The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-12-21

welt. Vice President Sherman, Ad-
miral w. S. Schley, Ex-Secretary
of the Treasury Lyman ]. Gage, U
| S. Senator Geo. E. Chamberlin OF
| Oregon, Ex-Speaker of the national
house of representatives, D. B. Hen
derson. d. b. Hill of New York. Elk
President Mckinley, the late Philip
d. Armour and many others of like
standing.
During the 33 years of it's exist
ence, the Royal Arcanum has folded
it's protecting wings over and COM
forted more than $4,000 homes, II
has paid $135, 442, 431.54 in benefits
and has thereby cheered, sustained
end comforted the many thousands
"f cclr- dents Of those m-:nrlr. who
have R,ne to their reward. Thi;
sum is not taking into account the
va: an,unt 1t has expen led for il,
lics sicl- or disable members, anc
f." central charity.
| Its meetings are socially delight
| full and instructive. In the Roya,
Arcanum there is never frosty
nit" but always the glad hand OF
/ fellowship. Its initiation ceremonies
are dignified and impressive, and in
culcate the highest ideals of life and
the brotherhood of man, and it has
shown itself TO be one of the great est
channels for the uplifting Of human
ity in the world. 1t cannot be gain
said that fraternity is the basis for
every form of human institution. In
/ fact, it is the government, the state
1,A favr SIT, 1afA
gality and thrift. Avoiding luxury,
extravaganza and fraud. 1t means
equity economy and permanence. Its
death involves the death of kindness
in the heart of integrity in the soul,
the miscarriage of Gods greatest
mandate to man.
| The emergency fund of this great
and noble order on the first of the
present month had reached the
enormous sum of s6,072.947.95; for
the last three months this fund
shows an increase of s90,730,S9. The
fund is comprised of the money in
the hands of the supreme treasurer
in excess of all known liabilities and
is invested by the supreme trustees
In government state and municipal
bonds
The Royal Arcanum is one of the
nations foremost honored institu-
tions, because it has often been tried
and never found wanting, and is
purely benevolent 1t is infused with
the hearts and souls of thousands of
generous men. Its mission is to con-
sole, to comfort and to relieve. 1t
-, allows virue to lead it's every step,
mercy to guide it's every thought, and
charity to control it in every action.
The gathering this evening will be
notable one in North Yakima s
history. The men who are the chart
er members of the city's latest fra
ternai organization are binding them
selves together with the greatest ties
known in history. They will tonight
assemble in the beautiful quarters
prepared for the new council, there
to lay the foundation or one of North
Yakima's greatest charitable institu-
tons whose mission will be to
brighten and cheer the homes of
members while living, and like vio-
let's under the snow, act as the har-
bingers of better days to come to
those who occupy a darkened home.
where widowhood sits in mourning
These men who tonight form the
nucleous of large and growing in
stitution believe in doing noble
deeds, in living bright lives and in
adding to the sum of human kindness,
and they will, as has their Order
throughout the past, fulfill every OBJ
legation placed upon them and their
will IN 10
full stature of fraternal iminence.