The San Francisco call., 1904-06-19

The session Of the Supreme Council
which closed a few days since at Fort
Monroe was one of the most i'm
portant in the history Of the Royal Ar
canum. California was represented by
:. H. Boynton Of Los Angeles. 1t was
decided to bar from membership any
one in the army not a commissioned
officer and in the navy all below the
rank OF petty officer; no rebate Of fees
10 medical examiner viii be allowed to
applicants; an amendment to allow
members to be reinstated within thirty
days after suspension, on presentation
Of a certificate from a physician and
paying arrearages, was referred TO a
committee to report at the next ses-
sion: proposition to admit minors
into the order was again defeated;
proposition TO extend the order into
Manitoba and Canada was defeated;
a proposition prohibiting the issuance
Of circulars advocating lottery schemes
was adopted; it was decided to improve
the official organ and to mail a copy to
each member Of the order; jewels de-
Vised for Representatives. alternates,
grand trustees and standing commit
tees were adopted; the present order
Of installation Of the officers was re-
Versed; conviction Of a member Of the
order for a felony or for a misdemean-
or. punishable by imprisonment, will
hereafter be ground for expulsion; GER
thcates shall become void if a member
becomes a habitual drunkard or habit
ual user Of cocaine opium or morphine
or shall die while violating any law of
the land; it was decided that councils
may nominate at the last stated meet
ing in November, the election to be
held at the first meeting in December.
A proposition to obtain official recogni-
tion for the Court Of Royal Ladies was
lost. There were also a number Of
changes in the laws as to membership.
During the session General Fitzhugh
Lee presented to Supreme Regent Rob
inson a gavel made from the wood OF
the first church built in jamestown,
Va. Atlantic City was chosen as the
next place Of meeting.
The following officers were installed
for the current term: Supreme regent.
A s. Robinson of St Louis. No. su-
preme vice regent. Howard c. Virgins
Of Rome, y. Y; supreme. orator. Rob-
ert Van Sands Of Chicago. Ill: su-
preme secretary. w. O. Robson of Bos-
ton, Mass; sitting past supreme re-
gent. J. A. Langfitt Ct Pittsburg. Pa:
supreme treasurer Z. A Skinner of
Westheld. y. Y; supreme auditor. Al
fred 7. Turner Of Boston. Mass: su-
preme chaplain, Rev. Z. H. Leisenring
of Chambersburg, Pa; Supreme guide.
H. s. Burkhardt of Chicago Ill: su-
preme warden. /. w. Caulfeld Of New
York, y Y. supreme sentry. r Al
Millican Of Evansville, Ind: supreme.
trustees, J. NJ. Johnson of Chicago. Ill:
Charles H. Prentice Of Hartford. Conn.
and Uriah ". Tompkins Of New York:
elective member OF executive commit
tee, c. H. Bowen Of Pawtucket. r. l.:
committee on finance, Charles J. Tav-
Tor OF Baltincore. Nd; W. r. Irvine Of
Norfolk, Va, and J. G. Lester Of Gov
lngton, Ca; committee on laws. John
Haskell Butler Of Boston, Mass; A. C.
Salmon Of New York. \. Y and w. II
Shoemaker Of Philadelphia. Pa; com
iniitee on appeals, d. F. Macwatt OF
sarnia, Ontario; II. l. Bovine Of Hobo
ken n. j., and ". NJ. Giller Of Omaha
Nebr.; committee on council work. !
r. Tresidder Of Montreal. Province Of
quebec; Ben Brady Of Ohio and Claude
X Zappone Of Washington, d. c.