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Tnjfi AUSTIN STATESMAN PROSPERITY EDITION, 1914 33d senior warden, W. Q. Frank- lng: W. O. Thomas, W.

M.j W. H. Tobin, S. J. A.

Sink, J. H. Hirshfeld, treasurer; E. T. Moore, secretary: W.

J. Montgomery, 8. J. un, ssa K. C.

C. junior waraen. H. L. Carleton, 33d orator, R.

J. Brlgga, 32d; almoner, Edwin Bowen, ft The Fraternal Societies Are Well Represented treasurer J. K. Donnan, aecretary, Fred Sterling. 33d Fl EG EL'S In the State Capital GEO.

FIEGEL, Proprietor Ladies Attending Balls, Parties, Receptions, should call Fiegel's Auto Livery, for well equipped cars, with prompt service for day or night calls. Beginning With the Year City Was Founded, Lodges Have Flourished Up to Present Newest Only Year Old Some Are Larger and Rich. W. Robertson, 3. D.

Wilson, 8. W. H. Bell, J. H.

Burts, tiler. The present officers, named in the same order, are: Thomas Daw-kins, John W. Hawkins, A. S. Grant.

John K. Donnan, H. F. McDonald, W. H.

Toung, O. M. Davis, J. W. Pritch-ett, Thomas M.

Miller, H. R. Bruck. The past masters have been: W. G.

Thomas, W. H. Tobin, J. A. Sink, E.

T. Moore, John McDonald, R. B. Underhill, John C. Boak, W.

D. Williams, Burt McDonald, William H. Bell, Charles S. Morse, A. 8.

Walker John J. Pleasants, John Mac-Bean, William D. Shelley. W. G.

Franklin; Lyman J. Bailey, C. R. Reitly, II. R.

Brueck, H. A. Chance. Benjamin Morral, G. A.

Bahn. N. P-Deavers, A. W. Oliphant.

William Biueggerhoff, B. L. Vann, W. O. Bell, H.

F. McDonald, Edwin Bowen, Thomas D. Dawkins. Royal Arch Chapter. Lone Star Chapter No.

6. Royal Arch Masons, was rechartered June 15, 1S6S. It now has a membership of 219 and meets the second Thursday of each month at Masonic Temple. The officers are: G. A.

Bahn. hign priest; Hugh F. McDonald, king; L. H. Gruber.

scribe; D. II. Doom, treasurer; Milton Morris, secretary. A partial list of the past high priests Includes: R. M.

Elgin (deceased), John O. Johnson, John McDonald (deceased), H. L. Carleton, E. C.

Bartholomew, W. D. Williams, W. G. Bell, Milton Morris.

Jefferson Johnson. J. master of ceremonies vv. u. Blackburn, 32d; expert.

Gustav John-j son, 82d; assistant expert, D. M. Phil- hps, 14th; captain of host, W. T. Pfaefflin 18th; tiler.

John Carson, 18th. The officers of Philip C. Tucker Chapter are as follows: Wise master, G. Franklin, 32d K. C.

senior warden, G. A. Bahn, 32d K. c. C.

Junior warden, W. D. Blackburn. 32d degree; orator, R. J- i Hriggs, 32d; almoner, Edwin 18th; secretary, Fred Sterzing, 33d; i treasurer, K.

Donnan, 33d; master of ceremonies, Gustav Johnson. 32d; expert, Joe Muenster. 32d; assistant ex- I Pert, J. c. Goldbaum, 32d; standard bearer, M.

H. Reed, 32d guard of tern- Pie, D. Pace, 32d; tiler, John Car- son, 18. Nobles of Myatie Shrine. I Of the Order of the Mystic in general, and of Ben-Hur Temple in particular, the following interesting sketch is given.

The Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine finds its Inception in the dim and mystic past. It was 1 founded in the year of the Hegira, 25, A. D. 644, at Mecca in Arabia, for the purpose of dispensing Justice and i executing swift punishment upon criminals ho had escaped their Just deserts through the tardiness or re- mistiness of the courts. It bore in those days a very striking resemblance to what we know as a "vigilates coin- I i -i FIRST CLASS MECHANICIAN in Charge Austin is a city of fraternalism, whatever the good sense in which the word is used.

Almost every known fraternal, insurance or secret order is represented and many of the various societies are strong numerically. Prosperous financially, active and enthusiastic in advancing the principles for which they stand. Some of the lodges own valuable property well located in the heart of the city and have sumptuously appointed club and lodge- rooms. Austin is in fact probably one of the best cities, from the standpoint of the lodge man and the club man, to be found anywhere. The total membership in the several score of organizations represented reaches well into the thousands.

In truth, it will be found from the notices below that there are single organizations whose membership pass the 1000 mark. As for the men and women who constitute this large aggregate membership, some are members of a tingle fraternity others members of perhaps two, while still others have the lodge habit and belong to all they can carry. Masons Well Represented. The Masonic fraternity with its several branches is well represented in Austin, which may be regarded as one of the principal centers of Masonry in the State. The beginnings of the lodge go back to the foundation of the city, for in 18-19, the year when Austin was laid out, a preliminary organization was formed and a little later in the same year a dispensation was granted empowering "our trusty and well beloved brother, Alexander Russell, master; James Ized, senior warden, and Charles Mason, junior warden, to open juid hold a lodge, designated by No.

12, and by the name of Austin, under our register and jurisdiction, in the city of Austin, in the county of Bastrop, in the Republic of Texas." Of the four Shrine temples in Texas, one is located in Austin. It has a large membership in San Antonio and many other Texas cities besides the one of its home. Ben-IIur Temple has been quite an active organization in recent years, holding numerous ceremonial sessions, not all of them in Austin, and its present membership is above 1000. The Scottish Rite Masons, likewise, are quite active, holding frequent reunions for the initiation of candidates. One of these was held ouly last month.

Reduced rates were put on for it by the railroads, and the candidates numbered more than 100. mutee, and we are assured by con- i temporaneous history that it did its 1 work well and became a terror to all i evildoers. As the years passed by and the ne- cessity for the order, owing to the bet- 1 ter enforcement of the laws, had passed away. It was continued as a secret so- cial institution and became very pow- I erful and very popular, its menoershlp embracing men of the highest rank and greatest distinction. Including! Christian.

Israelite and Moslem. The rulers of Egypt were patrons of the i order and the followers of Allah eath- i REPAIRS 1 STORAGE SUPPLIES We Also Carry a Fnll Line of Accessories and will appreciate your patronage 217-219 VV. SIXTH STREET OLD PHONE 788 I E. Kauffman (deceased), W. O.

Franklin, H. R. Bruck, Herman Clausen. H. A.

Chance, G. A. Bahn, N. D. Smith, C.

V. Peel, George Fiegel R. M. Wlckline. Austin Council No.

2, Royal and Select Masters, was chartered Dec. 3, 1307. The membership is 1SI. -The council meets each second Thursday at Masonic Temple. Officers: G.

A. Bahn. thrice illustrious master; H. F. McDonald, deputy; L.

H. Gruber, P. C. of Milton Morris, recorder; B. L.

Vann. C. of M. S. Hatcher, C.

of C. Knights Templar. Colorado Commandery No. 4. Knights Templar, was instituted May 30.

1855. The following were petitioners for the dispensation establishing the -commandery: John B. Mc-Mahon, Lockhart; Nathan Silvan, Lockhart; George Hancock, Austin; Georrce F. Moore, Austin; John 1. Banks, Webberville; A.

C. Weir, Man-chaca Springs; J. Phillips, Austin; A. A. Loekwood, San Antonio; A.

M. Gentry, Houston. 1 here are now 275 members of the OPOinmandery. The present officers are: A. S.

Grant, commander; E. K. Gaard. generalissimo: W. G.

Bell, cap ered beneath the protecting dome of its temple. Its fame spread far and wide and attracted the attention of many travelers to the Orient. In 1870 William J. Florence, more popularly known as "Billy" Florence, the celebrated actor, while on a visit to Cairo, Egypt, became interested in the order through personal friends who were members and was inducted Into its mysteries. He secured a copy of uf ritURl which he brought back with him to New York where in connection with Dr.

Walter M. Flemming of that city, assisted by Prof. Albert L. Raw-son, the celebrated Arabic scholar, the ritual was translated from the Arabic into French and from French into ridge Park, participated In by three bishops and twenty-five other members of the clergy. The parade was one of the most artistic and elaborate ever seen in Austin, and in spite of the drenching rain that fell, was admired" by thousands who lined Congress Avenue.

For this Washington's birthday an exemplification of the fourth degree is planned, which is expected to draw almost as many people from over the State as did the Columbus Day cele- J. McNamara, M. P. Hickey, Charles D. Casey, Charles Schneider, G.

R. Smith. Columbus Day Celebration. The first celebration of Columbus Day as a legal holiday in Texas was a Statewide affair held in Austin under the auspices of the local council, Oct. 12.

1912. It was estimated that 5000 visitors were here from all parts of the State for the occasion. There was aa open air religious service of exceptional gorgeousness ana! solemnity at Woold- tain general; O. Flury, senior warden: H. E.

Ford and R. L. T. B. Home, Junior warden; E.

C. H. Bantel. prelate; John K. Donnan, treasurer: John O.

Johnson, recorder: D. II. Doom Ziller. 1871 Goes Back to City't Start. Something; is said below in more detail about tha several Austin Lodge No.

12, A. F. and A. Alas was said above, was organized the year the city wag founded. It has been one of the city's recognized and influential organizations through all the years, an agency of law and order, morals and uplift.

It has numbered some of the State's most prominent men among Us membership. Among the men now living who have served as master of the lodge are: H. L. C'arleton of Taylor, John O. Johnson, W.

J. Oliphant, C. M. Sawyer, J. A.

Roosevelt of San Antonio, C. H. Sillman. J. A.

Miller, Milton Morris, Jefferson Johnson, H. A. Nolen, R. C. F.hlert, W.

a. Baker of Lockhart. W. 8. Kingsbury of Waco, R.

M. Wlckline. The present officers are: W. T. Pfaefflin, worshipful master; H.

B. Barnhart, senior warden; L. H. Gruber, Junior warden; Jack McKeown, secretary; John O. Johnson, treasurer.

The lodge has 268 members at thin time. It meets the first Saturday night of each month at Masonic Temple. Hill City Lodge, Hill City Lodge No. 45S was organized June 9. 1876, with twenty-one members.

Since that date the lodge has received 277 members by Initiation and 123 by affiliation. The present membership is 247, the lodge having lost, by death, dimlts, etc, 174 of Its members. The first officers were the follow- L. N. Goldbeck Real Estate, Loans, Investments.

Notary Public No. 107 East eth Street Austin, Texas seven years ago, though the order had had an organized existence here years before. Three years ago the Austin Chapter entertained the State gathering of the order, and the meeting was pronounced one of the largest attended, one of the pleasantest and one of the most successful ever held. A district BChool of instruction in the principles of the order is to be held soon probably In March which is expected to draw a goodly number from various surrounding towns. The present elective officers are the following: Mrs.

Emma Nuckols, worthy matron; William G. Bell, worthy patron; Mrs. Jean Cogswell, associate worthy matron; Miss Sara Neville, secretary; Mrs. Alice Hutter, treasurer; Mrs. Maggie Costley, conductress; Mrs.

Emma Murchlson, associate conductress. Those who have served In the capacity of worthy matron in the past are: Mrs. Maud Paddleford, Mrs. Jennie Wlckline, Mrs. Mary Burney, Mrs.

Florence Templer, Mrs. Mary Ward and Mrs. Alma Pace, Knights of Columbus. The Knights of Columbus, although a comparatively young organization in this city, has grown rapidly in numbers and Influence, and is now regarded as one of the very foremost of the city. The local council has staged some events of Statewido significance and has done so In a most creditable manner.

It owns its own property, worth $35,000, and Its club rooms are the scene of many brilliant social and other affairs. Capital City Council No. 1017 was instituted May 25. 1905, with forty-four members. The original roll of officers included Joseph A.

O'Reills'. W. J. McNamara, A. H.

Robinson, W. P. Brady, James Byrne, M. P. Hlckey, L.

J. Schneider, E. A. Giraud, Charles Schurr and A. F.

Martin. The present membership la 1D0, and the following are the officers: G. R. Smith, grand knight; Victor Schmidt, deputy grand E. T.

Schneider, chancellor; D. A. Grover, warden; Charles J. Brunner, financial secretary; John Byrne, recording secretary; W. J.

Brooks, lecturer; Watkins Harris, inner guard; Tom Moore, outer guard; Rev. W. J. Marr, chaplain; E. A.

Giraud. W. J. McNamara, Charles J. Schneider, trustees.

Those who have served as grand knights have been Joseph A. O'Reilly. r.nguan and prepared for our use. meeting of Shriners in the Lnited States was held In Masonic Hall, New York City, June 16. 1871, at which time the order was communicated by Dr.

Flemming to eleven Knights Templars and thirty-second degree Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Masons. The necessary arrangements having been completed, a regular session was called at the Masonic Hall on Sept. 26, 1872, and a temple was established under the name of Mecca, with thirteen nobles as its charter members. In 1875 the order was conferred on Noble Oeorge F. Loder and seven associates, to.

enable them to form Damascus Temple in Rochester, N. Y. In 1876 the Imperial Council of the Ancient Arabic Order of Noblea of the Mystic Shrine for North America was organised. There are now 133 shrines working under charters or dispensations issued by the Imperial Council, with more than 200,000 members. Only those who are Knights Templar in good standing In a commandery or thirty-second degree Masons In good standing In a coneistory of the Ancle-it Accepted Scottish Rite are eligible to membership, and as a result It may be truthfully said that In no other organization can be found more charity, more hospitality, a better code of moral attributes or noble instincts, a more willing hand to help the fallen or assist the needy, than In the Order of the Mystic Shrine Ben Hur Tempi.

Ben Hur Temple, A. A. O. N. M.

of Austin, Texas, was founded June 2, 1891, and received Its charter from the Imperial Council of North America, Aug. 15. 1892. the following being named In the charter: Dr. Charles S.

Morse, D. W. Doom, William H. Bell, J. E.

Wildbahn, John McDonald. Burt McDonald. John A. Wayland. D.

S. Malvern. J. E. Tucker.

William Elliott. William Menu, standard bearer; B. F. Small, sword bearer; Oran M. Davis, warden.

The living past commanders are: John O. Johnson, E. C. Bartholomew, E. T.

Moore, 8. S. Shackelford, William Bell, Jefferson Johnson. Milton Morris, H. L.

Carleton, J. C. Miller, William G. Franklin, James R. Hamilton.

H. A. Chance, N. P. Deav-ours, E.

C. II. Bantel, Noyes D. Smith, George Flegel Edwin W. Frame, R.

J. Briggs. Scottish Rite Branch. One of the most active Masonic bodies within the past few years has been the Scottish Rite order, represented by Fidelity Lodge of Perfection No. 4 and Phiilp C.

Tucker Chapter of Rose Croix No. 1. Many sootions of the State, particularly the central and southwestern parts, are represented among the membership and reunions have been held at frequent Intervals to induct the large numbers of candidates into the order. Only last month a two-days" reunion was held at Ben-Hur Temple, Eighteenth and iJivaca Streets, for the purpose of conferring the lodge and chapter degrees Upon 100 or more candidates. Special rates were granted by the railroads and scores attended In addition to those to be initiated.

The present membership of the lodge and chapter Is about 365. Many of the most prominent men of the city and State are included. The lodge was Instituted Nov. M. 1881, and the chapter followed Jan.

81 of the year following. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at the Masonic Temple. Following are the officers of Fidelity Lodge: Venerable master, W. O. Bell, hody Weber FOR FURNITURE DEALERS IN Harness, Saddlery, Buggies, Carriages and Farm Wagons This is one of Austin's enterprising business firms and as they manufacture everything In the saddlery and harness line they are able to give their customers very best prices.

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Hammond and C. H. Welch. The majority, if not all of these nobles, had received the degrees in Hella Temple of Dallas. From this small beginning Ben Hur Temple has grown until now It hap a memberBhtp of 1009.

Dr. Charles S. Morse was elected the first potentate of Ben Hur Temple. The following have also served as potentates: D. W.

Doom, William H. Bell. J. E. Wildbahn, TiwfirrrrrnwwfTWK.

1 1 Frank Andrews, R. W. Finley, H. I Carleton, Milton Morris, William D. J.

BRUECGEMAN HUGO BRUEGGEMAN I Shelley, Herman Calusen, A. J. Ellers, Dr. M. M.

Smith, Frank E. Scovill, Dr. jonn n. Hunter, H. A.

inance, james R. Hamilton, J. W. Maxwell. William G.

Bell, William G. Franklin and Concrete Building Blocks General Cement Flower Vases and Ornamental Cement Sidewalks REM Ml "11 rrt. nrrr i i 101 East 30th Street Old Phone 2361 4 1 George Flegel Jr. The preent officers are: C. A.

San Antonio, potentate: D. H. Doom, chief rabban; WV D. Hood, San Antonio, assistant rabban; E. Ford, high priest and prophet; D.

C. Pace, oriental guide; John K. Donnan, treasurer; W. Franklin, recorder; J. C.

Goldbaum, first ceremonial master; F. Morris, Sun Antonio, second ceremonial master; T. H. Milburn, San Antonio, director; Morlta Silver, marshal; Julius Seaholm. captain of the guard; Gustave Johnson, outer guard.

Ben Hur Temple has two Arab patrons, the San Antonio patrol, of which Noble F. R. Newton Is captain, and the Austin patrol, of which Noble R. C. Roberdeau is captain.

It has alao. a band and orchestra organized from Its membership In Austin, of which Noble H. E. Baxter Is director. In November, 1910, there was held In Austin, In the House of Representatives, something unique In the history of Shrtnedom.

This was a ceremonial session held under the auspices of Ben Hur Temple and in by the four temples of the Stat-, Hella of Dallas, El Mina of Galveston. El Maida of El Paso and Ben Hur of Austin. A large class of novicee were conducted across the hot sands In approved style, and there were present on this occasion the imperial potentate of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America and many prominent Shriners from this and other States. Order of Eastern Star. The Masonic women have a thlvir.g organisation in Austin Chapter No.

804. Order of the Eastern Star, which has pearly 200 members. It has been especially active within the last two or three years, and has taken in many new members. There has been much AT AUSTIN, TEXAS We Will Make Your Basement Water-tight Office Phone Old 494 Monolithic or Block Curbing If i pleasant social activity as well as that pertaining more strictly to work. i The chapter was organized here some.