.
ella Pleasant Excursion to Wrightsvilie
Excursion Down the River
ThiS.AfternOOn

Tie eighth annual meeting of the
Grand Council, Of North Carolina, Roy
al Arcanum, convened yesterday morn
ing at Pythian Castle hail., in this city,
with Grand Regent E. L. Harris. of
Releigh, presiding. The grand secre-
tary, DR.. J. Howell Way, of Wayns-
Vile, was at his post.
The n IL of the last annua meet
ing were read and the following Off
GERS answered to roll call: Hon. A NJ.
Scales, grand vice regent, Greensboro;
Mr.. /. L. GreeneWald, grand orator,
Wilmington; Mr.. A. L. Powell. grand
treasurer, Raleigh; Mr.. w. F. Roun-
tree, grand chaplain, New Bern: Mr..
w. P. Wooten, grand guide, Wilson,;
Mr.. J. A. Brady, grand warden, States
rotary, Asheville.
The following were also in attend
ance:
Grand Trustees-Messrs. T. Nv,
Branch, Asheville: T. G. Carlton,
Statesville; N. jacob. Wilmington.
Financial Committee-Messrs. John
r. Irwin, Charlotte; c. r. Lee, Raleigh;
j. L. Hartsell, Concord.
Conittee On Law's-Messrs. Henry c.
Dockery, R~ockingham: Hon. A. M.
Scales, Greensboro: w. F. ROuntree,
Supreme Representatives-Dr. j.
Howell Way, Waynsville; Mr.. Thomas
J. Gill (alternate) Salisbury.
State Medical Examiner-Dr. w. H.
II. Cobb, G%oldsboro.
The representatives present were as
follows:
Mr.. N. Y. Paris, Oxford; DR.. S. Men
delsohn, Wilmington; Mr.. c. T. Bern
hardt, Salisbury; Messrs. K. r. Jones,
New Bern; M. J. Best Goldsboro; J. A.
Raleigh; P. M. Briggs. Durham; J. w.
! Stevenson, Monroe; DR.. H. 0. Hyatt,
| K%inston; Messrs. w. NJ. Jones. Ashe-
| Vile; w. B.. Ferguson, Waynsville; B.
| w. H~argrove, Wilson; J. M. Brown, AL
bernardo; w. S. Mallory, Charlotte; DR..
| w. q. Houston, Concord; Messrs. w. H.
| Zozeler, Elizabeth City; r. r. Craw-
ford, WINSTON; w. D.. McRae, Rocking
ham; j. r. PaddisOn, Mount Airy; S.
| M. Shultz, Greenville.
The reports of the grand council Off
GERS were presented for the year 1896,
and made an excellent showing for the
| growth and prosperity of the order.
The deputy supreme regent, Mr.. j. NJ.
| McKinstray, of Cleveland, Ohio. was
introduced and was received with
| grand honOrs, after which the council
took a recess until $50 O'Clock last
night.
Yesterday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock
the grand council accepted a cordial
invitation from Cornelius Harnett
council, No. 231 to accompany it's COM
mittee on an excursion to Wrightsville
beach. The party was composed OF
about 55 and after spending a half
hour at the beach. they stopped at
Wrightsville and had a splendid oys-
ter roast at Mr.. w. H. Stokeley's. The
visitors came back to the city highly
pleased and reported that they had a
delightful trip and enjoyable time. They
were loud in their praises Of the hos
pitality of their Wilmington brothers.
EVENING SESSION.
The grand counc met last evening
at Pythian Castle hall.
The entire session was spent in a
discussion of the vital statistics.
The grand council took a recess un-
til this morning at IL o'clock, when the
officers will be elected. The new Off
GERS will be formally installed by dep
uty supreme regent, Mr.. ]. NJ. McKin-
stry, of Cleveland, Ohio. who visits
, North Carolina for this special purpose
We are glad to see the visiting del
! egates So we'll pleased. hey come
from all points of the state and are
lavish in their praises of the hospital
ity of their local brothers of Cornelius
Harnett council.