The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-18

Enold. rortsmouth: Grand Secretary.
j. 3. Blanks Of Petersburg: Grand Treas
ulcr, A. B. Bolts OF Fredericksburg;
Grand Chaplain. W.T.. Dabney, or Rich-
mond: GRIND Guide James McCrcedy, OF
Roanoke; Grand Warden, A1initrce
Fokcs Of Richmond; Grand Sentry,
Harry Kemp OF Richmond; Grand Trus-
tee for three yeors, Fl. Hodges, Norfolk:
Elective Members Of the Executive COM
Eittec, James r. O'Connor, Of Ports
mouth; Member Committee on. Laws, J.
Frank CARRIER, OF stlunton; Member Of
Committee on j Finance, TT. a.. Allen. OF
Lynchburg.
These officers will be installed at 10
o'clock this morning by Supreme East
Kegent$Nv. II olt ApEur. Of New Jersey
9'hc 4neWly-electcdfg grand regent, VAN
Bickcrs. speaking to "a Times Dispatth
reporter last night, said: t85S$
@"lt&is ansllonot%to henlnanmo,lsly elect
cd grand regent OF such q representative
body Of excellent Virginians hut it5Hiil
be more of un honor for ines to prove
worthy Of the high trust reposed infne,
and { confidently count on the earnest
corporation Of these tried and Strlcsmen,
without Which ] could not hope toGsu,.
coed, but with which Az hope to have n
prosperous year. Tho .Arcanumfis inEtlIea
front rank or fratcrnul beneficial orders.
and the flag Of the Old 5Dominon;contin
gent will never. TRAN in$,he dust, VII q
'Nortdo5.Is y fail to remember at9tlls
hour that Iswas nut in line largely from
the fact that my council-oll Shockoc,
NO. SO5--was deserving Of recognition IN
tho GRIND Council, and ] apprcclateSthe
very handsome tribute Id me. to-day4bya
Brother )abney, OF Shockoc in his ;nomi-
mating speech,'' M
Mr.. VIII Ilurkamp, OF Frcdericks-
borg, one Of the grand officers Of the
order, Is sick Mt the Memorial Hospital.
The council appointed Il committee TO
express sympathy. 4d
Tho Grand Council will hold forth again
this morning, and 1t IS expected that
all business Will be completed before
noon. But II this cannot be done the
session will finish its labors some time
Tomorrow afternoon.
Virginia in Line.
Past Supreme Regent ". Ilolt Opgan,
OF New Jersey, who will to-day install
the newly elected officers, said to a.,
Times Dispatch representative: '"rhc
Grand Council Of Virginia. by the peace
flll and harmonious session and accept
unce OF the now rates established BY the
Supreme Council last MAY, has placed
Itself directly in line With the Grand
Councils Of tho Dstrict4of Columbia.
Maryland, Tennessee, Il Ontario, Iowa,
washington, Colorado, quebec n II Of
which heartily endorsed the new rates
and sent representatives to the Supreme
Council IN favor OF maintaining the
same. Tho Representatives who gathered
In Richmond wcrn anxious 10 thoroughly
tho necessity for the change,
ana when this news OF what sister JILL
nrc doing was told them, l!lcir
loyalty nj once VAS cyincrd aud they
showed by thoil' action, lhnr confidence
in thcira Grand Council officers aud Sn-
prone Representatives bS clcctine Them
Without contest The tcw
that are now being established
for the order In different States aud tho
application and limitations now bccon-
ing much more frequent, IN different
sections know Will be IN incentive to7|
these loyal brethren Ia have the wheels
again rcvolvc so that Virginia viii soon
again he IN tho proud place she hrrcto-
fore occupied"
AS tn The work that ls-nuw being .lone,
AIR Apgtr told or q class OF forty initiated |
In Scranton, Pa; Of u large meeting AT
Reading, Pa, WITH a Thousand people |
present and many applications written; |,
OF d, council In Yonkcrs, where lnanN'|
members la been suspended because They
wore dissatisfied every member Of which |
applied for and was reinstltcd; nf Car
,isio Council Pa, which got UP Il table |
In opposition tn the new rates, hut which /
after TIE Ili IN Bay session last sScpem5
Der. discarded their pWu lablei;tld uErfstl 4
10 s,llj,Ml, Tho nnw one, ana hang sllfYb 4
members since, nnd az his OWN 4
council Capitol CITY, TlrntpiL NJ il,
whore fort.. couple OF months after the
n.,w rates were established. and before
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