El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-18

and the visiting governors, their Stats
Z and the distinguished visitors review
ing the maneuvers from an imprOVtsed
4 grandstand on the Fort Bliss parade
/ ground
This part Of the program will begin
I promptly at o'clock and viii open
/ with an escort to the cOlOrs with the
: cavalry and infantry troops escOrting
I the big statehood flag to the steel
Flagstaff. where it viii be officially un-
/ furled for the first time by the United
I States troops.
Presentation Of CoIOrs.
The presentation Of the regimental
I coIors to governor Richard r. Sloan
and governor William J. Mills viii fol-
low Immediately after the flag rails
ing These cOlOrs viii be escorted by
foot troops and mounted troops. in or
der to show the methods Of the two
branches Of the service in the formal
color presentation exercises as pre-
Scribed by the army regulations.
After the presentation the review
will take place. the cavalry and in
fantry passing in review, presenting
arms and dipping the cOlOrs in front
Of the reviewing stand. The drill Of
the mounted machine gun platoon OF
the Fourth cavalry and the machine
gun platoon Of the Twenty-third In
fantry
The cavalry rapid fire gun will be
mounted on mules and viii be as
sembied and brought into action to
show how quickly these machines may
be unlimbered. The infantry platoon
viii also give an exhibition of its
prOWess with the unmOunted machine
guns. The Twenty-third infantry win
then give a brief drill in Butts's man
ual and the entire Fourth cavalry will
be put through a series Of evolutiOns
by Col. SteeYer At $50 p. m. retreat
viii be sounded by the bugle corps and
the cOlOrs viii be lowered to the boom
ing Of II guns of the governors salute.
Special trains and street cars Will be
on aH cd hat nN
Bliss all afternoon on the electric car
line and the Southwestern railroad for
the convenience Of the crowds.
Cadets Are Invited.
The agricultural college cadets from
Mesilla Park. n. ~. have been invited
to attend the celebration and partsCi-
pate in the military and Os-Aple pa
rades as the guests Of the city and
chamber OF commerce The invitation
has been extended tc the cadets
through president W. F. Garrison. Of
the A & NJ. college. and 1t is expected
that the 100 cadets at the college VIII
participate. They viii be encamped on
the Fort Bliss reservation and viii live
in camp while here from Thursday
morning until Saturday evening They
viii bring their band and VIII be given
special place in the two parades.
The Las Cruces military company has
also been invited to attend the celebra-
ton and take part in the parades.
Review by Governors.
The governors ana their staffs viii
review the military parade on FraEay
morning from a reviewing stand which
viii be erected in Cleveland square.
where the governors viii 20 after they
have ridden in the parade. and the
formal welcome viii take place on the
Cleveland square bandstand when
representative Of mayor c. F. Kelly
viii welcome the governors to FL Paso.
governor O. B. Colquitt viii welcome
them to Texas. and the governors viii
make brief responses.
a breakfast and luncheon are to be
served in honor Of the governors and
their staffs on the morning Of Govern
ors' day and also at noon following the
formal greetings
NO Formal Invitations to Reception.
There viii be no formal fnvffaffo1s
issued for the governors reception and
bail. which VIII be held at the cham
Der Of commerce Friday evening in