My grandfather was in the Royal Arcanum ,dowes anyone know or have an idea what type club this was ,he was also in the West Side Mutual Aid Society ,however I think this was a local club . Thank You ....Charles -- ************************************* Charles J. Ranke SMSgt. USAF Ret. 1656 20th Avenue Court NE Hickory,North Carolina 28601 charles8@vvi.net *************************************

Charles, I am just reading a new book titled, "The Arcanum, The Extraordinary True Story" by Janet Gleeson. Warner Books, Inc., N.Y. ISBN 0-446-52499-9 , website at: www.twbookmark.com. Arcanum was the secret formula of ancient alchemists for transmuting a substance into gold. Later in 1710 it referred to the secret recipe for making the treasured white porcelain of Meissen, Saxony called "white gold". It's a start. Have fun, Patricia Schubert Zippin At 9:46 PM -0400 7/22/00, CJR wrote: > My grandfather was in the Royal Arcanum ,dowes anyone know or have an >idea what type club this was ,he was also in the West Side Mutual Aid >Society ,however I think this was a local club . Thank You ....Charles >-- >************************************* >Charles J. Ranke SMSgt. USAF Ret. >1656 20th Avenue Court NE >Hickory,North Carolina 28601 >charles8@vvi.net >************************************* > >______________________________