The Washington herald., 1920-06-06
Royal Arcanum

Monday evening at Harveys,
Grand Regent George NJ Evans
gave a complimentary dinner to
new members admitted during May.
and their recommenders. Supreme
Representative Charles ]. James
gave an account OF his experiences
at the annual meeting Of the Su-
preme Council at Montreal, Canada,
from which he had just returned.
Deputy Supreme Regent D. ]. Nc
Mullen spoke of the membership
campaign now on In this city and
the special prizes for workers.
fGrand Regent Evans acted as toast
master and announced that a SIM
liar dinner will be given about Ju-
" 1.
Among those present were Past
Grand Regents w. w. Chase and
]. Ed. Swaine, Grand Orator James
e. Eckloff. Grand Secretary Edwin
A. Mess. Grand Treasurer Guy r.
Allen and Past Regents /. s.
Childs, George NJ. Copenhaver. j.
II. Grubb, E. G. King, II. c. Scott
II. G. Tegeler and James E. Thomas.
Kismet Council Thursday night
conferred the degree in full regalia
and listened to short addresses by
grand officers. Regent C. r. Cotton,
assisted by Orator II. Huber, conduct
ed the ceremonies and the entertain
ment which followed. Others present
were W. B. Bees, c. Huber, s. G..
Chestnut, A. w. Belinski, w. II.
Kay. r. L. West. G. F. Peters, p.
E Cruit. Roy Southard, E. B. Nc
Dowell. w. Mountjoy and c. E. w.
Mountjoy.
Supreme Representative c. j.
James presented r. A. buttons 10
the candidates initiated Tuesday at
. Oriental Council and spoke of the
twork done by the Supreme Council
at its annual session. Grand Re
gent George NJ Evans, Deputy Su-
preme Regent d. ]. Mcmillan, Past
Grand Regent J. Ed Swaine, Grand
Secretary Edwin A. Mess, John A.
Doogan and A. E. Gorham gave
short talks for the good of the
order" Regent F. l. E. McCarten
led in the degree work and Orator
V. B. Mackey furnished the enter
tainment.
Council meetings this week are:
Wednesday. District, in. Perpetual
Building. 1103 z street, northwest;
Thursday. Capitol. in Pythian Tenn
pie, and Kismet. in r. r. Hail. third
street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast.
Grand Secretary Edwin A. Mess
headed the degree team composed
nf L
Thomas and C. l.. Pepkins, Regents
Johnson. w. H. O'Brien and W. B.
Bees. which conferred the degree on
twelve candidates Monday evening
at a union meeting in Perpetual
Building. Grand Treasurer Guy F.
Allen presented Royal Arcanum
buttons to the new members and II.
9. Seitz contributed musical num-
oers. Deputy Supreme Regent D. J.
Mcmillan addressed the meeting on
council building possibilities.
Grand Regent George N. Evans
| 7war1ed to the winners tickets to
'e complimentary supper to be
'en Monday at Harvey's. Among
winners were H. G.. Allen. 3. r.
zen, P. E. Cruitt. W. Mountjoy,
lax Guggenheim. Arthur Minck.
NlIlam IL. MlllS, H. A. Mills, Roy
;outhard, J. II. Grubb. r. H. Haas.
s. w. Bulinger. George L. Mortimer.
William Z. O'Connor. William L.
Alsop, c. ]. Hammerly. w. F. Lud-
wig, ]. f. Eckloff, A. c. Newman,
Harry B. Miller and ]. E. Thomas.
Past Regent Alvin Powell, on be-
half of himself and Past Regents
Oscar B. Pierpoint and William n.
Thorpe. and Sentry Robert F.
|Featherston, who were present from
Alexandria, Va. conveyed greetings
from Alexandria Council.
The program was in charge OF
Orator Anthony Schurmann, jr., as
sisted by Past Regent James E
Thomas, and included short ad-
dresses and refreshments. Among
others present were Past Grand re-
gent w. w. Chase, Past Regents
George W. Copenhaver. II. C. Scott.
I. S. Childs. H. G. Tegeler, E. g.
King and Regent F. I. E. McCarten.
Oriental Council will meet Tues
day evening in Pythian Temple.