El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-17
TEXAS NOW HAS
10000 MA5ON5
Mayor Lea is Shown Many
Honors at Grand Lodge
Meeting; Shrine to Elect.

There are now nearly 10000 Masons
in Texas and nearly 100 lodges, ac-
cording to mayor Tom Lea, district dep
uty for FL Paso, who returned earlier
in the week from Waco. where he at
tended the meeting of the grand lodge
OF Texas. Mayor Lea was shown many
honors while in Waco and east Texas.
D. s. Mcmillan, Of WhiteriSht, was
elected grand master. succeeding Jewel
LightfOot former attorney general H.
A. Roos, who resides near Gonzales.
was elected grand junior warden, beng
the new grand officer.
Mayor Lea reported that there are
now 213 inmates Of the Masonic Or
phan's home maintained at Fort Worth
and nearly 100 inmates Of the Old Ma
sonic home at Arlington The orphans
home is in charge OF Walter Acker,
past grand master, and one Of the best
men in Texas" said mayor Lea He
, gave up large business IN order 10
become superintendent of the home
Shrine to Elect.
The annual election of officers of FL
MAZDA Temple, Ancient and Arabic
Order Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine, viii
be held at the Masonic temple tonight.
Representatives to the imperial council
viii also be elected at this meeting
The monthly meeting of Mt. Franklin
lodge Of perfection, Ancient and Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite. was held Monday
night for routine business. The
monthly meeting Of the chapter Rose
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PasO cOnsistory No. 8, constituting the
higher bodies of the rite, will occur
next Monday night
New Mexican Lodge
Fraternity lodge, Ancient Free and
Accepted Masons. which was granted
a charter at the grand lodge meeting
in Waco last week, will not be institu-
ted until early in January The Off
GERS viii be installed by district deputy
Fl Paso lodge No. 100 held the stated
communication Wednesday night and
tonight viii hold a called communiea-
ton for the purpose OF conterrlng the
third degree upon two candidates
Grands to Entertain.
The association Of past grandS VIII
entertain the members OF Fl PaSo lodge
No 2S4. Independent Order Of Odd Eel
lows, next Monday night. and on the
following Monday night the association
OF last chief patriarchS will entertain.
The entertainments come under the
head of for the good Of the order" and
other lodge work will be set aside on
these two occasions. Last MONDAY
night FL PasO lodge conferred the first
degree upon L F Leonard
Mt Franklin encampment viii hold
the sem{-annual election of officers to-
night After the election refreshments
Will be served
Rebekahs to Meet.
Western Rebekah lodge viii meet
Tuesday night for degree work The
degree will be conferred upon class
of ten candidates.
Canton del Paso No. 4 viii hold
watch meeting on December 81 at odd
Fellows hall All Odd Fellows and their
friends are being invited to join the
party in watching the old year out and
the new year in
Bees to Smoke.
FL PasO hive, Benevolent order OF
Bees. is planning a smoker to be given
at some date during the Christmas
holidays. At this time il is planned TO
have an interesting entertainment ana
refreshments The annual election OF
officers viii occur in January
II New Members.
The Women's Benefit association OF
Naccab bees No Il. has added "A mem
bers during the past month a mas
become a member of the local fedora
ton of clubs Meetings are held twice
monthly in the Knights of Pythias hali,
on the first and third Wednesdays
Mrs c f Britton has been elected
mistress of arms of the association and
Mrs Dona KlUgel has been elected OF
fetal correspondent to the Review ana
chairman of the press committee
ROIIcan December 80.
Knights Of Pythias initiated two can
didates Thursday night at the regular
weekly meeting They were Thomas
+. Mitchell and A F. Cleve and they
were given the rank Of page Next
week they viii be raised to the rank OF
esquire The annual rOllcau ana
smoker will be held on Decem Der 80.