El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-01
RITE
IN NEW ROOMS
Occupy Spence Building
Quarters on Texas; Have
Large Space.

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installation, in the second floor OF
the Spence building, S141z Texas
street, of the most commodious Scot
fish Rite Masonic quarters between
Dallas and Los Angeles. The last Of
the equipment for office, clubroom,
reading room and auditorium was
moved this week from the old loca-
ton at 42O East san Antonio street
by ]. c. Ross, caretaker Of property,
and William H. Mccullough, secre-
tary. As soon as the floor finishes
are dry the furniture will be placed
for club use and the secretary viii
begin to catch up his business mat
tiers.
ing mas been taken for a term Of
wears. Il is approached by the main
/ stairway on Texas street. also by q
/ hack stairs. Walls and partitions
have been set up by contractor W. w.
Greek, dividing the space into an au-
ditorium 40 BY 65 feet, seating 400,
Win a stage IS by 40 feet, and prop
erty room in the rear; small looge
room % by 40 feet for the business
meetings of the coordinate bodies OF
the order: a billiard room, to be useo
also for dressing room at reunions
light and airy office fronting on
3 IeNdS street Will 4ADA a. --e-ae-~~--~f
buffet kitchen with gas range and
china closets, and several ante rooms
Has Many improvements.
Many improvements are noticed
over the former quarters, among them
a ventilating system, hard coal burn
ers for heat, wardrobe lockers for the
/ costumes. a cabinet for individual
members caps. toilet accessories ana
other conveniences.
Features Of the stage equipment
/ are the electrical switchboard ana
choir corner, to which viii be added
scenery drops appropriate 10 the de
] gree work probably in time for the
srring reunion OF the rte;
A committee COMPOSED of Francis
B. Stuart. Crawford Harvie and ". NJ
Stockwell, with secretary Mccullough
/ is in charge Of the improvements
! Painting contractor J. II. Allen has
done effective work on the interior
] finish. Members who have seen the
/ rooms said they will be among the
finest in the city. and. being centrally
/ located. will cause the club features
to be participated in by an increasing
attendance
Within a few weeks the newly
elected officers of Mount Franklin
lodge Of perfection. the body of the
rite which attends to its business mat
tiers. will be installed with cere-
monies. They are: A J. Carpenter.
venerable master; Dr. F. P. Miller,
/ senior warden; Ed N. Whitaker,
Junior warden: T NJ Quebedeaux,
! treasurer: ". H. Mccullough, secre-
tary; W. E. Orr. orator; John Carpen-
ter. almoner. Mr.. Carpenter will an
nounce the appointive officers shortly.
A service flag with 100 stars will
I be displayed from the Scottish Rite
hall window soon. Out Of more than
a
! percent in the uniform Of the country.
Chapter Meets Tuesday Nights.
1 Ell Paso chapter 157, Royal Arch
Masons. has changed its meeting
nights for special work from Monday
TO Tuesday nights. This was done to
establish a time that would not con-
I flict with the rush Of degree work
which FL Paso lodge 100, A F. & A
NJ, has been having all winter. Tues
day night the chapter will confer the
past master and most excellent mas
ter degrees on one or more candi-
dates.
Tells X. c. of the A. p.
Thursday night Norman Walker,
Associated Press correspondent in FL
Paso, addressed the Knights of
Columbus Of FL Paso council 63S at
| their clubrooms IN Columbus temple
on Myrtle avenue on the subject Of
the greatest news gathering associa-
! lecturer. introduced the speaker.
X. p. Bids Pumphrey Goodbye.
Thursday night FL Paso lodge 81,
Knights Pythias, held an informal
/ farewell reception in honor of past
| chancellor John H. Humphrey, who
/ camp at Fort Macarthur, Calf This
brings the list Of members serving
/ in the army or navy to As.
/ On Monday night. FL Paso company
No l, uniform rank, K. P, will hold
/ a business meeting in the office OF
/ Braunton & Liebert, Martin building
/ to pass on a number or new applica-
I tons. and to arrange plans for public
! drilling in the near future.
Next Thursday night the rank OF
esquire will be conferred by FL Paso
! lodge No. 50 on liver G. Thomas.
FL PasO Lodge Leads Texas.
A report received from the grand
! keeper Of records and seal at Weather
/ ford states that FL Paso lodge No.
! 50 led all Texas lodges for the six
I months term ending December 81 in
gain in membership, showing a net
] gain Of IS, while the lodge at Miles
] Texas, was next, with a gain Of q
! The FL Paso lodge was second in the
T state in the amount of individual
I contributions to the Pythian war re-
/ lief fund, several thousand dollars
/ being subscribed in the state toward
( the 100000 fund being raised for
! the benefit of the families of Knights
I Of Pythias serving in the army and
navy. The FL Paso lodge also shows
more thar double the number from
! any other lodge IN Texas In members
called to the colors.
John B. Campbell was admitted to
membership by transfer from Denver.
! One new application received for
membership by transfer.
Soldiers Taking Masonry.
Monday afternoon and night, We'd
nesday night, Friday afternoon and
night and Saturday afternoon and
| night FL Paso lodge $50. A. T. and A.
I NJ. will be in session to attend to
/ degree work and other matters A
/ large number of soldiers, expecting
/ the call into active warfare, are fin
ishing their Masonic work before
] leaving.
TempIars to Observe Easter.
/ FL Paso Knights Templar will OBJ
! serve Easter Sunday with the Gus
! tomary ceremonies. marching to St
/ Clements Episcopal church to hear
Rev. Fuller Swift's sermon on the day
and the season. At Thursday nights
meeting B. NJ G. Williams, NJ l.
! BurlesOn and V. R Stiles were ap-
pointed as a committee on program.
! Each member will receive the pro-
| gram by mail
VIII Go TO Waco Meeting.
Mrs Florence Nutting and Mrs. Jo-
| sephine Forbes will attend the state
| assembly Of Rebekahs at Waco, Tex
/ as, March IS. They were chosen at
I Thursday nights meeting Of the West
/ ern Rebekah lodge l91. auxiliary to