El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-08
CROWDS CHEER AS
5000 u. S. TROOPS
MARCH In REVIEW
Regmental Bands Render Martial Music in the Parade
Great Feast Is Prepared at Washington Park
For the Soldier Boys.
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ton, surprising the crowd which was
here for the Taft-DiaZ meeting Brac-
ticallv the entire town Of JuareZ at
tended the parade and lned sOuLn II
Paso street and the plazas- E,aIIy
morning trains brought crowds from
Las Cruces. AlamOgOrdo, TularOsa,
Douglas, Bisbee. Tombstone and Globe
for the big military pageant the out
Of the city visitors started ~ eoI LL!,.ls-
Thursday morning and the THURSDAY
evening trains also brought their quota
of visitors. They were entertained al
the clubs. at the dinner dance and by
frineds with dinner parties IN the no
tells and at their homes. There was not
a window in any Of the downtown Of
flee buildings vacant While the mllIlaLy
pageant was passing. The Mills build-
ing. y stories high and decorated
from basement TO turret with HUNDREDS
Of waving flags, was an animated scene
for each window on the oregon anu
Mills street sides was filled with Us
happy faced crowd who cheered. waved
flags and threw flowers out OF the WIN
down as the marching soldiers passed
Hotels Alive With People.
The Paso Del Norte. the Hotel Shell
don Hotel Mccoy. Hotel OrndOrI and
the federal building balconies were
also crowded with spectators Of the
big parade who cheered the soldiers rs
they uramped past The Herald build
ing balcony was crowded with Ihe
Herald family who were downtown TO
Pioneer plaZas were crowded to ca
pacity with the crowds who stood on
benches and even crowded the old Nc
Ginty cannon in San Jacinto plaza for
a chance to see the marching men In
the residence districts porch parties
were given for friends who We're less
fortunate and whose homes did not
face the line of march Tea was
served on many OF these galleries and
the lawns were crowded with neigh
bors who watched the parade pass.
No parade was ever received with
so much enthusiasm and show OF Da-
triOtlc spirit as was the military re-
view on Army day. The tenseness Of
the international relations, the recent
NeraCruz fight, and the other events
Of recent history had its effect upon
the crowds for they cheered the SOL
diers along the entire line OF march,
the men barred their heads as the reg
mental colors passed, the children
sang patriotic songs and the women
cheered- and waved their handker-
chiefs for almost two hours while the
parade was passing.
1IexIcans Cheer Soldiers.
The effect upon the Mexican popula-
ton OF FL PasO was especially notice
able They Joined IN the cheers for the
american ~ IlsnJllng men as nearby as
DID the Americans Many refugees
from the interior had never seen a
body of United States army men on
the march before and they were
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movements. the perfect time, the
splendid manhood OF the men and the
general air OF preparedness which was
shown in every gun barrel every ma
chine gun each one Of the big artil-
lery pieces and in each sleek. well
fed. cavalry horse. Many Mexican Wis
ltors from JuareZ carried the flag OF
their country as well as the American
coI0rs, both Of which they waived i'm
partially as the bands played, the
crowds cheered and the infantry cav
airy or artillery passed in review.
There was not one expression Of IN
friendly feeling along the entire march
and the Mexican visitors and refugees
appreciated the fact that the parade
had been arranged for their enter
tainment as much as IL had been for
the Americans.
Review Magnificent Sight.
As impressive as it was to these cit
liens OF foreign country, the sight
OF 5000 marching soldiers OF the Amer
lean army had an even more inspiring
effect upon the Americans along the
line OF march Never has such a body
o. men been seen in a parade In FL
PasO and few residents of the city
had ever witnessed such a sight as the
review of the Mexican border division
presented Colorful. from the platoon
OF civilian sOldiers-rhe mounted po-
Ice-in their new uniforms and fine
mounts. through the long line Of in
fantry, cavalry and artillery troops 10
lue last lOuE cared mule IN the PACK
tram, the big parade was like a lIV-
ing motion picture depicting the
Srandness Of the American army.
Serious Side Of Parade.
With all the color given it by the
flying flags. the regimeutal colOrs the
trappings of the men and the moving
lines of olive drab clad men. the pa
rade presented a more serious side
when the grim ambulance wagons, fly
ing their red cross flaEs. rolled past
with the hospital corps ready for any
emergency Of peace as well as war.
The big, gloomy cannon with their
battlesnlp gray paint and their fine
draft horses drawing them. had its
effect upon the crowd and Of all the