El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-04

7 PASO gave the largest banquet
since the Taft-Diaz meeting Thurs
- dag night in honor Of the congress
sional appropriation committee. which.
after an inspection Of the Elephant
Eutte dam, arrived here to spend a day
LnSpeelnS the valleys. More than $50
guests attended the banquet, which was
heid at Hotel Pas0 del Norte
me main dining room OF the hote!
located on the roof. was chosen f5r me
occasion and, from floor to ceiling. Inc
nuge room was a mass of American
liags- The most novel feature OF the
decorations was a wonderfully accurate
lnlnlJrure reproduction Of the cl.tfre
Elephant Butte project This miniature
took up the center Of the 90 foot guest
table ut one end the sanity expanxe
above the dam was shown. Mex came
the DutTe and the dam, with the rescr-
Nolr tull and water pouring through the
spllWay- Below were shown the canals
the LeasburE diversion dam and the
products Of the valley. hay, alfalfa,
fruits and garden vegetables Minia-
ture houses were built along the river.
cows and horses graZed in the fields and
IN the reservoir gold fish swan about
An elephant stood on the hills at the
rear Of the dam. This decoration was
conceived by J. A Happier, manager :.
G. HUMPHREYS, OF the del NOrte, and
executed by the staff Of Hotel Paso del
Norte.
Toast TO President.
T President Wilson's photograph. iIlu-
minated with electrict lights and an
electric shield beneath. hung at one end
OF the room A toast to the president,
proposed by Felix Martinez and drunk
by the guests standing. preceded the
speeches Of the evening.
Cleverly designed menu cards we're at
each place The dishes were Mexican
and, during the meal, the diners were
aHnT~ h. IA
music. Each Of the tables were banked
IN the center with punches Of sweet
peas, with a prOfusion Of sweet peas
and roses adjoining the guests table.
Entertainment Plans Enterfered With.
Considerable amusement was caused !
among the FL Pasoans during the after
noon and evening Of Thursday over the /
attitude Of chairman Fitzgerald to- !
wards the arrangements made by the Fl 1
Pasoans for entertaining the visitors
and regret was expressed alike by local +
people and members Of the congress !
siOnRl party that the plans so carefully :
arranged for the visitors had 70 be ]
changed Mr. Fitzgerald. when met by .
the Fl PasOans. Immediately vetoed 4
their plans for a review at Fort Bliss I
Friday morning, ordered the dispatch !
Of a telegram 70 Gen. John ]. Pershing /
not TO have a military escort or band 1
al the depot, and objected to the dinner
he fatty refused 10 sanction the trip to 4
Juarez, though finally consentng 10
attend the dinner, providing he could I
get away before 10 o'clock
We have seen soldiers and We hear (
all the speeches we want 10 in con- /
gress." he said. when Directing TO the 4
review and the dinner
Owing TO the attitude OF the chair /
man. the committee voluntarily called
off its plans for a barbecue Friday az ,
ternoon at the West Xsleta club. The /
committee viii have the barbecue this |
evening.
The committee special was due to /
arrive in II Pas0 at 6;15 Thursday eve /
ming, but was delayed until 7-05 pend 1
ing telephone arrangements for the
Of the escort feature. The
troops had already reached the union
station, but were marched back TO camp
and the visitors were met only by auto
mobiles
Barbecue Tonight.
A monster barbecue viii be held to-
night at ! o'clock at the West fsieta
Country club. The barbecue viii be
combination OF the one that was to have
been held at noon and the entertain
ment that was 10 have been held earlier
at Clint both Of which expressions OF
hospitality by FL Paso were called off
at the request Of Mr.. Fitzgerald.
Members Of the chamber Of commerce,
Of the two water users associations.
the Country club and the people OF
Clint are invited to attend the barbecue
The women Of Clint who had prepared
refreshments for the committee, VIII Z
Join with the barbecue committee Ar
have been made for the
rapid handling Of the visitors from the
city on the interuFban and IL is ez-
pected that several hundred viii at
tend the barbecue
The committee left FL PasO at $3.50 a
m. Friday in autos for an inspection of
the valley. Returning. they viii go
Immediately to their cars, which are
parked at the union station, and will
cave for the west at 6 o'clock The
salt river project, near Phoenix, will
,e the next to be inspected.
Mr.. MnrtineE Presidesr
In Introducing mayor Lea, who made
he welcoming address to the guests at
he dinner, Felix Martinez, toastmaBter,
eminded the visitors that II PasO had
in its time three presidents, /
many cabinet officers and numerous /
congressman. and after proposing a I
cast 10 president Wilson. said; TO Z
light il is our pleasure TO be the hosts 4
4 those who control the eEchequer o.
his great nation. We know you are
i-e6; that the day has been hot and