Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-28
ROYAL ARCANUM IN
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Actuaries' Reports Establish Sol
,vency of One Hundred Per
Cent and Good Plan

Inc tortieth annual convention OF the Su-
preme Council, Royal Arcanum, was held
IN Boston. with Supreme Regent Samuel n.
Hoag presiding. The address Of welcome
was made by Henry c. Wells, presi-
dent Of the state Senate The supreme re-
gent announced the illness Of Supreme Sec
retary Turner and that Supreme Auditor
william +. Mcconnell would act in his
place The patriotic spirit of the convention
was manifested at the outset of the session
by the demand that an American, French
and an English flag be displayed in the
meeting room, and also by the resolution eX-
pressing the loyalty CT the members OF the
Royal Arcanum to the President OF the
United States and the Government in the
present crisis.
The supreme rcEents report was a brilliant h'T,t
review %& OF Of al! the important transacuons uqI,mf
support OF his associates and Of having reached
ton Of his term Of office Iio referred 20 the
necessity OF the readjustmeut and the mcthoa
loyal and fair-minded constituency, resulting in
Ssatey passing tho signihcant crisis Wlviou' Wlnviiu
but the contrary with added strength and
also pays high tribute to he rctiring supreme
secretary who vacates office due to mpa'te"
The supreme secretarys report was n fine
exhibition Of detail OF every department OF the
2eGes 2eeessary MADE up of tables from witch
following important features are tabulated,; To-,
organization to December 81, 1915, was 8 So.
b sS ana ana thf f1nd f"'I ,o tRo
Of deceased members during the same perlou
The number Of Erand councils is thirty,trwo
and the number of subordinate councils lNVV12
and o. y. fund Is approxmately $6d9,OOo. ,oo-
In 1915 there were 6io3 applicaoMoinss6 i0%S ,is
pensions and permanent Withdrawals. From
tlndr the S there WcTe In
| tiations 5s57l5; reinsta tcments - ESQ total,
So Sna os dS1S
| total 429, 77O membership December 81, l"l''
summary e GnnHGcs s. APPT 3o5 Is12; GmST GrS5
5i5 g5si5eo ouS@Ra ,i sEs SSi go qF9s Ts2
ments Tor death benefits, '55i ,4ola9: rssccotgis gi
in excess Of payments In one MONTH Sllo'o'''oi'
| There we're many resolutions offered by the
| representatives. among the most lmportahi
| adopted being one levying u war tax, on ail
| bers who have enlisted in the service OF tho
| Upon the announc oment Of the supreme sec
retary that 100000 had been ,po pad 93HH5 93H6, n
tax OF hye cents shall be Imposed uPon 'yGIS nrG
member for each 5000 OF Ms imnassd ,ipor
| enlisting members, and efforts will be made tc
| provide for their tamllles III case W il''''',
! In case Of death, the widowS ana orphans
benefit fund win be applied without HisIiin3u93r 93
| as to whether the members were kllI'd u
| action or died Of natural causes.
| Another measure approved bN th'. CoUN'h
| tIon permits men Of more than siNty-hvc year,
| Of n ge who let their certificates lapse 10 re
| tain membership in the order as social mem
| bers" with other advantages OF the ORGAN
| zation.
| One Of the most gratifying announcement
| was the statement made by the aCtuaries tht
| the organization shows a sOlvenCy OF lOOU
| per cent The resolution presented by the Penn
| sylyania representative for whole family pro
| tsction was referred to the committee for re-
| mort at the next session Of tn" supreme counc'
| 10 he held in Chicago in 1918.
| great deal Of legislation indicated p stron
| desire for a more aggressive campaign 10
| members. up-to-thc-minute advertising .and. puI
| licIty methods, and the employment OF cUiClen
| deputies for field work now that the order ma
proven to be in a solvent condition.
| The election of officers to serve for one yea
| resulted in the election of the following: 81
| preme regent. c. Arch williams, Chicago, III
| vice regent, Franklin RubreCht. Columbus, q
| supreme orator, L. r. Geiscnbergcr, lancastcl
Pa; secretary. Samuel y. HoaE, Mount Ner
non N. Y; treasurer A, = RoolnsSn, St Loul
Mo. chaPlains C f. HGadSy Ssy New 8STr E?VGT
sentry c. r. Zappone, Washington, ID. c.. wal
| den w. r. Dabney. Richmond, Va.
| The delegates and their ladies' were royal
| entertained by the committee in charge, III
| visits to all the important as well as the man
historic places In and around Boston were in
| mensely appreciated The, convention consume
| eight days, adjournng on Wednesday.