El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-11
FOUR To BID
ON CATHEDRAL
Local Contractors Compete
For $500, 900 Scottish
Rite Edifice.

Plans and specifications covering
the proposed 100000 Scottish Rite
Masonic cathedral 10 be erected AZ
the intersection Of Epson, North Santa
Fe and West Missouri streets are III
the hands OF contractors and bids
viii likely be submitted by Y. Z.
Ware, McGregor & Henger. Perry
Kirkpatrick company and the Phoe-
nix-El Paso Building company, secre-
tary ". H Mccullough announced
Thursday afternoon The limit for
bidding viii be June 10. Hubbell &
Greene. Of Dallas, Tex. are the ar
chitects Of the cathedral
The materials TO enter the construc-
ton OF the new Masonic edifice are
stone, steel, brick and terra Gotta
with selected hardwOOds for interior
finishing Its completion wiz add
ing Cleveland square, which is al
ready marked by the York rite Ma
sonic temple, Odd Fellows temple, the
Y NJ. c. A building and the public
library
May Get 1910 COncIsve.
Local Knights Templar are looking
forward 10 raising a delegation next
Nay to bring the 1919 conclaye of
the grand commandery of Texas TO
FL Paso, according to Harry Ogg,
eminent commander of No. Is, who at
tended the last cOnclave at san An
tonic.
The commandery transacted regular
business Thursday night in its asy-
lum in Masonic temple
Aeker Sees Important Sights
Walter Acker, superintendent OF the
Masonic Orphans home and school
l. -
speaker at past masters night of Il
Paso lodge No. $50. \. F. & \. n. was
shown FL PasO's high school building
and introduced TO the faculty Tues
day besides being taken to Fort Bliss,
around the city and to inspect temple
Mt Sinai. Mr.. Acker returned east
Tuesday night. George F Morgan,
grand junior warden OF the grand
lodge. guided the Fort Worth man to
the sights of this city
Chapter Adds Members.
Three applicants for degrees and
two for affiliation were considered
by FL Paso chapter No 10, Royal
Arch Masons. Wednesday night and
schedule OF work for the balance OF
the month will be announced by Q
sam Williamson. high priest Thurs
day evening the chapter met to con-
fer degrees.
Rehearse =. +. VI. Saturday Night.
Saturday night the degree teams OF
FL Paso Council Royal & Select Mas
tiers will rehesrse in costume the su-
perexcellent degree dramatic scenes.
3. r Blankenship, grand visitor. was
out Wednesday night, after several
weeks stay at home on account Of
illness. All council Masons who have
not received the superexcellent grade
will be asked next week to register
in the candidates class TO receive the
degree on May p The date was ad-
vanced from Nay % to secure a meet
ing night not occupied by any other
body in the temple.
COnfers VI. N. Degree Tonight.
Fraternity Lodge No. iii. A. T. <
degree tonight in the Banier building
hall. It Will put on the second de-
gree Tuesday night and the first
next Friday night.
FeIIOUcraft Degree Tonight.
FL Paso Lodge No $50 A. r & \ Al,
gree: Monday night, first; Wedres-
day night hold business meeting and
next Friday night the second degree
Odd Fellows Social Tonight.
Odd Fellows Of Mt. Franklin en-
campment will have a social meeting
tonight c. II. Campbell presiding.
Next Friday night the patriarchal
degree will be conferred Nomination
of officers viii occur on June 1 and
election on June 10
odd Fellows lodge 2S4 will confer
the first degree Monday night, re
hearsing Sunday afternoon at $50.
Western Rebekah lodges Ideal club
viii give dance Wednesday evening.
Two Meetings Monthly.
At a meeting Monday afternoon
the members OF the F'raternal
Brotherhood arranged TO have only
two meetings per month on the first
and third Mondays during the summer
months.
Plans are being arranged for the