The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-03-29
ENTERPRISE
Attracts and Surprises Grand
Prelate Adams Permanent
Growth Assured.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS INSTITUTED.
New Lodge Starts off With a Charter
Membership of Fifty-three Com
modiOus and Well Fitted
Hall-Resolutions.

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Hall-Resolutions.
B. f. Adams, Grand Prelate and Spe
cial Deputy Grand Chancellor, arrived in
Alamogordo last Friday for the purpose
of instituting Alamogordo Lodge No. z
Knights Of Pythias
For some time past, T. j. Norman
George Richardson, Major L. E. Gilletl
and others have been quietly at work
securing the names of those who were
mem bers, as well as of those who desired
to join the order. An inspection of the
fifty-three names on the charter mem.
Der list tells how well they have sue.
ceeded.
The charter carries the following
names: j. l.. O'Shea, A. II. Lentz,
A. D. Crumb, F. NJ Rhomberg, w. NJ.
Ebbs, Colonel Lewis, w. Z. Warren. Z.
w. Brown, r. z. Drake, H. f. Hall, L.
w. Jones, f. A. Green, S. E. Pelphrey
John w. Hill, w. f. Smith, f. b. Stu
art, c. IL. Waldschmidt, john c. Wesley,
w. H. Jackson, A. S. Pierce, H. W.
Scarborough, f. e. McCleary, j. F.
Manning 5. II. Sutherland. A. ii. Wa.
trous, f. NJ Harter, w. p. johnson j.
w. Peters, j. w. Hill, JOS. McReynolds.
j. E. Bachtel, j. V. Latham, Ii. Fl.
Majors, j. II. Laurie, George Duncan,
A. Ryan, j. P. Johnson, b. r. Toson.
w. j. McDonough, James Blakeley, T.
A. Farris, James Swope, E. W. Hitch
cock, G. c.. Waller, A. p. Jackson, f. II.
Stone, A. j. Buck, NJ. w. Hardin, S. f.
Moor and r. NJ. Cantrel.
OF the charter members were the fol.
lowing Knights of Pythias of long stand
ing: I. j. Norman, w. Z. Palmer, L. E
Gillett, H. p Palmer and Fred Nymeyer
On Friday night, after the arriva
of Judge Adams, a preliminary meeting
was held in Stuarts hall. and all the
preliminary steps taken for permanent
organization. At the meeting, the fol.
lowing officers were elected:
I. j. Norman, c. C.
Colonel Lewis, V. c.
II. F. Hall, X. of r. and S.
L. E. Gillette, Sr., p.
w Il. Warren, NJ. of +.
John L. O'Shea, NJ. of E.
II. II. Majors, NJ. A.
w. ii. Jackson, NJ. w.
A. D. Crum, [. &.
w. p Johnson, o. &.
S. II. Sutherland, f. NJ. Rhomberg
and j, II. Laurie, Trustees.
F. B. Stuart, f. e. McCleary, E. NJ.
Harter and S. E. Pelphrey, p. C.
Saturday afternoon El Paso Lodge No.
50 and Bliss Lodge, No. 221, of Ell Paso,
arrived by special train with the neces
sary paraphanelia for comforting the
ranks. Following are the names of the
visitors:
Chas. b. Mitchell, w. E. Arnold, P.
II. Edward, =. J. Ewards, j. J. Ross, j
w. Lucey, F. w. Lncey, J. E. Nagley
j. j. Spears, C. NJ, Murry, l.. c. Brown,
.C. II. Sypert, NJ B. Fulton, L. d. Col.
bert, w. Townsend, w. Kirby, C. M.
Newman, c. E. Newland, W. Bercher1-
ing, j. L. Moore, H. Y. Ellis, f. IL. LO-
gan, j. A. Weber, Geo. Mcqueen, T..
Garbutt, Z. C. Harris, C. B. Stevens, j..
w. Eckman, IL. G. Browa. f. c. Cole,
Otis Turner, c. z. Hall, NJ. r. Robinson,
c. E. Bias, II. B. Elliot, G. NJ. McCon-
aughy, II. w. Speer, j. l.. Lakeland, r.
NJ Temple, IL. NJ. Hood p j. Howe, j..
j. Winstrand, NJ. Harper, w. j.. Ten
Eyck, Il. +. Northrop, j. |. Taylor. |. j.
Bush, NJ. e. Stuart, G. +. Wallace, V.
C. Wilson, Joe Grant, J. C. Ross, Geo.
Huffman.
Saturday night was occupied in con
ferring the degrees on the newly elected
officers aud Sunday the members of the
FL Paso lodges returned to their home,
with the exception of j. C. Ross, ID. ID.
q. c., who remained until Tuesday even
ing, assisting in the work. The rank
work occupied Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday nights, and the latter night
the officers were installed by Judge
Adams.
The new lodge, with its present mem
bership and future prospects is a decided
honor to the order. The prospects for IA
membership OF over 100 are very flatter-
ing.
The lodge rooms over the Warnock
block are being nicely arranged and will
be sumptuously fitted by the members of
the lodge.
Grand Prclate Adams was very enthu-
siastic relative to the Alamogordo lodge
and the city in general, and when inter-
viewed said to a NEWS reporter:
"Alam0gordo Lodge No. is the eigh-
teenth active working lodge in New
Mexico. This Is numbered seven to ill
the vacancy caused by the Lincoln
lodge becoming defunct.
II am gratliled to note the kind OF
men who compose the membership Of
this new lodge Each and every one Of
the members Is a good cltlz N and IL
engaged In some honest employment.
The fact that this lodge is composed
entirely 0f snch men Is sufficient
guaranty that the membership will be
kept up to the present high standard.
"At least two other lodges will be or
ganlzed in New Mexico during the next
six months. We could organize more
lodges but II takes time to carefully se-
lcct proper material for q new lodge
and W are not endeavOring TO Increase
our membership ut the expense OF the