El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
WILL MAKE It
DAY Of COLOR
Citizens Committees Plan
To Greet New Soldiers
With Patriotism.

and the call to arms to be blown
bv 200 military buglers will open
REGISTRATION day at FL Paso June 5.
At $50 a. m. a parade Of several
thousand women and girls VIII take
Mace through the downtown streets
and at $50 o'clock at night a mass
meeting of citizens will be held at
The Texas Grand theater to close the
celebration. This program was agreed
uDon bv a citizens committee at
meeting Thursday afternoon IN the
chamber of commerce directors room
Details OF the program VIII pc II
langed by separate committees winch
have been appointed.
Bells Ring at =.
Every church in the city has been
asked 10 have its bells ring out win
ire opening OF the polls and the
whistles Of all factories, lnduSLldl
plants and locomotives Will be DioWh-
Brig Gen. George Bell, IT., mas con-
fributed the use Of all army Dan1s
stationed at FL Paso, approximately
eight in number. to march through
the streets and the bands VIII open
the sereRsde to Ne young men VINO
register. playing onward Shrlslls an
10 secure about 200 buglers from the
army 10 be stationed near all OF the
registration booths in the city TO
blow the call to arms" The bu-
glers. il plans are realized, VIII pc
stationed at convenient points so that
one after another will take up the call
so that everyone in e Paso may
hear it.
Ask Women TO Parade.
An effort will be made TO induce
the mothers, wives, sisters ana
Sweefhearts Of all young men regis
rcrfng. as well as all patriotic wom-
ems societies, Women's clubs auXll-
-iaries Of fraternal Organizations,
church societies and other women
societies to march in the parade Au-
tomobiles will be provided for the
elderly women who wish 10 partcl-
pate and the United Confederate
veterans and members OF the G. a. r.
viii be asked TO lead the parade Au-
tomobiles will be provided for them
II plans are realized there VIII be
between 5000 and 5000 Fl Paso
women marching. The women VIII
he dressed in white and all will carry
American flags, according TO the
plan.
consist OF a patriotic program at the
theater. with a number of eloquent
speakers. Every one in Ell Paso is
invited to attend. The program is
posed of Z. - Wade, a J. Hall, r J.
Tighe and Z. F. Maxwell
VIII Give Each Man Badge.
The Registration day COMMITTEES
decided that badges will be distri-
hIted TO every young man VINO reg
listers. The badges will bear the
Inscription. 7 have registered and
am ready" These will be issued 10
the young men at the polls as soon
AZ they have signed the registra-
ton certificates. either by the regis
trars or by young women stationed
AZ the polls
The matter OF issuing badges has
been put in the hands of a commit
Zee composed OF sam Dreben, g r
Folk and ". G POrterfield- Def
mite arrangements regarding the dis
rribution of badges viii be made by
the committee and they viii confer /
with mayor Charles Davis for this 4
purpose.
All women on the Registration day
committees will act together in ar
ranging the parade They Will So
licit the aid OF all women and or
CARNATIONS in the city to assist them,
the committee decided The women
on the committee are Mrs Ada
Franklin. Mrs. William Wallace Mrs.
g l. Hsnnum, Mrs V. E. Raggio.
Mrs- Y del Camp. Miss May Stevens,
Mrs George H Clements. Mrs A
Krone. Mrs. n A. Mediation and
MIS- \. NJ Van Epps-
Want Every Building Decorated.
Decoration of every building in the
city is urged by the decoration COM
mittee. composed OF c. z. Bargel-
5augh Mrs A Krone, Mrs NJ A.
Mediation and Mrs n. NJ. Van Epps.
The committee will attend TO the
decoration OF the registration booths
and the theater.
All ministers in the city will be
asked to preach sermons on Sunday,
calling on the young men to regis
ter. A committee composed Of Rev.
e L Overstreet, Rev. Percy r
Knickerbocker and E F. Maxwell
VIII call on the ministers Of the city
10 make this request This Commit
lee viii also have charge or the pub
LEFTY of the celebration.
To show Picture slides.
4 committee composed of VIII 2.
Winch, John F'uIkerson, 7. NJ Hervey
and J. NJ Lewis will arrange for
Registration day moving picture
slides 10 be used IN all motion pic
ture theaters during the period prior
70 June > They announced that the
motion picture houses would be op-
ened from 10 TO 70 on Next Tuesday
morning for patriotic meetings. These
meetings VIII be arranged by the
entertainment committee and speak
ers and music for them will be OBJ
tanned
Those present at the meeting were
E G Wade. j., R !. Tighe, Rev.
Percy r. Knickerbocker, J. NJ. Wyatt.
= Z. Macon. W. r Winch. 7. NJ Her
vey. J. NJ Lewis, E F. Maxwell, W.
Gallard- sam. Dreben. c. r Folk,
Rev Charles /. OTerstreet. c E Bar
selbaugh, Mrs. Ada Franklin, Mrs.
William Wallace, Mrs. G. L Han
num- Mrs Y l. Raggio. Mrs Y. del
campo, Miss May Stevens. Mrs.
George H Clements. Mrs. A Krone