The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-09-25
STATE GRAND COUNCIL
OF ROYAL ARCANUM HELD
MEETING YESTERDAY.

Reports From All Lodges in State Head
barge Increase i'm membershtp-
shore Dinner seryed-Guests of Live
Oak Council Last Night.
The annual fall meeting of the grand
council of Connecticut of the Royal Ar
canunn was held yesterday afternoon
and was largely attended by delegates
from all over the state. There We're
seventy delegates present, representing
sixty councils in this state.
The meeting was called to order in
the G. A. r. hall at o'clock by Grand
Regent F. FL. Patterson. of Bristol. j
Reading Of reports from different sec
tons of the state was the first matter
taken up. These reports showed that
during the past six months the mem
bership has increased over six hundred,
the greatest gain in the history of the
order, which to-day has fully $500 men,
beers in Connecticut a..
The grand regents report outlined
plan for the winters work and express
ed the hope that the phenomenal gain
of the past few months will be excelled
during the next six months. ....
After the disposal OF, routine business
Il Hon. w. Al. Griffith, past grand regent
and representative of the, New York
district. was the guest of honor and de-
livered an address which carried en-
thusiasm to the gathering. 49,. +.
At Is o'clock the meeting, adjourned
and special cars were taken to Cox
Surf house, where a shore dinner was
served. A number of speeches We're
made. after. which the party boarded
cars and were taken to Workmen's hall
in Fair Haven, where they were the
guests OF Live Oak council. Here there
was iritiatory work, followed by an en-
tertainment provided by the council.
Those present were: ....1....-s.
Regent Charles Arnold, Putnam
council. H. s,.,s..@ 4 sz....e ...<.... j..
Regent r.. r. Carson, Pequot council.
Regent A. II. Graham, Pilgrims Har-
Dor council l.54 s.-4ss.. y .s4.4.,z..s
Regent A. H. Barclay, Davenport
council. IT,. ..ssH..s.:.....%> ...
Regent Edward Reisel, B. H. Webb
council. ........'
Regent E. "A. Treadway, Mattabesett
council. Il %4
Regent .. r. Houghton. Seaside coun-
ell. i IT, b.. s55.,. ...-.
Regent J.. E. Hall, Mattatuek coun-
Gil.
Regent A. C. Swan, Norwich council.
Regent G. R. Utley, Willimantic
council. i IT,. ...,.
Regent A. r. corbin, New Britain
council. -: ...,-
Regent II. G. White, Reliance coun-
ell 81. >...-.
Regent George c. Hagar. winchester
council.
Regent N. H. Fem, Volunteer cOun-
Gil .-,!~ .......-.... ........ .-
Regent o. l. Burdick, Stamford
council. LE-,s s..3....
Regent L. e. Jacobs, Hillhouse eoun-
ell. I'll. -.:......
Regent A. E. Porter, Live Oak coun-
ell. -. i ...-..
Regent w. W. Wilcox, whitfield
Regent George T. Birks, savin Rock
council.
Regent George D. Coates, Torrington
council.
Regent F. Howard Ensign, East
Hartford council. ~
. Regent Samuel Hefitt. Mohiean coun-
Gil.
Regent b. H, Bennett, southington
council.
Regent J. H. Flynn, Ponassus coun-
ell ....
Regent g. w. Hubert. Danbury
council.
Regent Charles E. Hoyt, Sherman
council.
Regent j. W. Newton, Wallingford
council.
Regent Charles S. Taylor, Alfred H.
Hall council.
Regent Henry scheiner. Rockville
council.
Regent R. S. Robinson, Philip H.
Sheridan council.
Regent w. B. Dibble, New London
council.
4 Regent Alexander Delaney, Gilmore
council.
Regent A. G. Rennie. Nutmeg council.
Regent William A. Thurston, Wan
gum council.
Regent Charles A. Peterson. Ward
Cheney council
Regent w. Ell. Sullivan, E. L. DeFor-
est council.
Regent Thomas E. Bradley, Beacon
Hill council. >
Regent G. f. Myrick, Ansonia coun-
ell. T. *@'
Regent r. c. Plant, Thomas council.
Regent Carl A. Mears, New Haven
council.