El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-20
5000 MILES Of
UNITED PEOPLE
DR.. Hollis, Speaker for En-
gineers, Says Americans
Together in War.

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Army and civilian engineers mingled
I together. Toasted and exchanged ideas
Friday night at Hotel Paso del Norte,
at the annual banquet Of the South
western Society Of Engineers. whose
convention was concluded saturday
morning. The time was one set aside
for festivity. but Dr. Ira y Hollis.
the first speaker called on by toast
master $. H. WorreU. gave a more Sc
rious cue for the other takers when
he said. 81 feel like praying for my
country every night"
There is one thing that strikes
me forcibly." said Dir. Hollis That IS
the sameness in the course Of all
true Americans at this time. There
is no difference between north and
south We have something now in
this country the world has never
seen before. 5000 miles Of people with
the same thoughts and the same
deals
Germans Heart BIeeds.
That the German-Am ericau, on the
average, is likewise Of these opinions
was the belief Of the speaker. who
told OF a postscript in a letter he had
received from a German member OF
the Harvard faculty, saying. Ny heart
bleeds for my dear fatherland. trod-
den under the heels Of cruel, vile
PruSsiau-'
At the conclusion Of his talk. Dr..
Hollis left the meeting and prepared
20 take a late train 10 continue his
journey westward 4 vote OF thanks
for his attendance at the convention
and his addresses was extended him.
Want 200 Membe-s.
r, W. Goddard. O.. ". Butler. Don
aid b. Gillies and A. +. Barnes made
talks planned TO stir the n embers to
more activity in making tire society
grow There are now 119 on ~Oll and
200 are desired when the sprinE con-
vention is held. somewhere in Arizona,
livery man in the society envies
your chance TO serve our country and
shall watch your progress with PRIDE
was the substance OF telegram sent
by secretary C. J.. BarglebauEh TO the
army
Everybody Is In the Army.
We are glOrying I'm the present
struggle because the country at large
is glOrying in IT," said Mai. ]. A.
O'COnnor. Ninth United States en-
gineers. The universally OF interests
now manifest is very gratifying 20
all OF US in the army. Everybody is in
the army now. It is all one great ma
chine. The men actually wearing the
d maxi may DE SllA 10 Ne the RUEhllE
head OF the machine. with the civil
ian members as the shaft and wheels.
Spirit viii win or lose the war. and
spirit must be put into the entire ma
chine"
Army Getting Finest Men.
Mai Y l. Peterson. Eighth en-
giners, said men far above the old av-
erage are now being received in the
army The class Of men We get de-
ponds on outside conditions" he said
In times Of peace and plenty. few
want 10 leave good positions to enter
the army, and often the man out OF
work is our average" The major gave
an outline OF the daily duties OF an
army engineer and told the members
OF the society what he would show
them by way OF trenches when they
came out TO visit his camp Saturday
morning
On Break Of Advance.
We are on the break Of a great
advance OF the standard OF engineers
said W. A. T. Woods who pleaded for
a more strenuous membership cam
paign. The same suggestion was .
made by J. A. Peterson. who said I
there are more engineers TO the square F.
mile I'm the southwest than anywhere
else In the union. All ought to be
members.
on the great expansion OF activity F.
noticeable In army engineers camps. I
and half dozen volunteer speakers ]
contributed some humor anent the .
boat race that had been INDUCED in F.
Friday morning by the MEMBER
The Banqueters-
Those present az the banquet were. .
VI. A. Z. Woods, William Freddicombe, .
W NJ James, J. F. Woodward. jr; r. .
W Goddard, Lieut. John Wheeler, ". J
:. Stewart, William J. Jennings, F. +
K PIggott. S a. Ford, r. W. Sc f
= "a
y Mayfleld. J. T. tanning. 7. p. Shee- .
han, J. C. White, C. r. Folk, Lieut.. c. /.
II. Sutherland. Capt T.. " Turner, 7
-apL Charles A. Lyerly. W F. Robert I
son, Lieut. H. c. Fairbanks. Donald B
3. Gillies Capt. E. F. Click. Mai. j. !
Ira n. Hollis. a. =. Barnes, Mai V. /
L Peterson. C.. E Barglebaugh, Flint T
dcGreSor, Capt James S. Burk, G. NJ .
Butler, J. C. Ballagh. Capt. Alfred I
lanahl, capt T. j. Simkins, ID. A.
carpenter, Lieut. Richard l. FOns. .
Milton C.. Shedd. A. p. Sitton. j. A. .
Peterson, r. s. Moore and ". c.
denger.
Give Camp Cody Figures.
Technical talks, with figures ar
ranged in engineering fashion. were .
given by G. A IiltOn and Mai. C.. r. .
Miller on the problems met in build f.
ng Camp Cody Fifteen hundred .
buildings were erected al a total cost /
n S2,e25.000 and covering 2450 acres. .
-ltteen miles Of water mains and Is .
miles OF laterals, with 205O shower .
heads, were laid. Mess halls totaling
-oa. enough 10 make a string nearly 4
eight miles long. were built The total .
AMOUNT Of lumber used for tent floors t
was about 1000, 600 feet. and the
grand total was 100000 feet The
amp capacity is $4,000 men.
Witness Trench BUILDING
The formal program OF the fall
convention OF the Southwestern So
,lery Of Engineers was brought to a .
lose with a demonstration Saturday .
morning at the camp OF the Eighth i
engineers near Fort Bliss. The army .
men showed the civilian engineers Il
what their duties were i'm the line OF .
rench building and in fortificatiou .
Nrecking- Spectacular dyuamiting OF .
oreastworEs and barbed wire en- .
set up by a supposed 4
enemy. were shown TO the visitors, .
5 no took luncheon with Mai. V. L
'eterson and the other officers.