El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-05

A smile would go the rounds of the
committee.
81 suggest thst---'' a commit
teeman who had never attended a
meeting would say.
"It has been done, Mr.. Committee
man." Ben would put in.
81 would propose q chair
man would say
"Your proposition was carried into
effect while you were in Boston, sir;;''
would come from Ben's lips.
"By whose authority?"
"That of the emergency committee"
Ben would answer with q smile.
"That's yourself?"
Eyes, sir. Ben Pickering has been
along this road before. He knows
every environment, every turn in the
path, every rut-"
swell, go ahead: drive hard and fast
and don't let a single committee get
into a rut," President Conway would
say.
"Ben Pickering, sir, placed q danger
signal at every rut the last time he
went along the road. His eyes are up
on them. Have no fear. This affair is
going to be the hughest success in the
history of this city and reflect great
glory on the chamber"
The enterprise had grown SO big
now that it crowded all other news out
of the newspapers; and, instead Of Ben
seeking the reporters they eagerly
sought him.
Ben always had something
to give to the reporters and my fingers
were nearly worked off. Here are
some OF the examples.
Ex-Mayor Curran and Meesrs. Will
liam J. Mills and Sarsfield J. Wolohan
were yesterday appointed q committee
to confer with the fire department
officials as tohaving a firemen's parade
during Merchants Week. ICON
sent was secured last night and there
will be q parade of the entire depart
ment, Tuesday, October II, starting at
city hall at 1:3G o'clock p. m. with the
city government in attendance, the
line of march to be announced by the
military band and other bands will be
in line.
After the parade the Ash Running
company of Chicopee Falls, the Sham
rocks of Turner's Falls, and the North
Adams Running company will run q
hose contest for the championship aud
prizes of $500. Messrs. Curran, Mills,
Wolohan and Chief Engineer Lynch
will serve as q standing committee on
the iremen's events.
The various committees are pushing
matters along rapidly. Tonight, at
80 o'clock, the electric decoration
committee will meet at The chamber
to make 6nsl arrangements for the To-
cation of b arches and their decora-
ton and Illumination.
The books are now open for entries
for the bicycle parade, and every
wheelman and wheelwoman is request
ed to enter, at the stores of Ford &
Ross, High street; A. Davis & Son,
Main street, or the ElmwoOd Phar-
macy.
c.. D. Colson is chairman of the COM
and Hugh Mclean is chairman of the
committee on trades professions.
Every collecting and other commit
tee is urged to report at the meet
ing Friday night.
John Gebhsrdt, of Company G, has
been officially detailed by the chief
! marshal as buR!er for all parades.
Floats for the trades procession
should not be more than 124 feet in
height.
CRANKY grange, No, 157, q entered
as a competitor for the Dickinson
department store prize of $50. A
premium of $40 for creamery exhibits
Ia the farmers carnival has been en-
tered.
That little girl reporter for the
Daily Democrat came with her note
book every few hours and 1 Am sure
Ben held back news from the other re-
porters for her.
"She is just q little girl, Davy, tak
ing her first timid steps in newspaper
life. Give her an item or two every
ii me she ONE Let's help her."
ITO BE CONTINUED