El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-04

lures OF Inc parade Lnere were %
members Of the unit in the procession
and they carried baskets which they
use in their work Of giving sand
witches and dainties to the soldiers
that pass through the city. This unit
meets each troop train at the union
station
When the Seventh cavalry bend, H.
H Hershbergsr, bandmaster. and the
64th infantry band, Claude ). Rogers.
bandmaster. passed there was much
cheering and waving OF flags and
hats fer the regulars
Magazine Committee Appears.
one OF the best floats in the parade
was that Of the magazine committee
Of the Red Cross chapter. This was
got up after 3 o'clock in the after
noon The truck was decorated with
the American flag, many red crosses
and red ana white lights. and was
furnished by the depot Quartermaster.
On the truck was q table covered with
magazines, and nearby a postcard
rack, showing the work Of the COM
mittee- Three soldiers, Robert T. Per-
kins, Louis Andrews and Austin AlDi-
ger, privates Of motor truck company
Il, OF Fort Bliss, lent q touch Of army
realty to the scene. The members OF
the committee, Miss Grace V Logan,
chairman and secretary OF the Red
Cross society: Mesdames A. W. Had
ley, F. J. Fenneus J. R. Grant and
Charles Auer. and Misses Louise
Dietrich, Evaiyn Logan and Gertrude
smith, were costumed appropriately
and rode on the truck. !
Scottish Float Attractive.
Scotland was one Of the best dec /
GRATED and most attractive floats in /
the pageant. This float was arranged /
BY the women's aid society of the
First Presbyterian church. Mrs A. !. I
Norris had charge Of decorating II, I
and was assisted by nearly all mem /
bers OF the society H Lancaster, Of I
the Pasograph company, was stand
ing attired in a Highlander's uni
form, which was imported from Scot
land He played Scottish tunes on a
DaEpkpe- Four young girls amused D
the public by dancing the Highland .
ling during the procession They
Minifred Woods. Louise Beach and
Helen Dunn
Represents Cold Canuda.
The Globe Mills had its float deco
rated 10 represent Canada and the
nelghoorlnE allies were wildly ap-
plauded. The float was decorated
about the base with wheat, grain and
autumn leaves. Inside were large
blocks Of ice, depicting the frozen
north In the ice field, CARRIED in win
ter costumes Of fur coats, We're Mes
danes Davis Mayfield, Tom Mayfield
and J. Mason Pollard
Cuba's Float Typical.
Decorated in national cOlors, float
Va -AAE ~ q AAAA4 MULTI COMPANY rep
resented Cuba II was decorated by
T. Camp Eight young women
dressed in white, with sashes Of blue
and red, stood on the float. They We're
Misses Alice Cook Willie Ferguson,
Alice De hrahl, Clara de Roster, Erin
Middleton. Helen Samson and Minnie
Powell and Mrs Mabel Bates. They
wore wide brimmed straw sOmbrerOS
Brazil. by Coffee People.
Representing Brazil, the float OF the
. "a . "a D az IN not
I'd much attention The float repre-
7ented coffee garden in Brazil In
he garden gOWned in evening
clothes, We're Mr.. and Mrs. r. W Nc
,andless, Misses Ruth Norris, Mildred
.onnelly, Edna Matthias. Esperanza
Gonzales, Hal Christie and Ed. Held
The Washington Couple.
Dressed as George and Martha .
N Washington, little Laurens Townsend. /
'on Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Townsend.
md Violet Alice KILLER. daughter Of
,ir- and Mrs l. T KILLER. were ap
1lauded as the float on which they
ode passed through the streets.
80 Little Red Cross People.
Fifty little Red Cross girls. under
he charge OF Mrs. Herbert E Steven
ion, were led by Helen stevenson as
Red Cross nurse. and Marian Auer
IS a sailor boy. Four Boy Scouts led
our Red Cross dogs The boys were
osborn Caples. Henry Brown, Claude
damel and Walter Stevenson.
Represents Britain and Colonies
The Lone Star Motor company had &
float decorated to represent Great +
Britain The different British col 7
)nies were also represented Riding I
n the float were Mrs. W. T. Aruol1
md Miss Lydia Happier, dressed in q
IRISH costumes; Mrs James Lee Heb
lard and Mrs. William Spence as Aus
ralians; Mrs. Sidney Graves and Miss
Harlan Howe as Scotland &
The japanese colOny's float repre- [
ented the flOwery kingdom, and on {
( number Of the Japanese rode. The ]
Loaf was decorated TO represent q {
'herry blossom garden. A large Amer {
can and several japanese flags float I
ID over il. Immediately following