The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
royal ARCANUM
CHIEFS ARE HERE
Rally Held at Academy Of Music
Last Night, and Banquet
Served at Jefferson.
FINE ADDRESSES
MADE
Excellent Program Deserved
Larger Attendance Than
"a Was Present.

a notable event in fraternal circles
yesterday was the grand rally of the
Royal Arcnnum at the Academy of
! Music last night, wien tile chiefs OF
| the great order were present and the
| program was one of unusual excel
lence, meriting u larger audience. Not
only was sthe attendance treated to
speeches OF rare wit and eloquence by
the most prominent men in the organ :
ization. but the list of entertainers in
cluded some of the best talent in the
city. The stage was beautifully deco.
rated with palms. having suspended
above the footlights by white. blue
and purple streamers the initials of
the motto of the Royal Arcanum,
Virtue, Mercy and Charity
Addresses Made.
The program opened with u prelude
raising of the curtain Mr.. W.T.. Dab.
ney. the presiding officer. presented the
Rev. r. T Ms,Fatlen. D.; D., 3, supreme
of Virginia. was the first speaker.
After a graceful tribute to the Old Do
presented to the assemblage and to the
visiting supreme officers, the greeting
of 5000 Arcanumites. who bade them
tinuing. he followed the struggles of
the order. and spoke of its work In
coming to the succor Of the ,, families
of its members. who could pes pest a r.
Want Want was felt
Despite the .factsth on account OF
duced to a whisper Mr.. Robert Van
Sands supreme regent of the United
States and Canada. spoke with such
eloquence and iogic intermingied VIII
to notice. the difficulties under Which
he was laboring. and were bending
forward in the seats to catch every
wsr q IL rsferier IL V VII asht
The State Whose heroes bones We're
scattered from New England to the
farthest point south in the b, for
ing the, opportunities of the Royal Ar
canum. he said. to protect the firestdes
of wives and children when the adver-
short the lives of the providers: The
Royal Arcanum. he continued. is the
fifth largest organization of it's kind
in the United States as to size; frater- !,
nally there is no other to compare with
it He concluded with remark on
the temperance question, which the
order warmly advocates. and made
special mention OF the work of MI.
for the cause by the Introduction of his
restricting ordinance In Richmond.
Calling the attention of his audience
to the work of the Royal Arcanum in
the city. he pointed to DR.. McFaden
and proclaimed him as the future chief
of the order.
banquet ut Jefferson.
Excepting the speeches OF the SUI
preme officers nothing on the program
attracted more attention or brought
forth more genuine applause than the
violin solos rendered by Master Glen
roy Stein. eight years old. who was
down for one selection. but was not
allowed to leave the stage until after
he had responded to two encores.
Mr.. and Mrs. u. III. Cloves beauti-
fully sang two tenor and alto duets,
and Miss Kate Puller's recitations
ELECTED great applause. Il
Past Supreme Regent, Mr. Howard
G. Virgins. of Rome. N. Y, was the |
last speaker OF the evening. His adj
dress was. for the most part, of a
nature, ending with q his
tory of the purposes and achievements
of the Royal .Arcanum. He compared
them with the old-time insurance COM |
panies. These have been subject to-
suspicion and Investigation, he said.
but the operations of this society have
never been questioned.
The. presen tation of atclass of thirty
members was made to the grand re-
gent. The benediction was pronounced
by the Rev. DIR. McFaden, and the |
grand officers and local committees
repaired to the Jefferson Hotel, where |
a banquet had been spread In their !
honor. |
The Grand Council held business
session at the jefferson yesterday af-3i
ternoon. and another will be held there
to-day.