El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-31
CELEBRATION To
CEN. PERSH|NG
Chamber of Commerce De
cides to Give Big Banquet
to General and Staff.

4 celebration, expressing in tie best
, manner possible. The good wishes and
appreciation of the people to Gen. J. J.
. Fershing and his staff. as well as TO
I The boys of his command, was decided
upon by the board of directors Of the
chamber of commerce Tuesday after
neon Beginning with the time of the
c-ossing into the United States of the
first detachment of the column now
coming out OF Mexico. until the last
organization which is booked for Fl
Paso. arrives here. the decorations OF
the chamber Of commerce will be dis
played in the streets. and an earnest
effort to persuade the citizens to dis
Lay for the same length of time the
national cOlOrs from all private and
office buildings. viii be made. CO.
Operating in this way. with the plan
OF mayor Tom Lea
After the arrival here of the froops
SiNihS them time TO settle down and
10 get accustomed to the change,
banquet which is planned TO surDass
viii be given to Gen Pershing his
STAFF and other high officers Com
nlitteeS for the arrangements Of the
banquet have been named. ana il is
expected that a number sufficiently
large to iii the largest available ban
quet hall VIII be in attendance.
i % arrange 10Y Inc Clnner. president I
Orndorff named the following com
IEittee:
On banquet and decorations-W. l.
Iooley, chairman: c. y Bassett. T NJ. !
Nlngo, Maurice Schwartz. J. L Mari.
on invitations and finance-A p.
Coles. chairman: J. A Happier. [. S.
Stewart, s. L Farrar and F. N Muir /
On entertainment features. G. Nc
Nary, chairman; J. F. Primm Max \
Aoye. J. 4 krakauer, G. \ Martin. !
Norman n walker, E c, Davis, VIII /
" lnch and Z. F. Maxwell
Plates viii be SIS for Fl Pasoans !
and the attendance is limited to I5n. !
the first 80 members applying for /!
places 10 get them.
To Curb Transient Statesmen
Considering II tax on the rights OF /
the merchants of the city. the board /
voted to name q committee to look m
the laws governing the arrival in the
city Of representatives of business
houses in other cities and states who I
have, in the past. come into the city
with samples and merchandise. and.
hiring space in local hotel or store. .
displayed their wares. sold them on
the spot. and taken orders on goods
for local merchants If it is found /
that there are no laws which will safe
Suard the merchants from these tran
Sient statesmen. an endeaVoT Will pc |
made 10 enact some
To Fight Orchard Diseases.
letter from the secretary of the |
FL Paso horticultural board. asking
the chamber to send a communication
to the state legislature asking II to /
favorably the report and the
recommendations of the chief of the /
orchard and nursery division Of the
state agricultural department, was I
favorably acted upon. The local 1or- I
ticultural board is doing its best to |
the pear blight. the San Jose
scale ana the coddlIng moth, which
have made their appearance in the
orchards in the valley Although not
FAR advanced as yet. il is desired to
wipe out these pests before they cause
very much damage TO the fruit growers.
The board also voted TO send a tele-
sram to the secretary Of the Western
Fruit Jobbers' association of the
" Orld- endorsing the invitation Of the
lily Of Houston 10 hold the 1918 con-
rention in that city. The association
s meeting this week in New Orleans.
IF the Houston chamber of commerce. ,
Want Eastern Star Home Here.
A decided endeaYor VIII also be
made by the local chamber to per- {
suade the trustees of the home for the ,
Order Of the Eastern Star of the state
1f Texas, TO build in or near FL Paso.
Il was shown that this city has for | I
some time been considered as fine ! I
location for the proposed home. when ,
viii be for aged men and women. and 1
hat no better stroke of business could 7
be made than to have the home To- :
sated here.
It was voted to send invitations to /
he outdoor Showmen of the World.
o hold their 1913 convention in E. =
'aso- 4 letter has been received from |
hem. asking the advantages Of hold ! :
ng their meeting in this city the | h
acilities for handling the 1000 or more / 9
howmen who would attend and the
uditoriums which would be available d
To Get Cattle Rafsers. I
4 committee VIII be chosen Al once a
O look after the arrangements for .
ending a delegation from this city to .
he convention of the Texas Cattle
taisers' association. which will be held 7
n Fort Worth about the middle of .
iarch. II is desired that = large and
representative gathering be present G
rom FL Paso- =
The meeting Of the directors was I,
rOught to a close following the pass =
ne of resolutions of thanks to the .
eparting members Of the board of di- :
ectors. =
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