The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-18
ROYAL ARCLN|UN
CONVENTION HERE
Election Of Officers and super
vision Of Work Of Order in
the State.
PROMINENT MEMBERS HERE
Richmond Will Have the Next
Supreme Regent for the
United States and Canada.

The annual convention CT the Grand
Council Of the Royal Arcanum Of Vir-
ginia win convene at Murphys Hotel
Tuesday at IL o'clock. The past years
work will be reviewed. the work Tor
the present year mapped out and OFF,
GERS elected. In all there will be
about one hundred delegates repre-
senttng all the State councils.
Grand Regent William T. Dabney
will be succeeded by Henry K. Field,
Of Alexandria, and Minitree Foikes
Will be advanced from grand orator
10 grand vice-regent. Other officers
to he elevated are: r. c. Stearnes,
from grand chaplain to grand orator:
>. RI. Sayre, OF Hampton, from grand
guide 10 grand chaplain; w. f..
Reams, from grand warden 10 grand
guide, and j. Il. Doies, from grand
sentry to grand warden.
Fight for Line.
1t II expected that there will pc
hot contest for the Office az grand
EuHtry. Tnts WITH be the only con-
test of the elections. AMI II Is under
stood that tnere WIN &c a triangular
tight. two OF the candidates being
local men. z. s. Simpson and Wtthers
Miller. The other candidate liz H.
-K-AliaH, of Asyaehbars. This his rs .rfr
first line Office. and as the successful
candidate Is In direct line for the
highest Office, there Is always a strong
contest.
TWO delegates Will be nance. 81
attend the Supreme Council which
meets In Montreal. Canada, in day.
The most likely candida,es are VIII
liam I. Dabney. present grand re-
gent Of Richmond; Senator A. #.
Lincoln and Howard X. Avery. OF
Norfolk.
= Successful YeHF
The past year has been apa cf the
most successful since the Organization
of the order. In the supreme Juris-
diction there has been an increase OF
several thousand In virginia there
have been many new members ac-
eepted. but many members have been
lost through death.
Virginia has taken a prominent part
In this order since Its organization.
Mr. Joseph p. blanks, OF Petersburg,
grand secretary for Virginia, wss one
of the founders of the order in the
State. He still holds his .iIice and
viii probably be elected at the een-
ing convention. Richmond VIII have
about thirty delegates at the con-
vention. and besides these, there will
be number OF ex-officio delegates.
Other Sirginians who are f,rufrsi-
nent In the order are Judge John J.
Ingram. who La chairman as the board
Of control. and Lientenant-G Governor
j. Taylor Eilyson, who y chairman
Of the finance committee Tor the.
Grand Council of Virginia. r. l..
Bleesnh~Fg and w. If. Bfekers. both
OF Richmond. are the only two past
grand regents of the Virginia eoun-
ell now living in Richmond. One OF
the most prominent figures az the
coming convention viii ee Mr.. w. -.
Folk. of Smithneid. who liz one OF the
most picturesque figures In the Grand
Council and q general favorite. Mr..
Folkes lis an orator Of ability. and Is
always sought by those who are after
an Office. as his assistance is OF vsfue.
Next Supreme Regent.
Virginia has never had has one
supreme regent. That was l.. H.
Waits. OF Norfolk, who IN row past
supreme regent. The honor Is again
To be bestowed upon the State. and
the next supreme regent OF the Royal
Arcannm for the United States and
Canada will be DR. F. r. McEadsn
of Richmond, who Is uaW grand rsce-
regent.
Memorial Services.
Two prominent members CT the
Richmond lodge haze died siugs the
convention last year. and memorial
services in their memory VIA BIO held
they are the late John J. Wright.
past grand regent. and w. T. Smith.
one OF the charter members Of the
lodge I'm Richmond.