El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-05
Os-APLE C0LORs
ARE DESIGNATED
Orange and Black to Figure
in Decorations; Commit
tees Report Progress.

O-a,,a and black have been selected
for fhe color scheme of the Os-Aple
Jubilee These cOlors are InS OAiCIe5 i
ones of the Os-Aple ASSOCIATION anu
not only will be used as the S SoaOi AZ %
the Jubilee itself but have peen de-
cided uDOn as the official colorS OF the
trade excursion as we'll In all decor
atoms which will be USED lot the Us
APPLE jubilee these coIors wiz PL a9oo+n5
mate. The official colors were seIecte9
Wednesday evening at the meeting OF
the eTecufive committee held in the
office of c. A klnne- --.,
Present at the meeting were.
President Burt Orndorff. secretary c.
A Kline. treasurer Walter kohlDerg,
and ]. f. Dawson, Emmett Hines, Z. A
Beers DR. J. W Yard, W A ScrlVner,
Krakauer, V. r. stiles, and c. L. Sir
Emmett Hines. for tie street fair
COMMITTEES. said that all the merchants
whom he had interviewed on tne SUD-
ject had not taken favoraDly TO having
a street fair. Some had Favored II,
however, and it was hard proposition
to decide whether to hold 1t or not
For this reason 1t was suggested ina ina
the DISABLE association itself should
erect booths and place them IN either
the Pioneer Plaza or along the frontage
of San Jacinto plaza and rent them out
to the merchants, rms w Was I, zone IN d
To Advertise on Excursion.
During the meeting, V. R. Stiles and
Robert Krakauer, representing the FL
held a few days previous to the jubilee,
asked for the cooperation of the Os-
ABLE association in the trade excursion
for advertising purposes. 1t was de-
should contribute from its funds $3.50
to help defray the expenses of adver-
Using FL PasO and the Os-Aple jubilee
On all of the trade excursion badges
and ribbons, the date Of the jubilee
will be printed.
Decorations are ready to be put up
any time needed said DR.. ]. w. Yard.
making a report as chairman of the
decorating committee. There is plenty
of bunting to decorate all of the prin-
cipal streets of the city and electric
wiring for all of the streets through
which the parade will pass The pen
decorations last year will again be
Jack Dawson and C. L. Sirmans, who
have charge of the Sous Apple COM
not make public any of the features
for the parade, as this is to be the
surprise of the jubilee.
c. A. Beers, who is looking after the
receptions for Old Chief Os-Aple and
his crowd of queens said that every
thing would be ready when the chief
The Sport Program.
Sports, which c. A Beers is handling,
were also reported. The program is
First day: Auto race. polo games,
cowboy relay race. with representa-
tives of Arizona, New Mexico and
Texas and baseball teams between
southwestern teams and representative
teams from the city league
Second day: Tug of war in Cleve-
from the troops at Fort Bliss and the
team of the FL Paso police depart
ment; baseball between Hurley, Alpine,
Pecos and City league teams
Third day: Fire department drill,
Mr.. Beers has been allowed $500 to
carry out the sport end of the jubilee
Walter Kohlberg. chairman of the
tire committee had not been CON-
pleted. but efforts will be made to
collect the $500 needed for the jubilee
by popular subscription from Ell
PasOans.
Rates to Ell Paso on the various
lines running into the city will be OBJ
tanned with excursion prices to insure
large crowds, according to the report
of the transportation committee, head
ed by G. F. Hawkes., chairman, and W.
A ScriVner, vice chairman.
In the entertainment line, according
to to Bob Moore. the chairman of this
branch of the jubilee, the committee
has decided TO have dances in the
evenings for the visitors to the jubilee,
automobile rides for the women and
old persons, and the Ell Paso Automo-
bile club will be asked to assist the
entertainment committee some morn
ing of the jubilee, taking them to
Ysleta or over some other good road
for a morning ride. An information
bureau for the convenience of strangers
will be arranged by the entertainment
committee in the chamber of commerce.
Troops in Line.
Burt Orndorf, speaking for the mill
tary committee, said that the executive
committee had the consent of Gen. f.
z. Steever for the use of the troops of
this district for the parade, or any
sort of entertainment they wished. On
the military part of the program. the
committee expects to obtain the draw
ing card of the entire jubilee.
Lieut.. Col Alberto Braniff. who is in
command of a column of 1000 federal
volunteers which he has organized him
self. to assist the Mexican government,
will. it is said, bring part of his troops
to Ell Paso, and the other Mexican
commanders in this section will be in
vited to participate.
The executive committee will meet
a"'IIn next Wednesday night in the
office of secretary Kline.