The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-02
ROYAL ARCANUM OFFICERS.
John &. Warren, of Terre Haute,
Elected Grand Regent.

The eighteenth annual session of the
Royal Arcanum, Council Of Indiana, con-
veped in X. of p. Hall, on North Penn
sylvania street. yesterday, with some two
hundred delegates in attendance. j. l..
Pound, supreme regent, of Lockport, N.
Y, and Jere Hoideman, supreme deputy,
of St. Louis, addressed the meeting, the
latter directing the installation of the new
officers of the order. who were chosen yes
terday afternoon. The state officers of the
order were all present, with the exception
of S. ID. Brandt, grand sentry, of Logans-
port. who was detained.
Reports were submitted by committees
showing that the order is in prosperous
condition, considering the dull times of the
last year. In his annual report j. f. Elder.
grand regent. speaking of the condition of
the order, said:
'On Dec. 81, 1895. we had forty-two coun-
ellis. with a membership of 3.57S; during the
year 1896, 2iS new members were initiated,
thirty admitted by card and seventeen REIN
stated. a total of 295 members received
during the year; deducting from this num-
Der the losses sustained: twenty-five by
death. thirty-one withdrawn and l2t Sus-
pended. a total of LA. leaves a net gain for
the year OF III members, making our total
membership 1868 at the close of 1896. and
forty-three councils, Valentine Council. no.
1854. having been instituted Feb. IA. 1886, at
SnelbyN1lle. O1 the IOfty-tnree councils IN
the State. twenty-one made a gain, six
teen sustained a loss and six neither
gained nor lost. closing the year with the
same number they had at the end of the
previous year. Our membership on March
l. 1897. was 3.711. as shown by the monthly
reports"
He spoke of the effectuaI work done to
head of what was regarded as inimical
legislation last winter. referring to the
fact that various officers of the order spent
considerable time lobbying against a bill
that was hostile 10 fraternal organiZa-
tionS with insurance benefits The refer
ence 10 this subject concludes:
The supreme regent sent Past supreme
Regent Miller, a prominent attorney of
Chicago, TO indianapolis. who spent several
days at the Capitol with Grand Secretary
Schroer. Brother Miller. at the termination
of his visit. wrote me. referring in the most
complimentary terms TO the valuable and
efficient assistance rendered by our grand
secretary. As will be noted i'm our grand
go. regulating assessment companies and
societies, was enacted into a law, but a
clause inserted eXemptinR secret or fra
ternal societies. operating under a lodge
system. from the provisions Of this act
Following are the officers thai were
elected and installed yesterday:
Past grand regent, j. +. Elder. Rich
mond: grand regent. John c.. Warren. Terre
Haute. grand vice regent. j. r. Schultz.
Michigan City grand orator, II. Nj. MILL
can. Evansville. grand secretary. Edward
T. Schroer: Indianapolis grand treasurer.
chaplain. f. Rierhaus. jr.. vincennes:
grand guide A. r.. Beyerle. Goshen: grand
warden. r. Il. Lambert. South Bend; grand
sentry, Jesse +. Patterson. Fort Wayne:
supreme representatives. w. H.. Tigar. Fort
Wayne. snd James d. Rucker, Evansville: