El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-16
SHR|NERS NAY
TAKE BIC Guns
Ell MAZDA Patrol Has Project
To Show Field Artillery
at Minneapolis.


ter q battery Of artillery in the COM
petitive drills and parades In Mime
apolis in June. when the patrol goes
there to attend the imperial shrine
council FL Paso being the most i'm
pOrtant military center in the south
It has been suggested that a battery OF
field guns. drawn by the new style OF
motors that are guided by lines like
team OF horses is driven. recently
shown in Chicago on 2 recruiting rally,
would show that local shriners are up
TO date in everything Officers OF the
patrol say that they think il is posi-
Bile to secure q permit from the war
department TO use a battery for the
convention. which would be a decided
innovation
Each Tuesday night is devoted to
drilling by the patrol in the auditorium
Of the Masonic temple. An increasing
interest is shown by larger attendance
than at any time in the companys his
Fl MAZDA Temple holds its regular
monthly meeting tonight. Committees
will be appointed for the next Shrine
ceremonial. which VIII occur IN April
Potentate John T.. Mason and officers
Of the temple are looking forward to
this event with unusual interest
Odd Fellows Initiate Class
A class Of 10 candidates received the
night in FL Paso lodge No. 2S4. / O. O.
+. Next Monday night the second de-
gree will be conferred.
Mt. Franklin encampment wiz con-
fer the patriacha1 degree tonight
Western Rebekah auxiliary to the
Odd Fellows viii celebrate Washing
toms birthday anniversary with dance
Thursday night in the auditorium OF
the Odd Fellows temple A short bust
ness session of the chapter will be held !
before the dance begins
working o. s1rerexeeIIent Degree.
Lively progress Is being made by the /
newly organized working teams OF Il 4
PaSo council No 9S Royal & Select I
Masters. in preparations for a cOnvo- /
cation within a month or two to confer /
the superexcellent masters degree Re 1
hearsals are being held at least once /
week UD 10 date about 20 select mas ]
fers have been initiated into the super ]
excellent degree in order to form the 1
teams. Wednesday night the two first /
scenes Of the spectacular degree were /
rehearSed bv full teams. coached by
Mai F W HendIey. thrice illustrious /
grand master OF the grand council Of
Ohio who assisted the local master.
Lyman L Burgess, in the reception OF
six candidates The superexcellent
masters grade IS being conferred upon /
a limited number of workers in the
council to start off the work, but all
council members are entitled to it at
the coming reunion 4 class Of about
200 is expected.
Ell PaSo Blue Lodge Busy.
Fl Paso lodge No $50. a. F & A. NJ,
Is continuing its special meetings for
comforting degrees three times week.
Secretary George F Morgan. who has
been on 4 vacation At haywood Hot
Springs. y. NJ. Is not expected back at
the Masonic temple for two or three
weeks
Columbus Knights Give Dance.
The event Of the week in Knights Of
Columbus circles was the first formal
ball Of e Paso council No SIS in its
temple on Myrtle avenue. Wednesday
night No degree work is scheduled
for several weeks
Chapter Elects -Four for Degrees.
-Four petitioners for membership by
Initiation were elected Wednesday
night by FL PasO chapter No. I57. Royal
Arch Masons- Tonight the chapter viii
confer the mark masters degree on
several candidates. who viii be further
advanced next week at another special
conVOcatiOn.
Regular Meetings for Scottish Rite.
Regular meetings only are scheduled
for theFrest of the month by the Scot
fish Rite Masons. while the reunion
committees are going ahead with plans
and rehearsalS for the April reunion ?
The election Of officers in the lodge Of
perfection Monday night places P N !
RigdOn at the head OF that body. the
business organization OF the Scottish
Rite degrees. He viii appoint the floor Z
Moose Send Men To Waco.
One candidate was obligated and one
ected by transfer at the last regular !
meeting Of Fl Paso No. 52s. Loyal
Order of Moose. held last Tuesday
evening The meeting was one OF the
largest and most Interesting held for
some time E J Bartholomae and W
H Long haVe been appointed as dele
gates from che lodge 10 attend the
head camp convention which viii be
held in Waco. Texas. early in April
W S. Barnes GRO H A Borcherding
were appoIrted alternates.
Chic sIasons to Work Degrees.
At the next regular meeting OF FL
Paso lodge No $50. A F. q A NJ, II
is likely that a request will be made by
Masons from Ohio serving in the first
brigade for permission 10 confer in the
Blue lodge hall one or more degrees on
candidates in the national guard from /
Second Ohio infantry. expects to call
or wOrshipful master in a. day or so, ]
grand master OF Ohio and the request
will then be taken up with Frank
Jones. grand master OF Texas
VIII Entertain Cruces TempIars.
Las Cruces Commandery Of Knights !
Templar VIII be guests OF Fl Paso
commandery No IS. next Thursday
night. at WashingtOn's birthday ban
Quet, after they have witnessed the
comforting of the order of the temple
upon one or more candidates. Eminent /
comma nder Harry B. Ogg. generalissimo
John Temple Rice and captain general
Frank T. Stanley viii occupy the high
est stations in the commandery during
the work Scott c White is the chair
man Of the arrangements committee
for the reception OF the Las Cruces
fraters and the banquet The local ,
commanderv has entered upon 2 sea
son of active drilling using full tao
tics. Monday and Thursday nights
were devoted TO drills Forrest E.
Baker has at various times instructed
the templars in tactics and they have
also had the assistance of army Of
GceTs-
Eagles Give Valentine Party.
About $50 persons attended the VAL
entine party given by Fl PasO Aerie of
Eagles wednesday night. at Eagles
hall. for the families of the members
Of the local organization. The eve
ning's entertainment consisted Of dane
ing The building committee Of the
Eagles viii make its report on the new
home planned for the local aerie We'd
nesday night The committee has sew
eral propositions in view. ". s Craw-
ford is chairman of the committee
Thirty candidates viii be initiated into
the EAGLES al the next meeting