CHAPTER15.
Clubs and Societies
EL PASO LODGE No. 246, A. F. & A. M. was originally organized as a Panola Lodge in October, 1857, but was removed to El Paso in October, 1862. Jonathan D. Park served as the first Master. The present officials are William Burroughs, Master; Loren Ludwig, Secretary.
THE MACKEY CHAPTER was organized August 31, 1868, and in October, 1868 was chartered as No. 130. Daniel Lewis was the first High Priest and P. H. Tompkins, Secretary. Present officers are Robert Bodger, High Priest and Melvin J. Remmers, Secretary.
THE COEUR DE LEON COMMANDERY No. 43, KNIGHTS TEMPLAR was granted a charter December 4, 1873. Sir James Thompson was the first Commander and Sir P. H. Tomkins, first Recorder. Present officers include Sir Loren Ludwig, Commander and Sir William Burroughs, Recorder.
THOMPSON CHAPTER No. 147, ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR was organized April 16, 1889, with Mrs. R. C. Springgate Worthy Matron and George R. Curtiss, Secretary. The present matron is Mrs. Edward Heiken. Miss Nell Hyatt is Secretary.
EL PASO CAMP No. 168, MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA was instituted February 20, 1886. W. R. Shinn, M. D. was Venerable Counsel and Frank L. Kyser, Clerk.
PALMETTO LODGE No. 21, ROYAL NEIGHBORS OF AMERICA, an auxiliary of the Modern Woodmen of America, was organized November 13, 1895 with Mrs. Ed Abrams, Oracle and Mrs. F. L. Newton, Recorder. Present officers include Mrs. James Coffey, Oracle and Miss Nell Hyatt, Recorder.
THE FARMERS' CLUB was organized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Porter S. Bassett on March 31, 1890, and is the oldest club of its type that has continued to be active, being now in its sixty-fifth year. The first officers elected were Elias S. Fursman, President; George W. Horner, Vice-President; A. D. Hopps, Secretary and Mrs. Porter S. Bassett, Treasurer. The charter members of this club includes husband and wives in each of the following memberships: Porter Bassett, Elias Fursman, George Horner, A. D. Hopps, James Pleasants, Daniel Hill, Jesse Hodgson, Jesse Worley, Joseph Hammers, Joseph Bonar, John Schofield and Louis Hodgson. A group picture of the members was
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