add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'be_change_event_posts_per_page' );
/**
 * Change Posts Per Page for Event Archive
 *
 * @author Bill Erickson
 * @link http://www.billerickson.net/customize-the-wordpress-query/
 * @param object $query data
 *
 */
function be_change_event_posts_per_page( $query ) {

    if( $query->is_main_query() && !is_admin() && is_home() ) {

        $ppp = get_option( 'posts_per_page' );

        $offset = 1;

        if ( !$query->is_paged() ) {
            $query->set( 'posts_per_page', $offset + $ppp );
        } else {
            $offset = $offset + ( ($query->query_vars['paged']-1) * $ppp );
            $query->set( 'posts_per_page', $ppp );
            $query->set( 'offset', $offset );
        }

    }

}

function homepage_offset_pagination( $found_posts, $query ) {
    $offset = 1;

    if( $query->is_home() && $query->is_main_query() ) {
        $found_posts = $found_posts - $offset;
    }
    return $found_posts;
}
add_filter( 'found_posts', 'homepage_offset_pagination', 10, 2 );