El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-17

of the officers was fitting culmina-
ton to the most wonderful day FL Paso
had ever celebrated He paid a tribute
to the army for the part il had in max
ing Liberty Bell day such a success,
and said the fact that not an accident
had mar-ed the festivities. reflected
credit upon the civil and military au-
4 thOrities alike He closed his welcome
with toast to the army, drunk by all
Elks, standing
This was followed BY America" by
I the orchestra and Col Z. Y. Smith,
Sixth infantry, responded in a happy
vein, for the army. He. too. thought 1t
/ had been a wonderful day Tor FL Paso
and he was glad the citizens and the
military had been able to join hands in
doing homage to such a precious relic
Of American freedom and independence.
Mayor LEAFS Welcome.
Mayor Tom Lea. who occupied a seat
/ beside the exalted ruler. was intro
( duced and added his tribute TO the
army, declaring that the pleasant re-
! lations between the civilian population
Z Of FL Paso and the people OF the army
would form one of the most pleasant
memories of his term in office as
mayor He said the army was always
willing 10 do more than its share in
I everything undertaken in FL Paso and
| cited as an example Of its courtesy and
J thoughtfulness, the fact that a part OF
/ the army parade had been routed past
Z his residence when those III charge mao
Z heard that his little boy was III ana
] unable TO be taken down town 10 wit
( ness the festivities
Tribute to Enlisted Men,
| Mai G. H McAlaster. commanding the
] 18th infantry. said the army had found
I the people of FL Paso such warm
: hearted friends that it was always a
pleasure 10 cooperate IN any way pos
! sible. He said he not only wanted TO
J speak for himself but for his men
the privates and the on-commissioned
! officers Were it not for these men
I there would be no Mai. McMaster. no
} Col Smith" he said The priVates and
/ the enlisted men make up the army
ana it is good army. The officers
! are the men who direct it. When you
pay tribute 10 the officers. don't for
/ get the enlisted men
Everybody on the Grill
Nj Barnum. after the welcoming
I speeches. turned over the meeting TO
( the social committee Of the lodge ana
I Chas Armstrong, G. A. Martin 9 A
Z Rranu W r Winch. Joe Held and Dr.
I Herbert Ward. members of the commit
/ tee did the rest The entertainment
I opened with a gridiron stunt IN when
] nearly everybody got snoI OF some
/ sort that brought a laugh Teiegrarns
1 were read, telephone calls were an
! uounced and jokes and jibes were
/ brandished about in such reckless
/ manner that they hit here, there and
Z everywhere
! G A Martin was interlocutor-
Here is one Of the kilograms he read;
En- Route. Sonora, Mexico, Nov 10
Col Z. V Smith.
Commanding Sixth Infantry.
please send me six good Ameri-
/ can soldiers. Obregon IS advancing
/ on me and want TO defeat him de-
| cisiveIy. PanchO Villa
Army Bands.
I Here is another one
/ Washington, D. c. Nov IL
Maj. J. L Hines
Adjutant General. Fl Bliss. Tex
~ ~ m
suggestion Of W J. Bryan, all oanu
concerts are hereby aunuled on the
Sabbath day at Fort Bliss me
musicians union and the salvation
army have jointly protested the
salvation army protests upon the
ground that all military activity on
SUNDAYS shall be confined to that
body The musicians's union pro-
tests upon the ground that an army
band has no rights at any time
Secretary Of Var
The Buffalo BIZ Smoker.
And another:
Mai G. II. McMaster,
Commanding Sixth Infantry
{ Fl PasO. Texas
BY direction Of Lieut. ~. Z
AHchaelis and the secretary OF war
! II is hereby ordered that automo-
bf1es left in an infantry camp BY
! civilians following a smoker given
bv officers Of the army TO any no
l table circus star are declared lhe
I nroperty Of the United states ana
said cars cannot be reclaimed the
Following day upon the pretext that
they were out Of sasOline'the night
Chief Of staff of the Army
(Salvation)
From California
And still another; -
san Diego, Cal, Nov. Is
Mr. Roy Barnum, Exalted huler
Fl Paso Lodge Of Elks-
Now that I am out Of the city,
/ IL Max Miller. Joe WaddelL BIZ
PuIager and Doc MaEruder were 10
leave town, you would be the best
looking man left in FL Paso lodge
OF Elks-
some ssTeIephOne Calls"
Among the telephone calls was one
ttaf wanted to know If Charlie Brann
was ever going to get married
/ Tba answer went back Not unless
| somebody proposes for him o..
Another message wanted to know u
/ Mai McNaster was a single man he
IS like it, the message said
..Tbaf's no indication; so do CAPT
| Watts and Capt Crimmns, went DacA
| the answer -.s .s...+ +t,e
Another message announced Inat tht
I uersou at the other end Of the llht
[ rad a good job open for somebody tha'
{ the work was congenlaL
Max Miller says no work IS con,
genial" was the answer that riasneo