El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-06
Prominent Tennesseeans on
the Way to Welcome
Soldiers.
STOP OVER IN Ell PASO
Entertained by Tennessee Club
Members-The First Tennessee
Regiment May Stop Over Day
In the City on Its Way From
the Philippines.

A characteristic an6 0el1gntIul part
of prominent Tennessee people wa
aboard the delayed Southern Pacih'
train which arrived here at half pas
eleven O'Clock last night. The party
of thirty occupied the special Cal
Chispa, and are going as the officia
reception committee of the state o.
Tennessee to welcome the states first
Infantry regiment of volunteer heroes
returning from the Philippines.
..All Nashville, and indeed all Ten.
znessee will be en- fete to welcome the
returning soldier boys" said Mr.. G. T.
HALEY, OF the Nashville Banner, who
is of the party, land both President
Mckinley and Admiral Schley have
promised to assist in the welcome.
Our hospitable people have just as
warm q place in their hearts for these
heroes of '98 and '99 as they had for
ahe old First Tennessee, which fought
so nobIy for the confederacy In 81
and rs.
''The old regiment will be there to
welcome its worthy successor, and
'1he president himself is especially
pleased to assist in the welcome to this
regiment, which has the distinction of
having turned back when already on
transports to leave Manila. aud of hav-
Ing again taken the field"
The party left Nashville at $50
Thursday morning and will arrive in
San francisco Wednesday morning.
The returning volunteers will come via
the Southern Pacific, and are due to
reach Nashville Nov. 25, and will
therefore pass through Ell Psso about
Nov. 2lst.
The members of the party were
awakened early this morning, and at
o'clock we're driven in carriages ac-
companied by many Tennesseans resi-
dent in Ell Paso, TO the principal points
of interest in Ell Psso, and across the
river through Juarez. With Ell Paso
they we're pleased, and the quaintness
of the Mexican town charmed
them.
At the G. h. depot, a large crowd
she train pulled out at o'clock.
Among these were Messrs. McIver and
Patterson, of the vehicle firm, VIM.
Webb,o of Newman's, Harry Bloomstrin
and August Bloch, and Jos Pollard and
many members of the Tennessee
club.
The shortness of the notice prevent
ed a more extended welcome, but the
Tennessee club rendered an invitation
stopping over here of the volunteers
for one day On their return trip. The
gave no definite answer, but
have the matter under consideration,
and will in all likelihood give Ell Paso
her first chance to display her hospital
i.y FOR The beoeft of the returning
volunteers.
The party is in charge of Mr.. r. o.
Bean, travelling passenger agent OF the
S. P. at Nashville, and comprised the
following:
B. ]. Mccarthy, Miss Mary 81. Cock
rell, Mira. Duncan Doris, J. S. Chand-
Ter. G. L. HALEY. editor of the Nash
Vile Banner, b. 3. Buckner, Miss
Kirby. Mrs. J.. K. Polk, Mrs. Nat
Gooch, Mr.. and Mrs. William Bran
don. Mrs Clay Stacker, Miss Higgie,
Mrs c. w. Bailey, Cave Johnson, Mrs.
Elmer Bruce, Mrs. A. c. Gillen, Mrs.
James Andrews, Miss Bullock, G. II.
job nson, Mrs. T. w. McMillin, Miss
Katherine O'Brien. Miss Chestham,
Mrs. r. e. Martin, w. A. McGraw and
Miss Queen.