El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-10

MI. Cobb related a provision OF the
new banking law, when was . rev
eIation to most of the dlners. Inc
new law" said Mr. CoDD, PI rovlQes
OF million dollars, it may establlSh
branch banks in foreign countries.
This means that Ell Paso Ilnanclal IN
stitutions can open branenes In chi
an the surrounding cities and towns
in Mexico, and who can measure the
greatness of the prosperity OF FL PasO
when its financial INSTITUTIONS DeSIn
reaching out and drawing the trade
~ Plenty of Entertainment
Mr. Cobb. while the principal speak
er of the evening, was, but one Of
many. There was also music, dancing
and story telling. 1t was a most en-
joyabIe affair from first TO last ana
at its conclusion, there was a rush
among the invited guests-one each
from the different professions and
businesses-to sign up for member
ship.
club. presided as toas tmaster. F. J.
Dreher, organizer of the FL PaSO club,
made the first talk, after Mr. Adams
had stated the objects of the cIub-to
promote the mutual interests of its
members by the exchange of ideas, and
to help build FL PasO by helping TO
promote all things of value to the city,
particularly the community of interest
spirit.
Then there was singing by the Pass
City quartet, composed OF ChaS- n.
Armstrong, Tom Crutcher, Jack Meag-
her and julius II. Phillips; "rube'
turn by Oakley Sharpe and three other
members Of the Majestic Ineater com
pany; violin solos by Frank Havers,
some rapid cartOoning by II. c, Tay-
Tor, secretary of the club; some funny
stories and representations by Harry
Heyman and some exceedingly clever
dancing by G. Addison and Miss
Grace Henkle, tango opponents. The
dancers introduced their efforts with
the Jimmie Valentine in very
novel manner and followed with a YER
sion of the tango which the pope is
said to have approved and has said
he did not approve; following this with
an exposition of the Argentine tango
as It is danced in South America by
the elite and then as it was originally
Henkle was presented with a beauti-
full bOquet Of roses.
Krakauer md Mayor Talk.
Robert Krakauer, president of the
chamber of commerce, mayor c. E.
Kelly and r. Z. Sherman made talks
during the evening.
Mr.. Krakauer said the chamber Of
commerce was not jealous of the new
organizations; in fact it welcomed it.
He would welcome, he said, anything
that would promote and boost the get
together spirit of FL PaSo and he be-
lieved the new club would do much
along this line.
Mayor Kelly told of his hrsJ coming
to FL PasO; of how he charged soda
water tanks in the basement of the
Sheldon, almost on the spot where he
sat at dinner last evening" and
scrubbed the floors upstairs where
the 7. & P office is now located He
had seen Ell Paso grow wonderfully
q nd he a going n
continue, he said. for the people of FL
PasO have the proper. spirit.
Duty to POsterity.
Mr.. Sherman said he had heard peO-
pie greet boosters with the pessi-
mistic question of why should we
work for pOsterity?' The reply to
this, he said, should be: I'VE are the
pOsterity of the pioneers. They prob
ably worked harder in those days
than we are working, even at our best
today. They handed down to US what
we have today by their early labors
and efforts. We are enjoying the