The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-11
Nearly Two Score Candidates
here for Admission to Ballut
Abyad Temple at the Fall
Ceremonial.
PARADE
HELD THIS MORNING
All the Grand Officers on
Hand for the Annual Meet
ing Of the Chief Body of
New Mexico Masonry.

Two Of the chief Masonic bodies Of
the state were In session here today,
The grand lodge Of New Mexico opened
It's annual meeting and the Mystic
Shriners-Ballut Abyad temple, A. A. o.
n. NJ. s., 10 give them their regular
title-held their fall ceremonial.
Masonically speaking, the grand
lodge meeting was the more important,
but the Shrine got the center of the
stage because II filled the public eye.
There is nothing public whatever about
a grand lodge meeting, but the Shriners
haven Z a BIT OF objection 90 sharing a
view of lie helpless candidates with the
round-eyed populace.
There are neaFl ytwo score candidates
for the Shrine On hand. They will be
rolled, dragged and cuffed over the
burning sands tonight az a session cs.
peeiully set aside for the torture. They
were marched, with an escort OF Shrin.
crs, through the city this morning. They
we're features of the procession. The cage
Shriners were in regalia. Decorated au.
to-.obiles, bands aud "A cage on wheels
were features OF the procession. Tn sage
was for stray Shriners caught along the
line of march. They were grabbed by
two stalwArt brethren and incOHtinently
ohucked into the cage.
Before the parade there was a bust.
ness session at which the candidates
were elected. Following is q list of the
nOvices:
Roy l.. Lyman. Watrous, n. NJ; Leigh
j. Hand, Watrous; I. NJ. Dubois, Co.
roma; Jaffa Miller, Roswell; Earl b.
Sifferd, Clovis; John Thomas Me Millen,
silver City; Martin j.. GIied, Gallup; K.
q. Webb, Gallup; w. Is. Hcisel, Santa
Fe; l.. l.. Sabin, Gallup; John ). Mac.
lavish, Magdalcna: Lyle Is. Hawthorne,
city; Edward Tamony, Gallup; John T..
Roinberg, La Union; A. G. MeElwain,
city; Samuel Il. Wood, Gallup; John
Henning, Ration; John II. Becker, Belen;
John \. Hurst, Dawson; Loren Ring
lund, Socorro; JamesT. stone, Corona:
William James Allison; Sam Agee, Sill
yer City; J. Is. Van Horne, Santa Rosa I;
Milton j. Helmick, Socorro; William G..
Moser, Hurley; l.. NJ. Cary, Gallup; ;.
A. S%olovor, city; Harvey X. WHARTON,
city; II. Emory Davis. city; Adclbert
+. Lake, city; Pell Perry Turner, city;
Morris W. Bushman, Gallup; Eugene
! Gordon, Tucumcari; II. n. Belts, Silver
/ City; George T.. Micksoh, Gallup; sharp
! Hanson, Gallup.
After the initiation tonight there will
be a banquet-the traditional banquet
without which no ceremonial is CON
plotc. Judge Edward A. Mann will be
tOHstmuster.
Grand Lodge Meeting.
With all the grand Officers present,
| the first session Of the grand lodge
meeting opened az Masonic temple nj 10
| o'clock this morning. Grand Master
Raleigh +. Hare wal in the chair,
The session was adjourned at noon
until 2 O'Clock this afternoon. At the
afternoon session the grand master read
his address, and the grand officers, in.
GLIDING Grand Secretary A. A. Keen Of
! this city, made their reports.
The grand lodge will continue in ses-
sion tomorrow and Wednesday. At to.
morrow mornings session. which will
open at 10 o'clock, IL is expected that
the election of Officers will he held.