The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-29
GRAND COUNCIL
ROYAL A Ar ] N ]
Over One Hundred Members,
Composed Of Officers and Past
Officers Constitute Body.
MEETS IN THIS CITY IN APRIL I.
Large Attendance is Expected,
and Much Important Business #
Will Be Disposed OF.

| The Grand Council, Royal Arcan,in Of
Virginia, will assemble In It's tWcnty-
fourth session in this city on Tuesday't
April 17th, at 1880 p. NJ Tho sessions
viii DO at n1urphy's Hotel Annex, and
tho hotel will be headquarters. tho
Grand Council will report to tho annual
meeting seventy councils and member
ship IN this state OF GAO. Tho body is
composed Of It's officers, past grand re-
gents, life members. standing commit
toes and representatives from subordi-
nnte councils, making membership OF
about ono hundred and three.
The officers nro DR.. w. II. Ewald.
Portsmouth, grand regents w. NJ. Bier.
ers, Richmond. Va. grand Vice regent;
III, q. Avery, Norfolk grand orator;
Hon. A. r. Lincoln, Marion. past grand
regent; J. B. Blanks. Petersburg, grand
sccrotary A. 3. Bolts, fredericksburg,
grand treasurer; James N1ecredy, Roa-
noko, grand chaplain; W.. y. Dabney,
Richmond, grand guido; II. x. Field,
Alexandria, grand warden; Ntinctroe
Folkcs, Richmond. grand sentry
Judge j. II. Ingram. Richmond; Harry
Hodges, Norfolk and +. N. Blllsoley,
Portsmouth, trustees.
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supreme representatives; Robert w. Ar
mold, Alexandria, second supreme repre-
sentative.
N1ossrs. ]. Taylor Elyson, Richmond;
10. L. C. Scott, Ashand r. A. Allen,
Jr, Lynohburg. are tho Committee on
Finance
Nressrs. W. II. Hurkamp. SFredcrIcks-i
| burg; w. B. Garlick, Richmond: G. Frank
CARRIER. of Staunton, nre the Committee
on Laws. sst
Elective member OF the Executive Com
| mittee, Mr.. John r. U'Connor, Ports
mouth.
Mr.. Harry Kemp, special deputy grand
regent.
Full Reports for the Year.
Full reports OF the year past will be
made by the grand regent, grand sec
rotary and supreme representatives. One
OF the interesting features will be the
election OF officers ". Al. Bickers will
be elected grand regent. and the others
| In line promoted. For the position OF
grand sentry, the only name and candi-
date thus far presented is Harry Kemp.
| the deputy grand regent. who has been
| doing excellent work for the past sew
| eral years.
Rev. F. T. acFaden, D. D.. VIII prob
| ably be unanimously elected as first SUI
l : 1900
| Of second representa- tive, Tiers will be
/, probably three men named-R. W. Ar
mold. Of Alexandria, the present incua1-
bent; Hon a. r. Lincoln. Of Marion. and
| c. II. Lun.saen. 0. Lynchburg.
| The question OF the change OF rates
has been the absorbing question during
| the past year. The legal points involved
have been decided In Tennessee and
Canada fayorably to the order. The test
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sets, the home OF the order, and 1t is
confidently expected that the court Will
decide in its favor. Ono who Is well ac
qualnted with the order states that the
change Is now being more thoroughly
understood and Is being accepted BY In
creased numbers. and that 90 far the
statement in an afternoon paper is true,
that II many more drop out the order
! will cease to exist, the exact opposite Is
| true. II the courts uphold the order It
will strengthen the fraternity for the
rates are now based upon such princi
pie that II all but five thousand withdraw
the order would live and could flourish.
1t is generally agreed by those well nc
quainted with the order that the great
! bulk of those who were dissatisfied have
withdraw. New councils are being in
stitutcd, and during February ono thou
sand and twenty-five were received Into
| tho order.
The Royal Arcanum is strong in Rich
mond, having some two thousand mem
| bcrs. Three councils during the year
| show an Increase; two. neither decrease
nor Increase. Tho other councils show
loss, the smallest being only 3.57 per
cent, tho others ranging from that per
cent, up. the average being about 20 per
cent.
Tho Grand Council is composed OF mon
Representative In all professions. r. G.
stcnrnes, the new secretary to tho State
Board OF Education, being m active and
prominent member and worker OF tho
order