Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-29
FRATERNITY NOTES.
A Notable Week In Local Circles
OF The Royal Arcanum.
P0cahontas Council Receives The Largest
Glass Ever Taken In virsInia-A Ser
mon To knights OF Pylhias-Election Of
Officers or Grioe Commandery No. 1s
Knights Templar.

IN the END or May, POcahOntaS
Council, r. A., will celebrate it's TWEEN
tieth anniversary. A committee has
been appointed to prepare a proper
program for the occasion and the
event promises to be one of the most
enjoyable that fraternal circles will see
for some time. Old Pocahontas never
does things by halves and it may be
depended on that this anniversary cele-
bration will be one long to be remem-
bered by all who are present. Among
the prominent guests who will be pre-
sent is Mr.. Harry Kemp and other
grand officers.
The past week has been one of re-
markable activity in local Royal Ar
canum circles. This is largely due to
the return here of Mr.. Harry Kemp,
Official Deputy Grand Regent OF Vir-
ginia: On Wednesday night James
Monroe Council of Portsmouth held a
big meeting and received several ap-
plications for membership. On Thurs
day night Pocahontas Council. No. 493,
also held grand meeting: seven mem-
bers were Installed and. sixteen appli-
cations were presented. There were
addresses by Major Irwin, Brothers
Rhoads and Avery and Mr.. Kemp for
the good of the Order. Brother Levy
ShtSi tdihSN tllC lieclillS WITH several
well rendered selections. On May 10th.
this Council will take in the largest
class of members ever taken in Vir-
ginia. On this night 35 members will
be initiated and n large number of APP
plications will be acted on. Grand
Deputy Kemp has been notified by
supreme Regent, w. Holt Apgar OF
Trenton, N. J., that the Emergency
tund OF the order was increased to
over S1.O00,000, on the 18th inst, when
$4,000 were added thereto.
After the meeting of Pocahontas
council Thursday night Mr.. Kemp and
Brother Neugebauer. Regent of the
Council. led the members over to the
Elks' carnival where they partook of
supper. Mr.. Kemp expects to be In
this vicinity two weeks, with his head
quarters at Fords Hotel.
$50
Columbia Lodge, No. A, I. o. o. r.,
at Its last meeting had work in the
First Degree. The attendance was
unusually large and much interest in
the work was manifested Next Tues
day night the Lodge will confer the
Second Degree.
After adjournment of Columbia
Lodge the Past Grands of this vicinity,
who had been invited to be present by
the Past Grands of Columbia Lodge,
held a preliminary meeting towards
forming an organization of the Past
Grands of this district to be known as
the Past Grand's Association.
At the annual meeting of Grice Com
mandery No 16. knights Temjlar, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing term:
George b. Maynard. Eminent Com
mander: w. NJ. Rettew, Gene -alissimo;
Henry l.. Myers. Captain General: A.
Tatem, Senior Warden; +. c. Chisnelf,
Junior Warden; e. l.. Guy. Treasurer:
George B. Jenkins. Recorder; c. NJ.
Nottingham. Standard Bearer; T. S.
Purdie. Sword Bearer; N. l.. Warwick.
Warden; r. w. Petit. Captain of
Guard; j. Il. NJ. Trotter ]. l.. Bunting
and c. S. Measell Guards.
49,
At meeting Of the offers of the
First Regiment Uniform Rank knights
of Pythias held in Pythian Castle.
Portsmouth. Va, Col. George w. Bat,
tley, Capt. II. L. Myers, Capt. r. p.
Bunting. Captain B. Y Vaughn. Capt.
V. p. Holt and Captain G. +. Batten
were appointed as a Committee and
authorized to make all necessary ar
rangements for the transportation and
quarters for the Regiment during the
National Encampment of knights OF
Pythias, which will be held in Detroit.
Mich. during the third week in Au-
gust.
The Regiment is composed of compan-
les in Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk,
Hampton and Newport News and will
no doubt carry full ranks when they
leave for Detroit.
On Friday night. in the Rosenbaum
Building. Portsmouth. Col. r. b. Yo-
we'll, Supreme Organizer and State
ecturer. delivered a free lecture and