El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-22
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ARRANGE FINE
PROGRAM FOR CHRISTMAS MORN
Families and Friends of Knights To Join Them in Cele
bration in Asylum of Commandery; Medal of
Honor For Local Lodge; Mt. Franklin
Encampment Elects New Officers.

rel: George B. Slater. past eminent
commander; J. Temple Rice and Charles
g Powell. committee on arrangements
Distinction for FL Paso Lodge.
An unusual distinction has been con-
ferred upon IL PasO lodge No $50,
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, by
the grand lodge of MaSsac husetts or
that society. in token OF the courtesles
and fraternal kindness extended TO Col.
Willis W Slower and other officers
and men of the Fifth Massachusetts
IL fantry while that military orSaniZa-
ton was encamped in Camp Cotton dur
ing the summer and fall As token
OF the appreciation felt by Col SteEer
and his men, their home lodge, Henry
Price. at Charlestown. Elass-, has sent
the Henry Price medal. mark OF rare
honor among American Masons, to the
Fl Paso lodge. accompanying II with
letter of thanks and special permission
CT grand master Melvin Maynard John-
son, and a copy of the bylaws of the
Charlestown lodge containing an ex-
tract from the memoirs OF Henry Price,
who was the first grand master OF
FreemasOns in America In the book
is an account of the dedication of the
Price monument at Townsend. Mass,
in June. 1855. by the Massachusetts
grand body, and the creation of the
medal
Little known in West.
Only a few Masons in Massachusetts
are euLllltu 10 wear the EIAGe lutustls
and IL is little known in the west. 1t
was authorized and struck 10 commem-
crate the service to the craft Of Henry
Price, the first man to be commits
stoned deputy grand master of New
England by the mother grand lodge
of England. on April 80. 1888. At the
formation of the first grand lodge in
America at the Bunch Of Grapes tavern
in Boston. July so. 1913, Price was
elected grand master. Later he was
ny he
land as provincial grand master for the
whole continent. 1t is of interest to
NasOns to learn that the first war
rant Price issued for the establishment
of a subordinate lodge outside of Mas
sachusetts was one TO Benjamin Frank
lin in 1874 to begin Masonic work in
Philadelphia. The second warrant was
given TO the First Lodge of South
Carolina on December -, 1735. TO or
ganize at Charleston
Bronze on Blue Ribbon.
Price was tailor and became a
wealthy merchant before the revolu-
tionary war He was born in London
in 1897 and came to Boston in 1882.
History records him as citizen of
high character and a philanthropist-
The Price medal is of bronze. hung
on a blue ribbon. A likeness of the
first grand master is on the face and
on the reverse is the seal of the Mas
SachusettS grand lodge. The commu-
ricatiOn accompanying the medal was
directed to John Temple Rice. past
master, and was handed by him to
Horace B Hayes. present wOrshipful
plaster. The medal. book and letter
VIII be preserved in the collection Of
documents and relics gathered by the
lodges since il removed to its new
/. temple Officials Of the lodge con-
slider that the medal may be worn on
certain occasions by the worshipful
master in office
Scottish Rite Election.
The election of officers was the only
business of importance which was
taken up at the regular meeting Of the
Scottish Rite Masons. The officers
elected were: Ed. 5 Heller. master
# kadosh; c J. B. Saxton. prior: 5. N.
Lynch, preeeptor. W Watkins. chan
celor; : A Thompson. primate: John
carpenter hOspitaler. W H McCoI-
Tough, registrar: E W Kayser, tres
urer
Fourteen new members were in
mated and IS applications voted upon
o. the regular meeting Wednesday
evening Of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles There Will be no further meet
lES OF the lodge until the grand an
nuaI ball and public installation of
olIicers, the evening Of January 3.
Ell Paso lodge. No. 2s4. L 0. q
VIII hold social meeting Monday
evening installation Of officers will he
the order OF business for the meeting
Of New Years day.
sam R Melton. of Copper CITY lodge.
Clifton, Ariz.. who has been sl1fferi1p
from a severe attack of rheumatism. is
now very much improved. Corp FL
mer Nutting. Of the punitive expedf-
uon, Is spending a few DAYS in FL
Paso visiting friends.
Officers Are Elected
Mount Franklin encampment- No. 106.