El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-04
LOVING CUPS PRE5ENTEDMAY0R,
HID. SLATERANDTH ROTARY CLUB
Rotary Club Meeting Develops Scenic Mesa Drive Love
Feast at Which Men W no Are Making Drive
Reality Were Hon ored by Two Pho
neer Ell Paso Citizens

club. in short speech in which he SAID
that Mr. Slater was the man VINO hdu
an ideal and this ideal was the Mesa
Scenic Drive. r.-
The mayor. in presenting the Ilrst
cup to Mr.. Slater, said that II was az
honor that he appreciated, 10 presenSS
the cup to the man who originated
the idea of the drive, and said thaL hdu
il not been for Mr.. Slater, the Mesa
Scenic Drive never would nave DeeH
possible. He pledged the ardent sup
port of his administration to the carry
realization of the project
Mr.. Slater accepted the cup in orieL
speech of appreciation, saying thaI lle
present administration was the Ilrst
one to get behind the drive project
and make it possible.
What Cooperation Means.
He told how the present mayor and
council and all city employees had
worked together for the success OF the
mesa plan. that they were all broad
enough to see that it meant a priceless
boon to all the people for all time, and
that even those having their personal
interests localized elsewhere had I'M
reservedIy pledged their most earnest
support to this plan by reason Of its
great public benefit He said the con-
diuious were now such that the whole
plan would certainly fail unless it had
received the strong support OF the pres
ent administration, to whom is due the
cessful issue. Slater expressed his
thanks TO the donors of the cup.
Cup for Mayor and Council.
He then presented a beautiful loving
up to mayor Kelly and the cOunCilmen
in the names of 2. E. Kern and W. r..
HiXSon saying, that it was to make
this presentation tat ne was asked to
come to the meeting and not to receive
cup which had taken him completely
by surprise.
Rotary Club ca.
Alderman W. S. Clayton then pre-
scented the silver Gun to the Rotary club
for Messrs. Kern and Hixson, saying
that it was largely due to this orgaui-
cation that the present movement for
the drive had reached the point where
it was about to be realized. It was
received for the club by r E Sherman,
who has been active in the drive COM
mittee of the club ?. e. Kern, one of
the donors of the cup, spoke in appre-
citation of the work of the club and
praised the women of the city and
southwest in an eloquent speech.
Inscriptions on Cups.
The inscription on the cup presented
to the mayor and c0uncilmen reads:
This loving cup is presented to mayor
c. i. Kelly and to councilmen W. s
Clayton, J. I. Hewitt c. II. Leayell and
Ben Levy in cOmmemOratiOn of their
inauguration of the Scenic Highway and
Park on the mesa for the use and pleas
ure of the people of FL PaSO for all
time. May this token of great strength
and endurance ever remind their sue
cessors of the same high spirit of
civic progress which actuated the
present administration 20 undertake the
construction Of these great public bet
terments and maintain them in high
state of excellence. Presented by -WO
pioneer citizens, P. f. Kern and W. =.
Hixson."
on the cup presented to Mr.. Slater
the following inscription is engraved:
d rgs en- Te n r
H d. Slater from two pioneers who
blazed the trail of this great frontier,
p. Z. Kern and W T. HiXsOn, to COM
memorate his successful OriginatiOn,
promotion, and realization Of the Scenic
Highway and Park on the rim Of the
mesa, for the use and pleasure Of the
people of FL PasO for all time"
The Rotary club cup is inscribed with
following: This loving cup is pre-
sented to the FL Paso Rotary club for
its successful promotion of the Scenic
Highway and Park on the rim of the
north mesa for the use and pleasure Of
the people Of FL Paso for all time. This
token of honor and esteer7 is present
ed by P z. Kern and W. T. HiXson.
two of the oldest pioneer citizens of III
Paso who wish thus to express them
selves"
High school Near Drive.
Mr.. Adams, as president of the club
announced that the school board had
decided that the new high school build
ing should ne located IN the Alexander
addition near the scenic drive He
asked J. c. Rous, representing the
property owners in that vicinity, to
tell what they had planned to do. Mr..
Rous said that the citizens had agreed
to grade the streets. level the sand
hill and were also planning to make
the foothills near the high school site
a beautiful residence district r. J.
Tighe, superintendent of the city
schools, also spoke briefly on the need
OF the new building at once to relieve
the congestion in the city schools.
Regular Rotary Talk.
R. T. Stuart made the regular Ro-
tartan address at the luncheon on mo-
tor tracks and their uses He gave
n short TAX on the adoption of the
motor driven utility truck for spec
ial purposes and predicted that they
would be used by everyone who did
not carry his own bundles
A. L. De Ferry, of Oklahoma City,
Okla, was introduced and announced
that he was coming to FL Paso to
make his home. J. T. Jamison, of New
York. and T. W. Larkin of Waco, also
spoke briefly, a did S. J. Glumaz, of the
Mexico North Western railroad.
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