Omaha daily bee., 1905-04-26
ROYAL ARCANUN IN SESSION
Grand Council Of Nebraska Gathers for
Annual Deliberation.
ATTENDANCE is UNUSUALLY LARGE
Every Council in state Represented
by Delegates and All Report
the order in Most Pros
porous Condition.

The ninth annual session Of the grand
council OF the Royal Arcanum Of Nebra ska
| convened In Royal Arcanum hall. corner of
sixteenth and Harney streets at 10 yester-
uay morning. The attendance is the largest
Oh any meeting OF the council vet held.
representatives being present from every
subordinate council in the state Jurisdiction.
Inc grand council was called to order
promptly at 10 O'Clock by Grand Regent
l. j. Mackey, with Grand Secretary c, A.
Erlmmel as record keeper and George s.
Foweil of Omaha. as reading clerk
Grand Regent Mackey read his report of
the progress OF the order during the past
year. which gives a most hopeful outlook.
ana showed large and encouraging in
crease in membership. The report was
approved and ordered placed on file.
Advance copies Of the reports of the
several grand officers were furnished the
delegates and were referred to appropriate
committees without reading. All of these
reports give a glowing review OF the work
or the past year and indicate that the order
is in a prosperous condition. and growing
encouragingly.
The special report of Deputy Grand Re-
gent G. A. Duff1eld, giving an account of
his work throughout the state during the
past year. was read and greeted with ap-
plause. The report was ordered spread
upon the records of this meeting.
Order Generally Prosperous.
Verbal reports were received from all the
councils represented at the meeting, all of
which are full of hope and encouragement,
a remarkable growth of the or j
throughout the state and the
promise of largely increased growth dur
ing the coming year
AT the afternoon session all the officers
were reelected for the year ending the
third Tuesday in May, 1906, as follows:
Grand regent. Rev. T. ]. Mackay. Union
Pacific No. 1869; grand vice regent, N. F.
Reckard, Union Pacific No. 1863: grand |
orator, II. H. Compton, Frontier No. 942; |
past grand regent J. M Teegarden, Weep |
Ing Water No. 63S; grand secretary, c. A. |
Grfmmel Union Pacific No 1869: grand !
treasurer L. A. Parmelee, Pioneer No. 11s: |
grand chaplain, B. c. Fox, Nebraska No. |
Il55 grand guide, H. r. Gering, Cass No. |
1864; grand sentry, John D. Young. Have |
ock No. 1881. Grand trustees: George s.
Powell, Union Pacific No. 1863; c. D. Jen-
tins, Elkhorn No. 1894; s. w orton, Weep
ng Water No. 6Ss. Representative to SUI
oreme council, F. D. Burgess, Frontier No.
'42; alternate, ]. NJ Teegarden, Weeping
w dttI ANO. b0o.
Following the election the new officers
we're formally installed by Deputy Supreme
Regent Charles II. Prentice after which
he grand council adjourned sine die.
Pioneer Council Meeting.
Pioneer council No. 11S, Royal Arcanum.
rave a hitting finale to the meeting of the
'rand council last night by a special meet
ng at its hall in Continental block and
entertainment in honor of the visitors. The
legree team of Knoxall council South
omaha, was present in full regaila, and
onferred the degrees with impressive cere-
Monies upon six candidates Nearly all of
he newly elected officers of the grand
ouncil were present, as was Deputy Su
rene Regent Charles H. Prentice of Hart
ord, Ccnn. r~
Following the initiatory ceremonies the
eguiar session of the council closed and
he remainder of the evening was given
ver to refreshments Of coffee and sand
V1ches, and an enjoyable smoker. Short
ddresses were made by Deputy Supreme
regent Prentice and several of the grand
ounci officers.
In the interval of speech making several
elections of music by one of the local
musical organizations were rendered, also
ne or two recitations by local talent