Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-10-22
GRAND ROYAL \
ARCH CHAPTER
Assembled in Fifth Annual Convocation This
Morning. History Of the
Body
OFFICERS and MEMBERSHIP
Every Chapter In the Jurisdiction Represented -Bus'-
ness of the Sesslun-New Officers Elected
and Installed Last Nights Banquet
Success

Royal Arch Masonry had its begin
ming in New Mexico when Santa Fe
thaEtcr No at Santa re was or
ganized, December II. 1865. In Septem-
ber 1868, a charter was granted to the
organization by the Grand Royal Arch
Chapter of the United States, and UNI
til 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.
A at Albuquerque Deming Chapter NO.
5 at Deming, and Ration Chapter No. 6
at Ration were organized. Then FOL
lowed Columbia Chapter No. at Ros-
,yell and Socorro Chapter No. at So
corro during the niheties.
In the fall of 1897, a preliminary
of Royal Arch Masons of the
territory was held at Albuquerque
This resulted in a call for a conVeh-
ton The following chapters were
Santa Fe Chapter No. l,
Las Vegas Chapter No. 2, Rio Grande
Chapter No. 4, Columbia Chapter No.
I, and Socorro Chapter No. s. This
was called to meet at Albu-
luerque February 19, 1898. The main
work of the body was the formation OF
a constitution and bylaws and the
naming of the principal officers of the
Grand Chapter.
The first annual convocation of the
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-
and the adoption of the con-
stitution and bylaws formulated
there.
The second annual convocation was
held in Albuquerque, October 4, 1899.
AT this session charter was granted
to Signet Chapter No. 8, located at
Carlsbad.
He llllIu dlllluul Soh NoNoeioii " 'i'O
Royal Arch Chapter was also held at
October II, 1900, al which
session a charter was issued to Wash
ngton No. 10, located at Clayton.
The fourth annual convocation was
likewise held at Albuquerque, October
49, 1901.
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER PRO-
CEEDINGS.
The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch
Iasons of New Mexico assembled in
is fifth regular annual convocation at
0 o'clock this forenoon at Masonic
lall.
The officers of the grand chapter are:
!. H. Chamberin of Albuquerque,
,rand high priest; c. G. Duncan of So
orro, deputy grand high priest; e. A.
yahoon of Roswell, grand king; A. G.
Price of Ration, grand scribe; A. j.
Ialoy of Albuquerque, grand treasur-
r: A. A. Keen of Albuquerque, grand
ecretary; j. J. Kelly of Silver City,
,rand lecturer; C. H. Sporleder of East
.as Vegas, grand chaplain; A. H. Harl-
ee of Silver City, grand captain of the
lost; A. N. Pratt of Carlsbad, grand
sojourner; J. K. DeHart of
san Marcial, grand royal arch captain;
:. 9. Davis of Santa Fe, master third
,eil: C. N. Blackwell Of Ration, master
econd veil; Marcus Eldodt Of Santa
re, master first veil; A. M. Whitcomb
# Albuquerque, sentinel.
Every chapter in the territory was
and the grand body was
,pened in ample form by Grand High
PRIEST l.. II. Chamberlin of Albuquer-
ue. After the transaction of executive
business the following grand officers
or the ensuing year We're elected: DR..
:. G. Duncan, Socorro, grand high
,riest; e. A. Cahoon, Roswell, deputy
rand high PRIEST A. c. Price, Ration,
rand king; A. H. Harllee, Silver City,
,rand scribe; A. j. Maloy, Albuquer-
Iue, grand treasurer; A. A. Keen, AL
grand secretary.
Thereafter the grand officers elected
md also following appointive officers
we're installed: J. ]. Kelly, Silver city
;rand lecturer; A. N. Pratt, Carlsbad,
;rand captain of host; Charles H.
,poreder, Las Vegas, royal arch cap
aim c. D. Stevens of Ration, mas
er Sd veil; r. M. Parsons Roswell,
master I'd veil; Edward L. Bartlett,
santa Fe. master 1st veil; A. M. Whit
cmb Albuquerque, grand tyler. The
,rand chapter was then closed in am
lie form. The sixth annual convoca-
ion will be held in Albuquerque. in Oc-
ober, 1908.
SUBORDINATE CHAPTERS.
The chapters with membership and
officers are:
Santa Fe Chapter No. 1, Santa Fe-41
Marcus Eldodt, H. p; Ad-
lison Walker, X: Frank S. Davis, s.
Silver City Chapter No. 2, Silver City|
81 companions. Cornelius Bennett,
1. p; w. c. Porterfield, K. Martin
daher, S.
Las Vegas Chapter No. 3, East Las
companions. B. Frank Nc
1uire, II. p; Dan. Stern, X; Samuel
Levy, s.
Rio Grande Chapter No. 4, Albu-
companions. John w. Ell
Ter, H. p; e. B. Harsch. X; Harry o.
strong, S.
Deming Chapter No. 8, Deming-64'