El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-25

/ city, when their parlors and spacious
] recreation rooms have been thrown
! open TO the men IN khaki
MasOns Lead In Members.
! The MasOns have the largest mem
l bership Of any lodge in the city and
they are the Wealthlest in point OF
property valuation. FL PasO Lodge
/ No. $50, A F. & A. NJ enjoys prom
| ton, and George F. Morgan, secret sry.
! viii succeed TO the post Of grand
master of the grand lodge of Texas
He was placed in line for the office
when he was chosen grand Junior
warden at Waco last year, and he
viii receive the post in 1919. Fl
Paso is also the home of other Ma
sonic grand officers who are Tom c.
Lea, grand orator and John D. Mason,
district deputy grand master FL
Pasoans who hold grand lodge GER
rltlcateS to teach eSOterlc work are
George F. Morgan Il F. Gilett,
George W. Newell Wyatt W Evans,
Grant Martin, John Temple Rice, W
W Scott and J. Ashley Gillett. Grand
lodges Of other states are represented
California; V Z. Ware. Kentucky. and
G. F. Morgan, Tennessee.
Commanders Resident Here.
In the Knights Templar Ell Paso
also has boosted several high offices.
five past commanders being resident
here at the present time. Capt T.
J. Beal and H A Carpenter, Of Texas;
j. Brady, Of New Mexico, and George
T. Lemeu, Of Virginia.
In Mystic shrine affairs FL PasO has
likewise been prominent. John ~
Wyatt, Eugene l. Harris. Sol I. Berg,
Bob Page and Sam J. Prudential
having participated in national c0uu-
ellis.
The first local man to hold the po-
sition Of grand visitor Of the Texas
grand chapter Of Royal Arch Nasons
is B r Blaukeuship. who now holds
that office The resident honorary
inspectors general OF the o3rd degree. +
members Of the Supreme Council,
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
for the Southern jurisdiction Of the
United States are W. H. Mccullough. Z
James J. Ormsbee. Dr.. F. p Miller. Z
Heller, C. r. Morehead, Of FL Paso.
and s A. Thompson, Fort Davis, Tex.
Elks Have Fine Clubhouse.
FL PasO lodge No. 1S7, 3. 2. O. EIks,
is the second largest individual lodge
IN the city. The Elks have lately
made extensive Improvements to their
clubhouse at the corner Of Myrtle
avenue and Campbell street. and have
ADDED several new departments. /
among which is an outdoor moving
picture theaJer- The present club
mouse though not new, has all up TO
date facilities Notwithstanding this. (
however, there is much talk Of erect 7
ing brand new building on the pres .
ent site.
Odd Fellows Own Temple.
The new temple Of the odd Fellows
cost $4,000 to erect and is complete .
in every respect. This stands al the .
corner Of Franklin and North Santa .
Fe streets. The lodge has a member /
ship OF 325 and is growing. Mount
Franklin encampment, OddfeIOWs has
IS members. The Rebekahs have so I
memb ers.
To Build S225. 600 Cathedral.
The new s225,O00 cathedral OF the
Scottish Rite Masons viii be begun
this fall The ground has been pre-
pared and brought to grade in readi-
ness II viii be a high one-story
structure with meZzanine floor. II
will contain a library, and a large
auditorium and stage. II will have
its own electrical plant. and ventIla-
ting and heating apparatus.
York Rite in One Temple.
FL PasO lodge No. 1905 siX-storyl