El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-03
FL PBS0 AND IT'S
hEIGHBORS WILL
OBSERVE FOURTH
Alamcgordo, Cloudcroft, Las
Cruces and YsIeta to Have
Big Celebrations.

II ESPONDING to the spirit Of patrI-
otism which is exhibited through
out the nation on the Fourth of
July, FL Paso, 4sleta, AlamOgOrdO, Las
Cruces, ClOudcrOft and other towns in
the southwest have made preparations
TO celebrate the Fourth this year on a
more elaborate scale than ever before.
In each instance, special programs Of
the safe and sane variety viii be car
Tled out IN striking contrast TO the
-'Whoop 'er up" method Of celebrating
in the years gone by.
Bands 10 Open Celebration.
In Ell Paso me days ceIeDratlon win
begin at $3.50 o'clock Saturday morn
ing, when three military bands from
Fort Bliss, stationed at three different
points in the downtown district, viii
simultaneously begin playing Yankee
Doodle" The morning concerts Of the
military bands We're Planned IL the na-
uure OF a tOrerunner OF The patriotic
spirit that IS expected TO predOminate
throughout saturday After the three
bands have played Yankee Doodle,
each one in turn will play a selection.
In this way there VIII be continuous
band concerts in the downtown district,
lasting from $3.50 TO 1880.
Fire Department TO Parade.
Preceding the opening Of the hand
concerts the FL PasO fire department,
composed OF the various companies. led
BY chief ". W. Armstrong and the
Central station apparatus, will parade
through the principal streets Of the
downtown section, starting from the
Central station at 9 o'clock Special
precautions will be taken for quick re-
Spouse to any alarm OF fire during the
parade. The chief and the auto appa-
ratus will leave the line Of march at
any point should an alarm be sounded
The fire apparatus, the horses and the
men VIII be spick and span for the oc-
casion.
Drill to be Feature.
One OF the main features Of the July
q wi a
which will take place on North E. Paso
street, between Missouri street and
Franklin streets Crack squads will be
selected from the companies Of the 18th,
10th and Sixth infantry regiments.
There will be 81 men in each company
and the drills will consist Of platoon
drills, company drills and the silent
manual A reviewing stand has been
erected at this point for the use of
Gen George Bell 1T, officers Of his
staff and members OF the Fourth of
July committee The exhibition drills
viii last until almost noon Saturday.
salute TO the UniOn.v
At noon Saturday, the salute to the
union" an annual event at every army
post IN the United states, VIII be OBJ
served at Fort Bliss After the salute
The regimental bands, massed on the
parade ground at Fort Bliss, will play
the star Spangled Banner" Gen Bell
and his staff will attend the ceremony,
which viii be witnessed by troops in
garrison at the fort At the same hour
the same program Will be carried out
at every place where troops Of the
United States are stationed.
The morning Of the Fourth at Fort
Bliss will be ushered in by the mill
tary bands playing at reveille- On ev-
cry other morning reveile is played /
b. the buglers-
Concert to Close Days Program.
The celebration in FL Paso will be |
brought TO a close Saturday night with /
a band concert at Cleveland square, TO !
begin promptly at 1880 o'clock At $50 I
o'clock mayor c. E. Kelly, all city and /
county officials and members Of the l
committee on arrangements will pro-
coed to Cleveland square in decorated /
automobiles Mayor Kelly was selected
to read the Declaration Of Independ-
ence,' but he delegated county judge