El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-21

q the part Of the soldiers stationed
4 \ at FL Paso. was nailed Thursday
morning by the Rotary club, through
its secretary. S. W. Daniels
Mr.. Daniels received telegram from
the Toledo Rotary club Tuesday, ask
ing for report on the way that the
members of troop D and other citizens
of Toledo in the Sixth Ohio regiment.
were being treated. It appears that
reports have been circulated that there
are no floors in their tents, and that
the boys are suffering from lack Oh
proper facilities TO keep them warm
In reply. Mr. Daniels sent the Toledo
club the. following telegram THURSDAY
morning. which he read at the weekly
luncheon of the local Rotarians, in the
grill of the Hotel sheldon II effectu-
ally sets at rest any alarmist reports
that may have reached the folks a.
home"
The writer has gone to Camp
Pershiner personally to investigate the
conditions of the Sixth regiment
find that up to ten days ago the en-
listed men had for warmth three blan-
lets a good substantial tent and
stove in each tent There are six men
occupying each tent which is 10 py 10
feet Within the last ten days 1loors
have been put into all the ennsIeo
a height Of six feet There IS stove
in each tent, and each man has three
heavy army blankets. which should 9S
sufficient for any weather Wnich Il
Paso has II any of the boys IN TINS
regiment have any complaint 10 MAKE
no doubt it is their own fault Tor not
keeping sufficient fire IN the stove
to keep the tent warm Iney are go
ring as much comfort as this govern
ment or any other government can
give them under the same conditions
Letter from Sir Upton.
Arthur 5 Ward read letter he re-
ceived some time ago from SIT 1non1as
Upton in which is mentioned caDl5-
s-ram from mayor Tom Lea and h
Burt Orndorff. president Of the cham
her Of commerce Sir IhomaS stdIs9
that he will be pleased 10 accepI me
inT-itation il he can arrange to 90 SO
during his trip through the united
States .,,-
The cabIegram was as follows;
City of FL Paso and Il Faso chdin-
her -of commerce cordially invite you 10
include this city in your itinerary 70
rbe expositions in California ana De
their guest during your stay We nave
much of interest and attraction ana
promise to make your visit pleasant
md memorable Hope you viii accept
our hospitality. You nave many warm
admirers here
"a Charming CaBIegram.7
Mr. Upton replied That was q
charming
would he a great pleasure to me II
could arrange to accept the KIND nos
pitslity of their distinguished city ans
l should certainly go there during my
coming visit to America was look
ing forward greatly TO a bully tlme
with them both, so that, when you go
20 FL Paso, 1 should be greatly obliged
il YOU would kindly see Alr. Tom Lea.
mayor. and Mr. r Burt Orndorf1s pres
ident of the cham Der OF commerce, ana
let them know that, when I have the
honor Of visiting America. I hope to
give myself the pleasure of extending
my trip to FL Paso. Please also let
them know how gratified I was by
their kind cablegram. I can assure
you 1 feel proud of such an invitation
as that received from FL Paso. on the
II ontier of Mexico It would be
most interesting visit. and there would
be additional inducement, seeing that
the great Arthur Ward would be
there as well Please do not overlook
TO give my thanks to the mayor and
Mr.. Orndorff."
Scouts are AppIsuded.
The boy scouts under the direction Of
Charles D Flagle, the scout executive,
gave the Rotarians a convincing dem
onstration of their work The young
sters did number of essential things
well, and earned the warm applause Of
the members Following was their pro-
gram
Lewis Waugh-(a) Uses Of the tri-
angular bandage, Lloyd Sloan. patient;
OBJ demonstration of entering burning
building and fireman's drag, ending
with nFeman's lift; Cc) use of the scout
coat and safety pin: I'D tie the fol-
lowing knots BOwline, Spanish bow
line, policeman's kink. bowline on a
bite.
Scout VIM Lomax-Uses of roller (al
forearm, going TO figure IS" at elbow,
returning TO finger and wrist tie Sim
pie head bandage- Demonstrate the
value of the reTers. patient Hall;
TieinZ the following knots Square or
reef. sheep shank, timber hitch, Glove
hitch.
Scout p Stevens-No. I treatment
for fainting; shock and methods Of
resUstitation. assisted by scout David
Roberts. patient Joe Segall- Tieing the
following knots: slip. sheetbend, two
half bitches, granny
First aid, stretcher squad. Lewis
Waugh. Mac Roberts: knots, Scout Lo-
max. Rich Stevens: closing with law
pledge TO the flag and scout oath
Scouts Dale Payne and Clarence Sicily
4 lso took part
Gets Offers Of Prizes.
letter from Mr.. Flagle was read