El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-26
GIVE E PAsOANS
KEY TO THE JAIL
Large Delegation From This
City Attends Opening of
Mesilla Valley Fair.

Las Cruces, n. VI, Sept 26.-While
Mexican orchestra played Mexican and
American music, the second annual
fair of the Mesilla valley was opened
at Las Cruces Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock. FL Paso EIks were present
ed with the keys of the jail
Ell Pasoans took prominent part IN
the opening Of the fair, about 100 Of
them being in attendance. The greater
number of these went up on special
train which left FL Paso Wednesday
morning shortly before 10 o'clock and
arrived in Las Cruces at 11:15-
At the station, mayor. James p.
Mitchell Of Las Cruces headed dele
cation of Las Cruces Elks dressed IN
stalks with the Elks' colors of purple
ana white attached He welcomed the
FL Pasoans and a line of march was
formed
FL Paso, followed by mayor Mitchell,
former mayor r L Young, OF Las
Cruces; mayor C E Kelly, alderman J.
J. Hewitt, of Ell PasO, and DR.. J. W.
Yard, representing exalted ruler w. w
Bridgers, of the FL Paso lodge of ElkS,
followed Then came the FL Paso del
egation. all carrying cornstalks with
the ElkS' colOrs attached They, IN
turn were followed by the Las Cru
ces Elks Last in the line of march
were automobiles from FL PaSo, six
in number. who had made the "trip
from Ell PasO.
The line of march led up Las Cruces
avenue and Main street to the Loretto
academy and there, turning, the
marehers went back 10 the Elks nome rs
opposite the Catholic church OF St
GenevieVe, where all were entertained
The formal opening of the tair,
which occurred in the armory, Wnlch
| is inside the fair grounds, was sched-
uled for 2 o'clock, but it was 3 p m
before professor Fabian Garcia, presi-
dent of the fair association, made the
first speech. he thanked the I'll
/ 70 l.
! " declared the fair opened
Invites Them to Os-Aple Jubilee.
Mayor c. E. Kelly, responding TO the
| address of welcome, expressed the hope
that Las Cruces and Ell Paso would
| ever be the best of friends and grow
| together He then invited all present
to come to the Os-Aple jubilee
Mark B. Thompson welcomed the
Elks and turned over the keys Of the
Jail to them. remarking that there
were no policemen in Cruces, but there
was a Jail there. He said the streets
[ had been swept and the Ell Pasoans
could walk in them until they became
| tired and then lie down and sleep in
| them without fear of being disturbed.
V r. Stiles, replying on behalf of
the FL PasO Elks, praised the fair,
assured those present of the goodwill
OF Ell PasO and told funny story Of
his Irish name.
Next in turn was former mayor r.
L Young, who spoke of the difference
| between the farmer of the old days
and the one OF the present ana ue-
| clared that science had wrought the
| wonderful changes and taught US that
| living depends upon agriculture.
Inspect Fair Exhibits.
Following this speech, all adjourned
to the fair grounds, where the exhibits
! were inspected
No one exhibit attracted more at
| tention than the large white onions
raised at the Agricultural college.
Every kind of product grown on the
experimental farm there was shown in
the colleges exhibit
Howard FOsg, of FL Paso, had the
/ largest exhibit of Poland China pigs.
In the evening the Ell Paso seXtet
! sang the selection from Lucia de Lam
I ermOOr for the benefit of the Las Cru
| ces lodge of Elks. This was held in
the armOry and was followed by a
dance in the same place.
Many Fl Pasoans returned on the
afternoon train, but a great number
waited for the dance and the rest of
| the evenings entertainment and went
! home on the special train, which left
after the dancing had ended