El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-08
To CELEBRATE
CARNIVAL DAY
Knights Of Columbus Have
Last Fiesta Tuesday, Be
fore Lent Commences.

> Knights OF Columbus Of El Paso
, council SIS will celebrate Mardi Gras
!, Tuesday night with a dance and card
party at the temple on Myrtle ave-
nue.. 10 which knights and their
/ friends are being invited. It viii be
their last social session until after
J Lent, which begins on the 18th and
ends March 81.
i Dr.. B. z. Galloway, lecturer Of the
council. is chairman Of the arrange
ments committee, and is assisted by
George viIlars. B. R. seitz and B. R
German.
On February Il. st. Valentines day,
the Knights OF Columbus will initiate
Is or % candidates into the first de-
gree OF the order at the temple.
Eneampment Initiates Tonight.
\ Nj Franklin encampuent los, Odd
! Fellows, confers the royal purple de-
gree tonight FL Paso lodge 2S4 will
take candidates through the first de-
gree Monday night. Western Re
bekah lodge will meet on February
Il
Fraternity Lodge May Move.
School of instruction was held in
] Fraternity lodge iii, A F. and a
~ 4
! gree conferred. The lodges bulletin,
mailed by secretary ". A. Doolittle,
calls members to stated communica-
ton Tuesday night next, and among
other business will be question Of
moving to other quarters The third
degree will be conferred Friday
I night, February IS.
Masons Expect Busy Week.
] FL Paso lodge will do degree work
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
nights next week
FL Paso chapter meets Wednesday
night for regular convocation. at
which time the months schedule Of
work will be made up.
B. R Blankenship. grand visitor to
Royal Arch Masons in this district,
who has been III, is reported to be
I improving rapidly.
ii Paso commaudery, Knights
/ Templars, in its regular conclave
Thur sday night viii be in charge of
the newly installed eminent COM
mander, Frank 7. Stanley, and other
! officers.
Mt FRANKLIN lodge OF perfection
meets Monday night at Scottish Rite
hall, 40 East San Antonio street.
EIks Dance Tonight.
Tonight at Elks' home, FL Paso
{ lodge 1S7 viii give a social dance TO
! members and their friends.
I Members Of the Fraternal order OF
J Eagles, El Paso aeries are looking
forward to initiation OF candidates
! Wednesday night
Has News of Dallas MasOnE.
John Temple Rice, high priest OF
and past master OF the FL Paso lodge
$50. A. T. and A NJ, who is the top
I sergeant in E Paso's hospital COM
pany at Camp Bowie, Fort WORTH has
/ sent to Wyatt ". Evans, poteRtate
Of FL MAZDA Shrine in this city
. Of NJ the
/ great class of 423 men who received
/ the degrees OF the Scottish Rite at
the January reunion of that order IN
/ Dallas, the service flag OF Hella tenn
pie Of Shriners bearing 600 stars and
the portrait OF sam P. Cochran, in
spector general for Texas of the Scot
tish Rite. dressed in his official uni
form.
Flag Raising Imposing Spectacle.
The occasion Of the flag raising by
the Nasons at the ceremonial was a
burst Of patriotism. At the entrance
to the Dallas temple the Stars and
Stripes and Shriners' service flag viii
fly until the end Of the war. Herbert
d. Greene, speaking that day, said
that all but four OF the Sc stgners OF
the Declaration Of Independence were
Freemasons; all the generals OF the
revolutionary army, except the trail
tor, Benedict Arnold, were Masons,
and today two Of Americas ranking
-fficers. Gems ]. J. Pershing ana H.
L. Scott, are Masons, Gen Pershing
being a Shriner.
The speaker said that the Mason
presidents OF the United States were
Washington, John Adams, Madison
Monroe, J. Q. Adams, Jackson, VIII
liam H Harrison, Tyler, Polk. Taylor,
Pierce, Buchanan, Johnson, Garfield,
Mckinley. Roosevelt and Taft
Pythlans VIII Celebrate.
Thursday night after knighting
George J. Brownhill and electing A.
L George q member On transfer from
Meridian, Miss. Ell Paso lodge Knights
of Pythias began preparations for the
celebration of the 54th anniversary of
the founding Of the order, on Feb. 10,
1854. A special program viii be
given, featured by the unwilling and
dedication of the honor roll OF the
lodge, which includes 43 names Of
members who are in the armed forces
Of the nation
A sinking fund was created by in
dividual members for buying tobacco
ana cigarets for soldiers.
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