El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-14
MONDAY To BE
NEW MEXICO DAY
Officials Gathering to Ar
range for Presenting
Medal to Pershing.

Invitations were issued Wednesday
moruinr TO prominent officials Of the
New Mexico state government. mem
beers OF the state legislature and sen
ate the supreme court and other prom
Ineut New MeXicans u attend the oere-
monies which will be held here Mon
day when Gov ". +. Lindsey viii pre-
sent the New Mexico state legislature
gold medal to Mai. Gen j. J. Pershing
commander Of the southern depart
ment. United States army a large
number Of prominent New Nexicans
are expected 10 attend the ceremonies
and this number viii include GOV.
Lindsey and his personal staff Col. T.
G. Abbott. First New Mexico infantry,
and about 20 New Mexico national
guard officers.
Officials Arrive To Arrange DetaIIS
MAJ w. IT, II Llewellyn. speaker of
tle New Mexico legislature. who with
John s Clark of Las Vegas, president
ot the senate. has been appointed as
q committee to arrange the ceremo-
MES, arrived from Santa Fe Wednes-
DAY morning TO prepare the program.
Mr. clark is expected Friday. They
are being assisted i'm the preliminary
arrangements by William A. Hawkins,
OF III faso. ana former governor Geo.
Curry OF New MEXICO.
Gov. Lindsey Arrives Monday.
GOV Lindsey and mis- staff viii ar
day morning They viii be met at
the union station by cavalry escort
and the motorcycle company and viii
DE taken directly 10 the camp of bat
JerE \, New Mexico field artillery at
RI Bliss The governor and his party
VIII be the guests of the battery ar
luncheon NJ the camp and the gov
ernor viii make an address 10 the
Polo Game and Review.
\ polo game between two army teams
IS being arranged by Brig Gen George
Bell. ir-. at Fl Bliss at which Gov.
Lindsey. Cen Pershins. Cen Francisco
-dirg lia, commander o. the ChihUa-
hua military zone. and Gen Jose Muir
guia, OF JuareZ. and staff officers will
re Cen Bells guests. Following the
polo game, cavalry division review
VIII be held AT Fl Bliss Gen Bell
IS arranging certain maneuvers and
drills for the review. He spent We'd
nesday morning with Brig. Gen Eben
swift. commander Of the cavalry at
Camp Stewart and made the prelimi-
nary arrangements
Dinner For Governor.
Gov Lindsey VIII he the guest OF
Mr. and Mrs James C. McNary ar a
dinner Monday night and after the
dinner the party VIII 20 TO the II Paso
Country club, where the presentation
lf the medal TO Cen Pershing viii take
place At the club the governor VIII
issue a vote Of thanks 20 the New
Mexico national guard officers for their
service TO the state.
Gen. Jose Murguia To Entertain.
While Gov. Lindsey is attending the
luncheon at the camp Of Battery A.
Gen PershinS and Gen Bell, with their
staff officers. viii 20 10 Juarez. where
they viii be guests OF honor at 2
iunchen 10 be given by Gen. Jose MUIR
euia. The Mexican officers will &C
company Gen Pershing and Cen Bell
to Fl Paso afterrard and will attend
the cavalry review and polo game.
Deaths Postpone Presentation.
The presentation of the medal 10
Gen PerShing was arranged to be held
on Feb. - at Santa Fe y. NJ, but It
was postponed because Of the death
Of Gov. r. c. de Baca. and Gen Funs-
ton Gen. Pershing's promotion to
Of the southern department
d ecessitated his going TO Fl. Sam HOus-
ton. Texas. and he asked that the cere-
monies be postponed until a later date.
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