The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-09
New Jersey Members Msy
Elect Independent eu-
pranle Representatives In,
Order to Garry Out Thsir
Plans.
WELFARE OF ORDER AT STAKE
SESSION AT NEW BRUNSWICK
NEXT FRIDAY LIKELY 70 BE
EXCITING = MORE THAN 2oo
REPRESENTATIVES, W1LL AZ
TEND.

TEND.
What gives promise of being the live
iest gathering of Royal Arcauum znern-
bers ever held in the State win be the
special session of the New Jersey grand
council next Friday in Columbia Hall,
New Brunswick. The meeting has been
called on request of nearly all the coun-
ellis of this jurisdiction for the purpose Of
considering the new schedule of assess
ment rates adopted by the supreme Coun-
ell at its last session held at Atlantic
City, and to instruct its Representatives
from this State to the Supreme Council
as to what action they shah take when
| they attend the special session of the SUI
preme council.
The Jersey representatives of the
grand council will go on record as oppos-
| ing the action of the supreme council in
the raise of rates. They viii instruct
the supreme representatives of this State
to urge the vote fer the adoption of table
A at the age of entry, instead of at the
| attained age as the table now states, as
! the standard and only rate of assessment
| plan of the order. Table A is enc of the
| five optional tables of rates which have
been presented to the members for their
acceptance on or befere. October !.
More than 1000 representatives to the
| grand council. many of whom are men-
bers of councils of this city and vicinity,
| will attend the session. If their request
for the adoption of table A at age of en-
| try is not met with favor by the supreme
representative, it is said that the mem.
bers of the grand council win elect an in
dependent set of supreme-representativea
order to carry out their plan which
is for the future welfare Of the ordeR
The session will likely be an exciting ons
from beginning to end, especially 50 il
| the present supreme Representatives en-
deavor to change the views Of the sitaaa
ton that are held by the majority of flN
representatives to the grand council
Should the plan be adopted and carried
out by the Jersey representatives to ths
supreme council, and later the supreme
council reject it, the New Jersey meua
bers say they wisput up a fight for eacA
state caring for itself, as far as rates an&
benefciaries are ceAcszned, claiming thai
New Jersey has, at an times paid NOR
in the general fund than it has received
in death beaeRts, and is capable d
caring for its members.
| The session wfllabe cafsed to order III
Grand Regent James Rodgers. The MA
ter has appointed a COMMITTEES on cns
4 deatials that win mset in the 'halk at
o'clock. The members are Joseph Va
vliet. Corinthian Council, Newark; DM
vid Emmons, Fairyiew Council, and q
H Emmons, Reselute Council. Willian
II. Nichols, of Corinthian Council 1
named as journal clerk of the session.
Just what action the supreme csnne1
will take when 1t meets is keeping thou
sands of members in suspense. The cal
for special meeting was signed bysthiM
ty-nine of seventy seven supreme E4pr@
sentatives. The supreme council ha<
115 members. Seventy-seyen are electh4
delegates from the various grand eeseat
ellis. and the others are men who hea4
office and are members Of committees,
During the last week scores Of meEn
bers resigned or were dropped from thes
respective councils throughout the State
In one instance the vice regent Of asceus
Gil turned in his books to thescouncil ne
companied by his resignation as mems
| Der Of the order The same council alsa
lost twenty members ct its last twt
meetings, while forty-6ve were savet
from suspension by the council psysns
their assessments out Of the geuesAl
fund. Another council lost eightees
members at one meeting. The action d
the grand council on Friday, and the ssv
port that viii be pledged by the suprehA
Representatives who will attend the mees
II ing of the supreme council, viii largsa
determine how many more resignatioa
will so into effect in the next two wseks