El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-27
FL PASO Man IS
CHOSEN PRESIDENT
M. j. Hurd Is New Head Of
Bowman Bank at
Las Cruces.

Lac Cruces. \. NJ, Sept. ga
change has been made in the Bowman
Bank and Trust Co. of Las Cruces NJ
J. HUrd, vice president of the First
National bank of Ell Paso, will be the
new president of the Bowman Bank
and Trust company The First Ma
tional bank OF FL PasO has for a long
time, it is said. desired to become more
closely associated with the Bowman
Bank and Trust company
The change relieves Henry D. Bow
man of some of his duties of which he
has for quite a while been anxious to
be relieved. Mr.. Bowman will be en-
abled to have more time TO meet pat
rons and will remain closely connected
with the Institution. For many years
he occupied both positions as president
and chairman of directors. He will
remain chairman of the board of d.
rectOrs.
John NJ Wyatt, also a vice president
of the First National bank, IS the new
" elected director. All the old direc-
tors will remain as heretofore in con-
nectiOn with this bank
Burt Bray returned to his home in
Las Cruces yesterday morning after
two months spent in Albuquerque
where he was engaged in mission work
among the Mexican people for the Sew
enth Day Adventists
Dr. C Clayton Patch has left for Chi
cagO to attend a medical convention
and later Will 80 either to Memphis,
Tenn, or Little Rock. Ark. to take
a post graduate course before return
ing to Las Cruces.
Mrs J. T. Doyle entertained on yes
terday afternoon at her home in North
Las Cruces the following guests: Mes
danes Earl Patterson and c. K. Cleve-
land and Misses Eide Tate, Henrietta
Petin, Laura and Blanche Cox, Tessie
Rouault and Frances Buvens The game
OF 500 was enjoyed. A two course
luncheon was served.
Meet in New Hal.
The Ladies of the Maccabees" of
the MeslHa Valley Hive No. met yes
terday afternoon for the first time in
the large hall of the new RouauIt
building Owing to the rain just pre-
cedlnS the hour of meeting, quite a
number Of the members were unable
to attend, especially those from the
country.
Miss Floy French returned home
last night She is the last Of the Las
Cruces party which toured Europe this
summer to return home For the past
month she has been visiting friends and
relatives near Chicago.
Julian Hines, designing engineer of
the u. , reclamation service at Ele-
phaht Butte, is In Las Cruces. He
came here to take a civil service ex-
animation.
l. NJ Lawson, project engineer of
the Rio Grande project, motored up
y
companied by P. W. Dent. of the legal
DIVISION of the U. S. reclamation ser.
vice. They returned last night.
Sick in Louisiana.
1hIormauop has been received here
IIdt Fark BlrdWell, jr-. who is i'll at
shreveport. La, IS very i'll. The family
mas uVed here number of years.
Inc Las Cruces Lumber company has
nearly completed a neat pebble dashed
bungalow for Mr. Buchanan 1t is in
the northwest part of Las Cruces and
III the Palmer-Hess- subdivision.
Rains Make Roads Bad.
a great amount of rain has fallen in
Las las. cruces and vicinity the past week.
are not graded have become muddy.
IN Las cruces the recently graded
streets sIre are very soft and muddy, but
ny Le3, u9st Following the grading is now
nc co d Ga.lpened; These streets are be-
~ dragged while wet and will be in
me Gondltlon when dried out
81, iS1 hnOdes is in Las Cruces from
ne san Augustine ranch of W. W. Cox.
ne Las cruces high school viii in
ne near future commence the publica
ION OF a school paper. The editor Is
y De James ". Cox; associate editor |
,atriek GarrilI: reporter. Frances |
22urhe' and business manager, Cyril |
Ae.nedy. The name of the paper will |
!e The Reminder and it will he pub- 1
lshed weekly.
Inc book social. to have been held !
II the armory last evening was post \
I II,l on account of the inclemency of /
his morning. -
=; j. Fountain. of Los Angeles. Cal.
rItNSu mere yesterday morning to /
p Igh % some time among relatives and 4
u ~, t.lne friends here and to do some
uhtlhS. He brought with him two dogs
or hunting purposes.
,u1olpn Carr will leave today for Au-
,uSta; ia, where he will visit his I'M
ie, u. w. Douglas
~ =. French has bought a Carter
dr from W. w. Cox for himself and I
5Inily- He has previously been riding
the largest automobile in the Me-