El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-29

-REEMASONS Of the cryptic rite are
II looking forward with interest to
- the coming semi annual reunion OF
Royal and Select Masters which IS
scheduled TO take place in the council
hall in the Masonic temple on the even
ing of January y. II is proposed by
thrice illustrious master Lyman L. Bur
CESS TO present the royal and select
masters degrees in manner not pre-
viously witnessed here. The candi-
dates viii number about 20.
For several weeks the degree team
OF the Ell PaSO council. No IS, has oeen
.-ehearsinE the work Of the degrees IN
Ter the instructions OF 3. r Blanken-
ship. grand visitor in the II PasO dis
trict- EQuipping the team with para
phernalia has also received attention
The team is composed Of the following
Officers, Lyman l. Burgess, as king
Solomon: Carl Marker, as king Hiram
ter architect; " ". Click. captain OF
the guards; Rufe P. March, conductor
OF the council; Brooks Dalton, steward;
Eugene :. Parham, sentinel: George r.
Morgan. recorder. and Frank ". Lyncn.
treasurer William R Taylor Is or
ganist
banquet to BE Held
At the close of the program Of de-
gree work at the reunion the council
will give a banquet TO members and
visitors 1t is likely that covers viii
be laid for Zoe and that this feature OF
the reunion will be one Of the best
appointed dinners ever given in the
temple. Tentative plans at present
during an intermission between the
work of the degrees A number OF
local and sojOurning Masons VIII re-
spond 10 toasts.
The cryptic degrees are the last and
highest of ancient craft Masonry. fol-
lowing those of the Royal Arch chap
ter. The select masters degree maE
be said TO be the ninth grade Of the
York rite. Local council Slasons will
endeavor to organize and present the
supereXcellent masters degree early
next spring. This degree IS said to de-
pict in a highly dramatic manner many
events that attended the destruction OF
king SolOmon's temple al jerusalem
and the 20 years captivity OF the Jew
ish people.
Degree Work Slack.
Degree work in the Masonic bodies
OF the city mas been slack during
Christmas week, none OF them advaEc-
ing candidates except FL Paso lodge
No. 130. A r. & A. NJ That lodge had
work in the first and second degrees
Wednesday night and will confer the
first ana third Friday night.
The new chapter Of the order OF TIL
Eastern Star, FL Paso chapter, under
dispensatiOn. held its regular business
meeting Tuesday night. This organi-
zation is making fine progress IN he
addition Of members
Christmas day was observed N fun
ritualistic form by FL Paso command
cry No. IS, Knights Templar. the for
NAL sentiments and toasts being re-
sponded to by high officers OF the
body. Gen. Charles NJ Clement. who is
soon to return to his home in Pennsyi-
vania, replied to the sentiment OF the
grand master Of the United States. J.
y Browning, OF Amarillo. responded 10
the toast TO the grand master OF Ma
sons of Texas The hall Of E Paso
lodge No $50. where the observance
was held. was filled beyond its cspaci-
" with Templars and their friends
Expect Grand Officers.
Grand master Frank c. Jones, OF the
grand lodge Of Texas. A. F. & A. n.
and Walter Acker. past grand master
and present superintendent Of the Ma
sonic home at Fort Worth. are both eS-
pected 20 attend the annual mast mas
ter's reunion Of FL Paso lodge No. $50.
is now better than ever before The
work of clearing the channel and max
ing II secure against recurrence OF the
slides is far advanced