El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-07
UNIFORMED P.
CAPTURELGDGE
First Company in Texas
Surprises No. 80 by Break
ing Down Wicket.

an early hour Thursday night by FL
Paso company No. ]. uniform rank.
Knights Of Pythias. and the work Of
the lodge suspended amid great, but
pleasing. confusion. Without warn
ing 20 men of the newly organized
company fin their stylish blue uni
forms, girded with swords, led BY
I Second Lieut.. r. s. Wray. broke down
the wicket and marched into the hall
whipping their blades TO salute be-
I fore vice chancellor Otto J.. Wyler.
who presided In ne absence OF the
chancellor commander, John IL
Pumphrey. who a absented him
self to join the uniformed knights
and march in with them.
Uniform Is Handsome
Fl PasO Pythians have the M OF
possessing the first uniform rank
company in Texas. The dress is very
I handsome dark blue cloth. with army
style cap and silvered swords The
/ epaulets are decorated with the NY
I OF the rider. IN some details the uni
form is similar TO the old blue OF
Z the national guard. with added dec
orations. The company vas formed
here early in the year, has been
I considerably delayed in making a
show by waiting for uniforms.
KNIGHTS OF the group going home
. AAAA. AAAA1 a4AE +AAAEA[a - |
I centers Of attraction on the streets
and on late trolley cars. At an early
Z date the new outfit viii parade IN
public. Its participation in the com
ing street show Of the Dramatic Order
Of Knights Of khorassan Is
one OF the officers said
The roster Of FL PasO company No
1 follows; Capt. r. " Metcal1i First
Lieut.. Hugh BrauntOn- Second Lieut.
4 r. 6. Wray- First SergL. J.. H Pumph-
. ~aw- Second EaHET 7 r. N.nn9n- EeTEE-I
I Recorder. w c. Schneider; SergL
Z Treasurer. !. L Dwyer, chaplain, L.
A. BerteauX; chief trumpeter, J. c
Harry; members. Chas- Allen. SIMON
Alpern, J. L Armstrong, T. J. Bacon,
W s. Barnes. s p Chauyet- James
Z Connors. Albert Cleve. J.. H Cassens.
! W ". Davis. Allen Douglas Joseph
l. Dryer. J.. J. Fluney, E L Falyey,
Geo. T. Fuller, L v Gardiner. VIM
r. Greenwood, L. ). GOen, Dan T.
Harris, jr.; F. ". Jordan, ". J.
Lenior. N. c. Lippman, D. + Lydick,
J. P. Mullen, r.. F. Merbeth. Frank
Marty, A E. Norris. Lee O. Paddock,
/ c. ]. Penton. Russell A. Price, W H
Reynolds. Rudolph Schiller. Dan Sted-
ham. Carl Lee Smith, Max Schultz,
I ". s. Valentine, Eugene Williams, j..
+. Widman. JOhn o. Hyler. Max h
Walker, s. J. Weissglass. Cnas- IL
Youngberg, Harry H Johnson, troop
G.. Seventh cavalry; Hugh Gordan,
G.. ". Robertson
Capt J.. C.. steele, from Macon, Ga,
vas the organizer.
COuncn Works Degrees 18th.
Details Of a ceremonial program
to be presented by FL Paso council,
IS. Royal and Select Masters on Sept.
II, and "A, viii be worked out to-
night at a meeting OF the council. It
is planned TO Civ the royal master
and select master degrees to a large
class on the 18th and the superex-
cellent master on the 24tn- All three
/ degrees viii be worked in 1uu FORM
with costumes and dramatic r milf
tary effects. Grand visitor 3. r
Blankenship viii have charge OF h
instruction Past master l. l. Bur
CESS, the present master Rute X
March. Frank J. Stephenson, right
guards W w Click, conductor OF the
council " W Scott steward -. l.
I Ray and sentinel J. C. Ross VIII be
the principals in the royal n select
degrees In the three scenes Of the
sup~erexcellent masters degree George
F. Morgan. John D. Mason and George
l Slater probably viii be b presiding
officers
F~nHternity Works Tonight.
10 Fraternity lodge III. A F. & A n,
will confer the third degree tonight
in Lauier hall Tuesday night the
regular semi-monthly stated cOmmu-
nication Of the lodge viii be held
Next Friday night the Lodge viii con-
fer the third degree. The empty
hail is an enemy OF Masonry, wrote
secretary ". A. Doolittle IN his
monthly bulletin to members
TempIarH Confer Red Cross.
Thursday night FL PasOC ommandery
IS. Knights Templars, conferred the
red cross degree after attending 10
business matters Of routine nature
Chapter Meets Wednesday Night.
Next Wednesday night is h regu-
lar convocatiOn night for Fl Paso
chapter. 157. Royal Arch Masons. De
gree work may be resumed after this
No. 100 Has Lots Of work.
The September bulletin Of FL Paso
lodge 100. A r. & A. NJ. shows work
ahead for about three meetings per
week. Tonight the first degree viii
be conferred
scottish Rite Monday Night.
Scottish. Rite MasOns Of Mt Frank
lin lodge OF perfection viii transact
monthly business Monday night at the
hall. 400 East San Antonio street.
The membership committee on the
s-emi-annual reunion also VIII meet
there the same night. Plans for the
reunion have beer well laid II viii
open oct. % and viii be followed by
a ceremonial Of FL MAZDA temple, Mys-
tic Shriners. Oct. p.
GIVE c. F. Davis Watch.
Vice grand Cecil +. Davis. Of FL
Paso lodge 2S4. odd Fellows. was the
recipient Of a fine wrist watch at the
hands Of his brethren OF the lodge
just before he left with company A.
first Texas infantry. for the Camp
Bowie training grounds
Odd Fellows Work Tonight.
Mt encampment odd Eel
{ lows viii confer degree work tonight
in Odd Fellows temple Western Re
bekah lodge 191 viii meet on the 18th.
Initiate Four PnEes-
Four paEeS were initiated into FL
Paso lodge 50. Knights Of Pythias
Thursday night and will get the es-
ouire rank next meeting They are
Edward J. Smith. Frank C. Watson,
A. W. Schleiman and Frank Ellis.
nokeyH Set Ceremonial Dates.
After b regular meeting OF the
Pythiaus lodge Thursday night a
business meeting Of Fl Hamad temple.
D. q. X. K was presided over by John
o Wyler. roval vizier and a report
from p. A. Whitlock. representative
TO h imnerial palace at Cedar Point,
o.. who has just returned. was re-
ceived. Mr.. Whitlock reported changes
in the laws. and ritual and on the
formation of the hospital unit by the
imperial body for service in France.
The date for the fall ceremonial was
set for NOv 2 and j. Pythians from
PecOs lodge 388. Pecos City, viii come
here to receive the Dokey degrees
then Besides the presiding officer,
Mr.. Wyler, W. G.. Schneider, Mr.. Whit
lock, j.. J. Cohen. DIT. Carl Lee Smith,
7. i. Peach and L.. s. GOen are on the
! arrangements committee.