El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29
MEXICAN DINNER
FOR COMM TEE
Congressman to Eat Hot
Stuff on Roof Of Paso
del Norte Thursday.

A western welcome viii be rendered
the congressional appropriation com
r7ittez upon its arrival here on June
g. Believing that the committee Wou4u
be tired of formal banquets and enter
taiuments by the time Il arrives mere,
the Joint committee OF the chaHpeL u
commerce and the FL PasO and tle-
miami Butte Water Users associations,
discussed Friday night plans Tor
novel entertainment for the visitors
The meeting was held at the chamber
Of commerce and was attended Dy an
the committeeman
A committee of - viii leave for the
dam on June 50 as to be in readiness
10 welcome the congressman upon
their arrival there at a. m June o.
There Will be p in the party, together
with secretaries, and they viii leave
Chicago on June J. The itinerary OF
the trip. as proposed at the meeting anu
which viii be submitted by wire 10 the
committee. calls for a special train 10
take the committee from the dam 20
Leasburg, leaving at u noon ne
marty would arrive at Leasburg al
n m and would there be met by autos
from Las Cruces \ trip WouI9 tleH
he made down the valley to Las cruces
where the party would meet the regu-
lar train for FL Paso, arriving here al
p. m
At the union station the party VIII
he met by q band and a military escort
arranged for by Gen John J. PersnlIs-
The same evening Mexican ollue-
will be held on the roof OF the Hotgt
Paso del Norte A feature Of this viii
he that all Of the mattresses viii be
dressed in Mexican costume FolloW-
ing the banquet the party VIII make
n trip to Juarezi where arrangements
for a special guard OF VIVA soIqleIs
will be made. The night of the ban
0uet all of the city viii be brlShug
lighted. committee arranging with
merchants to keep their stores hghteG
until midnight. The committee VIII
also make arrangements Tor having the
Trip to Juarez.
June 4 will be spent by the commit
tee in sightseeing in the morning. IN
GLIDING a trip to JuareZ and Fort Bliss
and. i'm the afternoon. at big barDe-
cue TO be given down the valley. pos
sibly at the West Ysleta Country club
Later in the afternoon Gen Persnlhs
has arranged for big review OF an
of the troops at Fort Bliss Inc party
will leave for the west at p m
Burt Orndorff, president OK the
chamber Of commerce Felix Martinez,
of the Fl PasO Water Users aSsocla-
ton. and Lafayette Clapp. Of the Ele-
plant Butte Water Users association,
are acting as a committee TO name SUD
GOV. Mcdonald Here.
Governor W C. Mcdonald. OF New
meet the committee, probably at Las
Cruces, and viii continue with them TO
Fl PasO- In reply TO an invitation from
president OrndOrff and the mayor and
city council, senator Norris Sheppard.
who is now at TeXarkana- wired the
following Thanks Tor your invita-
ton. Regret that prior engagements
will DreVent me from meeting congress
sionaI committee at FL Paso-' Invita-
tons VIII be sent to governor J. T.
Ferguson, congressman W r smith
and others to be here when the commit
tee arrives
Those attending the meeting were;
Burt Orndorff, L n lawson Lafa yette
Clapp, Capt. J. Z. Reinberg- Dr. -'72
Boyd Dr.. a. s. Robertson, II. =
J. A. Smith, Felix MARITIME.
Beach. Harry Potter, George
4. T. White and Dr. s T Tuc--
Committees Named
Saturday morning the various COM
mittees were named
The general committee on entertain
meut viii consist Of Felix Martinez,
chairman, H B. Stevens, T. T White,
J. A. smith. DR.. s T Turner. Cen John
J. Pershing and staff, Col Geo H Nor
gan and ala, mayor Tom g Lea, ana
aldermen W c. Jolly, John Fisher r.
B. Stevens and John T. OConnor, OF
FL Paso; and Lafayette Clapp, J. E.
Reinburg. A. s Robertson, NJ B.
Thompson and \. L BOYD, OF the Ele-
plant Butte Water Users ASSOCIATION
r. B. OrndOrff, J. F. Primm. Geo r.
LeBaron. II. S. Beach and H. s. Potter,
representing the E Paso chamber Of
commerce
other committees named Saturday
morning Were-
Decoration committee-H. S Beach
J E. ReinberE. and one other to be
appointed by Mr.. Beach
Transportation cOmmlttee-W. u
Roe. L. Clapp and J. A. Smith
Executive cOmmittee-F Martinez,
r 3 Orndorff and L Clapp.
A Hammer and DR.. Nathan Boyd.
Barbecue committee. F. Primm,
Dr. s. r Turner and Seth 3. Orndorff-
Illumination committed s Potter,
n II. Walker and Z. {. Davis
The general reception committee will
be published later
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