El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10
Trip to Cloudcroft Most En-
joyable; Entertainment
"the Best Ever.


Enthusiastic in their praise OF ev-
erything they saw and experienced IN
Ii Paso. particularly their excursion
TO CIoudcroft, the members Of the
Texas Press association left FL Paso
last night for their homes after
very busy week.
The trip to Cloudcroft occupied
full day and was one Of the most en-
joyable in their lives. they asserted
with unanimity.
The trip was without an unpleaS;tIn I
incident The run was made 10 the
mountain top on schedule time. Two
trains being necessary to take the SA-
cursionists from CloudcrOft TO Ala-
mogOrdo- The eXcursionlsts Were
looked after by W. G. Roe. dlIector
OF the chamber of commerce; c. \.
Martin. chairman of the entertainmeIT 1, !
committee for the editors, W r
Payne. chairman OF the banquet com
mittee: Garnett King. general passeh-
ger agent and Richard Warren gen
eraI agent of the +. p. & >. w ralI-
road: ". J. Buie. chairman OF me r.
ception eommi ttee for the eqlt9Is,
r. c. Davis and wife and H. n frls
and wife. representing local enter
tainment committee. The HI PasoaiiS
spent the time passing through tnS
train and explaining the Va S ouS
points Of interest TO the visitors ana
answering questions about the
country.
Judge F. Z. Hunter and T. a Darling.
manager of the local office or the vest
ern Union. also accompanied the cur
tors on the trip up the mountain and
Arriving at the Lodge. the editors
were received by manager NJ: y,
Hutchins and wife and daughters, VINO
served them with a delightful DuIIet
lunch in the dining room and on tne
porches of the hotel and gwen sow
enirs of Cloudcroft
Visit Baby SanatOrium.
After two hours In which TO IN
spect the Lodge, visit the oaoy sei.a
ally. the excursionists returned TO II
Paso. arriving here halt an hoCE
ahead Of schedule, high IN praise OF
the wonderful scenery. the courtesy
of the railroad officials and OF the
splendid schedule maintained AZ tne
sanatorfum refreshments were serVeu
the callers
served with sandwiches on the train
by the FL Paso committee and Win
baskets Of fruit and cigars Tor tne
men by the people OF ->lamosoI9o,
secretary Tinklepaugh. OF the
AlamoEordo chamber Of commerce
FL PasO Sets n Mark
at was the greatest entertainment
the Texas Press ASSOCIATION mas Z" e
had" declared c. IS. Gillespie. man
aging editor Of the Houston Chronicle
no otner city in Texas could offer
so much in the way Of entertainment
to the editors as FL Paso gave US TINS
week. No other city in the country
has so many divergent interests J-st
now as Fl Paso: no other city has so
many features that are distinctly -.
pasoan. We have all had great
time and FL Paso may well feel thar
il has set a mark for entertainment
that will not be met in many years
BY other hosts of the convention"
Takes Senatorial Vote.
The members Of the Texas Press as
ISOLATION did rot squander time on the
trip TO Cloudcroft. III addition 10 en-
iovine. the scenery all the way up and
back. the,- ascertained the preference
q the party for United States senator
from their state
a vote was taken on the first choice
mother one on the second choice FIRST
choice showed the following vote
Brooks. 500 Campbell, -. Colquittt 80
-ulberscu. a. Henry. 4. For the sec
Dnd choice the following was the vote
Brooks. 4s- Campbell. IS; Colquitt, 80
Henry It. No votes were cast Tor KID
lie on either ballot
The consensus OF opinion was that
he race would lie between Brooks and
-oIquitt." said Joe NJ Warren, OF the
Clarendon News Mr.. Warren furnished
he result OF the balloting-
Railroad Thanked.
On the return from Cloudcroft reSo-
luton of thanks was adopted by the
editors thanking the Fl PaSo & South
western railroad. through general pas
senger agent King, for the excursion