Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-20
GRAND COUNCIL HERE
ROYAL ARCANUM IN SESSION Al
LEE CAMP HALL.
HsuYDSTINCUISHED VISITORS ATTEND
The Delegates Come from Fifty-one
CouuciIs-Rcport. of the o"ce
r,.,,or Of Officers To-Dny-COnsfi-
tutlon to he Revised.

The Grand Council, Royal Arcanum' Oh
virginia. met in annual session at Lee
Camp Hall yesterday afternoon Gran"
Reoent William J. Williams, or Ports
mouth presiding. The attendance "d9
very large. only one or two of the hity-
one councils In the State being without
representation. The business at the
opening session was largely OF routine
nature, the principal matters brought
10 the attention Of the council being the
regular reports of the Grand Regent
Grand Secretary, and Grand Treasurer.
and the standing committees. These were
one and all found to be extremely en-
couragng, and contain much valuable
information to boot.
WILL NOT SERVE AGAIN.
At the conclusion Of the Grand Re-
gents report he makes the following
statement:
| cannot close this brief report with
out expressing my gratitude 20 the grand
officers who stood by me during the past
year. | have no doubt but that my sue
cessor will show at the end Of his first
year a much larger gain than / nave
but | can assure you, my brethren, IL
was no lack Of work on my part that the
membership did not increase more than
II did. | must decline being a candidate
for reelection, as my business Is such
that / cannot give that attention the
Office demands. | promise my successor
an active supper. in all things 10 advance
the order.
The report of the Grand Secretary
shows that the cash received from All
sources i'm 1897 amounted 10 $j.l79.39. and
the warrants paid during the same pc
riod TO be S51792j. Ii deals also with the
state Of the order and official vstations,
and recommends that the sum OF AW
shall be appropriated to be disbursed py
direction of the Grand Regent in organ
izing new councils.
The Committee Of Distribution took
charge of the reports and referred them
10 the special committees. which VIII. IN
turn. report at this mornings session OF
the council, which will be held at u
O'Clock.
VISITOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS
Past-Grand-Regent J. Day Otis, oil
Newbury. Mass who IS also Deputy gu
preme Regent, was escorted 10 the ran
bv q committee composed OF Past re
gents r. \. Dobie. H. c. Scott, and }. ).
H.
stalling officer to-day after the election
which will take place at II o'clock, that
hour being set apart as a special Order'
Telegrams were sent by the council 10
the Grand Councils of Michigan. CON
necticut. and North Carolina, when are
In session At this time.
The important feature Of the whole
meeting will be the presentation OF the
report of the Committee on Laws Whlch
has been a. work for some time. revising
the constitution of the order. Other com
nittees. which met last night, ana are
expected 10 report to-day. are: Creden-
tfoIs Mileage. Distribution, State OF the
order Medical Examiners Report. ana
Finance.
The council will hold two sessions to-
day-at II A. NJ and 3 p. M.-and Will
then adjourn.
THOSE WHO ARE PRESENT
The members of the Council who are
in attendance are.
". j. Williams. Grand Regent 5. L.
/ Bloomberg. Grand Vice Regent; Charles
n. Lumsder. Grand orator, John }.
Jameson. Past Grand Regen-; James B.
! Blanks. Grand Secretary, A. b. Bolts,
! Grand Treasurer; Rev. +. T. McFaden.
! Grand Chaplain; Charles c. Berry, Grand
/ Guide: K. W. Arnold. Grand Warden;
| W. H. Hurkamp. Grand Sentry; >. II.
| Ingram H. Hodges. +. y. Bilisoly, Grand
| Trustees; James b. Blanks, Supreme Rep
! resentative; j. Taylor Ellyson j. +.
Banks. Charles OWNS, Finance Com
mlttee: f.. H. c. Scott, NJ T. Friary, Com
! mittee on Laws and Appeals.
Past Grand Regents-John j. Wright,
| virginia. %: James l.. Beck, Lynchburg,
! i05; Richard a. DObie, POcahontas 1873;
! James b. Blanks, Sycamore, 705; DR.. II.
! c. Scott. Henry Clay, 5Sl; John J. jamie
! son. Alexandria, 627.
| Life Members mot officers or commit
teemen)-N. *. White, w l.. Smith. a.
| NJ. Richardson. Union, 81; \. Myers, Nor
| folk. DDS.
State Medical EXaminer-Dr. Charles
/ l.. Culpeper. Ocean. 1868.
/ Represeutatives-C O. BOsher and r.
/ Bottigheimer. Virginia %. Richmond;
! Rowland Hill. Union. 81. Richmond: II.
! Q Walker Portsmouth. 227 Portsmouth;
y s Dawson Norfolk. Dds, Norfolk;
| George W. Tucker. Southside, Dos. Fe-
| tersburg j. y. Johnson and w. II. Snead,
Lynchburg. i0j. Lynchburg; w II. Hur-
kamp Fredericksburg, NC, Fredericks-
burg: Joseph l. Levy. Mccarthy 49,
| Richmond: Charles Gibbs. Old Dominion
| iSj. Berkeley: g. Frank CARRIER, Augusta,
! 100. stanton: Samuel &. Phillips. alter
uate Pocahontas. 493. Norfolk. G. j.
| Faulkner. Mecklenburs, 81, Boydton; j,
| ~. Kenny Haven, $50, Chincoteague; r.
! w Tavlor. Wise SCI, OnancOck; G. w
| Crew. Henry Clay, 5A, Ashland; X. NJ
| Bidgood. Farmylle. $50 Farmville; T. f.
! Seal Elba. G06. Richmond; -. II. Appich
| and II. X. Field Alexandra, 67 AleXan-
| dra: Walter Sydnor, Patrick Henry. o5y
| Hanover; r. w. Kruse, Sycamore. 100
! Petersburg: DR.. James +. Crane Henrico
! 7}3 Richmond; w Dnwidde Jefferson
7u Charlottesvine: W. NJ. Bickers
Shockoe. $50 Richmond: W. II Reeve
| canine Stella. 900. Norfolk. w. c.
! ELAN. Nansem0nd s76. Suno'k
| r l., Pemberton Loyal 1881. Pocahontas
| w. r. Pace. Southampton, 1861, Franklin
| w. F. Virnelson and +. I. Briggs, ocean
| 1863 Portsmouth y. T. BEDFORD beIVi-
dere. 1879. Richmond; Thomas 7. Jones
! Newport News. llil. Newport News a
: smith Manchester. 1911 Manchester
DR. c W Gleaves Rain. l2lS, Wythe-
| viIe. y II Hazlewood appointed, Roa-
rolke POS Roanoke George r Wood,
! Wvtbe 12lS. Hampton T.. W. WILSON,
wsrrosouvoake 1851. Smithheld; A. T.
| Lincoln alternate). Holston. 1872, Marion
| Frank F. White. Tidewater. 1902 Norfolk
T. ( Carlton. Dan River. 1919, Danyllle
| / q y Kellam, Cape Charles. 1897, Cape
| charles. !. c. Osborne Mocha, l34s, Rad
| ford. & Il. Israel Blue Ridge. 142i, Shen-
| andoah: J. r. Bryant. Newsoms. 1913
| Nevsorrs. II. c. Stearnes. Fort Lewis
ti5o Salem. J. l.. Sanders. Orinoco, 1886
Nartinsvflle: NJ. W. Stevens. Prometheus
1fto Pulaski. V. G. Hanrahan, James
Monroe l5iS. Portsmouth; Dr. 7. {. Den
mis- Raheen. 1874 Bedford City; Henry
Wood. Jr.. Three Rivers 1905. Clarksville