El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-03
ROTARIANS HEAR
JOKES ON ARMY
C. W. Groom to Run the
Meeting to Suit Himself
Next Week.

Army jokes enlivened the noon lunch
con of the Rotary club Thursday at the
Sheldon hotel Lieut. H. b. Lev is. as
sistant provost marshal Of El Taso.
did the telling
a sentry of one of the Massachu-
setts companies let one of his officers
pass in late without challenging him
the other night" said Lieut.. Lewis
Why didn't you halt me-" sharply
demanded the officer a moment later
3 Halt you, HI" retorted the sentry
= Why should I want to halt you, when
you are - minutes late already"
Another incident related by the lieu
tenant. told of a green recruit whose
! colonel came up and failed 10 receive
a salute
Don't you know who I ann am
your colonel" the officer said
"Glad TO know you, colonel" said
the rookie as he put down his gun and
reached out to shake hanCs.
-.Oh You Ofncer.'
On another occasion. a Verdant sen
try. according TO the lieutenant. let an
officer pass without halting him. with
this remark, delivered IN perfectly
ladylike voice
oh you, You would never had got
by if I hadn't known you"
An Irish drill sergeant at the Column
bus barracks reprimanded rookie lot
wearing a red necktie during drill,
said Lieut. Lewis. The same day the
sergeant passed by the recruit who
was doing guard duty The latter took
no notice Of his superior officer
why don't you give some sign that
you are aware OF my existence
sharply demanded the Irishman.
"Oh, dear" squeaked the terrified
sentry. ! didn't know but what you
were still cross with me-
THE California Way
. \ Martin told the club OF the san
Diego way of doing things il the Ro-
tarF line. and incidentally brought
back some California jokes
The san Diego plan of conducting
Rotary luncheOns, according 10 Mr.
Martin. is that Of having chairman
appointed for each gathering two weeks
ahead. At his meeting he IS car, hay
ing control Of all fines
The plan Will be tried At next Thurs
days meeting a. the Sheldon. c w
Groom. county attorney. having been
named by Or. R l. Ramey. the presi-
dent. to occupy the chair at that time
Growing Grass
VIII r Winch reported that he was
not able to make any suggestions re-
garding the question of trees or grass
TO be planted in Fl Paso for beautifica-
ton. Rctarian Martin who was asked
his experience in the matter. replied
that ne had planted Australian rye but
that a present that variety OF grass
was not making a good showing. and
was causing his yard TO look worse
than If il We're bare
Perhaps Mr.. Martin has put too /
much water on his Australian rye" in
terposed Charles Walker Water. ! am I
told has the same bad effect on Aus
tralian rye that it has on Kentucky /
rye"
The club understood what Mr. Walker /
meant
Walter Kohlherg. Capt ?. Kramer. /
Capt. E G. Huber. and Lieut. J. g. Ellis. I
the last three stationed at the base nos /
pitaI at Fort Bliss. gave brief talks in (
response TO calls by Or. Ramey.
New Members
Winchester Cooley. OF the Rio Grande |
Valley Bank and Trust company. was
elected assoCAte member. The applica-
lions Of z p Hurd. Of the owl Drug
company. and Charles Kash, OF the
Texas company. were received and will 1
De voted on in two weeks.
r. L Stevens was given the weekly
prize. and J. " Spain was adjudged I
the goat for the next meetings
award.