El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-09
FIRST VISIT Of
4 GRAND MASTER
Masons Anticipate a Big
Gathering at Next Sat
urday S Dedication.


d." RAND master J.. J. Mansfield,
of the grand lodge of Masons Of
Texas, win be the first active
grand master Of that body to visit
FL Paso, when he comes here next Sat
urday, November Is, to preside at the
dedication of the 100000 temple of
FL PasO lodge No. $50, A. F. & A NJ
Past grand master S. Cochran was
here at the dedication in 1898 Of the
second temple the local lodge built
on San Antonio street but visits OF
even minor officers of the grand
lodge have been few in the half CEN
fury the Blue MasOns have been es-
tabIished in this valley
Past grand master W. H. Seamon,
of the New Mexico grand lodge and
the York grand lodge Of Mexico, who
was corresponding grand secretary OF
New Mexico and is recognized as an
authority on ritualistic matters, viii
be present. He may act as the repre-
sentative Of the grand masters of Ari-
iona, Mexico and New Mexico In the
dedication.
A W. Houston. deputy grand mas
Mansfield, and will be the orator OF
the day. His home is in San Antonio.
Mr.. Mansfield resides at Columbus,
Texas.
Sight Seeing Trip Planned.
The program for the dedication will
be published in a day or two. 1t con-
templates the entertainment the grand
officers and the other Masons from
southwestern cities and towns on
sightseeing. trips around the city,
Juarez and the. valley and get
acquainted" meeting on Saturday
morning in the library of the new
temple. An orchestra will be sta
toned there and punch will be served
Grand Lodge to Hold Session.
In the afternoon special session
Of the grand lodge of Texas viii be
opened in Blue lodge hall, on the sec
ond floor of the temple, and the
grand officers will 20 from there to
the assemblyhaH on the fourth floor to
conduct the ceremonies of dedication
and listen to the oratlons that VIII
follow, after which they viii return
to the lower hall for closing.
The dedicatory rites viii be semi
public Masons, their families and in
vited friends viii attend.
o. e. s. to Serve Banquet.
Saturday night at 8 o'clock a ban
quet will be spread, for Masons only,
in the basement hail Of the temple
Members OF the order of the Eastern
Star will serve the tables.
Masons from Las Cruces, Alamo
gordo, Carrizozo, Tucumcari, Sierra
Blanca, Van Horn, Deming, Maria
Alpine, Fort Davis and several other
neighboring towns and cities have an
ing the dedication. Invitations have
been mailed to all Masonic lodges IN
a radius OF 200 miles. A special in
vitation has been sent to the Mexican
Masons of Juarez
Grand Lodge Officers.
For the rites of dedication Satur-
day afternoon, to begin at 2:S0 the
following officers will occupy the sta
tons Of the grand lodge;
J. J. Mansfield, most Worshipful
grand master; A. W. Houston, right
full worshipful deputy grand master;
". W. Evans, acting right worship
full grand, senior warden; V. z. Ware,
acting right WOrshipful grand junior
warden; Edgar ". Kayser, acting right
Worshipful grand treasurer; George r
Morgan, acting right worshipful grand
secretary; W ". Click, acting Wor-
shipflil grand senior deacon; J. Temple
Rice acting wOrshipful grand junior
deacon; Horace b Hayes, acting wor-
Sinful grand senior steward; Robert
NJ. aCousar.- acting lWorshipfui granu
junior steward = Rev. Martin ZielOnkas
James I. Hewitt, acting worshipful
architect; John Hughes, acting Wor-
shipful grand tiler.
Music will be furnished BY Whites
quartet composed Of Mr.. and Mrs Par
vim Witte, Mrs. ". W. Evans and N
II. Lemen. Rev. Zielonka will offer the
Invocation
-Four Orations Scheduled.
District deputy grand master Tom
c. Lea will preside during the period
of Orations which will follow the dedi-
catory ceremony about 8 o'clock. Capt
7. J. Beall, life member of lodge $50,
viii welcome the grand officers and
grand master Mansfield will respond,
followed probably by past grand mas
ter SeamOn, for Mexico and New Mex
leo. The orator of the day is deputy
grand master Houston, who is reputed
one of the profound students of Ma
sorry in Texas. Rev. W. S. Huggett,
Of Lordsburg, viii pronounce the bene-
diction.
Orators at Banquet.
". W. Evans, past master, viii act