Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-24

After bung IN session seven days
tn" supreme Council Royal Arcanum.
Closed its twcuryninth annual conyem-
'icn IN The t'llnmhcrli, at :; o'clock
Iyo;t"day AFTERNOON.
Probably tic nosl important action
iiak"n bN ihr supreme council wa, the
IH'l"nian Of Tie RESTITUTION cxpcilns
| MIR. Frank Z Wicox 81, Syricuse. n
/ -. from mcmbcrslip il ma ORDER aud
| tlr 'I"ttiAm tu iurrca a Tile rcnrcscn-
ta'iun III The #urrcmu bndv
Wilcox Criticisd order.
Mr. Wilcox Who Is a lawyer nt Sy-
rIrnSc. was II niamhcr Of tho ROYAL
| ArcHn,lm co,Iucil in llAt city Shortly
| after the proninciItiou " the new rate
|afseFancllis Mr. Wilcox wrd;n A
! strong iclt"rto one OF Ii newspapers
III MS city, in which lie took occasion
! w reflect 'lipn The council anl the
Officers OF Tho #ulucmc council \
| '"nmiltcH investigated tho state
meats ANA recommended that Mir Mi.
COS bc expelled from ilc order The
| Suiirrm" Council endorsed he action
! ~ he committee Ni. Wilcox failed
TO nppear before tho supreme council
Ial this SESSION.
| Many of Tho members started for
hclr hnmcS last night AMI others will
Z" today Secretary Robson Will re-
imam over until tomorrow
Synopsis CT the Meeting
| Secretary Robson last night wrote
The following synopsis of he business
lrnn.actp,I AT this session al ihc> Sill.
/ al, ~. g..
| "All The official .;cts circulars. lis
lpclSatiouS anI ,!aasl:ns of Supreme
| Resent Wc2Gins inrir.s Tie year " 70
Iapproved Tho expulsion of Frank u.
| WilcoN uf SYRACUSE n Y. was an
proved and confirmed. aud an Of Inc
decisions on questions Of Royal Area
| num- law Mere approved
Resolutions were ,.assrd approving
ne administration ol he Supreme
Rcgen' and Executive COMMITTEES. The
nrw laws arc: Allowing members to
chnngc from the regular rate 70 option
y a their attained ages. rcuuirn.
la least per cent. oi The membership
| ui = Council 10 call a spcc.nl meeting:
| fcpraIing III" provision requiring a
! snspanded member Ia pay nj rcinstal-
m"ni Tho nuartcrlv dues accruing dur
| ing his. alspcnsion Giving the Sr-
| nremc ana Grand Regents power to
| sunnaiily suspend Councils for viola
ton" OF the laws; causing Tho vacn-
iiun OF an office when the incumbent
u s'isprndcd for payment Of an
assess mcnt; providing that member
guilty of any conduct or act vioIalivc
| Of his duties or Of the obligation mas
| be auspcnded Nor cXpcllc,l providing
mat The Executive Committee may
| order transfers to the emergency
I innd when lie balance in The treas
lry exceeds the known liabilities.
| providing that the rank of past grand
Regent shall be restored upon his re-
nsih'emcnt within one year from sus.
! pension.
Tho most important amendment
made TO Constitution provides for in
rcaacd representation rom Grand
Councils. ono thousand members en-.
| titles 4 Grand Council 10 one repre-
sentative: 1000 members to two re-
representatives. and G5Ou members 10
lhrec representatives For each addi.
tional j.h0o members above the first
600 Grand Council will be entitled
10 al additional bill for the ensuing
year amounts to $2iS.Gii3Go.
NJ motion was AIDE by any mem,
| her 10 50 back to the old rates of 1898
| and no member either in n report or
| in debate made any criticism of or
| dissent from the acts Of the 1905 scs-
sion establishing the ucw rates"
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