The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-04
ARCANUMS CHOSE
THEODORE S. GLASS
GRAND REGENT
No Contests Mark Election of
Officers of Grand Council
at Lakewood.


LAKEWOOD, May 4,-Contests which
have been the feature of annual cleo
tions of the New Jersey Grand Council
Of the Royal Arcanum in previous years
were -conspicuously absent today, when.
after the members had convened for
the second days session, the election OF
officers was made the order of bust
ness.
I The election resulted as follows:
Grand regent. Theodore S. Glass.
Fireside Council, westheld; grand vice
regent, John NJ. Arnold, Princeton
Council; grand orator, Charles III.
Haring, Resolute Council. Eliza beth;
sitting past regent, Harry r.. Ward,
Excelsior Council. Jersey City; grand
secretary, Robert Fl. Alberts. of Ho-
boken Council; grand treasurer, Will
lam f. McKeever, Rutherford Coun-
Gil; grand chaplain, George Lounsbury,
Palisade Council, Tenafly; grand war
den, August Thiel, Taurus Council,
Gutenberg; grand sentry, ]. M. Peter
son, Rutherford; grand guide, Charles
v. Quackenbush, Lafayette Council,
Paterson; grand trustee 1.-TWO years..
George j. Gates. Corinthian Council,
Newark; grand trustee two years.,
Newell H. Raglan, Excelsior Council,
Jersey City; supreme representatives
1.-TWO years., Charles H. Dilts, Capital
City Council, Trenton; Daniel 8. Hor-'
ton, jr., Bridgewater Council. Somer-
vile; alternate supreme representatives
1.-TWO years.. Charles l.. Britten, Ber-
gen Council, Jersey City, A. M. Nc
Fall, Morris Council, Dover.
Committee on laws. appeals and
grievances, L. H. Nettleton, Hoboken
Council; E. 7. McNaughton, Carteret
Council, Railway; William w. Baxter.
Jersey City Council. Committee on fin
anees and returns. DR.. Samuel Adams.
Excelsior Council. Jersey city; Edward
F.. Gilby, Fireside Council, Westfield;
Horace B. Winship, Woodside Council,
Newark.
The new grand regent was born in
New York city on October 6 1867. He
Joined Lenox Council of that city May
10. 1898. and October "A. 1897, lie trans
ferred to Fireside Council. He served
as orator. vice-regent and regent.
Grand secretury's Report.
The report of Grand Secretary Alherts
showed that during the past council
year there was a total membership of
1876, a gain of 1856 members during the
year. Forty-five councils suffered a
loss. the greatest being Bayonne, with
thirty-eight. and Nutley, with twenty
zine. One council. Fanwood, of Scotch
Plains. was dissolved by the Supreme
Regent. most of its members joining
either the Westfield or the Plainfield
council. Two new councils were in
stituted during the yea Adamant, OF
Newark, and Hearthstone. Of Bergen
field. both of which are in promising
condition.
Corinthian Council. of Newark, is the
banner council of the State, having a
membership of $50. Excelsior. OF Jersey
City. follows, with $50; Bayonne, s31;
Hoboken. 620; Capital City. 4sS: West
Hoboken. 447. Essex County's total is
3.7e3; Hudson's Connty's. 1853: Bergen
County's. 1926; Unions, 1,450, and Pas
saic's, s11.
Finances of order.
Grand Treasurer McKeever's report
shows receipts for the past year of sl5,-
1852, with disbursements OF s15.116.l6,
leaving a balance on hand of $1.9S9.95 !.
The grand trustees ave in their possess
sion s5.672.9 "a. which makes the treas
urer's funds total s7,6e2.ss. The total
membership is 242, 1853 and the
~ trtfkt-. - EE eel 900 90
An entertainment has beer prepared
tor the delegates and their wives in the
Y. M. C. A. Hall. Among those who will
furnish entertainment are $. v. Sand
ford, William T. Bowen, John B. Ham
ilton and wiilaband A. Theurer, of
corinthian Council of Newark.