Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-05
Town Girls Can't Resist These Brave
Boys who Stand so Tall and
Straight.

CAMP COTTON, Ell PASO, Texas,
Nov. 4.-Tho girls of FL Paso Just
have to have the national guard
around here cluttering up the streets.
do they not? Yes-they do not.
And the young men OF El Paso are
very pleased TO see so much HE ana
activity, AS displayed by the KHAKI
backed youths, are they not' les-
they aie not.
The unattached feminine portion or
Fl Paso wouldn't trade their good
times for womcn's suffrage, the NIL
lennium, and passport TO heaven.
They are having too good time rlsht
here and now. There are about three
clever and agreeable youngsters In
uniform competing for the attention
of the girls with even modicum or
good looks. And of course there is
always a civilian in the offing. 1t Is
an. axiom that competition is the life
of trade and competition here is mer-
ciless and trcathlesS.
The regulars didn't make much Of
an impression here socially. But
along came the presidents call ana
the national guard. Forty thousand
young men, mostly from good homes,
who were in high school "A few years
ago ard were regular attendants at
home town dances, were pitchforked
| into FL Paso. After they got settled
in camp they began to look for diver
| sion They wanted to do what they
had been doing at home. Go TO parties
and dances and play around with
Young people of their own age OF both
| sexes.
Khaki at Every Party.
Khaki crept into every party and
| into every dance, from the most ex-
elusive down. In some instances they
actually dominate II. There hasn't
been wedding or social function
of any other description here sinto
early in July that guardsmen haven't
| been among those present. AT dances
they stood around six deep and just
begged for the privilege of dividing
the numbers. They were as thick as
clouds of locusts, and the civilian
"steadies" of the girls simply found
themselves pushed aside, igrored-all
but trodden upon.
Give Girls Good Time.
The soldiers give girls royal good
time. Every night at dinner the
hotels are iammed with national
guardsrnen joyously spending their
money on El Paso maldens. Cen
erals oorporals and captains Jostle In
the lobby, and sit at neighboring
tables. And it is no two-to- one shot
that the corporal won't have prettier
girl than the general.
And the civilian beaus? They are
in a state OF helpless rage. They re-
fer to the visitors as The mil-ishyN
and the prusslc acid, Paris green and
arsenic in their tones, IL these poisons
could Sbe distilled, woHd kill regi-
ment. The national guardsman, hav-
ing the upper hand, simply grins COM
fortably and refers to the luckfess El
PaS youths as THE homo guard
They issue frivolous phony orders
directing the home guard to parade
On Sept. 81 and Feb. 80. and to carry
powder rags and handkerchiefs uI
their sleeves -
Getting Discipline.
, "This Is the life." said an Ell Pasc
girl, the other day. II was out or
, an automobile trip with Kentucky
officer Sunday afternoon. / let my
home guard come up Sunday night
, for a little while. but was sc
, sleepy yawned In his face and sent
, him home at 9 o'clock. Monday night
{ had dinner down In Ohio and on