The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-07
ROYAL ARCANUN BANQUET
SUPREME REGENT APGAR WELL
COINED BY THE ST. PAUL
COUNCILS
SEVERAL HUNDRED PRESENT
Former Attorney General ChiIds'
Address of Welcome AN Eloquent
Efort-Dright Future
for the Order.

! w Holt Apgar and H. II. G. Miller,
| supreme regent and past supreme regent,
| respectively of the Royal Arcanum will
return to their homes in the East with a
high appreciation of the zeal, energy and
! hospitality of the councils of st. Paul
! and Minneapolis. Tuesday evening some
900 members attended the banquet ex-
tended to the supreme jurisdiction guests
at the West, and last night nearly 400
were at the Merchants to welcome them
{ in the same way. AS former Attorney
General w w. Childs remarked in his
| eloquent address of welcome, the loyalty
! of the Minnesota councils is infinite and
| their hospitality boundless. The banquet
! was served in the main dining hall of
| the hotel and spacious though it is, its
/ capacity was taxed to afford seating
! room for the hundreds of enthusiastic
! members who were present. The decora-
| lions were palms, American Beauty roses
| and lilies of the valley.
| It was past O'Clock when the banquet
! commenced and considerably after II be-.
| fore POSTMASTER w j. Footner, senior
past grand regent, introduced Cen Childs.
| to deliver the address of welcome. This
| eloquent speaker was at his best and as
! he dwelt upon the deep-seated principles
| of the order and the high mission it was
! destined to fulfill, frequent bursts of APP
| plause interrupted him He eXhorted all
|
| Arcanum and promised to all who were
! faithful in the performance of their
! duties, that though they might not neceS~
| Sarily amass material wealth. they would
! be nillionaires in the riches of fraternity.
Supreme Regent Apgar was the next
! speaker, and his address abounded in
! wit, humor and anecdote. He spoke of
! the lasting effect the magnificent recep-
| ton of the Twin City councils would
leo ~ I,ie- nd dnd fo
enlarge upon the topic, 1.-THE Royal Ar
canum in the Twentieth Century," The
| growth and prosperity of the order, he
| said would to a large extent depend upon
! the degree of Importance attached by the
| members to the principles of true fra
ternity. What the order needed was
! thinking, advising, active and loyal MEM
| bers who would not hesitate to unstint-
! ingly devote their talents and time to the
common good of all. In proportion as
the fundamental doctrines of the Royal
| Arcanum were lived UP to, would it rise
to a commanding place as an eXemplar
| of the nobility of unselfshness. Laid on
a liberal and broad foundation, national
IT. it's scope, the future of the order was
what the members wanted to make it
! He complimented the Minnesota grand
! Jurisdiction for the fidelity with which
it had stood by order in the crisis of the
! past, and hoped that the same zeal and
| fidelity would continue to characterize
| it in the future. He dwelt with special
! pride on the circumstance that the occa-
sion marked the first anniversary of the
organization of the largest council that
had been formed since he had been SUI
preme regent, and one of the largest
councils in point of charter membership
that the order could boast of. He re-
ferred to Sibley council At this men
ton the members of that council present
cheered vociferously and it was some
| time before the speaker could proceed.
| Addresses were also 6elivered by
Messrs. H H. c.. Miller and r. B. Nc
Henry, and the gathering broke up short
! ly after midnight
An orchestra enlivened the proceedings
during the whole evening, and the ar
engagements for the comfort of the guests
were perfect in every respect For this
no little credit is que the committee, Of
which James Craig was general chair
man, E. M. Mortenson general secretary
and James ]. Regain general treasurer.