h  a law  should  have  been  passed  years  ago. 
Now  let  the  city  dads  pass  an  ordinance  pro- 
hibiting the  demi  monde  from  parading  the 
streets  in  droves,  and  appearing  in  public  in 
mother  hubbard  gowns.  It  has  been  passed.

Newly  Elected  Officers  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  New  Mexico

The  eleventh  annual  session  of  the  most 
worshipful  grand  lodge  A.  F.  and  A.  M.  of  New 
Mexico  closed  on  the  14th.  Only  routine  busi- 
ness of  interest  to  the  order  was  done  at  the 
session.  The  officers  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year  elected  and  installed  as  follows:  Grand 
Master — A.  H.  Morehead,  Silver  City;  Deputy 
Grand  Master  — F.  H.  Kent,  Albuquerque; 
Grand  Senior  Warden — A.  B.  Laird,  Deming; 
Grand  Junior  Warden — J.  D.  Bush,  Albuquer- 
que; Grand  Treasurer  — C.  A.  Fox,  Raton; 
Grand  Secretary  — A.  A.  Keen,  Las  Vegas; 
Grand  Lecturer — Chas.  F.  Easley,  Santa  Fe; 
Grand  Chaplain — Rev.  E.  W.  Meany,  Santa  Fe ; 
Grand  Senior  Deacon — L.  Kornberg,  Albuquer- 
que; Grand  Junior  Deacon — Chas.  Metcalf,  Las 
Cruces;  Grand  Marshal — J.  J.  Kelley,  Socorro; 
Grand  Senior  Steward  — F.  W.  Smith,  Las 
Cruces;  Grand  Junior  Steward — Martin  Loh- 
man,  Las  Cruces;  Grand  Sword  Bearer — J.  R. 
Harrison,  Las  Vegas;  Grand  Tyler — E.  C.  Rock- 
well, San  Marcial.  During  the  late  session  two 
new  charters  w^ere  granted,  one  for  Kingston 
lodge  No.  16,  and  the  other  for  Chama  lodge 
No.  17.  Financially  and  otherwise  the  order 
is  in  a very  flourishing  condition.  There  are  now 
fifteen  lodges  in  New  Mexico  with  a total  mem- 
bership of  599.  The  first  lodge  was  organized 
in  Santa  Fe  in  1847,  and  the  present  Monte- 
zuma lodge  was  instituted  in  1850.