El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-02

erbood hall was held recently. when
one candidate was given tne snort
form initiation. The first meeting In
the new hall Will be the occasion for
an important business meeting and
also Of a house warming
Admission TO the social side OF the
order is by invitation and the invita-
tons which were issued in the past
have been Cancelled and new ones are
TO be issued, according TO the officers
Of the lodge
The committee in charge Of Che en-
tcrtainment for the house warming
Gus Erminger. Mrs. Ida Held. Mrs
Ruby Hanson and Mrs. Clara Whistler.
IA. of p. Lodge Elects.
At the meeting Of the Knights OF
Pythias lodge, No So. Thursday night
the semi-annual election of officers
was held and officers named for the
term extending from July I TO Deem
Der 81. The following officers were
elected: Ernest L Price. chancellor
commander. Z ". Jordan. vice Chancel-
Humphrey, master Of work: Otto J. Wy
Ter, master at arms: Leland Y. Gardiner
inner guard; A F. Cleve. outer guard
The officers whose terms do not ex-
master OF finance; ". 3. Farquhar.
master Of eXchequer; J. J. Finney.
keeper Of records and seal James Con-
uOrs is the retiring chancellor COM
mauder.
B. c. Anthony and Louis A. Berteaux
have been admitted 10 membership by
transfer card. The rank Of esquire was
conferred on John o. Drew and George
E. Cray
Next Thursday night the rank Of es-
quire viii be conferred on J. A Peter
son and Milton W Brown One new ap-
plication was received for the ranks OF
knighthood
John o. Wyler. retiring after a two
grand lodge. submitted his annual re
port. including report Of the recent
grand lodge convention in Dallas
Memorial Day.
Sunday, June IS will be observed as
annual memorial day and the memorial
address viii be delivered by Rev DR.. o.
T. Wade, Of Calvary Houston Square
Baptist church Services will be held in
Evergreen cemetery and the graves OF
the departed knights viii be decorated
Filler and T. 4 Whitlock constitute the
committee on arrangements
Grand chancellor L. S Goen. OF Il
Paso. has issued an official circular to
all subordinate lodges in the grand do
main Of Texas. promulgating procla-
nation recently issued by supreme
chancellor Brig. s Young, in which the
week Of June y has been designated as
proposal week" in an effort 10 have a
general Pythian rally throughout the
supreme domain. During this week all
subordinate lodges are urged TO have
a social function OF some sort and the
FL PasO lodge has set apart Thursday
night. June IS. for the event The
lodge viii keep open house 10 its mem
bers. visiting knights. their families
and the Pythian sisters and friends
The members of the uniform rank viii
appear in uniform. the members Of the
Dramatic Order Knights of KhOrassan
will appear in fez. the -brigand band"
Of that order in uniform; officers Of the
lodge fin reEalia- II will be a gala
event In local Pythian circles Enter
tainment will be provided and a lunch
con VIII be served R A Whitlock. F
NJ Filler. w c. Schneider and J. J. Fin
nev have charge Of the arrangements
A feature Of the evenings entertain
ment viii be a drill by the ~brigand"
band Of the Dokeys. under the leader
ship OF NJ c. Phillips
On Thursday night. June p. the rank
OF knight viii be conferred on a class
Of five
Moose Meet.
FL PasO lodge No. 526. Loyal Order OF
Moose. is continuing its weekly meet
ings on Friday nights. The membership
roll is being increased at the rate OF
about SIX men per week limitations
take place once a month when the can
didates are given the degrees in classes