El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29
EVERYBODY IS PLANNING FOR BIG TIME
NEXT WEEK, WITH FESTIVAL OF ALLIES
By DOROTHY B. JOHNSTON.

usual rosebud teas and dances. All
have been mustered into the country
service. uuofficially, but no less en-
Enthusiastically, than the brothers
Work in the various humane move
rnents can no longer be stigmatized
mere fad. Sincerity in the great work
Is attested by efficient results, to
which everyone seems bent TO contri-
butte her share
As the plans unfold for tae Festival
of the Allies. which will open in
burst of glory with a street parade,
Wednesday evening at o'clock the
populace may be prepared 10 partici-
pate in quite the most stupendous
function FL PasO has had since the
outbreak Of the War-and there has
been nearly every mOney-beguilinS
scheme imaginable to corral the fash
iOnable set and its dollars. But this
is not exactly a Embarrassing fete-it
was planned primarily as town
frOlic in reward for constant giving
But il there chances TO be any silver
lining left in ones pocket. il is apt
to find its way clinking into the Red
Cross fund via the carnival route
Reverting TO the parade-Miss
Mary Gates Redmond. who represents
America, queen Of the festival Of the
Allies. will be the principal figure on
the float Of the Allies. surrounded by
the following constellation Of
Miss Alice 8Iyles. England or
Britannica.
Miss Mary White. France
Miss EsteIle Berrien. Belgium.
Miss Frances Earle, Greece.
Miss Valerie LOrig, Japan
Miss Edna Russell. Servia-
Miss Sarah Bridgers, Russia.
Miss Virginia Semple, India.
Miss Sonic Grouse, San Salvador.
Miss Julia Poole, China
Miss Ethel Brown. Brazil.
Miss Katherine Pfaff. Italy
Miss GeOrgina Martin. Cuba
Miss Nellie May Brown. Montenegro.
Miss Esme Grouse. Nicarag qua
Miss Helen Stratton. Canada.
Miss Margaret Schuster. Portugal
Miss Edna Robertson. Scotland.
Miss Anne llagOffin. Siam
Later. at the conclusion Of the pa
rade, these girls. all Of whom are car
ryinE out their costuming true TO
the atmosphere Of the country they
rypify, viii be the cynOsure Of friends.
as they preside over the various
booths that viii occupy the length of
North e. PasO street-tO be rOped off
and fenced until the fiesta closes, late
Saturday night They viii also form
tableauZ vivant each evening. grouped
on the main platform. Mrs. W. L.
Brown is in charge Of the living pic
lures
Inasmuch as the red men were the
abOrigines Of America. Miss Redmond
viii have for her booth Of the United
States = rare Indian exhibit, and viii
sell tobacco, first discovered by them
Miss Rose Piatt, who has three broth
ers in the service, though only one
was Of military age, will assist at the
8 American booth, others being Miss
Mary MagOffin, Miss Margaret Neff,
Miss Frances Ragsdale. Miss Florence
EaEsdale. Miss katherine kilburn.
Miss Margaret Piatt. Miss Elizabeth
Hawkins and Miss Margaret GethinE- I
There has been a slight change in I
the floats. as at first planned The
Perry kirkpatrick company has as
sumed the responsibility for Great
Britain. H p McClintOck and Dr.. c. ]
C.. Young viii see that Russia viii
adjust itself into a cosmic state and
shine brightly with scin tillating fea-
lures: the Western Coffee company
Will have Brazil. and the First Ma.
uonal bank VIII have the United
States float France has fallen TO the
parade cOmmittee-Mrs- H 5. Suther-
land. Mrs Hugh Grouse. Mrs. T. W.
Lanier and Mrs ", D. Wise other
wise. the lineup" remains as before
announced-the Popular, India: Kohl
bergs. Cuba, krakauer, York d Move,
SerVia; The Grecian, Greece; the
Equal Franchise league, Portugal.
First Presbyterian church. Scotland;
the WOman's club, siam; Y. B. An
dreas and Ben Lewis, the country
stOre- Dr. and Mrs =. j. JeuneSs, the
5attleship for the Navy league; Mrs.
Horace W. Broaddus. Mrs. D. Bruce
Smith and Mrs Lee OrndOrff, the live
stock show; the negro Ministries, Max
Miller: fortunes, Mrs. S. H. Worrell; {
the Robert Z. Lee chapter, Z. d. C.,
and the G. A RS. Mrs. Mary Ross
Kiester and Mrs. Joseph H Hurxthal; ]
the D. A RS adjoining; Martha Wash 4
.ngton circle-Spirits Of &c. Mrs. VIII
liam Wallace and Mrs. L T KILLER.
Mrs. A P. Coles, Mrs. James Vance
and Mrs. Charles Davis, who are prov
ing dexterOus originatOrs with the
Japanese tea garden, are to have a
Japanese wishing bridget anyone
can cross up one side and down the
other without speaking a word, the
Buddha viii grant the wish-it's sure
to come true. Mrs. Frank NJ Murchi-
son, Mrs. Olive Davis Simpkins, Mrs I
W. J. Deavitt, Mrs. William Spence /
(Beulah Brown. Mrs Maurice /
Schwartz, Mrs. Sidney Mayer, Mrs
Mason Pollard. Mrs. Leo Schuster, Mrs.
Charles LOOMS, Mrs. z. p Carpenter
and Mrs. Marguerite Buckler Steven
son. as giesha girls, in gorgeous XII
mouas, viii assist by serving tea at
small tables, with background OF