The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-09
Heads OF Order in Virginia and
the United States Gather
Here This Week.
s.EAr RALLY AT ACADEMY
Governor Swanson and Others
to Attend-Many Addresses
l to Be Delivered.

Members of the Royal Arcanum and
their friends In this city are looking
forward witt, moro than ordinary in
teres' to the grand rally to be held
at the Academy of Music on Friday
night, in honor of the visit of the exc
cutive committee of the Supreme and
the Grand Councils.
The executive committee Of the SIT.
preme Council meets four times year
in various sections of the couptr
and this Will be a regular quarterly
session. Headquarters will be at the
Jefferson Hotel. and meetings Will De
held on Friday and Saturday.
The executive committee OF the
Grand Council of Virginia will meet
at the same hotel at noon on Friday,
and will hold but one session. Follow
ing are the members:
ii. G.. Avery. grand regent. Norfolk.
j. Mecredy, vice-grand regent. Roam
nke; w. NJ Bickers. past grand regent.
Richmond; James B. Blanks, grand
secretary. Petersburg, a. u. Bolts,
grand treasurer. Fredericksburg; Rev.
/ L. Il. McFaden, d. D., first supreme
E representative, Richmond; y. +. Linz
coin, second supreme representative,
Marion; Hon j. T. Eliyson, chairman
finance committee, Richmond; j. i.
O'Conner. elective officer. Portsmouth,;
DR. 4. Ct. Brown. Jr., State medical
examiner. Richmond.
Rally Mt Academy.
An interesting and elaborate pro.
gram has been prepared Tor the Acac:-
envy rally, and large attendance O
members and their friends Is antici
patcd. Seats will he free to the public
but children will not be admitted.
Governor Swanson, LieItendnt-Go
an DrOl.neE
men, including the city judges. 1r'
expected. A class of about fifty new
members recently initiated Will %
presented by Mr.. Howard G. Avery. ~
Norfolk. grand regent of Virginia
The order is In most flourishire
condition, and its members are proud
n Its numerical and financial strength
During the month of November the
3. Grand Council put aside the handsome
& sun of S350.000 as an emergency fund
The order Is constantly growing II
Virginia Deputy Grand Regent HARRY
Homp has recently received letter
from the supreme regent praising his
work and congratulating him on the
new accessions in this State
Committees Named.
The Academy meeting will take place
1t e:15 o'clock T, n.
Mr.. W. T. Dahuey who will preside
has nan.edtltne following committees
,or tie o..caasor:
Reception Conmttee-zT. T. Me,
laden. chairman Minitree Folkes- w
NJ. Bickers, Z, S. Simpson.
rress Committee--Harry Kemp
chairman: K. g. Carlton, c. ". Rogers
Committee on Iiail--Harry Kemp
chairman: r. Z. punford, Edward Ball
Committee Oh Program--W. W. NIL
la, chairman; Dr.. \. G.. Brown, Jr.
tfairy Kemp. John T. Sloan.
The Program.
The program will be as follows:
Musical prelude. STEMS orchestra
curtain rises SIS p. NJ; invocation
the Rev. Y. L. McFaden, d.. D.. SUI
preme orator; address. Howard G
avery, grand regent State of Virginia
mutic Dixie STEMS orchestra; ad
dress. Robert Van Sands, supreme re
gent of United States and Canada
violin solo, Master Glenroy Stein. eigh
Years old. recitation, Miss Kate Pullel
tenor and alto duet Mr. and Mrs L. L
Cloves; address. Howard G. Wiggin.
past supreme regent; music Stein
orchestra: recitation, Miss Kate Pullei
tenor and alto duet, MIR. and Mrs. L. /
Cloves; presentation OF Royal Area
nun class to supreme regent by How
ard g. Avery; ROYAL Arcanum cd
Nune of MY Maryland"A, (audienc
is requested to rise and join in sing
ing this ode); benediction. the Re-
lS. L, Mcfaden, b, D.. supreme orator.