The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-25

The grand council of the Royal Area
mum met at Arcanum hall, i52 Weybosset
street. at 10 o clock thls morning
The morning session was call To o;Ner
by Grand Regent Robert $, Franklin of
Newport. and the time was devoted
mainly to The receiving Of the several re-
ports.
GRAND REGENTS REPORT
The report OF the grand regent was
Substantially as follows:
At the beginning OF the year therc
were In this jurisdiction ~ subcrdlhite te
councils with q membership or 1861. 1o-
day we have the same number or coun-
clls and an approximate membership OF
During the year the angel Of death has
not been Inactive. q menioers OF the sub
ordinate councils having been called from
the active duties aYg associations 9i TINS
life. Among the dccedents were Broth
ers Charles FRY and William -. Porter.
Brother Fry was regent or Unity Council.
No. 211. and Brother Porter the first sit-
ting past regent of Choppequonsett Coun-
expected TO announce a new council
al Pawtucket. ID. O.. r. :. w. Thomp-
son Is n Snargs of me me Work @ m ., msyitfc %rE9iE
on Monday April 22d Circumstances be-
yond his control have caused delay,
rendering II necessary 70 postpone the IN
stitution TO the first or second week In
II Is the universal opinion OF the mem
bers with whom have TAXED during ,ne
year that change IN the ritualistic work
IL absolutely necessary. The present
duty does not interest the members SUI
ficitntly 10 cause "A large attendance az
the meetings neither does II impress the
candidates SO fOrCibly In regard 60 the
teachings of otir order as ritual should.
! would therefore recommend that our
repre sentatiVes in the supreme council be
requested TO use their best endeaVors TO
have "a new degree adopted.
The prospects for the coming year are
more than favorable. The fields are al
ready white unto the harvest. and
Rhode Island should do It's part in the
laudable and glorious work of Increasing
the membership OF the Royal Arcauum
and disseminating the Heaven born prin-
ciples Of virtue mercy and charity
II Is therefore your Imperative duty
when at the close of this eleventh ses-
sion of this grand council. YOU return TO
your several councils. 20 Impress upon
your brethren the necessity of renewed
activity, and Of individual and persistent
effort.
OTHER REPORTS MADE.
The report OF tsate Medical Examiner
George ~ Kenyon showed that l55 appll-
cations had been received OF which l3t
were accepted and IS rejected OF the lh5
applications received. one was FOR REIN
statement OF "A suspended member. MAX
Ing the actual gain in new members l5t
The report of GRAND Secretary John =.
. kellogg was as follows;
Receipts from sale OF supplies. N,4 % {.
from per capita tan. SleS3. from supreme
council sssS: total, t2io5.35: paid 10 grand
treasurer s2in5.9
Grand treasurer In account with grand
Secretary. March ~. 1899. on hand SSi7 -: :
March n. 1Ssr. cash paid. s2l05.3j total
S2i22.e4, March a. 1900, by orders No. i5i
TO J0i. inclusive. t2l6i63. by balance
Ses ~ total. ss422s4
Membership. Jan. I. 1901. 1904. amount OF
one assessment. AS1i ~, paid 10 W aud
o. r. fund from Rhode Island In 1900
s5T GS5C9. paid Rhode Island benehciarles
IN 1900 So 500: total paid W and ~. n
fund from Rhode Island. 2lib years. 10
Dec 81, 1900. shsi .Js4.13; total paid TO
Rhode Island benefciaries, 23b years. To-
Dec, 81. 1900. s5o9,35S.sf. Since April ist
sume twenty members have been initi-
atcd. and indications point 10 "a large in-
crease oVer that within "a month
The report Of Grand Treasurer r. l..
Spencer was as follows
April ]. 1900 amount on hand. t3i75s: re-
ceiycd from grand secretary 10 April g.
1900 S2i0i.3o total s2ll29i. paid orders
from April J. 1901 TO April T. 1901 S2lGfG3
amount ~ hands Of grand treasurer this
date. 1881.
ELECTION or OFFICERS.
The election OF officers resulted ss fol-
lows:
Charles s. Andrews. grand regent Mos