El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-09
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

40 ONE of these cavalry boys
would make these bronco
busters open their eyes" said
Harry Phoenix: An army saddle and
q saddle ridden by q cowpuncher are
altogether two different articles
prefer the saddle OF the cobbOy- Yet
the army boy seems 10 be perfectly
satisfied with his outfit and some OF
them stick TO 1t puSL as well and as
tight as any cOWpunCher. When the
cavalry was making the turn into
Pioneer plaza 1 saw the horse OF one
Of the boys slip and roll TO the ground
The cavalry boy DID not move out
OF the saddle. He staid in 1t while the
horse wallOwed around on the ground
and finally got up on MS feet. When
he did the soldier boy was sitting
tight in the saddle. It was certainly
an example Of excellent Craftsmanship"
Three Of US came down from our
ranches near Alamosorde to see the
big parade, and the slgnt was certainly
worth the trip" said Walter Baird.
q never imagined how. powerful
large body Of soldiers looks until I
mile of rifle barrels Elistening in the
sun and sWaying regularly up and
down is surely a wonderful sight A
number Of people from our section Of
the country came to FL PasO for the
event and all talked 10 were mighty
glad they did"
''I wish Pancho Villa could see this"
said Joseph Shackelford as he watched
the troops come down Mesa avenue.
1T would surely delight the soldierly
qualities in his makeup, and IL would
have made him dOubly sure that MS
attitude was well taken when he came
70 Juarez and said the rebels did not
want war with this country. If Car
rama had seen II, ] imagine he would
have fully approved Of Villas line OF
action. OF course. Villa has seen many
thousands Of his own soldiers as
sembIed at once, but IL goes without
saying that they lacked the discipline
ana equipment that our boys have"
FL Paso certainly knows how to
stage a show" said P. T. McCanna.
realty operator and prominent demo-
cratic leader of Albuquerque, \. Il,
who was here TO witness the army day
parade. Up at Albuquerque. we think
our way Of entertaining visitors and
the home folks is about the proper
way. but 7 have learned something by
my visit to FL PasO. The manner in
which the citizens entered into the
occasion was a revelation to me and
certainly proves that the proper spirit
prevails in your city. 1 certainly en-
5oyed my trip and wouldn't have
missed the military pageant for q good
deal. And say, talk about metropOh-
tan NEWSPAPERS, the way the Herald
handled the parade and printed pic
seemed. is what I call newspaper en-
terprise."
Never has the army been treated
this way before" said LIST SergJ.
William H. Smith, Of company L. goth
infantry. in discussing the barbecue
given the troopers by the city. NO
one. even old vets who have served
p years, ever heard Of anything like II.
Did we enjoy it, Well rather The
only thing lacking was more capacity
and appetite. And the pies and cakes
say, EI Paso women surely are fine
cooks. It was altogether the finest
time we have ever had, and FL Paso is
a mighty good town TO fix up every
thing so good for US. We liked the pa
rade too, for the people the entire
length OF the march seemed to like
Us so well It was a day we will never
forget"
"EI Paso is one Of the few places |
where the army is appreciated for it
self and not for what il spends in the
city" said Capt. w Z. Hunt at Wash /
ington park, Friday afternoon. The /
spirit shown by FL PasOans is espc- ]
ciaIIv fine and il is being appreciated 4
by the men of the army. many Of /
whom have come from posts where the