El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-29
WIVES ATTEND ANNUAL BANQUET
HELDBY CHAMBER Of COMMERCE
President Krakauer Turns Over Office to President Orn
dorff and, After Speeches and Musical Program,
Gridiron Entertainment Is Held that Proved the
Best Ever Held at One of These Meetings.

The crowd was so large that 1t was
! necessary to turn many away, the en-
/ tertainment features were among the
| best ever given BY local talent. the re-
port Of retiring president Robert IRA
! kauer was an interesting and conclse
! summary Of an active year s Work; = j.
| Freudenthal. the first president of the
( chamber of commerce, made an inter-
| esting talk on the early struggles OF
| the chamber and president elect Orn-
/ dorff made a graceful speech of &C
Acknowledgement for the honor he had
| been given.
Following the dinner speeches and
! cabaret program, the -'Srldiron CLUB
I held a burlesque chamber of commerce
! directors meeting. which was tllleu
( with laughs and enjoyed immensely BY
the crowd which filled every seat in the
big banquet room of the hotel
! Mr. Krakauer presided during the
7 early part of the evening, and after inc
! dinner read his annual report after
( which he turned the meeting over to
! Mr. Orndorff Mr.. Krakauer and MT.
Orndorff were both accompanied by
! their wives and. most of the directors
/ also had their wives with them. There
| were about as many women at the Ia
/ bles as men.
! While the dinner was in progress,
! Parvfn Wftte, 7. A. Christian, Mrs. Ralph
! NJ. Henderson and Mrs. II. T. Bowles
| sang the quartet from ''itigOletti," Mrs.
Mr.. White and Mrs. BOwles sang the
] duet from "TrovatOre" An oriental
I dancer did several clever dances. An
/ orchestra under the leadership of il. L.
! Van Surdam, rendered music during
Some Slogans.
Scattered about the walls of the room
were various artistic placards announc-
/ ing some of the things close to the
heart of president Krakauer. Among
/ these was reference to the play
ground movement and numerous other
I events that have been prominent in the
work of the organization.
The following were some of the slo-
sans;
"El Paso-s Prosperity Is Your Gain"
Put Cooperation Into Operation.
1913 budget, $4,000; 1914 budget,
$4,000; 1915 budget $4,000 why
"The school of Mines Meant Hard
Digging. We Got It. Il PasO Always
Membership $50. Why Not 1OOO?"
There viii Soon De Light on Sam
Francisco Street
New President Introduced.
Following the reading of his address,
Robert Krakauer, retiring president of
the chamber Of commerce, introduced
Burt Crudorff, the new president.
II want the directors and the mem
bers OF the chamber of commerce to
know that / appreciate the honor they
have done me-" said Mr.. Orndorff Il
thank the members for the interest that
they have shown in the affairs Of the
chamber of commerce and 1 assure you
that ] will serve you to the best of
my ability
The quartet composed of T A.
Christian. Parvin White, Fred G. Bill
lings and r. !. Carson. assisted by
A. L. Sievers at the piano, sang The
Call of the Golden W est. which was
written by Mrs. NJ. B. Connolly and
dedicated to Ell PasO. Their later sing
ing of "Tipperary' and other songs was
a feature of the evening.
Early History.
The early history OF the chamber Of
commerce was told of in an address by
S. j. Freduenthal. who was the first
president OF the institution. when I
think of what the chamber of COM
merce was at the time of its organiza-
ton and what il has grown to now, /
realize the marvellous growth Of Eel
Paso," said Mr.. Prudential The
chamber Of commerce was organized
abOuty15 years ago. W. G. Walz, 1 re-
member was instrumental in its organi-
zatiOn and, among the first directors
were \. Krakauer father Of the pres
ent retiring president, c. r. Morehead
and A. COUrchesne. We first secured
quarters in the present Herald build
ing and later rented a small store in
the alley at the rear Of that building.
We started with a membership Of con-
siderably less than 100.
The chamber Of commerce prospered.
however, and grew until it occupied the
splendid quarters where it is now
housed. 1t is a fact that Eel PasO be-
gan to prosper with the organization
of the chamber Of commerce. 1t has
done much in the past but it has a
glorious future. If 1 may make sug-