El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-29
DEGREE WORK
KEEPS ACTIVE
Masons Schedule Frequent
Meetings for July; Lose
Officers To Army.


Paso men have caused no stacking of
secret society work. Especially among
the Masons. the candidates lists are
long and indicate many extra meet
ings during July for Ell Paso and
Fraternity lodges. as well as in the
advanced degrees in York and Scot
fish rites.
FL Paso lodges bulletin will be is
sued after the regular business meet
ing Wednesday night 1t viii sched-
ule meetings for three nights a week
the whole month. Fraternity lodge
expects to work on degrees about
twice a week
Chapters Officers Enlist.
FL Paso chapter will lose the serv-
ices of its high priest, John Temple
Rice, installed Monday night. He will
be a soldier medico in the second field
hospital company OF Texas national
guard, being formed here under Dr.
W. r Jameson Mr.. Rice is drug
gist by profession and will have an
important place in the company. The
principal sojourner of the chapter,
Brooks Dalton, also expects to Join
the war bound Masons from Ell Paso.
having his application in for service
in the navy's flying corps He may
be called to Pensacola. Fla, any day
for training He is also tie third
ranking officer of Ell Paso council.
IS. Royal and Select Masters. Several
other young Freemasons here are pre-
pairing to join the army or navy.
Bodies Call Meetings.
A meeting of the royal arch chap
ter probably will be called early next
week to confer degrees.
Thursday night Ell Paso Comman-
derry, Is, Knights Templar, held
ri Paso lodge will confer degrees
tonight
The new officers for the current
term in Fraternity lodge. installed
Tuesday night by district deputy
grand master John D. Mason are the
following: F G. Powrie, worshipful
master; W. Z. Orr, senior warden W.
A Johnston. junior warden: W. A
Doolittle. secretary; L J. GilchrisL
treasurer: W. W. Whitehead. senior
deason; E W. Jordan, junior deacon;
E C Rhodes, senior steward; E. Z
Schmidt, junior steward; Ray Harrell,
Fraternity lodge probably will have
work sufficient for each Tuesday and
Friday night during July
Secretary Mccullough on Vacation.
During the absence OF W H Nc
Cullough, secretary OF the bodies OF
the Scottish Rite in FL Paso, who is on
vacation in Mineral Wells, Tex. L C. |
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meetings of the Scottish Rite Will
occur before July 9, when Mt Frank I
lin lodge of perfection viii hold
business session. Bids may be opened |
by the Scottish Rite board shortly \
after July 1 for the construction OF |
the new cathedral at the intersec-
ton of Epson, North Santa Fe and /
West Missouri streets.
Give Benefit Dance.
Wednesday night the Ideal club OF |
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dance in odd Fellows hall for the /
benefit of the soldiers relief fund /
being raised by the Odd Fellows aux
iliary. There was a big crowd in at
tendance
Monday night the third degree will
be conferred in e. PasO lodge 2S4,
Odd Fellows, on few candidates
Vocal solos by Miss Irma Palma
-eer and Cecil T. Davis, violin solo
Dy W. R Walters and congregation
Spangled Banner marked the cere-
monies at the memorial service of the
odd Fellows Monday night Rev. A A
Davis delivered the invocation and
Rev. P. r Knickerbocker made the
address. w z Fletcher.
noble grand of Odd Fellows Iooge
2S4, presided
X. c. Temple Thrown Open.
Thursday night the Knights Of Co
lumbus temple, entirely renovated
and remodeled, and shower baths in
stalled. was thrown open to council
s3g for inspection. A regular meet
ing was held The local council viii
raise about $500 as a contribution to
the 100000 fund being raised by
the national council for expenditure
on recreation camps for soldiers IN
the American army in environments IN
this country and in two GANGS in
France. The chancellor OF FL Paso
Jamse V. Robins, has enlisted
in the artillery branch of the army
others are preparing TO 90 to the Dig
war.
KIP. Make a Page.
The rank Of page was conferred
upon G. A. Payne at Thursday nights
meeting of Ell Paso lodge 81, knights
Of Pythias. Next Thursday the rank
IF ESQUIRE will be given Inhalation
Of officers will take place on July L.
Benefit for Moose Band.
For the benefit of the Moose band,
J. G. Miller. leader, the members OF
FL Paso lodge, 526, Loyal order OF
Moose, gave a ball in Odd Fellows
temple Thursday night. which was
lanes Connors, Charles Pollock. o.
L Bowen and c. E. Kelly have been
named on a committee to attend me
national convention o. the moose IN
Pittsburg, Pa the latter part OF JuIy,
10 keen before the national orSaniza-
ton the claims Of Ell Paso for the To-
,ation here of the sanatorium for tu-
bercular Moose War conditions may
cause a further postponement OF the
building of the institution but II
Paso Moose are determined to hold
put against those of San Diego for IL
Eagles Give Red Cross So.
Ell Paso Aerie of Eagles. No 70,
voted at its Wednesday night meet
Ing TO contribute SIS from its treas
nv 10 the Red Cross fund. The pur-
,hase of q $1,000 Liberty bond by the
lerie was ratified by the members
In respect to the memory of R H
Thorne. a member of the local lodge
IF Eagles, who was accidentally
killed a few days ago. all of the
members of the FL Paso aerie stood
Tor one minute in silent reverence at
he meeting
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