El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-26
Fl PA5O LEADS SOUTHWEST AS
CITY Of STRONG SECRET ORDERS
Nearly Every Lodge Organization Known in the United
States Is Represented Here; Masons and Odd Fellows
Have Handsome New Homes; Elks Strongest in
Numbers Have Complete Club and Home.

PAVING between 5000 and 5000 per-
sons who are members OF at least
- - one secret society. Ell Paso is
recognized as the leading lodge city
between Dallas and Los Angeles Nearly
every lodge known in the United States
is represented by a long membership
roster No other institutions Of the city
are more public spirited Not only
have they advertised the community
literally at their own expense at ma
tfonal conventions over the United
States. but they have spent thousands
OF dollars for magnificent temples. nam
and clubs where their members 1lnd
comforts and where sumptuouS enter
fainment is offered to visitors The Elks
and Shriners have led in excursions 10
their supreme lodge meetings. each We
ing with the other TO produce the most
favorable and lasting impression OF
what FL PasO lodge men are and what
progress has been achieved IN lodge
work in this valley. FL Mazda Shriners
patrol and the Quien Sabe club or the
Flks are known from coast TO coast by
their fancy drills and Mexican costumes
and burros.
Lodges Have ssMilitary Nights"
During the summer nearly all the
larger lodges have entertained brother
rraftmen at military nights" when
and enlisted men of the national guard
and regular regiments of the army en-
camped in the city These have been
lively meetings and have brought the
east and west together on lodge floors
in oratorical exchanges and banquets,
the like of which never was witnessed
before
quite within their means the Elks.
ODD Fellows. Knights of Columbus and
Masons have erected temples and clubs
that would be credit to many old east
ern cities Within them are furnishings
in keeping with the handsome exteriors-
EIkS Strongest In Numbers.
Leading the FL Paso lodge No 100. Of
Blue Masons slightly. in point Of mem
bership the Elks are the strongest or
eanization. Their members are more
than 1000 B. P O f lodge No. 49,.
Owns its home At the corner OF Myrtle
avenue and Campbell street. which Is
one of the most valuable properties IN
the city. Plans have been made TO sell
the home and erect a more modern edl-
flee. now that all Indebtedness has been
taken up. and II may be that anotheT
wear will see the Elks in more central
location. Rov D Barnum. past exalted
ruler Is now president Of the Texas
state governing body. while George
z. Wallace is member Of the supreme
il dietary committee
odd Fellows Have Own Home.
The ambition of e. Paso lodge No 2S4-
independent Order of Odd Fellows. to
own and occupy its own home is being
realized in the building Of its new
temple at the northwest corner Of Santa
Fe and Franklin streets. fronting east
OF Cleveland square. The temple viii
cost 100000 and viii add materially to
the group of secret society and social
organization buildings growing around
Carnegie and Cleveland squares, the
meeting places of thousands at all sea
sons Of the year An unusual design
of temple has been worked out by the
architects. frost & frost. for the Odd
Fellows. which produces the appearance
of an English Gothic castle in the
facade. The construction IS of brick.
steel and lumber FL Paso rug brick