Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-23

Joyable events IN the history OF the
valley, and in every respect it was a
complete success.
The road meeting in the morning
when Colonel Ed Fletcher of San Die
go was the chief speaker; the parade;
the laying of the cornerstone of the
high school, where Lieutenant Gov
ernor Eshleman delivered a matchless
though brief, grafton, and the great
get-together assembly of Masons in
the evening, all were events which
will long be remembered.
There was splendid spirit manifest
by the hosts of Calexico and by the
guests, who came from every corner
of the valley.
The Parade.
The procession that formed at the
baseball park at 80 was the largest
ever witnessed in the valley, being
about five blocks long.
Heading the procession were Troops
A and X, First cavalry, U. S. A., un-
der command of Captain A. B. Ar
mold, followed by the Twenty first
Mexican infantry band of forty pieces
from the MeXicali garrison, which
played the national airs of the two
countries.
Following the band was an automo-
bile carrying Governor Esteban Cantu,
Lieutenant Colonels Macias and Vas
quez, and Judge Juan Guajardo, aides
to the governor; Fernando Serrano,
Mexican consul at CaleXico; Captain
Valentine Monsalve and Manuel Bar
bachano, both of San Diego, guests
of Governor Cantu, and William Sill
yer, Jr, of CaleXico, the machine be-
ing driven by William Best of the So
ciedad.
Following was an automobile con-
veying Lieutenant Governor Eshle-
m.n, and Judge w. R. Hervey, deputy
grand master of the Masonic order of
California, and other members of the
grand lodge.
The Calexico fire department was
next in line, the truck being richly
decorated.
FL Oasis Temple, Dramatic Order of
Knights of Khorassan, followed in
spectacular form, the officers wearing
the rich and bright robes of office,
the bandits being properly arrayed,
while a number of captive tyros who
are to be shown the mysteries of the
order Friday night were led in chains
and in the costumes of old time hor-
ribles, while hundred men with the
insignia Of the fez followed behind.
The Masons of the valley formed a
dignified body that followed, and then
came long procession of automo-
biles, number of them beautifully
decorated.
Then came the long line of school
children, those from the high school
bearing banners, the grammar school
pupils following on foot and the pri-
mary pupils in large wagons.
In the line of automobiles there
were representatives of the Calexico
Women's Improvement Club, includ-
ing Mrs. J. F. Mayer, Mrs. f. B.
Browne, Mrs. 0. p Hyde, Mrs. X. L..
Clasby, Mrs. c. F. Turner, Mrs |. L..
Ralston, Mrs. l.. G.. Farrell, Mrs. j.
E. Peck, Mrs. j. NJ. Edmunds, Mrs
F. l. Rittenour, Mrs. J. G. Bleekler,
Mrs. F. Ziegler and Mrs. P. Ander-
son.
Over the parade Sheriff Mobley
Meadows acted as grand marshal,
with Will Stanton as aide.
The Dedication.
The parade ended at the high school
grounds, where a platform had been
erected for the members of the high
school board of trustees, city Off
cials, woman's club members, Mexi-
can officials and officers of Calexico
lodge No. 412, F. & A. NJ, including
l.. H. Webber, senior warden; c. F.
Turner, junior warden; L. S. Jacob
son, secretary; j. M. Edmunds, treas
urer; D. A. Leonard, senior deacon,
and Robert Aitchinson, junior dea-
con.
The general committee in charge
of the ceremony was composed of W.
T. Aitken, J. B. Hoffman, C. f. Turn
err, l.. H. Webber and A. G. Golf.
Judge Hoffman introduced Deputy
Grand Master Hervey, who presided
over the ceremony of the corner
stone laying. Interspersed in the pro-
gram were solos by Mrs. G. Beardslee
and H. II. Griswold, with Mrs. f. II
lockwood as piano accompanist. The
Mexican band played an occasional
lively air. Judge Hervey gave the
history of Masonry and the part il
bad taken in the laying of corner
stones of most of the great buildings