El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22
FL PAS0 LODGES HAVE MORE
THAN 5000 RESIDENT MEMBERS
Elks Lead in Membership, With Masons Next; Masons
Have Finest Temple in Southwest; Scottish Rite to
Build Cathedral to Cost s15O,OOO Odd Eel
lows Plan New Home During the Year

organization has come into prominence
ne tiOnally as well as locally. as a re-
suit Of the efforts the members are
making to secure for Fl Paso the pro-
posed S1,0e0.000 Moose tubercular sani-
tOrium- The selection Of a location
VIII be made at the national conven-
heart. Ill. and the local lodge viii send
? strong delegation to win the prize
for FL Paso.
w0o1men Of World Strong.
TorniIIo camp Woodmeu OF the
World, is strongly represented in the
city with membership Of nearly 500.
The lodge meets in The Calisher build
ing The WOOdmen Circle. with two
lodges in the city. has large mem
FL Paso lodge No. ss4. Independent
order or odd. Fellowa. now has a
membership Of ESQ. and is growing
strong lodge and growing Mount
Franklin eucampment, one Of the
higher bodies OF odd Fellowship. has
2 membcr5hip or 81. while the Rebe-
kahs. the wOmens auxiliary. has about
so The Canton del PasO. the military
rank, mas some 50 members.
odd Fellows to Build.
EI Paso lodge. No. 2Sf. owns prop
erty at the corner Of Franklin and
Santa Fe streets. and probably during
the present year viii start work on
the construction Of a $4,000 Odd Fell
lows hall The nlaus call for an audi
torium on the first floor a9d lodge
ing will be modern I'm every respect
including heating. cooling and ventilat-
ing systems
knights Of Columbus.
Fl Paso council. No. s3s. Knights OF
Columbus. has a membership OF goo
The lodge owns its own home. hand
some twO-stOry building At SOC Myrtle
avenue. with club rooms. gymnasium
sleeping rooms. and during the pas
year made extensive frri0rOrrr0
the home
PyfhiaBs NumbsR 500.
Fl Paso lodge. Knights OF Pythias.
has had a membership campaign dur
ing the last several weeks, and now
has a membership roster Of sec mem
bers- FL Hamad temple No III ORA
matte order Knights Of KhOrasszn. IS
l06 strong and growing. while the
has over so members
Eagles Add Many.
During the past year the local aerie.
Fraternal order OF Eagles. had two
membership campaigns, and as a result
The lodge meets in the Mundy build
ing on south FL Paso street The
aerie hopes before many years, to be
able to build its own home.
Headquarters Tor Bees.
The national headquarters OF the
Benevolent Order OF Bees are located
in Er PasO, where the first hive was
organized IN the summer OF 1914. and
since then hives have been organized
in a number Of communities in New
Mexico and Arizona The local hive
DOw has a membership Of about $50.
and has pretty club rooms al los IL
San Antonio street
Lions Have n Den.
During 1915 a local den OF the Royal
Order Of Lions was organized in the
city The den now has about 100
members Weekly monday luncheons
are held at the Sheldon hotel while
monthly business meetings are held at
the offices OF various members
Other lodges include the Ancient Or
der Of Hibernians. Ancient Order OF
United WOrkmen, with $50 members,
Catholic Knights Of America: Fraternal
Brotherhood; Fraternal Aid Union.
with 135 members; Knights and Ladies
OF Security; Ladies Of the Maccabees.
The 1facca bees. Modern WoOdmen OF
America, with $50 members. Order OF
Owls. Sons OF Hermann. United Spanish
War veterans. and DOMAINS Catholic
Order OF FOresters-