El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-07
FL PASO GOES WILD OVER ARMY;
PARADE IS CONTINUOUS OVATION
Biggest Parade and Greatest Demonstration in History
Of Border; Troops Make Splendid Showing Before
Visiting Editors; Cheered for More Than Hour
As They Pass in Review in Pioneer Plaza

tinued until after the pack train Of
the regiment had passed The lo.-
( cared pack mules received their share
of the applause as they plodded along
time 10 the music of the military
bands.
Motorcycle Command
The newly organized motorcycle COM
pany which has been formed BY Lieut.
c. l. Eastman, Of the 10Th infantry.
was a novel feature Of the parade
Whlcn even the FL PasOsns had not
seen These motorcycles. with their
machine guns. chugged along the line
OF parade and were applauded with as
much enthusiasm as the stirring mill
tary bands and the big artillery.
Movies Are Made.
Moving picture men on the balcony
or the Mccoy hotel filmed the parade
as II poured through the plaza and
caught the Wild enthusiasm Of the
crowd on the films as an evidence Of
border patriotism. Once the camera
man called out TO the crowd TO regis
Ter enthusiasm for a film Of the
crowds This request was unnecessary
Tor. Just then a military band passed
ana the crowd broke out in another
spontaneous demonstration Gen. Bell
ana mayor Lea reviewed the parade
from the plaza in front Of the Sheldon.
boIh were mounted and FL Paso-s
mayor made striking figure on horse
BACK with his dark civilian suit and his
characteristics black hat The generals
stan were behind the general and
mayor as the parade passed.
Great Crowds
me crowds filled the plaza and
lined all Of the streets down which +be
parade passed There We're a large
number OF women and many children
watching the parade. The Texas Press
ASSOCIATION adjourned for the parade
ana the editors watched the parade
from IN front Of the Paso del Norte
from the roof garden and stood along
i - ESQ street 1t was the greatest
military spectacle a majority of them
nad seen and many were busy after tho
parade sending telegraphic stories hack
% their papers about FL PasO's army
Col. Jones In Command.
Heading the parade was Col. F. 2
ones, commander. closely followed nv
Lieut. Col Treadweu W Moore and
-'iaJ- r. T. Ely, commanding the first
battalion Of the Seventh Infantry
rom lamp Cotton the troops marched
Gown East Overland street to Stanfon
and from Stanton TO Fin ana tbence
20 SCUM II PasO. The line of march
lneh extended up Fl Paso TO Pioneer
p.a1'.- Jnence TO Mills street down 10
49, anu southwark to Texas,
" mere they marched to their camps
IN the heels Of the three battalions
u the seventh infantry came the ma
culHe gun platoon, consisting of four
guns ana manned by approximately 50
men The 23d infantry. commanded bv
COL W h Wright. was next in the line
OF march headed by their band The
e'lj ItSllons Of this regiment were well
Li1leu' nile the machine gun COMPANY
also seemed TO be up to lis fuiI
strength Closely following the esd
regiment came two companies Of the
zVln' commanded by Col Alfred Has
oIolck' and two companies Of the coast
artillery on foot
Provost Guards
me provost guard numbering an
Almately 90 men, commanded bv
Lieut. Il B. Lewis. Of the 10th infantrv.
was loudly cheered along the line Of