El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-06
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WITH ORATORY
Mass Meeting Speakers
Plead for Unified Action
of People in War.

/ SOHS5 DA d tAAOi 10 VI wv w
en- made up the patriotic program
given at the Texas Grand theater
Tuesday night as the closing feature
of the Registration day celebration in
FL Paso. The theater was crowded
to the doors.
The theater was decorated in the
national colors. AS a back curtain
for the stage on which the chorus
and the speakers sat was an immense
American flag A silk American flag
attached to a pole erected at the side
I of the stage was kept waving by an
electric fan placed behind the scenes.
| Flags were draped from the balloon
/ les and the boxes. Draped from a
box on the left side was the union
/ jack of Great Britain and opposite
was the tri color of France.
Chorus in White; Children COstumed.
The women Of the great chorus
were attired in white Seated in the
front row on the stage were young
women and children in patriotic cos
tunes. Miss Frances Earle was cos
tuned as Columbia, Louise Arvin, IS
Liberty and Paul Arvin as Uncle
Sam. Little girls from St Mary's
school were dressed in red, white and
blue and made a human flag.
Patriotic airs were played by the
r. G. Gonzales orchestra, composed
of American-Mexicans.
Bishop Schuler Gives Invocation
The meeting was opened by the
singing of America" by the chorus.
Rt Rev. Anthony ]. Schiller. bishop
of the Roman Catholic diocese of Ell
Paso. delivered the invocation. John
NJ. Wyatt, president Of the chamber
of commerce, introduced the speak
ers-
In opening the program of speeches
Mr.. Wyatt said that Registration day
was the most suspicious day in the
history of the nation. He said that
the machinery was now ready for the the
nation 60 go ahead to successful
campaign in the world war He said
that business must be forgotten by
those who stay at home and that sac
rifices must not only be made by the
young men who registered to go to
the front but by those who remain at
home as well
Must End eKaiserismp
Rev. Percy R Knickerbocker, of
Trinity Methodist church, said thar
the United States must put an end
to "kaiSerism" or 1t will fall a VIC
tim to it. He said, IF we do not
awaken to this fact the kaiser's
soldiers Will soon be treading down
our women and children. He said that
Russian strength had given way in
revolution, Italy was at the end OF It's
resources and France and England
are rapidly weakening, so it is the
duty of Americans to bear the brunt
of the war and must do 1t at once
He said that the nation must pull to-
gether, 100,000,00O strong, as one
man.
Most AuspIcIOus Day.
Judge Dan N. Jackson said that
Registration day was a more auspic-
ious day than the landing of the Pill
grims, the day of the signing of the
Declaration of Independence, the bat
tie of St Sumter or the sinking Of the
Maine, for on this day the war gods
had sprung forth with 100000 men
to fight for the peace and democracy
OF the world. He said that the first
call was taking these young men
who registered Tuesday, but the sec
ond call would take himself and he
expected that a third call would be
made which would take his son. He
the Mexican population
of FL Paso for the way they had
answered the order for registration
and said that last evening lines OF
Mexicans 800 and 400 deep were
standing in front of the various reg
istration booths throughout the city
waiting to register.
Doesn't Condemn German People
Collector of customs Zach L Cobb
was the last speaker of the evening.
He condemned "kaiserism" as a men
ace to the world and especially to
the United States. He said the Amer
lean people must stamp out kaiser
ISM TO save their women and
and children of Belgium He said IL
was now too late to save Belgium, |
but that America had its allies to
assist in restoring to the Belgium |
people their rights In condemning |
'kaiSeriSm" Mr. Cobb said that he did /
not condemn the German people. They |
have been driven into the war by /
the kaiser and are not to blame, he /
said He said that 80 percent of the /
German people in the United States !
were loyal to this nation in the pres
ent conflict and in FL Paso fully 4
every German resident of the city |
was heart and soul with this nation /
in the war.
John NJ. Wyatt closed the meeting I
with an appeal to the people TO pur- |
chase Liberty loan bonds
Moose Orchestra Walks Out.
The Moose orchestra, which do /
mated its services to the city for Reg /
istration day, refused to play for the /
large audience assembled in the pa i
triOtic meeting at the theater, claim |
ing that the Mexican orchestra, which |
also donated its services to the city, |
was not a member of organized labor. /
The union musicians left the theater /
in the midst of the meeting but the 1
Mexican orchestra stayed loyalty TO 4
the end of the patriotic program, /
l.
at military ball being given by Gen |
Jose Murguia at JuaTez. Gen. Murguta 4
gave the orchestra permission to re- /
main at the patriotic meeting at FL /
Paso until its close in order that the 1
meeting would be carried through to 4
success.
Boxes at the theater were occupied 1
by Col. William Martin, chief of staff /
to Brig Gen. George Bell. ir.s and 4
Cen Bells aides. Lieuts. William H 1
Simpson and John P Lucas, repre-
senting Gen. Bell at the gathering.
The program was closed by the
singing of the Star Spangled Ban
1er-" Charles J. Andrews led the
chorus in the singing. Mrs. W. r. 4
Brown was pianist.
Band Leader Indignant.
J. G. Miller, leader of the Moose
band, Of which the Texas Grand Or
;hestra is part was indignant at
the appearance of the Mexican or
,hestra on the stage. THAT Mexican
outfit he said, was not a military
musical organization from Juarez-
Even If II had been, IL had no busi-
ness appearing at an American pa
-rlotic celebration. It is part of the
Mexican American Musical associa-
ions band. This band is composed
mainly Of musicians who were
Villas official bandsmen and Next
ans who can't go to Juarez on ac-
count of their political beliefs. They
lad not only no business. but no
light TO appear at a patriotic demon
;tration like last nights.
Americans Willing 10 Play.
Inc Moose band was willing to /
)lay for the occasion without charge,
IS it did during the day. And you
an say that all the members Of the