El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-17
WIT AND MUSIC
FEATURE DINNER
Kiwanians' Meet in Honor
of Women and Friends
Real Get Together.

D $1,000 - ~ -
Kiwanians were hosts to their
wives, mothers, sisters. sweethearts
and friends at a sumptuous banquet,
I coupled with an unusually entertain
I ing program Of music and wit Of many
varieties. Friday night in the ball
room Of the Paso del Norte. The oc-
| casiou was a get together" at which
the various members were accorded
an opportunity to present their wives
to their fellows. The tables were ar
7 ranged to form the letters ak T. and
several hundred members and guests
graced them.
The Tri-state Motor band opened
the program with several selections.
following which was a long list OF
numbers by local and army talent.
Miss Reya Reyes. a little girl who dis
plays vocal and terpsichOrean talent
that promises much in its develop
meut, sang in a voice that was as full
as that Of many OF her seniors,
. ''Toasts to FL Pas0." 'Hurrah for the
Sammies." and several encores. ac-
cOmpanying her singing by some
clever dancing
Spirit OF America by the orches.
ira. was then presented by Fred II.
LaZenby, chairman Of the committee
In charge, and was followed by q bal
let by another Junior FL PasOan. Miss
Blanche Cornwall She, too. brought
tremendous applause and showed bud
ding talent.
Berrien In ~CamOuflaEe.-
The piece de resistance. how ever,
came In dramatic soprano solo. and
several encOres, by Billie Berrien,
who might be called the Julian FL
tinEe Of the southwest Voice ana
makeup were made as feminine as
man could make them. He was sue
cessfully "camOuflaged' and those who
did not know him believed they were
listening 10 a woman until he finally
removed the wig.
President J. W. kirkpatrick intro
duCed by Rev. 2. r. NnickerbOcker as
y. ". Ziegfeld." delivered a brief
welcome 10 the guests Xiv anis
means 10 know one another better,
love one another more. and thereby
become more closely associated" in
this spirit, KiWanians were welcom-
ing their guests.
Roses For Mayors Wife.
President kirkpatrick said that
there would be no drawing for the at
tendance prize, as usual. but donated
it 10 Mrs. Charles Davis. wife OF the
mayor 1t was a bunch OF beautiful
roses, donated by George 7. Franklin.
Following another number by the
orchestra c. =. Putnam welcomed the
women and girls. This dinner was
arranged especially in your honor" he
said. You know. kiwanians believe
omen are the most important factor
in any try-except the men"
Denounces Prussian Horrors.
Sergt- Vern Marshall. Of Camp Cody.
Deming, and veteran OF two years
service in the French ambulance
corps. addressed the guests on why
In
While many OF the KiWanians had
heard SerEt. MarshalIs talk at the
regular meeting a week before, they
attended just as closely this time He
again painted Prussian autocracy in
vitriolic terms. We are fighting
that for 40 years planned this war OF
horror. It was this system that pro- l
duced the lunatic who leaned out Of a
window at Sarajevo and shot a prince. I
thereby starting the war. Prussian- I
ism hopes to rule the world. the /
United States included, and II il is not ]
defeated. the world viii be ruled by /
the vilest autOcracy the world has I
ever known"
Democracy in French Army.
Great praise was accorded the de- |
uocracy OF the French army. Sergt. /
related how he. a private. !
was invited to join three French Of l
Gcers in a dugOut in a game Of bridge /
one night He said he had been in the I
American army and never had such ]
an experience there. I was learning /
the democracy Of the French army at l
that game
At the Battle Of Dead Mans Hill. |
Verduu, from which Sergt. Marshall 1
drove Red Cross ambulances. the hor- /
Tor was intense. he said. and the Red I
Cross vehicles were fired on by the T
"bOches' necessarily. But the morale .
Of the French army IS such that with I
losses ever so great, IL can never be B
wiped out
COIors side by Side.
The flag OF France is red. white I
and blue, just like ours. These two are ]
the only flags in the world with those .
cOlOrs and they are the only flags /
standing for the same ideals. They
are now just where they belong. side .
by side, fighting for humanity and /
liberty against inhumanity and bar
baarism," he concluded.
Sings Battle Hymn.
An Irish song and some clever inn
presentations were rendered by private I
Louis Stanton. Of the Quartermaster .
corps stationed at FL Paso: while pri-
vate MARITIME d'Andrea. Of the base
hospital at Fort Bliss. sang the .
MarseI llaise,' in French and a
Neapolitan song in Italian. The aud
fence rose as the French national an
them was being played and during the
last number, the star Spangled Ban
ner."
Ed. c. Wade, r.. had charge OF the
arrangement OF the tables and menu
at the dinner