Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-09-20
GATHER FOR THREE
DAYS FESTIVITIES
Reunion of Mem
bers of Masonic
Order
NEARLY FIFTY CANDIDATES
All Of Whom Are to Be
Elevated to the Rank of
32nd Degree Masons.

his morning I0e keys OF the city
were turned over to the members of
the Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite of Freemasonry of the district
of New Mexico The second re-
union is now in progress and today,
Tuesday and Wednesday will witness
the comforting of the orders degrees
from the fourth to the thirty second,
on large class of neophytes. The
ceremonies are in charge of Hon. Har-
per S. Cunningham of Guthrie, Okla,
he being the Sovereign Grand Inspect
or General in Oklahoma and New
Mexico. Music for the occasion is be-
ing furnished by quartet under the
able leadership of Mrs. V. l.. Bean.
This morning the candidates were re-
ceived and registered. The names of
the candidates follow:
NJ B. Atkinson of Estancia; Walter
A. Bayley Dawson; Paul B. Black
shear, Tucumcari; Charles E. Blatt-
man, Naranjo; Joseph W. Brashears,
Estancia; Emmett ]. Dearcy, city;
Henry N. DeYapp, Chama; George
F. Drake, Ration; John Alexander
Cutler, Ration; Wesley o. Connor, Jr.,
city, John E. Durham. Cimarron,
Charles E. Ewing, Estancia; James
Fitzhugh, Clovis; Reuben A. Ford,
city; Frank R. Frankenberger, Espa-
nola; Joseph e. A. Gaymay, Van
Houton; Mart L. Goodwin, Oscuro;
Andrew j. Green, Estancia; Arthur
Julian Griffin, city; S. B. Grimshaw,
city; James B. Hayes, San Marcial,
Robert E. Law, Gibson; William j.
Lucas, Las Vegas; Archibald Mac
Arthur, Wagon Mound: William Me
Dermott, Gibson; Holmes Maddox,
Pratt; Vincent B. May, Las Cru
ces; Earl D. Morton, Socorro;
James w. Norment, city; w. G. Ogle,
Las Vegas; w. c. Palmer, city; Wal
ter B. Scott, Penasco; Abraham
Smith, Penasco; Vernon L. Sullivan,
city; Jay Turley, Aztec, Simon Vor-
enberg, Wagon Mound; William B.
Walton, Silver City, M. G. Yates, city.
The initiatory work began at two
ternoon. During the afternoon ana
tonight the degrees from the fourth
to the fourteenth inclusive will be
| conferred by the Santa Fe Lodge of
Perfection No. l. On Tuesday the
! degrees from the fourteenth to the
thirtieth inclusive will be given and
on Wednesday the thirty-frst and
i thirty-second degrees will be conferr-
| ed.
Entertainment for Visitors.
Tomorrow night at the Elks' the.
ater the visiting Masons and canGi-
dates will be the guests of the local
| lodge at performance of the Isle of
(, Ping Pong. On Wednesday after the
! degrees have been conferred, there
will be a grand banquet at the Won.
ans Board of Trade.
Shriners at albuquerque.
| On October the eighteenth at Al
| buquerque, the Ancient Arabic Order
Z, Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine will hold
a session for the purpose of initiating
new candidates. An elaborate pro
| gram has been prepared for the oc
casion and a great time is promised
1 Applications of candidates are being
received by and should be sent to H
F. Stevens this city, and Paul Teu
tsch of Albuquerque. The days pro
gram will be as follows and will be
carried out at the Elks opera house
at albuquerque:
/ Business session at $3.50 a. m. Bis
/ parade at IL a. m. Ceremonial Al
$50 p. M, following which will take
place the traditional grand banquet
4 Noble Nat Reiss of Carnival fame has
consented to permit the use of hi'
animals for the grand parade which
will be one of the greatest features
ever witnessed. Candidates for ad
mission are referred for reference tt
DR.. James A. Massie and H. F. Steph
, ems, as they recently crossed thu
burning sands.
i, Divan-1909.
, Illustrious Potentate, Lewis H. Cham
berlin.
Illustrious Chief Rabban, Edward c
! Allen.
!, Illustrious Assistant Rabban, Charlie
: o. Cushman
! Illustrious High Priest and Prophet
: Paul Teutch.
I Illustrious Oriental Guide. c. n
!. Blackwell.
Illustrious Treasurer. Arthur J. Ma
Z 10y.
/ Illustrious Recorder, Harry Bullard
I'll Director. James H. Wroth.