El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-21
ALPINE NORMAL
TO OPEN MONDAY
Record Attendance Is Expected and
Boarding Houses Are Being
Levied on Tor lodgings.

Record Attendance Is Expected and
Boarding Houses Are Being
Levied on Tor lodgings.
Alpine. Tex, June 21-The third an
nuaI session Of the Alpine Summer
Normal viii open on Monday. June %,
with a record attendance. Hotels and
boarding houses are being levied upon
for lodging for tha large number Of
students in attendance. The opening
exercises on Monday morning at &c
o'clock win be open &c the public ]. d.
Jackson, president IF the Normal
board, viii preside: Rev. II. n smith
viii make the invocation c. X. Mcf-
felt win deliver The address ~ vel
come. and professor J. A. Elde-, Of
Pecos, a member Of the faculty. viii
respond. A. ". Evans. superintendent
Of the public schools Of UvaIde and
conductor Of the Normal, viii outline
the policy and regulations Of the ses-
sion. A picked chorus viii sing, and
Mrs. Gilet and Miss BurCol viii sing
a duet A special class in Spanish
Will be arranged
The West Texas Press association
Will hold its annual convention N I orr
Stockton August IA, % ana I6- tbs
association includes the newspaper
men Of the cities and towns between
and including FL PasO and san Antonio
and north TO include the towns ly-
ing between SWeetWarcr ard Abilene.
pected. and elaborate arrangements
are being made for their entertain
ment
Heavy rains are falling all about
Alpine Two WashOuus resulted on the
8. p, one between Alpine and Mara
thOn. and one between Marathon and
SandersOn, delaying trails from 40 To
A meeting Of the business men Of
Alpine was held at the office of W. f..
McGaughy to urge that steps be taken
I to secure mail service direct from Fort
! Stockton to Alpine by way of the
| Orient Under the present arrange
ment It often takes letters three days
/ to be sent from town to town. all
/ though the distance is but S. miles,
/ and only a few hours side on The
! Alpine lodge. Knights Of Pythias.
| held its seniannual election of officers
/ in the lodge rooms. The officers
| elected are: NJ. S. Burke, c. C.; James
I Arthur, v c.; G.. X. LANCE. p; L. G.
| Ritchey NJ. OF W, J. A. Weyerts, NJ
I of A: w. P Stilwen, l. G. C., and c.
Mrs. ]. A. Hardy entertained the
/ Auction Bridge club. serving salad
and ices during the afternoon. Her
I guests included. Mrs H. 7. SPANIEL,
/ Mrs. Reagan Cartwright, Mrs. w. j.
/ Yates. Mrs NJ. S. Burke Mrs. w. r.
Ellis. Mrs. l. g. kOkernot and Miss
BranSOn-
Mrs. Joseph Hord has left for a visit
to relatives in san Angelo.
/ Casweu Edwards has returned from
! a trip TO Fort stockton.
Mrs L. w. Waldo, Miss Annie B.
l Waldo and Miss olivia Waldo are In
| town from Leoncita-
| King and Morgan Terry and Charles
Brown. students al. southwestern uni
vcrsity at Georgetown, are at home
for the summer
E r. Baldwin. Of Marshall Tex. is
in Alpine. considering the probability
| of locating here
/ Judge c. C. Higgins has returned to
Lampasas, after a visit in Alpine.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. J. =. Wilson are leaTine
for a camping trip near the hot vel
/ at ChristOval Tex Mr.. and Mrs. Anjc
| Wilson viii join them there
| Eura Phelps has returned from q
| trip to San Antonio and Del Rio, bring
ing with him Mrs. Phelps and theil
son. who have been visiting relatives
| at kennedy
. George BuenEer. Of Ozona, a friend
| of John Young and J. l. Crawford
| is looking about in Alpine for a bust
ness investment. He viii probably
come here to live.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Holland and Mr.