The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-22
MILITARY REVIEW
FOR ST0CkMEN
THIS Will HE IMPOSING fhs-
rlRE or CONVENTION 10
,.n HELD At HI pAso.
Thlrty-fise Thousand Troops Ao
Expected 10 Take Part IN the
Pageant. 10
Open March q.


nj. pAso. Texas, Feb 90 "A mil
ttarv review in which fully $4,000
troops OF ali arms viii participate
wilt be- one OF the imposing features
OF the annual convention OF the Pan
handle and Southwestern stoekmen
Association which will be held III III
pasa March q, and 5, next
The review viii be the greaiass
In najnt of numbers of men partic-
ipatiug ever held Ia the Southwest
and there will be an added Interest
I'm The pageant from the fact that IN
the long line. which Will pass
through the streets OF El Paso on
,hat occasion, will be the veteran
infantry. cavalry and artillery regi-
ments which made up the punitive
expedition which went into Mexico
III search OF the bandit. villa. and
hieh have bat just returned to
American soil after an arduons ten
mouths 10 the mountain Businesses
aud the deserts OF the southern re-
public
This will be the first time since
the Civil War that the people of the
United States Will have had an OPP
portunity to see We many men under
arms IN one body and particularly
viii IL be the first time tha residents
Of the Southwest win have had such
an opportunity.
The review will be held on the
morning OF the first day Of the cattle
convention. Tuesday, March s, and
aiIi be the leading feature Of the
week OF festivities which has been
planned for the Visitors
For delegates aud other visitors
who arrive early the committee hay
ing In charge the entertainment OF
visitors has planned cabaret shows
al the Hotel Paso del Norte and the
sheldon on Monday night. March s.
Following the review on Tuesday
the convention will hold its first
business session at the Texas Grand
Theatre. The evening viii be given
over TO dancing at the hotels aud
Little Plaza which will be brilliantly
lighted and otherwise made ready
for the host of merry makers expect
ed
All delegates to the convention
wjll attend the Rio Graude Frontier
Day sports as guests Of the Chamber
Of Commerce Wednesday afternoon.
March 6 The sports viii be staged
for The first time that day ana an
especially good program viii be pat
on for che occasion.
Purses aggregating $4,000 hayeI
been provided for the contestants i'm
The Frontier Day sports which will
consist Of broncho busting by the
best riders In the country, both men
and women; steer reping and riding.
bulldoging. trick and fancy riding.
etc. including number OF events
arranged for soldiers of all branches
Of military service.
Wednesday evening the men among
the visitors will be invited to attend
a roundup for which an elaborate
program has been prepared. While
The men are being entertained at the
roundup" the visiting ladies will
be entertained at a reception and
musicale nj the handsome new home
Of The III Paso Woman's Club An
tomobiles will be placed at the dis
posal ot the ladies in which to travel
from their hotels to the Women's
Club building
The convention viii conclude its
labors Thursday afternoon. but the
Frontier Day sports viii be contin-
ued TIL Sunday afternoon for the
benefit of the visitors VINO may not
have had occasion or time to witness
them while the convention is in ses-
sion