El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-11
.PI0NEERSL lift
FLAG At FEAST
Half Mast It For Those
Who've Quit the Trail;
Hear Good Speakers.
By B. B. CADDLE.

] Where the tepees Of the redskins
stood in the long ago on the ram
parts overlooking the sweeping Rio
/ Grande. near where Harris historic
mill now stands, members Of the FL
/ Paso County Pioneers association at
/ the annual meeting Tuesday after
noon. unfurIed Old Glory at half mast
from a tall flag pole in memory Of
those who have answered taps"
with barred heads they watched the
| stars and stripes run up the pole and
/ tears came to the eyes Of many Of
the pioneers when LEV Davis ex-
claimed, 7 hope she is being carried
today over the trenches Of the Ger
mans by orr boys In glorious victory
as they are fighting in France" Sol
diers on border patrol duty stood at
present arms as the flag was raised II
was presented TO the association by
Mrs. c. L. Kelly, wife OF the retiring
president OF the Pioneers
VIII Begin Clubhouse soon.
Edward kneeZel made q brief talk
in which he said the flag was raised
on q two acre plot OF ground which
had been donated TO the association
by one Of its oldest members, Capt
Juan Hart, the first American born
in Fl PasO- The speaker said that
he hoped some Gay the association
would be in a pos ton TO erect q suit
able clubhouse on the property. in
which could be kept the many relics
and the archives given by the mem
bers- After the meeting he an
uOunced he would donate plans and
Herman NJ Andreas said there were
funds for beginning construction al
once.
After the flag raising the 100 or
more members Of the association en-
jOyed q Mexican dinner in Harris mill
The dinner was prepared and cooked
/ by MeEicans, under the supervision OF
pioneer J. c. Gaal City and county
officials and number Of officers OF
the chamber Of commerce were pres
ent as guests
Dined in Historic MIL.
The banquet tables were old fash
! Toned wooden ones, like those used in
] the early days. The dining room was
! the grain room Of the historic old mill
which was erected by Capt Juan
I Harris father, Simeon Hart. IN the
days before the railroads. 1t was
I from this mill that flour was sup
piled the American troops stationed in
] this vicinity and 10 the early settlers
up and down the valley. In those
l days II was one of the largest indus
| tries between the Mississippi and the
Pacific.
C. Z. Kelly, president. introduced as
/ the first speaker state senator Claude
3. Hudspeth, who paid tribute 20 the
pioneers. He told Of his father com
ing TO FL PasO in the days when lots
/ in the heart OF the city could be
/ bought for a pair OF boots. but. as he
expressed II, In those days "A man did
not have the boots
Dudley Came But Returned.
Ilcnard " Dudley, member OF the
lower house from this county. said he
first came 70 FL Paso 20 years ago
{ instead q en##nrwe- D
went 70 the south, only to return later
to make this his home. He said 20
the pioneers was largely due the
4 credit or the building Of this imperial
city on the banks Of the Rio Grande.
In concluding he said he believed FL
PasC was one Of the best. If not the
best, advertised city in the country.
Acting mayor J. J.. O'ConnOr lauded
the p -Oneers and expressed the
thanks OF himself and other city Of
flclals Tor the invitation 10 attend
the dinner.
Cobb Condemns I. W. W.
zach L Cobb. collector Of customs,
in a patriotic talk. spoke Of "our
boys who are at the battlefront i'm
France lighting that nations found
ed upon the principles OF right and
justice might live. He condemned
the movements OF the J. W ". and
the anarchists in this country.
we are entering upon a great war
said I'VE are going 10 win because
every drop Of American blood is dedi- .
Gated and viii be spilled, il necessary. 4
10 bring victory
But even though We are victorious /
over the Germans, our victory viii be
in vain unless We revive in America Z
the sterling manhood that character
lied the pioneers who blazed the trail I
westward and founded our cities and
towns. We have TO some extent be- /
come soft 7 hope that the day viii
soon come when an Emma Goldman .
VIII never be seen o. heard in this
country. when an I. W. ". viii not
be tolerated. We pray for victory 4
abroad and hope that America viii
also stand triumphant at home"
Fort Worth Man Complimentary.
r. II. Cornell. Of the Fort Worth f.
Record. said he held with reverence +
the men who were the pioneers. who /
built the cities after enduring the
hardships- lie praised Fl Faso and I
its residents.
Mr.. Kelly announced that he held
the deed for the two and a quarter
acres OF ground donated 20 the Pio- 4
neers by Capt. Juan Hart and his 3