El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-30
CLAD To GET
To THE OASIS
Col. Sickel Says This Town
Has Grown Some Since
His Visit in 1888.

hamlet OF then 20 the city OF today
Col Horatio 6. SicEeL commanding
the United States troops ia the il
paso district. told tine Eotariaus al
their weekly luncheon held at Hotel
I Sheldon. Thursday noon. lie was a
guest or the club and said he was
more than pleased TO become an II
B. Pasoan. especially after being on the
. desert OF New Mexico fo- SO Ions a
period
Col Slcsel was introduced by Rob
ert hrakaueI. Rotary president, who
presided. The commando said -Tt
/ IS certainly pleasure TO be with you
I today Coming from the desert OF
T New Mexico. I have found I'D Paso AL
oasis 1 was stationed lu -TTizoHa IN
! 1885 and have never before been sta
. toned in Texas. But I enjoy b. nov
+ viii not be in charge here long, for
E / VIII soon retire i first started ia
{ the service lu 1876 when ! was as
. signed TO The seventh cavalry. then
I stationed In North Dakota. 70 u
/ years was with that regiment For
] Il years j have been with the 18th
J caFall j. Nine-ieuths OF my service
I have been spent in The middle west
War Finds Him on Desert.
I ~ hen the Spauish-Americau wa.
I broke 1 was stationed iu the south
. west on the Arizona desert. When
3 the war with Germany broke I was
| again on the desert iu New Mexico
] / appreciate this opportunity OF being
with YOU and hope 20 know you bet
ter"
Mr. krakauer praised Col SickeIs
I Tor his record in The service.
The resignation OF William r. F.
Judd, formerly treasurer of the III
! Faso Electric Railway company. VINO
resigned 10 accept a position with the
City National bank. was read and ac-
copied Mr.. Judd said that by reason
or his resignation from the electric
company his membership tn the club
automatically was forfeited.
Invites ROtarians 20 Lunch.
letter from the JUarez chamber
or commerce was read by Nlr. kra-
kauer in which an invitation was eLe
tended 20 the Rotary club TO attend
a luncheon TO be given by that or
gauizatiou i'm Iuarez Friday noon
rms luncneon VIII also De attended
by members OF the chamber Of com
merce, who have also been extended
an invitation Thirty members OF the
Rotary club announced they would
attend the Juarez luncheon which
VII be given at the B. q B. cafe on
Gale Concrete.
Asks support for Legislation.
A letter was read from the Uliver-
sal Training association asking that
the club sanction the Chamberlain
universal military training bill now
pending before congress The matter
was referred 10 the board OF directors
Brief talks were made by Rev.
Charles I. Overstreet and superir-
tendent r. J. Tighe. OF the CITY
schools, delegates to the national con-
vention of Rotary recently held AZ
that on Wednesday he attended =
meeting OF the board OF directors Of
the Rotary club and one OF the Ques-
lions was how interest lu Rotary
experiences and OF the many things
Of benefit 10 him he obtained at the
Atlanta convention. The speaker spoke
Of the activities Of Rotary in civic
affairs and OF the Interest and as
sistauce the club gives in the uP-
says Rotarians Minute Men,
Rev Mr.. Ovgrs-reet said that Eo-
tary has been instrumental in the
building Of good roads, bridges
charity work and other public fuuc-
tons. He said the Rotary club IS
composed OF the minute men Of the
country. Rotary, the speaker said,
was behind all movements for better
education and had the interest OF ITS
community at heart He said that Il
was the duty OF the club TO get be-
hind" all movements for the better
ment Of the community which were
neglected by other organizations he
spoke a the work the Rotary has
done for the Boy Scout movement and
in city planning He cited how AFTER
the defeat Of Guy Gundecker for pres
iden- at the Atlanta convention, he
displayed the spirit OF Rotary by not
quitting and returQing home. but by
remaining al the convention without
any bitterness over his defeat and
working for the interest OF Rotary
Would Eliminate " ord Club
Rev Mr. Overstreet said that few
people outside OF Rotary had any idea
Of the scope Of the organization and
what t. was accomplishing. lie sara
many people have asked him II 70 is
an exclusive club and what ~ stood
for. He said that delegate King OF
Tacoma, Wash. ar the Atlanta con-
vention said that u he were in po-
sition he would eliminate the word
'club" from Rotary Mr. king Sald
Rotary was an institution and not
club. He said each member should
acquaint himself with the ideas az
Rotary. the minister asserted
Urges Trip To Kansas city
v. f. shelton. also delegate 90
the Atlanta convention. thought that
IS OF 90 members Of the I'D Paso
Rotary should attend the nrZt con-
ventiOn az Kansas City and that
special car should be chartered 10
Mr.. Krakauer said he believed 1t sd-
VIsable that a large Uumbe or mem
hers of the club should attend the
Kansas City convention.
should Promote lighthouses
Mr. Tighe spoke on the subject Of
Service" He said he thought the
club should get behind Tie movement
for bathing facilities. He spoke Of
the playground movement which after
being. established here "disd" because
there was no organization that took
an interest in 10. The speaker said
that it was the duty Of Rotary TO get
behind" such movements and not per
NIT them TO be lost
Mr. Krakauer said his dividends
from being a member OF Rotary.
which had as its principle service
not self" had been more than he had
ever anticipated.
Rector swift Proyokes Laughter
Rev Fuller Swift, rector Of s.
Clements Episcopal church. spoke on
the subject Of an outsiders view OF
Rotary. His talk was filled with
humor that kept the members OF the
club present in an uproar.
Catches Boosting Spirit.
1T looks as though 7 am an outsider
in this club" he said. I tried TO Sc
cure membership in Kansas CITY and
] was too late. Then 7 tried here and
found I was also too late. It's a one
membership club but one Of a kind
is had to draw to- 7 thought perhaps
that I might qualify for membership
as an expert booster. Nv wife has
caught the spirit Of FL Paso. The
other evening at home 7 said 7 he I
lieved I would plant some morning
Rlories near an old hedge. She said. /
ives r71auf fnaur- fhnv will rrror- in q