El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-11
ODD FELLOWS To
DEDICATE HALL
Sept. Is Fixed as Date For
Open House and Enter
tainment; Goen Back.

September IS will be Odd Fellow day
in FL Paso. when the new odd Fellow
temple. on Santa Fe and Franklin
streets, viii be dedicated with an open
house and entertainment.
The lodge roo moi the building will
be completed Sept. I and will be used
after that time for the meetings % the
various subordinate lodgs 1t is ex-
pected to have the entire lodge build
ing completed and furnished by Sept.
Is and. after the dedication, the build
ing will be open to visiting and local
Odd Fellows as a club and lodge build
ing.
The building is three stories high.
including big basement which eX-
tends three feet above the level of the
ground The building is OF castle de-
sign, with two towers and a ma ssive
main entrance The building is me of
the most aJtra active in the city and cost,
with the furnishings. S35, 600. One
unique feature of the building will be
the big concrete monogram of the or
der on the front face OF the building.
This will be illuminated each night
with many electric lights countersunk
IN the letters. 4. o. Q. F.
Dedication Committee.
The committee in charge of the dedi-
cation includes Z: C FOrney, George
-
for the dedication has not vet been
completed. but it has been decided to
keep open house all day on the 18th.
in order that the public may inspect
the new structure.
knights of Pythias conferred the
rank Of knight on B. ". Points and
George J Shaw Thursday night ut the
usual weekly meeting L. s. Goen.
grand chancellor Of the Texas lodge OF
knights OF Pythias. returned Thursday
from east Texas. where he has been on
an inspection trip of the lodges of the
state He made a talk to the E. Paso
lodge Thursday night. telling the mem
Ders OF the flourishing condition Of the
lodges of the state and of the growth
Of the lodge in Texas.
Masons Busy.
Fl Paso lodge $50, \. F. & A. NJ,
will meet Friday evening.
Every night during the week I'D to
thursday, degree meetings have been
held by Ell Paso Chapter 157. Royal
Arch AIasons.
Second degree work will be done bv
Fraternity Lodge. I'LL, A f & A. NJ,
Friday and Tuesday. 4 regular meet
ing was held last Tuesday and several
applications were received
The knights OF Columbus held their
regular business meeting Thursday
night.
Eagle Convention.
". S. Crawford left Thursday after
noon for Savannah, Ga. to attend the
general convention OF the grand aerie,
fraternal order Eagles. 1t is expected
that he viii be given a committee ap-
pointment there. The local Eagles will
hold their next regular meeting on Fri
day, Aug. IS.
T E Patterson, sovereign auditor of
the WoOdmen of the World. arrived in
Fl Paso Thursday afternoon The
Woodmen met last Tuesday evening
and received one new applica ton
The Modern Woodmen met at the
Eagles hall last Friday evening. Rou-
tine business was transacted.
!. o. o. F. to Elect Trustees
FL Paso Lodge No 2S4, l. o. 0. F.
viii hold their regular meeting Monday 4
night for degree work and the cleo 1
ion OF two trustees. ;
Western Rebekah lodge. No. I9I, will
hold a reception for visiting members
al the l. O. o. F hall Tuesday evening.
Aug. Is A committee consisting of II.
A. Borcherding, Mrs. Florence Glenn.
and Mrs. L c. Lipman are to arrange
1 program for this occasion
Mount Franklin encampment will !
hold their regular meeting tonight /
Tor routine business and work in the
-oyal purple degree. The regular an
lual encampment will be held early in 4
september on the ranch OF Henry Week. !
near Vinton. 1