El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-19
are now more than 500 Moose in good
standing in FL PasO-
MasOns Hear Report.

are now more than 500 Moose in good
| standing in FL Paso-
MasOns Hear Report.
At the meeting OF Ell Paso lodge
No $50, A. +. and A. NJ, at Masonic
temple Wednesday night, J. Temple
Rice. who represented the lodge at
the grand lodge meeting in waco,
made his report. MI Rice told of the
vast amount Of york accomplished by
the grand lodge. He called attention
to the progress in making betterments
at the widows and orphans home at
Fort Worth, including the construc-
ton of a new school building, Whlch
will be built during the coming year.
Mr.. Rice also spoke of the home for
aged MasOns at Arlington, calling at
tentiOn to the intention OF grand mas
ter Jewel P LightfOot to lay the cor
nerstone for a new hospital on De-
cember IS. Mr.. Rice further reported
that the largest lodges of the state,
Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and III
Paso, together with many OF the
smaller lodges, favored the auop Lloh
of a new constitution, but that ma
jority of the smaller lodges and the
lodges in the country were opposed to
the change.
His report further stated that an
amendment to the constitution was
adopted making the office of tiler ap-
pointive instead of elective, Tom Lea
OF FL Paso was appointed by grand
master LightfOot to the office of grand
junior deacon.
George Z. Morgan, secretary of Ell
Paso lodge No. 100, returned Wednes-
day from Waco. Mr. Morgan was in
attendance at the grand lodge meet
ing, and then, as chairman OF the
committee on work, remained for ten
days more directing instruction work.
Eagles Initiate Glass.
A class of "a candidates was Initiated
IL IN
the Mundy block, on Wednesday night
A class of about so will be initiated at
a meeting to be held next Wednesday
night. The installation of officers VIII
take place during the early part OF
January
The local Eagles will hold mas
querade bail New Years eve at Ryan
hall. With the new members recently
initiated, it is expected that fully 200
persons will be present.
Mount Franklin Elects.
Mount Franklin encampment of the
100. elected officers Friday night at
the odd Fellows hall. The Officers
will be installed on New Years night
and a social will be held after the
installation.
The officers elected by the camp are:
Chief patriarch, f. H. Nolte; high
priest, c. c. Hill; senior warden, H Z.
Hanson; junior warden, Z. c. Forney;
recording scribe, Leslie Reed; financial
scribe, r. I. Rushing; treasurer. c. H.
Campbell; trustees, A. A. Reynolds and
F. c. Hecox.
knights TempIar Service.
Knights Templar will observe Christ
mas with a solemn service in the Ma
sonic temple at 10 o'clock Christmas
morning. This service is held at the
same time the world over and is one OF
the most impressive of the lodge SER
vices.
The program includes a musical num-
Der by a special quartet composed of
Mrs. H. E BOwles, Mrs. Ralph Hender-
son, Parvin White and Thomas A.
Christian. TOasts viii be drunk to the
grand master. to the grand commander
Of the Knights Templar of Texas, to all
Knights Templar, to the members who
have shed blood during the year for
liberty and Christianity. the grand
high priest and the knights who have
died during the year.
V. r. Stiles is commander of the Ell
Paso cOmmandery. He viii be in charge
Of the service and the responses will be
made by H a. Carpenter, Capt T. J.
Beal, 0. E. Michaelis, T. c. Lea, z. NJ
Whitaker.
The Shrine will also have a special
ceremonial and session on Christmas
afternoon and evening.