El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-07
NAME
1878 OFFICERS
Otto J. Wyler, Chancellor
Commander; install in Jan
uary; Give Degrees.

Knights of Pythias OF FL Paso
lodge 80, Thursday night elected
officers for the coming term and ad-
vanced candidates. Otto J. WyIer was
chosen chancellor commander; A +.
CIeve, vice chancellor; c. NJ Young
berg. preIate; A = ". Schmid.
master OF work; ]. J. Ffnney. keeper
Of records and seal; DR.. Carl Lee
Smith, master OF finance; W. B. Far
quhar, master Of exchequer; Volney
n Brown, maste rof arms; ". 5.
Barnes, inner guard; John II. Pun
phrey, outer guard. The last was the
retiring chancellor commander. and
takes the outside station according 20
an old custom in the lodge. All the
officers were chosen for six months.
except Messrs- F'inney, Farquhar and
Smith, elected for a year.
Installation Will be held on the first
Thursday night in January.
F. VI. Filler was rejected managing
trustee TO succeed himself for the
term ending Dec. 81. 1920 He is the
grand representative of the lodge.
George Cook and John Bryce were I
advanced TO the rank of esquire and 4
these two, together with Earl s. 1
AH
F. Martin and Elias Kary, were I
Enighted.
thursday night the rank Of page
VIII be conferred The annual roll /
call of the lodge will take pace the !
night Of Dec. q. Refreshments and {
commissioners will be features
Set Date For 5. E. NJ. Degree.
B. X blankenship, grand visitor re-
appointed to FL Paso chapter and 4
council, Of the capitular ana c.ypuc
Fteemasonry here, arrived from the
Waco annual meetings early Friday
with news that a date has
been set for the exemplification q (
the supereXcellent masters degree,
d. amatizej for the first time in Tezes
by FL PasOanS, according to the Ohio Z
ritual, on the first Monday Of the /
next annual grand council session at 3
Waco, in December, 1918. FL Paso I
men will be assisted by those Of Dali
las IN presenting the degree for
adoption by the grand council OF
Texas.
This action is the result of the in
-uatiYe taken by grand master major
F. W. Hendley Of Ohio, here last
winter, assisted by the Fl Paso pro
noters OF the deg ee, which is new 70
Texas, and the approval met with by
local council Mdsons at the Grand !
oody's convention, after the inspec-
ton visit here Of grand master John
]. Ray. last month
Alderman Here In January.
Mr. Biankenship said that c. L. Al
ierman OF Big Springs. Tex. chosen as
grand master Of the council for Texas I
II Waco, viii be here in January 10 I
inspect FL PasO commandery IS.
Knights Templar. and will probably .
'eturn at a later date 70 witness the
.xemplcation OF the superexceuent
masters degree.
o. y. Longnecker Of Houston. was
.hosen as grand high priest Of the
srand chapter. Thomas BARLEY.
Waco, was reelected grand secretary
Fl PasOans Are Returning.
George F, Morgan. senior grand
warden OF the grand lodge; Tom c.
ga and Oscar J. Allen. representing
Il Paso lodge 100. and ". A Johns
on OF fraternity lodge, are on their
way home 70 FL PasO. Mr.. Allen re-
NAMED in attendance upon the com
nittee on work.
Mexico City chapter 225, Royal
Arch Masons, was not represented at
Waco this year, Mr.. Blankenship said.
Blue Lodges Issue Bulletins.
With the return Of FL Paso MasOns
Who are attending the annual com
1unlcatiOns OF the Texas grand
.odies degree work and instruction
viii take on new life probably next
week Bulletins Of dOings IN e. PasO
nd fraternity blue lodges, circulated
his week show the usual programs OF
Teek and in fraternity twice.
Chapter Meets Monday Nights.
FL Paso chapter Royal Arch Ma
ons continues TO use Monday nights
Of practice and occasional degree
York. Some date in the near future
number Of Blue Masons from Sierra
'lanca, Tex are looked for 70 take
he chapter degrees There probably
iii be no degree work in Ell Paso
ouncil. Royal and Select Masters,
ntil after New Years.
Scottish Rite Monday Night.
Mt Franklin lodge OF Perfection,
cottish Rite. will hold a business
assion at the East san Antonio y
-reet hall Monday night.
Encampment Meets Tonight.
Mt Franklin enCampmeut odd
elbows. meets tonight in Odd Fell
Dws' temple on Cleveland square TO
onfer the patriarchal degree.
Monday night Odd Fellows lodge
s. viii do initiatory work.
Western Rebekah auxiliary meets
thursday night for work
Installation OF the newly elected
Ulcers Of the lodge, headed by Henry