El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-07
WHOLE CITY IN
CHRISTMAS GARR
All Stores Expected to Put
Up Greenery; Big Tree
for Pioneer Plaza.

4 whole city in Christmas garb is
I the possibility Of FL Paso this year dur
: ing the holidays. Pioneer plaza mer-
chants have already signed up to put
IN the greens and a big tree in the
center or the plaza There is now a
movement TO make the - decorations
general and have FL Paso buried in
CHRISTMAS greenery" during the holt
day period, by covering every electric
light pole and every telegraph pole
with pine boughs and stringing colored
electric lights where possible.
Several stores decorated in front of
their places last year, including the
Popular, Everybody's and the White
House This year, the idea is to make
the plan general
Maurice Schwartz. general manager
OF the Popular, stated that his firm
would put out pine trees around the
store and inside the store as we'll Il
think II good idea to decorate for
the Christmas holiday" said Mr.
Schwartz I would like to see the
idea come spontaneously. from all the
merchants. 1t would be unique and
would give the city a festival appear
ance."
l N. Mayer. general manager of
EverybOdy's, said: Yes, we will put
out Christmas greens this year as we
did last year. 1 think it a good idea.
We had green trees in front of our
place a year ago and were so pleased
with the result and the many compli-
ments We received. that we decided
then and there that we would con
tinue it"
Tree For Plaza.
NJ P. Carlock. went out Friday morn
ing with a subscription list ana in
Few minutes had raised money suffi-
clent TO purchase a big tree 80 or 20
rect tan Tor the center Of the Plaza It
viii be cut at ClOudcroft and brought
down a few days before Christmas and
set up in the plaza
From the tree viii be strung cleo
trle lights of various colors, extending
10 all sections of the plaza. The pOsts
about the plaza will an be decorated
IN christmas greens and strings Of
colored electric lights will be strung
between these poles
The string of lights owned by the
chamber Of commerce will be used for
Illuminating purposes and manager II.
, Potter, of the street railway COM
pany, has agreed to furnish the power
LOT the lllumlnations on the tree. The
matter OF holding exercises under the
tree on Christmas eve will now be
taken up The suggestion has been
made that the Ell PasO Choral society
members ana the Sunday school chill
1ren arrange a program of entertain
nent for Christmas eve at the base
IF carols.
It is calculated that the tree viii
BRING people down town during Christ
mas week and that once they come
Town, they viii scatter over the CITY
% see all the windows and visit all
he shops and stores, and that it will
I'D TO the crowds and the general hoI-
day appearance and spirit With the
.ecorations extended 10 other parts Of
he city, giving FL Paso a general I
christmas effect with greenery and !
olored lights, it is calculated that the I
lty VIII have a holiday aspect that
viii be rivaled nowhere
Those who subscribed to the fund to /
urchase the Christmas tree for the /
laza Uere- The White House. Inter /
atIonal Book Store. G. A. Martin, \ 4
y Foster. City National Bank. Hotel !
heldon. FL Paso Bank and Trust Co.
-enry $ Beach. VIC. Wall Co.'s each
:. Lerner, Potter Drug c.. T.isch bein /
ros-, Hoyt Furniture Co, $3.50 each.