The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-29
Royal Arcanumites Elect Him Delegate
to Supreme Council.
Will Be Held at Old Point Comfort
Next Month.
State Meeting Attended BY Large Mum.
Der Of Delegates.
Order Shows Remarkable Growth IA
Past Five Years.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Grand Regent James Craig of Merriam
Park, presided yesterday at the feur-
| teenth annual eonvocation of the grand
council of Minnesota, Royal Arcanum.
About l50 delegates and members Of the
order were present. The meeting was
held in Knights of Pythias hall, Masonic
temple, st. Paul.
The representation of various officers
and committees show the organization to
be on solid footing and growing. A
substantial gain of membership was
made during the year. The society start
ed in Minnesota in 1891, and at the end
of the year had membership of l,l56.
On December 81, 1908, the total member
ship in the state was 5,555.
The following officers were elected:
Grand regent, Frank L. Palmer of Min
neapolis; vice regent, Robert A. Walker
of st. Paul; grand orator, John ii. Van
Nest of Minneapolis; past grand regent,
James Craig of Merriam Park; grand
secretary, George T. Hughes of Duluth;
grand treasurer, r. D. Cone of Minneap-
oils; grand guide, M. j. Mullin of Du-
luth; grand chaplain, c. T. Boomer of
Minneapolis; grand warden, J. E. Fitch
of Albert Lea; grand sentry, Charles
A. Baxter of Window.
The grand trustees elected are:
James j. Regain of ST. Paul, B. F. Pay
of Mankato and II. c. Erwin of st.
Cloud. Committee on laws, R. W. Cooley
of st. Paul, D. R. Mcknight, Minneapolis
and Arthur B. Church of Staples. Will
ard L. Comstock of Mankato was elect
ed delegate to the supreme council, which
meets next month at Old Point Com
fort, Va, and Robert B. Mckinney was
chosen alternate.
The Minnesota grand council will con-
vene in st. Paul next year.
George T. Hughes, Robert D. Cone
and NJ ]. Mullin were reelected. Al
though Secretary Hughes is Duluth
man, his headquarters, are in Minneap-
oils. Mr.. Cone was considering retire
ment, but changed his mind and an
nounced his willingness to serve as
treasurer another term at least.
The report of Grand Secretary Hughes
showed that the grand council has add
ed the names of 587 new members to the
rolls of the Royal Arcanum councils
showed an aggregate gain of COL, but
seventeen an aggregate loss of IS, and
four councils neither gain or loss.
Twenty-six deaths occurred in the order
during 1903
| The finance committee favored the ap-
preparation of $3.50 for members of the
| order who suffered losses in the Bal
timore fire and the appropriation was
authorized. Reports were also filed by
the other committees, but no important
Recommendations were made.
Grand Regent Craig, in his annual re-
port, recommended the creation of a
committee on council work. The recon-
mendation was approved and the new
body will be composed of five of the
principal grand officers.
The secretary reported balance of
$2,61l.58, the disbursements amounting
to $5,9Sl64 and the total receipts being
$S,593.22. The report of the hospital
bond fund of Hennepin county showed
that three cases were cared for last year
and snug balance in the treasury.