El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14
MOTORISTS To
MAKE BIC SHOW
Night Parade Tuesday for
Red Cross Will Be Big
gest Ever Seen Here.

An automobile parade on larger
scale than was ever formed here was
placed on the Red Cross program for
Tuesday night by committee of the
Motor Trades association and the pro-
gram committee of the Red Cross
campaign met Wednesday night at
the Tri-State Motor company's Of
fees. The parade will be made to
stimulate the campaign which will
be instituted on Monday to raise Ell
Paso's allotment Of $4,000 of the
800, 600, 900 asked by president VIII
son for Red Cross work during the
war.
The parade will be open to all au-
tomobile owners in the city and an
invitation has been offered TO all
owners TO participate. II is especi-
ally requested by the committee that
the machines be decorated in patri-
otto colors-
Gen. Bell to Head Parade.
Brig. Gen. George Bell, jr. COM
mander of the FL Paso district and
his staff officers will head the
parade. Gen. Bell, in response to a
request from 4. - laws anu u -
Martin. on the publicity committee
Thursday morning. said that five
military bands will be ordered to
play in the parade and that two COM
panies of army ambulances Will turn
out. DR.. W. L Brown, chairman of
the local chapter OF the Red Cross,
will accompany the officers Women
who have Red Cross nurses costumes
have been asked TO wear them
Starts 7:3O Tuesday Night.
S. 2. Silversparre will be the
parade marshal The parade will
night at Piedras and Montana streets.
The route will be west on Montana
to Mesa; south on Mesa to Missouri:
west on Missouri to North FL Paso;
south on North FL Paso TO Franklin;
west on Franklin by Main to San
Francisco; east on san Francisco 10
South Ell Paso: south on South Ell
PasO to San Antonio; east on San
Antonio to Myrtle; east on Myrtle to
South Campbell; North on Campbell
to Mills; west on Mills to Mesa; north
on Mesa to Missouri. to disband on
East Missouri.
VIII Have Five Divisions
There win be five divisions in the
parade as follows:
First division-Dodge, Ford, Chand-
Ter. Hudson, Packard, Stutz and Win
ton cars; r II. Wilcox. marshal; form
on Piedras facing northward to Bou-
levard-
Second division-Cadillac, Frank
lin, Mitchell, Haines, Marmon, Velie,
Oldsmobile, Briscoe. Premier. Lex
ington, Detroit electric, Liberty,
Saxon. Paige-Detroit, Hupmobile,
bort and all unclassified cars; Lee
Hebberd. marshal; form on Boulevard
east to Piedras.
Third division-Overland, Stude-
baker, Oakland, Chevrolet, Roamer,
National Case. White. Stearns-
Knight. Scripps-Booth; T. J. Fitzger-
aid. marshal; form on Tularosa west
to Piedras-
Fourth division-Buick. REQ. Max
well, Mercer. Jordan. Chalmers,
Grant, LocomObile. Pathfinder. King;
l. NJ Cregor. marshal. form on Mon
tana east to Piedras-
Fifth division-Trucks OF all makes
and all light delivery automobiles;
A. z. Simpson. marshal; form on Bliss
east TO Piedras.
Those present at the meeting were
T. J. Fitzgerald, Lee Hebberd, Harvey
and l. NJ Cregor, of the Mo-
tor Trades association, and Z. c.
Davis Of the publicity committee Of
the Red Cross campaign
At the big meeting Wednesday
night on Cleveland square two bands
will play. Gen Bell and staff will
have seats on the platform