El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-08
Do HONOR To
PAST MASTERS
Blue Lodge Masons Open
Temple to Visitors; Hear
Grand Lodge Men.

HonOring the past masters OF FL
! Paso Lodge No. $50, Ancient Free and
Accepted Masons, approximately SOC
members and visitors OF the fraternity
! assembled in Masonic temple Monday
night TO hear the roll called and
listen 10 grand lodge and local Of
ficers speaking Of the progress Of the
/ Masons Of Texas and their institu-
tons The program followed open
house" in the clubrooms and library
, where an orchestra played.
Walter Acker, past grand master OF
Texas. and present superintendent Of
I the Masonic Home and School FOR
! orphans at Fort Worth, one Of the
most eloquent takers heard here
Institution, where go boys and girls
are being cared for. educated and
! trained TO be useful citizens at the
expense Of the craft in the state. Love
I OF home, OF country, Of humanity and
( of God, was analysed a. length and
with interjections Of poetic 1nterpre
( tations by Mr.. Acker.
Past Masters On Stage
Seated on the stage in the audi
/ forum were Horace B. Hayes, wor-
shipful master; " ". Evans. chair
I man OF the evening. George T. Nor
/ gan, secretary and grand junior war
/ den Of the grand lodge; Tom. c. Lea
l grand orator OF Texas; Supt. Acker
! Lyman l. Burgess. junior warden OF
| 81 PasO Lodge: J. Ashley Gillstt,
junior warden; rabbi Martin Zieloaka-
chaplain; Eugene l. Harris, and the
/ following past masters Stanley
] BeTan. John B. Watson, F. u. Brown,
q ". W Click. John T Rice. James ].
/ Hewitt, Ed ". Pew and r D Richey.
4 few OF the life members occupied
: front seats Tnnn Mason district
deputy grand master, was out OF
town.
Rabbi zielonka opened the program
with invocation.
ceased past masters the lodge chimes
struck the hour OF low 12H
Quartet Gives Selections.
\ quartet composed OF ". R. and
W 5 Taylor. Paul D. Nafe and J. NJ
Keeling, assisted by W. Rudy and
selections appropriate to the meet
ing accompanied by the pipe organ
The masons stood and sang the
American battle hymn, and America"
closing with God BE With You, Til
9ir. Hayes delivered the address Of
welcome
Dir. Gillett spoke greetings to the
visitors, comprising about one third
OF the gathering, who stood at his
Speaks for Visitors.
Chaplain 5 J. Smith. Eighth field
artillery, spoke for the visitors. es-
pecially the army contingent He re-
called his first visit to the lodge ten
years ago and told a humorous anec-
dotc
Ed " Whitaker. junior warden Of
Fraternity lodge, No. III, the young
ster in Masonic circles here, told OF
the progress OF that body, an offshoot
OF the parent lodge, celebrating its
6Srd anniversary. He said that Fra
ternity, starting with IS members
had 80 master masons on its roster
and IS on the way for degrees and
had net all its financial obligations in
the furnishing OF q hall in the Lanier
building
Presents p. VI. Jewels.
Eugene l. Harris, with wit pathos.
presented past masters jewels 10
Newell The latter being absent, Mr..
Click accepted it for him Mr.. Hewitt
responding, told Of his arrival in FL
Paso IS years ago and the many kind
nesses he had received at the hands
Of the local craftsmen, whom he pre-
sided over seven years alter his COM
ing.
Tells of 20 Years Efforts.
Mr.. Morgan responded TO his sub
ject, From the Panhandle to the
Brazos, by way OF FL Paso," by re-
counting some Of his activities in the
grand lodge during the past 20 years.
Mr.. Lea spoke Of his pride in the
annual past masters celebration,
started by former master Rice and
eulogized the work Of Messrs. Acker
and Morgan in the grand lodge.
At 1880 supper was served in the
banquet hall b the women OF the
Order OF the Eastern Star on a dozen
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