El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-20
CITY BUILDERS
HAVE BIC TINE
Material Mems Barbecue
and Sports Brings Good
Fellows Together.

FL PasO contractors and architects,
builders and designers Of practically
every building OF Importance in the
. city, were the guests Of the FL Paso
Material Mems association members
Saturday afternoon at a get together
smoker and Qualification held on the
1 second floor OF the new home OF the
EI Paso sash and Door company on
Bassett avenue Athletic events, parti-
cipated in 10y both guests and hosts,
/ negro Georgia orchestra" and
plenty Of appetizing "eats" rounded
out the program, which was highly
enjoyed by everyone present, from
the time il began at 3 o'clock till il
concluded about 80
Arriving at the big factory. which
is not Vet completed as only small
part Of the new machinery is installed,
the guests were taken over the build
ing by representatives OF the sash
and Door company. the sightseeing
tour winding up on the second floor
where the athletic events were begun.
r. r. Hines and Robert Krakauer
officiated as masters of ceremonies
and kept the guests busy getting
their names and staging the different
events
Reynolds Wins Sack Race.
The first athletic event Of the even
ing was a sack race. won by Philip
J. REYNOLDS. V. F. Ware was second
in the race. which furnished much
amusement for the guests, while D.
E. Neff came in close third
Wins Ton of Coal.
The second event. the fat men
F.r Dave crockett
close contest with J. B. Williams-
Crockett received ton Of coal don
ated by an admirer and Williams GOT
a half ton. The race was across the
planning room Of the huge buildins-
Raced With Potatoes.
Ernest J.. Bartholomae easily de-
feated all contestants in the potato
race (real potatoes, too), while j. b
Neff was second Mr. BartholOmae
received a so foot steel tape as win
ner. while Mr.. Neff received steel
hand saw V E Ware, VINO came
in third received a gift.
Wins Auto Canteen.
Z. G. Leibert was presented with
running board canteeu for being one
Of the winning contestants IN the
rEree-leEEed mems race, while George
b BosCO also received a prize
Neff. Champion Nail Driver.
The real competition Of the evening, I
however. occurred in the nail driving Z
contest. which was participated IN by 4
PRACTICALLY every architect and contra I
tor in the hall J. E Neff won first I
hnors. driving three nails IN record I
time against a large field \ Dig
block Of wood. about two feet thick /
had been provided for the contest I
and for more than so minutes the !
guests gathered around the confess
tants until the match was decided
Among the participants were; Dave
crockett. Ernest j. Barrolomae,
J. y Nayfield, D. Chalmers. J. b
Williams. r 7. Mckee, J. z NetIs w
Clark. ". L PrinEles J. j. watkins,
J. j. WaIIwork. r. c. NcGregor. J. T.
woodward. jr-, 3. J. futile, II. IL Beu-
tell. Ed Kneezell, r z Hines and
". Henger-
Eat Corn and barbecue
The nail driving contest was IOl-
owed Immediately by the arrival of
lvo biz tubs OF boiled corn on the
OBJ" and the guests were kept busy
or some time selecting the tender
.ars and buttering them Hot barbecue
md cold refreshments prepared BY
!. L. Sirmans Henry Welsch, and Ted
sartlett were served. the negro cneIs
,eing kept exceedingly busy.
Tug, Then Have @Snake Dance
tug Of war was then organized
" i. 7. Hines between two teams
.eadeG by V Z. Ware and Hugh
{r.rntcn, The Ware team pulled
heir opponents away from the line
.u-iue- the earlier part OF the match,
.frr the I,rauutOn team aided BY num-
rOus volunteers dragged their aQ-
.ersarfes the required distance OF Ten
Get and won the match. A SNAKE
lance" led by the negro orcnes-Ta
vas then neld around the big room