El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-29
NPLARSPLAN
BIC GATHERING
Entertainment For Visiting
Knights on Oct. 2; Elks
To Give Dance.

Knights Templars serving in the
regular and national guard regiments
on the border here viii be guests of the
FL Paso commandery No IS at ban
auet Monday night. Oct . in the Ma
sonic temple banquet hall About 500
or 400 guests are expected The affair
was postponed because the original
date. sept. IS. found the Pennsylvania
division away on q practice march A
number OF men in that division are
Templars and it was to make sure they
could be present that the postDonement
was made
Nal Gen. Charles n Clement grand
eereralissimo Of the TempIars in Penn
sylvania VIII attend the banquet ana
is to speak for the visitors Chaplain
W a Atkinson. 31st Michigan infantry,
also scheduled 10 speak HIS lame
~as an orator is known 10 local Templars-
The chaplain IS past commander OF the
Detroit commander
Special Music Planned
Special music VIII be played for the
comforting OF the order Of the temple
on several candidates after the dinner
The reception and examination COM
mittee viii be a. the Temple At o'clock
Monday afternoon to receive the guests
Y p stiles, past commander OF the FL
Paso commandery. is chairman Of this
committee. and viii preside as toast
master at the banquet Mayor Tom Lea,
also past comma nder of the. Fl Paso
lodge Will make the address OF vel
come 10 the army men He is also on
the reception committee Other mem
bers are Il. ". Browder. eminent COM
mander- Harry Ogg. generalissimo;
John Temple Rice, captain general and
B NJ 9. Williams
The banquet VIII begin al p. m-
most of The afternoon being devoted TO
the reception Of the guests At p m
& brief business session VIII be held.
y hen the Temple orders viii be con-
ferred-
Mason to Confer Degrees.
Scottish Rite Nasons are preparing
for the semi-aunual comforting Of de-
erees next month on candidates from
the FL PasO district which embraces
much of west Texas The work Of this
Masonic order lasts week and dozens
OF men are given the degrees The last
day of the session Is marked by the
initiation Of candidates for FL Mazda
Temple Of Shrlners- The usual "trip
over the hot sands" and the Shriners
parade IS a feature OF this part OF the /
work
EIks to Give Dance.
The regular monthly dance Of the Z
] Elks viii be held on Oct at the home /
Tor Myrtle avenue These affairs are
very popular Many men On duty with /
Inc national guard regiments here are
Elks and they are attending these !
monthly dances in increasing numbers.
ne \ II Lt4 = Tll14E u tltOLuE pA mem 4
bers OF Fl Paso lodge. No IS7-
Usual routine business was trans
acted at regular meeting Tuesday night 1
Of Tornillo camp. No -. Woodmen Of 4
the World The chief business at the I
session was the presentation OF several 1
applications TO transfer to the FL Paso /
camp made by Woodmen who have re- 1
Gently come 10 81 Paso 10 make their /
homes
To Get order Of knight.
Frank b EzeI VIII e given the or
der Of Knights az next Thursdays
meeting OF the kuiEhts OF PyJhias- Tho
regular meeting hour has been changed
from p m TO $50 D. M Preparations
are being made 10y the Pythians 10 care
Tor Dig increase in mem 1crslip this I
winter A membership contest is being !
planned and viii be IN full swing 10y .
next veek
FL Paso lodge. 70. 9S4. J. O. O. +.
viii hold It's regular meeting Monday
night for work IN the initia-ory degree.
n a BOrcherdiuE has been appointed
Gust odiau Of the new building
Canton del Paso. No :. held Ks reSu-
lar meeting Friday night 4 number OF
visitors were present from other juris-
Mount Franklin encanpment, No. IO5.
viii hold its postponed annual encamp-
ment October =. At Canuullo, Texas
Western Rebel ah lodge No lsl. con-
ferred the Eebekah degree Thursday
evening on b Y Sa4uer, company c. ed
Michigan infantry upon request OF the
Kalamazoo ReDekan lodge 4 ne " omen
OF the Western Rebekah lodge are plan
ming a Halloween party for the even
ing Of October 90 10 be held in the club
rooms o. the temple
The knights Of Columbus are plan
ming 10 give a big entertainment at
their next meeting. on October l., Co
iumbus day Several speakers will be
secured and a national officer is eX-
pected TO attend
The Knights have just finished the
erection of a hut al Camp PershinS.
". J. Moriarity, special national agent,
who has been touring the border IN
the interests Of the members OF the
order now in military service. is at
present in san Antonio. and is expected !
10 arrive in FL Paso next week
At Thursday nights meeting, three