The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-26
Splendid Gathering Of Royal Ar
canumites at Academy Last
sting Exercises.
MANY BEJEWELLED M0TA.BLEs
Some Of tile Leading Men Of the
Order Deliver Addresses.
Songs and Rccitations.

enthusiastic mc:uber Of this phlanthroplt
and popular . rderG s When, at q quartet
past s O'Clock last evening, the curtain
at Tho Academy was raised, there was
presented two very pretty and Imposing
pictures. The people on the stage lookce
out upon as magnificent All audience as
propably ever. gathered In the pretty play
house. Boxes, loges. orchestra, dres:
circle, balcony and galleries wore tlllee
with "fuir ladies and brave mon wei
Representative Of this beautiful Caplto
City. Every seat was taken and hun
dreds Of men were forced to stand. Iht
great audience faced q stag go full OF De
jewelcd Royal Arcnnunltcs. Including
supreme and grand officers and the or
6cers Of the seven local councils IN Rich
mond. It was Royal Arcanun Rally
Night and the members and friends o.
tho Order rallied In great shape, for be.
fore the doors were opened, Il tho street
for more than q square was blockaded bs
early crowds, who sought In vain tc
avoid rush. Everybody wanted to go t.
nh Arcunu,n rally and a house twice the
size OF the Academy would have beel,
filled. All tho Richmond councils Joined
in this celebration. The committee do
their work we'll and presented great
entertainment and the superb audience
we'll bespoke the great popularity of the
ArCQn ulN III EttlCHllluuu. sA4tgk
"A Brave Array.
Among those on the stage not men-
toned In this report We're: Past Grand
Regents John j. Wright and Joseph y.
Beck, Of Richmond; Special Deputy
Grand Regent Harry Kemp, Of Rlch-
1uond; Past Grand Ro, w. Arnold, OF
Alexandria; w. II. Dabney, member OF
Executive Committee Of Grand Council Of
fV,t IL Vo1 tor
chairman of Supreme Finance Commits
tee, Norfolk; j, Taylor Ellyson, chair
man State Finance Committee, and
w, M. Bickers( grand guide Of Virginia
Grand Council Richmond; w. 3. Car
lick, r. L. and r., L. Buila, Of Union;
DR.. J. J. Crane, Regent Reams and Fast
Regent Sorg, Of Icnrlco; Regent Word
bourne, A. d. Jackson, j. ]. Tolman, OF
shockoc; Regent Minetree Folkes, Rob
ere Nelson, Marx Gunst. of Mccarthy;
DR.. C. A. Mercer, G. Y. Bargamin, OF
Belyidere; NJ. c. Robertson, o. L. 6 Fla
xelsrovc, II. B. Hartman. of Virginia;
w, II. Sale, w. Galloway, G. W. Tyler,
Of Elba.
Professor stein's Orchestra rendered
ar overture, 1.-THE Royal Arcanum
Marohn composed for the occasion by
Mr. Frank Cosby, OF Richmond and 1t
is a composition Of decided merit.
Z. Rev, Dr., ", Calvin Stewart. pastor OF
tile Church Of the Covenant, and a NOM
Dor Of Belvide Council. offered the invoca,.
ton. Supreme Representative and Past
Grand Regent of Virginia S. L. Bloom
berg welcomed the audience in u neat
and appropriate address that was warm
Is applauded.
The Grove Avenue Quartotte sang su-
porbly Verdls's "Adoration" tMr. Manly
Ramos accompanisD, and the audience
manifested delight ut the production
DR.. McFaden Speaks.
Rev. Dr. F. 7. McFaden, the grand
regent of the State Of Virginia, was In
troduced as the grand regent, whose al
n,inistrativc record In numerical gain Is
unprecedented. DR.. McFaden made a
snlendid address on the subject OF
"Brotherhood,', in which he highly
culoGizctl the Arcanum as a grand ana
practical fraternity of men, SOUND N
body, sound in morals, united tor the
protection OF the hearthstone ana Tue
propagation OF the great prlnclples o.
virtue, mercy and charity The grand
regent closed IN an eloquent peroration
and took his seat amidst burst OF mp
plnuse.
Kleln's Miss Picknick"
Miss Kate Elslnere Fuller, the popular
olocutionist was received with round O
applause and delighted tho audience VIII
4 faultless rendition OF tho dialect sclec
ton. Stracted Meetin' In Coon Hollow
If anybody has a perfect Interpretation
Of the folk lore Of the old plantation ]
must be Miss Fuller, and she was give!
n hearty encore, and responded with
superb rendition OF "Angellna Johnson
that nearly convulsed the audience.
Miss Mitchell and Mrs Rowe sang tn
"Student's Song by Lacombe, and TN
rendition was splendid and was cnthus'
ast!cally received. Responding to the On
coro the Grove Avenue qunrtett (Mls
Mitchell and Mrs. Rowe being the lndlei
Of the allartette) sang my Pretty Maid,
Supreme Regent Anthony s. Robinson
OF st. Louis, was tnen presented ny nv
Rloomberg, and made Il very entertain
Ing address, III which no portrayed I'M
Arcnnun, as magnificent INSTITUTION
that protects tho home md lnculcate
lofty principles. The assaults that hnv'
been selfshly made against tho pernn
nency of the insurance feature or IN
order have been In vain, for there ha
been paid out eighty-two millions of dol
lars to widows OF deceased Nom bers. Their
are two million In tho emergency fund
There are nearly 100000 members; II j
growing daily; there never has beeI
breath OF suspicion ngainst the flnah
cial officers It furnishes q policy tina
is incontestablc, and that cannot b.
hypothecated. Tho Supreme Regent ridl
oued tho objection that "a man mus
die to win," and reinforced his argll
ment with pertinent Illustrations ans
amusing anecdotes Hc stressed the soc!a
and fraternal features OF the order yer!
interestingly. IIe closed with tho Joke u
the Grand Regent that caused lnucl
laughter; "Rey. Grand Regent McFadal
recently received by express bottle q
brandy peaches. Tho Grand Regent wtot
to tho donor that he could not nccep
the gift, but was greatly pleased at ~
spirit in which It was sent"
The orchestra played Starko's "Or!enta
ntermezzo," and then Past Supreme
Regent Howard NJ. Virgins. OF Nov
York, made a splendid address on 9TH
Mission of the Royal Arcanum." Ills AZ
guments were strong and presented u
chaste language and with excellent en-
phas!s. lie concluded by toastlng sh'
ladies very handsomely and was loudl'
applauded'
Annie Laurie.
The Grove Avenue Quartette next de,