El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-09
SHOULD
FOLLOW MARTYRS
Ware Tells Editors Banner
Should Wave Wherever
Blood Is Spilled.

some of the blood Of our American
manhood has been spilled over yOnder
in the land of the Montezumss and I
hope and predict that this rIag which
waves over US tonight will. some time,
float over. every inch OF territory
whose soil has been consecrated by
American blood"
This was the climax of ". 3. Wares
address 70 the members OF the Texas
Press association Thursday night at
the Paso del Norte banquet room Mr.
Ware had delighted the big crowd OF
editors. their wives and friends with
his droll speaking during which he
told of his early experiences in Ten
uessee when a boy OF the characters
that lived in the mountain districts of
that state and Of his prohibition ef-
forts when young man Ihen, grow
ing eloquent he declared that il was
the blood of many Of these same Ten
nessee folk whose blood had conse-
Grated the sands Of the Alamo and
had made Texas history great
II was then that he made his refer
ence to Mexico and added; But when
the United States gets tired or finan-
cIal prosperity and has been diverted
from greed and avarice, then this
country will see that our flag, flash
ing over every sea, Will carry mes
50
a mesa &c OF terror TO the wrong
doer."
Feature OF Banquet.
Attorney Wares address was the
feature OF the editorial banquet
Starting his talk as if he was nervous,
pretending that he had lost his notes
and backing and filling" he soon had
the editors and their wives roaring
with laughter at his quaint descrip-
tiOns of his Tennessee boyhood ana
delighted them with his OratOry until
they insisted upon his continuing after
he had started 10 close
Was Climax of Convention.
The banquet was a fitting climax
TO the 37th annual convention. which
had been crowded with sessions and
entertainments that in every way were
interesting and beneficial There were
pr resent 800 guests, which included
members Of the association, their wives
and daughters and some others who
wore the guest badge Of the associa-
tiOn. and Fl PasO citizens who as
sisted in the entertainment OF the
guests.
There were five tables. extending
the entire length Of the banquet hall
In decoration and appOin tment. excel
lent taste had been displayed. and.
when the guests had been seated. the
vista was beautiful one An Orchas-
ira gave a program which continued
until the dinner was well under way
The orchestra gave way to the Elks'
quartet, which is composed of r J.
Carson Chas. A Armstrong. J. II. Phil
lips and Tom Crutcher. The first Sc
lection was so much enjoyed that an
other was called for-and another. One
young woman remarked. II wish they
would sing for several hours"
WORKMAN Absent.
Judge J. NJ Goggin. POSTMASTER.
said he believed he could best show
his appreciation OF the honor Of Sc
Getting him as postmaster by giving
way TO the speakers on the program.
De expressed regret that Louis j. /
Workman. of the Fort Worth Star !
Telegram. could not be present TO re- /
ipond TO the toast The Press in Its !
on. he said. had been added 10 the !
in lieu Of Mr. Worthington
,lr- Blessington did not have g black /,
lcard TO use for drawing cSeIches for !
he banquet. but he exhibited sketches
which he had prepared on paper, and :
which were large enough TO be seen J.
OF quite a distance from the platform I
The sketches were of Henry Edwards
4 Iroup. incoming president: Walter
3 Whitman. of Dallas. retiring presi- I
ent, sam P. Harden, OF Richardson. a
OFT Of constitutional secretary, and
F. Lehman, OF san Antonio. the
ternal secretary. r. F Gates. Of /
Bartlett. the assistant secretary. also
vas harpooned with the artists /
enciL
Joe Taylor a Hit
Twenty Years Ago and Now by
ol Joe J. Taylor. of the Dallas News.
-aS hrinf hut every urord oF If !