El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-28
CRYPTIC MAS0NS
BIG CLASS.
Monday Night Men From
Las Cruces VIII Join Ell
PasOans In Degrees.

Cards have gone to all MasOns OF
I the cryptic degrees in and around FL
Paso. including those at Las Cruces,
" A., calling them and a class Of
Royal Arch candidates to the first
( fail ceremonial Of the rite in FL PasO
council 9S, r. and s. n. Monday
night. Sept so. at which the degrees
Of royal master and select master
viii be conferred. Word came from
Las Cruces today that a number Of
aspirants from there viii come for
the meeting. There are probably 90
or more in this city waiting TO take
the work.
It has been the hope Of the FL Paso
council MasOns that Herbert B. Holt.
grand high priest of the grand chap
ter Of New Mexico. would be able TO
participate in this ceremonial. but he
sent word Thursday he would he ut
the Republican state convention at
santa Fe- He probably will Join an
other class in November. after he at
tends the. grand lodge meetings At
:. L. NJ. Degree Later.
Prominent in the Monday night
work viii be Frank J. Stephenson,
thrice illustrious master; Lyman L
masters. Rufe =. March. high priest
Of El Paso chapter. and Horace 3.
Hayes. king. Walter ". Scott. prin-
cipal conductor in the council. George
T. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; George 2. frost,
mast high priest; r. p. Hawley. James
Phhinps, past high priest and several
The present intention Of the coun-
Gil is TO set a date early in Novemb Der
for comforting the superexcellent
masters degree During October many
OF the same workers will assist in
the Scottish Rite reunion.
Odd Fellows Social Monday.
Monday night FL Paso lodge 2S4
Odd Fellows, viii have a social ses-
sion presided over by 7. c. HecOL.
chairman OF a committee Of Is. which
viii furnish some surprise features.
Refreshments viii be served.
Western Rebekah lodge 191 did de-
gree work Thursday night
At Franklin encampments over
sunday picnic camp on the river at
q point southwest OF Fabens. was re-
ported to have been an enjoyable re-
taxation for good sized crowd.
There were no mosquitoes and the
camp experiences were all very pleas
ant
on October 6 degree work viii be
resumed in the Odd Fellows lodge.
Bidding Aclzer Goodbye.
News comes from Fort Worth that
a farewell dinner will be given at
the Shriners' mosque on the island
IN Lake W Orth today for Walter
Acker. superintendent OF the Masonic
orphans home and school Of Texas.
who goes to France with the army
Y. n c. A. October l. The choldren
OF the home were given a picnic on
the island today. High officials of
Masonry from over the state were
present
Hudspefh Is X. p. Page.
Congressman elect Claude 2. Huds-l
peth and two private soldiers. A. L.
LightfOOt and ". r Owens. members
ofethe headquarters troop Of the old
18th cavalry division, were on the
same level IN FL Pas0 lodge s.,
Knights OF Pythias. Thursday night.
when all three were initiated into the
rank OF page at a well attended con-
clave. Next Thursday night Mr.. Huds-
peth and the troopers will receive the
rank Of esquire.
Philip SWOrtz, Frank 3. Howard
and ". p. Johnson were admitted by
transfer. There were several new sp-I
plications in the hands OF J. J. Finney. /
keeper Of records and seal. showing
that the ranks in the lodge are being
kept filled. IN spite Of the war drafts. l
S, B. Wise, formerly OF FL Paso and I
Mexico, transferred to Douglas. Ariz-,
lodge; J. Smith transferred TO LaWton, I
Okla
Filler Goes Overseas Soon.
A card from F. ". Filler. former
trustee OF the lodge, FL Paso realty I