El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-10
FL PAS0S SPIRIT
PRAISED BY LEA
Tells Audience at Dedication
Ceremony Congress Will
Be Eye Opener.

! crowd filed through 20 the amusement
/ grounds, i'm the center or the block
! gctWeen Chihuahua and Leon. and san
! francisco and San Antonio streets.
I The immense stage and the seats al
! ready have been completed Then they
! passed through TO the government and
; automobile building. on Leon street,
! " hlch was the last building inspected.
Those who attended the dedicatory
{ ceremonies consisted OF Miss Fl Paso.
or Sarah Small. with her ladies in
3 waiting Mrs II. E Sutherland. chair
nan Of the woman's auxiliary board .
Mrs w T. smith; members of the
board or directors OF the chamber OF
commerce members Of the budget
fund trustees of the chamber of com
merce, mayor Tom Lea and mem hers
Z Of the city council; county judges and
commissioners or FL Paso county.
members of the advisory board OF the
I International Farm congress and Soil
Products exposition ". T. Drufnmoud.
/ chairman of the board OF governors
Of the congress. and members Of the
starts OF the congress and exposition;
members OF the local board OF control
Of the Interua tional Irrigation con-
Sress. T. F Burgess. president. Arthur
Hooker. Secrtary Of the Irrigation con-
Sress IA Charles NJ Clement and
staff and Bris- Gen George Bell. jr.,
ana staff
At the Dinner.
Several brief talks were made r Z the
dinner given by Mr. Orndorff. prior TO
the. dedication ceremonies
Mr. OrndOrff. after welcoming the
guests and thanking those who have
helped TO make the ARRANGEMENTS for
the exposition and the two congresses.
called upon mayor Lea
The mayor felicitated the people or
Fl PaSo upon the success that has at-
tended the working out of plans for the
congresses and the exposition and said
The spirit OF cooperation evidenced iu
this work is the spirit that is making
q
open the eyes OF the people here and
elsewhere 10 the marvellous resources
we have.
Asks Everybody TO Help
II hope everybody IN Fl Paso VIII
give their earnest cooperation from
now until after the festivities are con
GUIDED The chamber Of commerce has
done its work well. as II does every
thing IL undertakes. and We viii make
the exposition and the two big con-
crosses the success that We always
make OF everything when FL Pasoans
put their shoulders to the wheel"
Gen Chas- NJ Clement. commanding
the Pennsylvania division or guards
men. called upon to respond IN behalf
or the visiting military. said the
suardsmen liked FL Paso and that thew
had been treated well here, and. judE-
ing from the spirit he had seen exeTn-
plified here. he was not surprised that
such an exposition could be promoted .
50 successfully
TrooDa 20 Advertise Fl Paso.
Maj H. 2 Ely. of the staff OF Brig
Gen George Bell. jr.. speaking on be Z
half OF the regular army. said he had I
never been in any city where the troops /
were treated better or where the citi-
zens cOoperated so well with the mill /
tarv authorities they did here when I
u came TO the selection Of camp sites 1
for the troops You have entertained /
angels unawares. he said. for these !
troops are going back 10 their homes !
TO advertise YOU ana scatter YOUR praise !
all over the United States FL Paso has /
given more than could be expected
The Spirit That Makes Fl Paso.
County judge Adrian Pool said when /
the question came up or securing the i
two congresses and the big exposition |