The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-20
ROYAL ARCANUM
OPENS SESSION
TOMORROW
Reports to Grand Council Of
Virginia Will Be Very
Encouraging--New
Regent.

on 'Flnance VIII hold preliminary and
preparatory session at Murphys this
afternoon at 1 o'clock.
The year past has been a most graft
flying one. and the Grand Council will
report net increase in membership OF
at least 200 since January 1st Great
interest centres In the election of Off
Gers. and especially of those who are 10
represent the Grand Council, at the SUI
preme Council. Mr.. James McCrcdy.
OF Roanoke, Will be advanced to the
position Of grand regent. There will be-
quite contest for the scntry's place.
where the line officers begin. Much in
tcrest is taken in the choice of repre-
Isentati9cs to the Supreme Council.
Among the aspirants for this place. for
which two are elected, are Hon. a. r.
Lincoln. Mr. ii. G. Avery, DR., ". II.
Fwald. Mr.. w. NJ. Bickcrs Mr.. II. w.
Arnold. and Mr. c. II. Lunsden These
arc the names that have been men
toned thus far.
Mr.. Withers Miller is tile chairman
! OF the committee on tho state OF the
order. one of the most responsible ana
prominent OF the committees.
An interesting session Is anticipated
| by the irore than 1000 members in the
city and the 1000 throughout the State.
The installing officer will be4Mr j. f..
WAYNE. OF Washington. ID. c.
Several OF the local councils Will
entertain the members OF the Grand
Council during their stay in the city.
ihe Viaitors Will be the guests OF Man
ager Charles /. Mckee at tho Biiou 10.
morrow night. and tonight will he en-
tcrtained by Henrico Council at a
smoker at Nelsen's Hall. in Fulton.
Those Who VIII Come
! Ihe following officers and members
VIII be in attendance:
Howard G. Avery. Norfolk grand
regent.
James Macredy, Roanoke grand vice.
regent.
W. ~ Bickers, past grand regent.
James 3. Blanks. Petersburg. grand
| secretary
A. b. Bolts, Fredericksburg. grand
/ treasurer
| W. L. Dabney. grand orator
H. * Field, Alexandria, grand chap
| lain.
| Minetree Foxes. grand guide.
r. c. Stearns. grand warden.
/ $ II. Sayre, Hampton, grand sentry.
K j. III. Ingram, III. Hodges, Norfolk;
! i. n. Bilisoly. Portsmouth,. grand trus.
/ tees.
\ Rev +. r. McFaden, d. D.. first SUI.
!. premc representative.
| A. T. Lincoln. Marion, second SUI
prcmc representative.
DR.. w. II. Ewald. Portsmouth. first
alternate supreme representative.
| r. W. Arnold, Alexandria. second
alternate supreme representative.
! John i. O'Connor. Portsmouth. cleo
| tive member executive committee.
| J. Taylor Ellyson: T.. L. C. Scott,
AsMand: II. a. Allen, ~ Lynchburs;
! finance committee.
! III, icIv 1,,,r.y
b. Garlick; G. Frank CARRIER, Stanton,
| committee on laws.
Past Grand Regents.
4 John J. Wright, Barton Heights. Vir-
| ginia, &C.
Leigh II. Watts. Portsmouth. Ports
| mouth. 90.
Will NJ. Grafton. Union Station. Pitts
burg. Pa. Fredericksburg. 41G.
j. L. Beck. Lynchburg, 4o5.
1 Richard a. Dobie. Norfolk, Poca-
| hontas. 400.
/ James b. Blanks. Sycamore 7o5.
/ w. j. Williams. Portsmouth, ocean.
1868.
Sol. L. Bloombcrg. shockoc, se5.
J Charles II. Lumsden, Lynchburg.
| Lynchburg. a05
Charles C. Berry. 80 South Charles
/ Street. Baltimore Nd, Augusta. 400.
Robert W. Arnold. Alexandria. 627.
Rev. +. I. McFaden. D. D., Mccarthy
/ aCs.
/ A. r Lincoln. Holston. 1872
Dr. w. II. Ewald, Ocean. 1863.
Life NIcn,hcrs-Not Officers or Commit
tcemcn.
i n. *. White, Union ST.
w. l. Smith. Union. 81.
A. Myers, Norfolk. Norfolk, 22s.
Stntc Medical Exn mlncr.
! DR.. A. G. Brown, Jr.. Mccarthy, 46s
Representatives.
L u c.. A.. Crawford Pirhmond. II, r,
Buttes. Richmond;- +. S. Simpson, Rich.
Imond; II. G. Walker. Portsmouth,: +
S. Dawson. Ncrfolk;- G. b. Gill. Peters.
/ burg; H. S. Noel, Lynchburg; w. r.
/ Coates. Fredericksburg; w. w. Miller
/ Richmond; j, C. Bowman. Richmond;
w. II. Heard, Berkley; j. w Gayhar.,
i Stanton; Frank Balm, Norfolk; J.. r.
1 Doles, Norfolk; G. j.. Faulkner, Boyd
1 ton; James Aydelotte. Chincoteague
i II. w. Taylor, Onancock; William S.
! Brown, Ashland: b. NJ. Cox, Farmvlle:
]. ]. Powell, Richmond; ]. r. Mans
i field Alexandria,; Il. S. Garrett, Han
i over; William T. Parham Petersburg:
w. Floyd Reans, Richmond; w. Din
| widdie, Charlottesville; A. p. Jackson.
Richmond; q. Med. Blake. Richmond;
4 r. u. Steed, Norfolk; 4. w. Artlnan,
Suffolk: r. II. Cobb, Franklin; Il. W.
Portsmouth; N. n BEDFORD. Richmond;
j Fl. Bartlett, Newport News: Charles
Burkert, Manchester; j. J. A. Powell.
/ Wytheville: j. Is. Grove. Roanoke; I. NJ.
4 Seymour, Hampton; w. ID. Folk. Smith
field; j. r. Sexton, Marion; George 3,
i Gregory, Norfolk; Y. T. Chsm, DAM
Vile; P. w. Savage, Cape Charles: ].
/ Rosenfeld, Radford; 3. G, Shuler, Sher-
i nndoah; r. r. Darden, Newsoms: G. D.
[Ioenit, Salem; ], l., English, Martins
4 vile; ]. w. Bones, Pulaski; S. b. Lay
i lor, Portsmouth; T. S, Fisher, Bedford
| City; a. w. Magee, Clarksville; T. RI.
Fegan, Alexandria: a. c. Short, Crewe;a
M Murray, Matthew's; John NJ. Seay.
i Lynchburg; ]. II. Seymour, Williams
burg; ]. f. Pruden, Chase City; r. j.
Palmer, West Point; I. l.. Whitestone.
4 Culpeper; a, Fletcher, Jr. Warrenton:
w. r., HALEY, Keysville; r. ~. Ptzer.
4 Covington n. Il. Woodward LeXing-
ton; Rev, A, G. Link, Strasburs; r, u
Bowman, Harrsonburg; !, G, Bradley,
Luray; II. b. McCormac, Winchester;
Il w. NJ Calvert, Woodstock.
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