El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-21
MOOSE INITIATES
70 CANDIDATES
Mayor G. E. Kelly Is One of
New Members; Pythians
Plan Christmas Tree.

A class Of about 20 candidates, among
which was mayor c. E. Kelly, were in
itiated into the local Moose lodge Fri
day evening.
The Moose sanitarium committee ap-
pointed at the Denver meeting of the
grand lodge, which was attended by
Drs. F. P. Miller and R. B. Homan, is
expected to visit Ell Paso within a few
days. The committee is coming to this
city to look over the available sites for
the proposed S1OOOOOO sanitarium
which the lodge intends building in the
near future.
DR.. Miller upon his return stated that
present indications point to FL PaSo
getting the big building. It win be one
of the largest and most complete struc-
lures of its kind in the country.
me Mount Franklin encampmenL l.
Q. o. +. held its regular meeting Fri
day evening at the lodge rooms on San
Francisco street Only routine business
was transacted at the meeting.
Pythians Plan Christmas Tree.
The Knights of Pythias, at their
meeting held Thursday evening DIS
cussed tentative plans for holding a
Christmas treat for the children the
night of Dec. "a, at the lodge rooms a
committee to complete plans Tor tne
ing 10 be held in the near IutuFe- a
large Christmas tree loaded with toys
Of all kinds will be the feature Of the
Christmas eve treat.
At the meeting Thursday evening a
class OF candidates was initiated into
the rank of Esquire. There viii be no
meeting next Thursday, Thanksgiving
day, but the following meeting night
this class will be initiated into the
rank of knight
EIks Plan for New Year Ball.
Plans for the annual New Years BAH
are now being made by the entertain
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Dan this year viii be held under the
auspices of the big Brother move
ment recently started. The proceeds de-
rived from the ball will be used IN help-
ing the poor boys.
The EIks lodges throughout the coun-
try recently fosteTed the Big Brother
idea. Each member of the lodge acts
as a big brother to some boy IN tne
city It is the duty of this member 10
act as a godfather to the boy, see Ihat
he Is given the proper advice ana en-
cOuraGed in his work at school ana Lnat
he also enjoys the proper enter n
ment- A number of the local Elks are
now sending boys to schools and col
leges.
Memorial Service Planned.
Final plans for the annual memorial
services of the local lodge of Elks are
now being made by the committee re
services will be held on Sunday AFTER
noon, Dec 6, at the Trinity Methodist
church. The speakers will be judge A
S. J. Eylar and Mai. W. H. II. LleWellyn,
of Las Cruces n. NJ.
The Christmas basket fund OF the
Elks' lodge is growing rapidly. II IS
expected that there will be several
thousand dollars in the fund soon. The
committee recently appointed TO can
yass the city to secure the names OF
moor families is now completing It's
work and there will be no worthy poor
forgotten at Christmas time Each
member of the lodge who has an auto
mobile has donated it to deliver the
Christmas baskets and several local
transfer and auto companies nave aIso
announced their intention of contrlDut-
The Elks expect this year to pay. of
the last of the indebtedness on their
Myrtle avenue home Plans for the pro-
posed new home are now being dis
cussed and the organization will de-
eide to build within a short time.
Eagles Initiate.
At the weekly meeting of the FL Paso
Aerie, FraternaI Order of Eagles, We'd
nesday evening a class of rs candidates
were initiated The meeting was held
at the lodge rooms on South Ell PaSo
street instead of at the Fraternal
Brotherhood hall as was first intended.
The event was largely attended and at
the conclusion of the initiation work
lunch was served and a musical pro-
gram rendered. Several brief addresses
were also made.
The knights Of Columbus contem-
plates holding a series of social enter
tainments and meetings during the
winter months. This matter IS in the
hands of a committee recently appoint
ed by the newly elected officers