El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-07

voted thanks TO MIR. hrakauer ana TO
the railroads.
On motion of II. R. Wood it was or
dered that advertising matter be sup
piled to railroads as requested.
THE MASK BALL,
w. II. Burgess said that all arrange
ments for the mask ball and supper
had been made and that the price of adj
mission would be $1.5O to each gentle
man-ledies free.
The supper, he said, would be given
under the auspices of one of the ladies'
societies of the Episcopal church.
The invitation committee would, he
said, invite no one but proper persons,
and the reception committee would re-
Quire all persons attending the ball to
unmask at the door and all persons not
reputable would be excluded. He
stated further that music had been pro-
cured and all other arrangements per-
fected.
He said that any citizen desiring to
invite friends should submit their
names to the invitation committee i'm
mediately and Invitations would be
issued. Each invitation would entitle
the holder thereof to q ball ticket to
cost 81 so.
The report was accepted and the
committee continued.
j. B. Badger stated that the parade
committee wanted to know who was
going to hire music for the street par
ade. 1t was hoped. be said, that Gov.
Ahumada would bring his military
band from chihuahua but there was
no certainty of it. The music matter
should be settled without delay.
He moved that q general invitation
be extended through the press to all
organizations in the city to participate
in the parade and that all who accepted
report to Chairman Davis.
This motion provoked general discus
sion. J. D. Ponder claimed that it
wouldn't work and II. r. Wood ass ert-
ing that all organizations had been in
vited by the sub committee on parade.
II. r. Wood finally stopped the pro-
fusion of talk by moving that the par
ade committee extend formal invita-
ton to each organization in the city.
So ordered.
W. S. McCutcheon requested the
press committee to make note OF the
fact that the policy of the parade COM
mittee was an open door one aud the
public in general was invited to join in
and swell the big procession.
THE CORNER STONE.
The question as to who was to lay
the corner stone was brought up.
laptain Charles Davis, saying he
believed he was the oldest Mason pres
| ent, arose to state that the MasOns
| were not particularly anxious to lay
the corner stone but a all parts of the
United States it was customary for the
Masons to Cfficiate. They laid the
corner stone of the capitol at Wash
ingt"n and Austin.
j. D. Ponder moved that the Masons
be requested to lay the corner stone.
His motion was seconded by Messrs.
Wall and Wood after which full dis
cussion was asked for.
w. S. McCutcheon, free Mason.
said he did not want any i'll vii stirred
up, and if any one thought that citizens
in general would object to the Masors
laying the corner stone, they were per-
fectly willing to stand aside.
w. G. WalZ said that he had wit
messed the laying of many corner
stones, but had never seen anyone lay
| favored them in this instance, believ-
ing that no one would display the bad
taste to object.
w. 81. Burgess, saying that he was
not a Mason, favored the suggestion
that the Masons lay the corner stone,
| believing .tbat their ceremony would
add to the attractiveness of the cele-
bratiOn.
Henry L Capell favored the Masons
in short but vigorous speech.
The question was called for and
the motion was adopted by a rising
vote.
Captain Davis will telegraph for a
special dispensatiOn to participate in
the corner stone celebration and ex-
poets to receive reply within the next
"a hours.
Mayor Magoffin took occasion to re
mark, while the talk concerning street
music was in progress, that he was not
occupying the chair as mayor, but as
| mem Der of the executive committee
and he believed the people of the town,
| including the band, ought to be
| patriotic enough to turn out without
cost.
representative of the McGinty band I.
said it would cost $50 to get the band
out.
1t was suggested that the parade
start promptly at I:30 O'Clock and
march one hour, after which the parad-
ers would break ranks and repair to
the city hall site to listen to the flow of
oratory. 1t was argued that the morn
ing trains would bring in large num-
bers OF visitors who would miss the pa
rade if it started at ten o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. Wood the matter
| was referred to the executive commit
tee for adjustment and the general
meeting than adjourned.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Immediately after the general COM
mittees adjourned the executive COM
mittee held a meeting.
| The principal business TO be transact
ed was to decide when the parade
should start,
On motion of John Brunner it was
ordered that it start at l p. m, from
a.lu n