El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-14
FINAL PLANS MADE
FOR sT0CKNEN
Progress Reported at Cham
Der Of Commerce Meeting;
Budget Fund $4,000.

| ton fthe program for the cattlemeHs
convention were made by the chamber
of commerce directors Thursday night.
Reports were received from the various
cbairnen of the committees and the pro-
gram is now prepared for printing.
All members OF the chamber OF com
! merce are to be eX-OfficiO members OF
( the reception committee and they Will
/ be supplied with badges by application
/ to the secretary.
lie most important announcement
msde relative to the program was that
( of H NJ Andreas, who reported that
plans had been perfected Tor the mill
| tarv review to be given at Fort Bliss at
/ 80 Wednesday afternoon, the second
dav of the convention. This program
will open with a review Of all available
/ trOOps. about 500 IN number, according
| TO present calculations. This viii be
/ followed bv a musical saber drill by the
| first squadron of the second cavalry,
with music furnished by the second cav
airy band. Then there viii be demon
! stratiOn of operation OF fleld telegraPhy
! bv company 1, of the signal corps, and
a fancy drill bv troop N, OF the second
/ cavalry. The entertainment will last
about an hour and a half The trans
| portation committee viii endeaVOr to Sc
! cure a special train to run over the
Southwestern to the fort and return
Some difficulty has been experienced
/ In regard to securing suitable ana
l commodiOus place Tor the holding OF the
| smoker. and the chamber of commerce
viii probably be agreed upon today, as It
was decided the Elks' home viii not be OF
/ sufficient size to accommodate all who
desire to attend.
Street Decorations to Be Elaborate
R B. Orndorff, chairman of the deco
ratiOns committee, reported that the
street railway company had begun run
ming its stTingeTs OF lights Tor the llluml-
nation OF the streets and the streamers
of red, white and red, will be hung
Sunday night BY the decorators. He also
reported that the, Ell PasO theater would
be decorated both inside and outside,
and a banner, designating that as con-
yeution hall. viii be strung across the
street. Other banners will be hung at
the union station and at the PasO del
Norte hotel. directing the visitors TO the
proper places for information
Rooms have been arranged for all and
Headquarters VIII be at the PasO del
NOrte hotel J. F. Kilbnrn has arranged
for suitable lodging for all who come.
Six Bands to Furnish Music.
The bands have been arranged for, and
there VIII be plenty OF music all the
time. furnished by SIX bands of the city,
including the second cavalry band from
Fort Bliss. The Ell Paso theater has
been leased by the association for con-
ventiOn purposes. the concert to be given
there IS all ready. and j. N. Wyatt re-
ported that the automobile ride for visit
ing women viii be on the morning OF
Thursday, March 20 the last day of
the convention.
Automobiles viii meet at the Paso del
Norte hotel at $3.50 and Will leave there
at 9:45. 1t Is expected that Is autOmO-
biles viii be on hand for the purpose.
al automobile owners are invited TO
send their machines and If possible TO
accompany the parade itself.
This par2fe VIII be led by a band
on a large automobile truck. The ma
chimes will proceed at a low rate OF
speed. keeping suitable distance behind
each other, so as to avoid raising dust.
They viii proceed up Oregon street to
Sunset Heights. then come back down
Mesa avenue or some other street, and 90
to ,Juarez. About half an hour viii be
spent in Mexico. Returning, the ma
chimes viii proceed down the valley to
the ostrich farm. VIII return by WaV
of Fort Bliss. and thence to the Country
club At the latter place light refresh
ments viii he served at noon. and the
machines viii come back to town along
Montana street, disbanding at the start
Safety Plans Arranged
The work of the publicity committee,
of which Norman NJ. Walker is chair
man, has been almost completed. Pub
lie safety has been arranged for by the
employment Of 10 extra policemen, Who
will be in civilian clothes, and five dep
uty sheriffs who VIII work in coniunc-
ton with the authorities. The firemen
viii also be on duty at various points
to aTr9n.gs Tor the safety OF the crowds.
All trains are to be met by members
of the reception committee at the union
station.
Two Governors to Attend.
There VIII be two governors IN attend
ance. Governor O. B. Colquitt viii ar
rive on March Is. and governor W c.
Mcdonald of New Mexico Is expected to
arrive the same morning, and possibly
the previous day. Governor @. W. p.
Invitations have been extended to Jose
J. Flores. presidente municipal of JuareZ
and other authorities OF that city to at
tend.
Chambers Finances.
Following the arrangements for the !
cattlemen's convention, secretary Rufe !
2. March reported S45204 cash on hand |
t002-20 accounts receivable, with S77.73 |
accounts payable.
Up to date 9,015.50 has been sub /
scribed to the budget fund and S352O.5O /
of this sum collected.
c. II. Finlay, chairman of the conven-
tons and excursions committee, reported |
that the Amarillo convention trip cost |
about $500. This included a donation |
of 5000 to the Panhandle Southwestern I
StOcImen's association. On motion of !
/. A. Shedd. c. A. Kline was thanked /
for his work and that of those who |
accompanied him on the trip.
A second request from the Rebeeca /
StOddard chapter of the Daughters of |
the American Revolution was passed un- |
til the next meeting. The women ask 4
$500 from the chamber of commerce for
the purpose of entertaining 100 delegates /
who viii be here Tor the Texas state 1
convention next November.
Y. R. Stiles reported that he had not /
appointed the committee to attend to
the 1915 convention in FL Paso, and it /
was suggested that he confer with H d. /
Slater and Thomas O'Keeffe before Sc !
Letting the chairman. A strong effort IS /
to be made to secure the best commit !
tee possible. Every effort Is to be made |
toward making FL PasO the biggest con-