El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-11
PIONEERS PLAN
TO LET BABIES
BECOME MEMBERS
Movement to Build Pioneers
Home Started; Members
Give Literally.

Babies OF FL PasO may now be called
pioneers. II present plans carry nc
{ babies when they have HYed IN me
city % years, Will be real ploL5els' rs
ing made members Of the III Paso ~
oneers' association Yet, while waiting
for the % years to elapse, Il VIII DC
proper to call the baby a pioneer
That only Includes the boy paDIss- 10
provision has been made yet 1OE the
girl babies.
The plan making the babies Of FL
PasO pioneers, is to the enc thdL ltle
men who faced dangers blazing the
trail whereby Ell PasO was made pos
sibIe, may have a home, a 1lJJlnS mon
ument. standing as tIlDute 70 Ihe
courage and fortitude OF the rear pl-
oEeers- Some Of those men are Grlz-
lied and bent with years For years
the pioneers have been u &HinS an eI-
fort to erect a pioneer home
Movement for Home is Launched.
Ii was Saturday afternoon when -
members of the pioneer asSoclaLon
held their meeting at CD harLs HllIl,
that the plan to construct pioneer
home was definitely and finally
launched. In that plan not only are
the babies included. but the citizens of
FL Paso will be called on TO assist the
pioneers in erecting home that VIII
tend to perpetuate the memory Of the
men who came here when there was no
FL Paso and started the city that is
becoming greater as metropolis as
the years advance.
Can't Juan 5. Hart has donated one
acre OF ground to the Pioneer assocla-
ton. The property IS embraced IN the
holdings of Capt. Hart at the HarrS
mill and is considered an ideal spot for
the location of the proposed pioneer
hOm5.
Andreas stnrts the Movement
It was while plans were being dis
cUssed for fencing the property that
Herman Andreas arose and said I
believe It is time to start building
home. It is fitting that the pioneers
OF FL PasO should have a home do
OF pioneer home" That was the
first donation No sooner had NJ An
Creas made his offer than mayor C. T.
Kelly was on his feet Il also donate
$3.50" mayor Kelly said
''Iwant to see something. done" said
George Lock I want TO see that
home before die. I Will give $780,
Contributions Multiply.
:. J. Connors made a motion that the
association be Incorporated so that II
construction Of the home ut once he
donated SIo0. T. G. Gaal also gave 500
and VIII Crosby donated $50 F. F.
Hunter stated that on his recent re
turn trip from san Antonio. Tex, on
the train he met James B. Gillett. one
OF the first members of the FL PasO po-
lice force Mr. Gillett promised. Mr.
Hunter said, to give 500 when the
actual construction Of the home was
in progress
Association to BE Incorporated.
The plan TO incorporate so that the
land given by Capt Hart could be
taken over and plans for the construc-
ton of the home carried out. was
Immediately adopted Edward Knee
Zell. who was elected president. sug-
Eested the plan of including the baoleS
as pioneers and the children of Fl
Paso. He discussed the plan OF en-
hracinE probationary members that
class taking in those persons who had
lived i'm FL PasO for 10 or - years.
They are TO pay dues until they had
lived out the % years required, when
they are 10 become full fledged mem
hers. Tt viii only be possible to erect
the pioneer home by securing large
membership and that is the plan that
Is now occupying the attention OF me
pioneers
On motion proposing the reforma-
tiou Of the bylaws Of the association
so that those who were not classed
os real pioneers could he taken into
the association. T. T. Hunter e. =
C0nnOrs. A. r. Parker. Juan Hart J. J.
MUudv and II. y. Ellis. were appointed
as q committee to take the matter VI
der advisement and submit proposed
changes 20 the executive committee.
Mr.. Hunter. chairman. called a meet
ing Of the committee TO he held AT
Capt Harris residence w edneSday
night
Annual Feast Is Served.
The Pioneers Saturday afternoon
gathered in the old adobe mill build
ing that was built by Maj. Simeon
Hart Mai Hart built the mill in 1851.
In the room that was used for the
storage OF -four long tables. laden with
food. had been placed for the Pioneers
in the adjoining room. where the mill
wheels turned by the waters from the
river ground the flour. q temporary
kitchen had been arranged The re-
past prepared consisted Of Mexican
TEaE of MIC in "a
early DAYS The food was served in
tin plates and tin cups were used for
coffee.
Pioneer Z c. Gaal OBLIGATED as mas
EEL TIDrR TIT