El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-28
Tennis OFFICERS
ARE REELECTED
Changes Made in Director
ate; Tucson Gets Next Tour
nament; Banquet Is Held.

Officers Of the Border states Tennis
association were hOnOred Thursday
night, at the annual meeting held at the
Country club. with reelection FOR anoth-
er year. Last year, T. +. Neff was made
honorary president for life so the meet
ing was unable to add further to the
honOrs Of the local man, but those pres
ent gave him hearty vote OF thanks
for the good work he had done for she
association
j. NJ Lawson. Of Phoenix. was again
made president Of the association. ana
Dr. H. III. Cornell was REELECTED secre-
tary treasurer Paul Jette Of Roswell
was named vice president
Several changes were made in the
directorate. due TO some OF the old di-
rectors asking that they be allowed 10
retire The new directorate viii con-
sist Of Y. 3. Miner. Bisbee- Dwight B.
Heard Phoenix H Waha- Albuquerque;
y T. Thompson, Morenci; Norman Car
michael Clifton; s W French, Douglas,
and \. A. Ferguson Of Fl Paso.
Tucson Gets Next Tournament.
The Warren District Country club Of
Bfsbee. put in a bid for the 1916 tour
nament. but Tucson had the majority
vote and. on motion Of AR Miner. the
selection Of Tucson was made unani-
nous Bisbee, however. is already lay
ing plans for the 1917 tournament.
President Lawson was appointed dele
gate to the C. $ National Lawn Tennis
association with A. T. Thompson as al
ternate but should neither be able TO at
power 10 name some other delegate
A hearty vote Of thanks was extend
ed TO the outgoing board Of directors
and TO ". A. HOrreu. OF Phoenix. in
particular for their good work during
the past year
To Hold Meet at Roswell.
z F. Neff, chairman OF the tOurna-
ment committee. reported that he had
given dates TO the Roswell club for the
New Mexico meet and it viii be held at
Roswell on Sept 8. Z and s.
Before adJourning, the directors eE-
tended vote Of thanks to the Ell PasO
/. Country club, the FL PasO chamber Of
commerce and other persons and or
carnations which helped make the 1915
tournament such a success
As the directors did not finish their
the annual tennis dinner was served
in the hall Of the Country club. About
70 persons were present
Speeches Follow Dinner.
After doing justice to the menu. the
guests were RECALLED with speeches and
entertainment Walter Hines intro
duced Zach Lamar Cobb. collector Of
customs, as the POSTMASTER. Mr.. COrb
declared he was glad to- see so many
persons present from New Mexico and
feel at home ION the banks OF the
slvery Rio Grande-" That remark
about the "silvery" river proved rather
unfortunate, for Lr. Cobb proved TO be
g
duclng the various speakers and they
came back at him on the river speech.
me speeches were strictly Of an Elm
Iormal- nature and consisted largely in
Joshing the persons present E z
NeIIs j. II. Lawson. Paul Jette and
Dwight b Heard were among those
called upon for remarks
Mr. lawson was getting alon~- nicely
with MS speech when he discovered
thar some women were at the rear OF
the hall and this made him so bashful
tnat the last half OF. his speech was not
heard beyond the directors table.
Brann Burlesques Toastmasfer.
Charlie Brann and Bert BlessfnEton
entertained the guests with some real
numor IN the way OF words and pic
lures Ar Brann started off with a
Durlesque OF the tOastmaster's opening
remarks which brought down the
house and 1ir- Blessingtou illustrated
the remarks with Sketches on a black
board.
A series Of short stories followed and
then the cartOOuist gave his impression
or now some OF the players looked
while they were on the courts during
the afternoon
Masked BAR Tonight.
This evening there viii be a masked
bail at the West Tsleta Country club
70 which all the visitors have been
invited
The Fred J. Feldman COMPANY. pre-
scented all present at the dinner with
picture postcards showing the off
GERS Of the association as they were
snapped during the morning in front
OF the Country club