The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15

National Body Begins Ten
Day Session To-day in
Jefferson Hotel.
ARE TO BE MANY
SOCIAL FEATURES
More Than Two Hundred
Representatives to Attend.
Richmond Man is Su-
preme Regent Of Order

bringing ~ Richmond more than
Two hundred representatives, many OF
them distinguished men, from thirty
states. the supreme council, Royal
Aroauum. will begin In the Jefferson
hotel auditorium today. it's thirty
fifth annual session. Many of the
officers and representatives VIII be
accompanied by their wives and
daughters and this Will considerably
augment n" number of visitors, who
will he Riehmond's guests for ten
days.
IL is e,ntuently fitting that the SUI
preme council should meet In Rich
nond an this the first occasion. az
The present supreme regent OF the
order is q Richmond man, Rev. +.
II. MeF'adden, pastor Of the First
Presbyterian church,
Opening Session To-day.
The opening sesEior witt iFr h%id
al / o'clock today IN the Jefferson.
and Will he caiied to order by SUI
prcrne Regent +. r Mcfadden, who
WIN preside through tho convention.
Lieut.. Governor j Taylor Eilyson will
welcome the visitors on behalf Of the
State; Mayor Richardson will extend
Regent X. &. Stearnes on behalf of
the grand council Of Virginia. The
Response "a these addresses on be-
half of the supreme council VIII lie
made by Past Supreme Regent j.
A, Langfitt. Of pHtsburg, Pa.
The council viii then take recess
for lunch and In the afternoon will
hold Its first business session. These
viii continue twice daily for the teu
dsy period. and will not be open to
the public.
Many Social Features.
While the supreme council In the
iaw-maklng body Of the order and
It's sessions Will he devoted entirely
"a business. the grand council ri
Eirginia. Of which IL IL the guest, has
arranged many social features Tor the
visitors during their stay here. There
are EIGHT local councils, with "a MEM
bership of more than two thousand.
and entertainment and reception COM
mittees from these have planned n
found Of diversion Tor the enjoyment
uf their guests,
The first of the social features with
BE- The reception this evening al the
: Jefferson hotel. Tomorrow after
noon a. o'cioch the visiting ladies
will he taken ON "A seeing Richmond
automobile tour, and tomorrow even
ing, from $3.50 10 te!10 Governor and
Mrs, William Hodges Mann will ten
Ger the visitors reception at the
executive mansion. Saturday The rep
resentatives will b.. given a trip on
thn riyer To jamestown Island the
boat leaving the old Dominion wharf
at T:ae A. NJ Monday next, at sac
n. NJ. the visitors will see the John
Marshall high school and the old
1nt Ia A.. Ian a nj At
will be entertained at Valentine Mu-
scum. The farewell feature will come
Tuesday, with n musical entertain
ment and dane. al the jefferson hotel.
The chairnen OF the local commit
tees In charge of the entertainment
OF the visitors are. Entertainment.
W. r. Dabney printing and souvenirs.
w. Withers Miller. reception. X, Z,
Stearnes; and ladies reception COM
mires, AIRS Christian H. CLARKE,
The supreme Council.
The Royal Arcanum embraces IA
membership In the United states or
over 25a.eae. with nearly 2,0e0 eoup-
ellis. The officers of the Supreme
ssuan,sii. All, OF wifs,iii SNiff be present
MT tfIs session here. are
Supreme Regent--F T. McFaden,
Richmond. Va
Supreme Vice Regent--F'rank II.
wickersham. Harrisburg. Pa.
Supreme Usnto~-P, f. McGowap,
New York.
Sitting Past Supreme Regent-Clo-
Wis VI. Bowen, Pawtucket II. ].
Supreme Eecretar5 '---Aiffed T, TuF
ner, Boston, Mass.
Supreme Treaxurer--A4 \, Robin
son, st. Louis. Mo. .s.....,s
Examiner az Claims - John Has
kell Butler, Boston. Mass.
Supreme Auditor--WNliam r, Nc
Conneii, New York,
Supreme .chaplain---C, l.. Hoadley,
New Haven. Conn,
Supreme Warden - y. NJ Crimson.
New Bern. n. c.
Supreme Sentry - Claude II, Zap
pone, Washington. ID. G.
Supreme Trustees - II. X. Lathy,
Philadelphia. John J. Hogan, Lowell.
Mass w. IL. Barber, Minneapolis,
MINI.
Representatives from Grand Councils.
MISREPRESENTATION j. Hogan, SO
Central street, st. LeMell;- Gearse-tI-
Wiley, Is Everett street. Maiden:
Alonzo q. Walsh, rs State street, Bos-
ton; Ernest r. Hobson. Palmer; Rob-
ert Sweet, 81 Cottage street. Melrose.
Ohio.--C. II. Sexauer, Lancaster.
n w. Ieezer, 137 South Main street.
Dayton: Charles Fox. IL Splitter ar
cadc. Toledo.
Michigan.---w. Il. Goodman. 40s
Jefferson avenue, Saginaw: John r.