Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-10-25
Couvocation at Santa Fe

Royal Arch Masonry had Its begin.
ming In New Mexico when Santa Fe
Chapter No. at Santa re was organ.
,zed December II, 1866. In septem.
Der. 1868, a charter was grsnted 10 the
organization by the Grand Royal Arch
Chapter Of the United States, and un-
I'll the forming Of the Silver City Chap
ter No. In the seventies. the Santa
Fe Chapter worked alone. During the
eighties the Las Vegas Chapter No.
at Las Vegas. Rio Grande Chapter No.
4 at Albuquerque. Deming Chapter No.
8 at DemIng and Ration Chapter No. 9
ut Ration were organized. Then fol.
lowed Columbia Chapter No. at RIOS
well and Socorro Chapter No. . at so.
zorro during the nineties.
In the fall Of 1897. preliminary
meeting OF Royal Arch Masons OF the
territory was held at Albuquerque.
This resulted In call for conven-
tIon. The following chapters were
represented: Santa Fe Chapter No. 1,
Las Vegas Chapter No. 2. Rio Grande
Chapter No. 4. Columbia Chapter No.
2 and Socorro Chapter No. 8. This
convention was called to meet at Albu-
querque February 10, 1898. The main
work of the body was the formation OF
a constitution and by laws and the
naming Of the principal officers OF the
grand chapter. ..sssl
The first annual conyocation OF the
Royal Arch Chapter OF New Mexico
was held In Albuquerque. October 3.
1898. The grand chapter was duly or
ganized by the installation OF the grand
officers previously named In the con-
yeption and the adoption OF the con-
stitution and by laws formulated
there.
The second annual convocation was
held in Albuquerque October 4, 1899.
At tais session a charter was granted
to S,gnet Chapter No. o. located ut
Carlsbad t tsr
The third annual convention Of the
Royal Arch Chapter WAS also held at
Albuquerque October II. 1900, at which
session n charter was issued to Wash
ington No. 10, located at Clayton.
Royal Arch Chapter Proceedings.
The Grand Chapter OF Royal Arch
Masons OF New Mexico assembled In
its NTH regular annual convocation at
10 o'clock yesterday forenoon at Ma
sonic hail. Santa Fee.
The officers of the grand chapter
are:
l.. II. Chamberlin, of Albuquerque,
grand high priest; c. c. Duncan. 9! So
zorro. deputy high grand priest. u. A.
Cahoon. OF Roswell, grand king; A. c.
Price, of Ration. grand scribe; A. j.
Maloy. OF Albuquerque. grand treasur-
or; A. A. Keen. OF Albuquerque. grand
secretary: J. J. Kelly. Of Silver City,
grand lecturer; c. II. sporieder, OF
East Las Vegas. grand chaplain; A. II
Harilee. OF Silver City. grand captain
of the host: A. N. Pratt, Of Carlsbad
grand principal sojourner; J. X. De
Hart, OF San Marcial. grand royal arch
captain: r. s. Davis. of Santa Fe. mas
ter third veil; c. N. Blackwell. OF RIA
ton, master second veil; Marcus I'll
dodt. OF Santa Fe. master first veil
A. NJ. Whitcomb. Of Albuquerque, sen
tinel.
Every chapter In the territory was
represented and the grand body was
opened In ample form by Grand High
Priest l.. a. Chamberlin. of Albuquer
que. After the transaction Of executive
business the following grand officers
for the ensuing year were elected: DR.
c. q. Duncan. Socorro. grand high
priest: Y. A. Cahoon. Roswell. deputy
grand high priest; A. c. Price. Ration
grand king; A. II. Harllee. Silver City
grand scribe: A. J. Maloy, Albuquer
que, grand treasurer: A. A. Keen, Al
buquerque. grand secretary.
Thereafter the grand officers elected
and also following appointive ofiicer'
were installed: j. J. Kelly. Silver City
grand lecturer: A. N. Pratt, Carlsbad
grand captain OF host; Charles II
Sporleder. Las Vegas, royal arch cap
tain; G. d. Stevens, Ration, maste
third veil r. NJ. Parsons. Roswell
master second veil; Edward l., Bart
lett. Santa Fe. master first veil. A. NJ
whitcomb, Albuquerque. grand tyler
The grand chapter was then closed II
ample form.
The sixth annual convocation will
be held in Albuquerque In October
1903.
Subordinate Chapters.
The chapters with membership an
principal officers are:
Santa Fee Chapter No. l, Santa Fe-
Forty.o companions. Marcus +
dodt, H. P.; Addison Walker, X.
Frank \. Davis, :.
Silver city Chapter No 2. Silver Cit
--Fifty-one companions. Corneliu
Bennett. n. p: w. c. Porterheld. X.
Martin Maher, s.
Las Vegas Chapter No. 3. East La
Vegas--Sixty-two companions. I
Frank Mcclure, II. r.. Dan Stern. X.