El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-15
5CFA!IC DRIVE
NOW ASSURED.
EIayor Lea Tells Rotary Club
the Good News; Flagpole
for High School.

ut Hotel Sheldon Thursday.
As the Rotary club has been backing
the Scenic Drive for the past two years,
The mayor was asked to come before
the club and report progress upon IT
The club has pledged him its solid
support in anything he may do in open
ing the drive. Mayor Lea said the
steps now in progress to condemn the
corners OF two blocks of land would
E give drive about the rim OF the mesa
+ from point opposite the High School
+ around Scenic Point and on to a con
nection with mat section of the Scenic
Drive donated 10 the city by P l.
Z Kern
The plan Of gaining the rim between
Mesa avenue and a point opposite the
High School has been abandoned as
too expensive. The Scenic Point mas
been secured. however. and with the
condemnation Of the two fractional
blocks. il Will be possible TO continue
the drive past the High School and
out to and past the old stone house
Mayor Lea has also secured a do
nation OF land which viii make II
possible in the future to carry Ange
street up onto the mesa to a connec-
tion with the scenic drive northeast
OF the High school
Club Endorses LEAFS Work
on motion Of g W Groom, the Ro-
tary club went on record as endorsing
the action Of the mavOr and city cOun-
Gil in the Scenic Highway matter. after
Dr. r J.. Ramey had paid a tribute
10 the plans offered by mayor Lea for
the solution OF the difficulties that
have been met in opening the drive.
DR.. Ramey said when the drive is COM
Tieted around the mountain. il viii be
the greatest in the world. Caesar
never built anything as fine" he as
serted
J. P O'Connor. alderman. said he
had already given q tentative deed TO
the property he owns ard which would
be needed 10 extend the road around
the mountain. He said ne thought II
the road ran high enough on the noun
tain, IT would De no trouble to secure
deeds from the owners OF Quarries on
the east side OF Mount Franklin, for
continuing the road around TO Fort
Bliss.
History of the Flag.
President E2mey presented to the
club a handsomely colOred photographic
History of the American Flag" sent
the club by Col George ID. Roper, Of
Rockford III. The present was or
dered bly, framed. TO be hung in
the Rotary grill room at the Sheldon
There are four pictures Of the Ameri-
can flag in its various stages of de-
Vel0pment. all in cOlors. old Glory"
OF the present being at the top. flap
ping in the breeze. Col. Roper has
placed these in the hands of the Rock
ing a copy TO every Rotary club in
the United states. These -escutcheOns. o"
a 3 they are officially called, are to be
sold by the Rockford club to individ-
uals for the benefit OF the Rockford
Children's home. Col. Roper was 20
years compiling his history Of the flag.
which he has reduced 10 few hun
bred words on the .eScutcheon.'
FIagPOle For High school.
Scout executive l. G. Thomas report
ed that the flagpoie donated through
the Rotary club 10 the Boy Scouts by
Capt. Robert q. Baskerville, OF the
Michigan field hospital company, could
not be used by the scouts, but thanked
the club for the prefer II was de-
cided that, inasmucn as the pole IS
a very handsome. serViceable one. the
Rotary club give II 70 the High school
and bear the expense OF removing II
ana replacing il in the High School
grounds. The flagpole was left in camp
by the Michigan organization when 1t
left TO return home 10 be mustered out
Trees For schools.
G. A. Martin reported the receipt Of
a letter from the Texas Nursery COM
pany at Sherman. stating that 100
black locust trees had been shipped
the club Tor use in the school grounds
Of the city. 4 vote of thanks was
ordered sent 10 +. Y AUlkey and c 60
Mayhem Tor the trees. The Rotary
club viii pay the freight or expressage
on the trees and turn them over 10
Says Citizens should Advise.
Mayor Lea, after exhibiting the map
OF the scenic drive plans, said that it
was the duty Of the citizens TO be
closer TO the officers of the admins
tration Of the city, and that they
should advise with the officers and
back them up in their work. He SAID
il was also the citizen $ DUTY to tell the
officers whether they are doing right
or wrong and assist them TO serve the
~. "a
II was the duty of every administra-
ton and OF the citizens TO look out for
the citys future. not only in business
affairs but in its IDENTIFICATION. and
tnat Everyone should look into the
future in order that the city will have
parks where trees and flowers can be
planted and the citizens can enjoy
themselves. He called on the citizens
TO meet their fellowmen and to learn
10 know him better and said ii people
would make II point to do this they
would make better citizens.
strives To DO His Best.
Mayor Lea said thar ne had strived
70 do his best as the chief executive
Of the city and that he was going out
Of office in a happy frame of mind.
feeling that his administration had
done its best for the CITY He paid a
tribute 10 hi saldermen as being
pleasant and earnest working com
panions
-aAtNA AAiAA t. s0LEh ems and ". u.
jolly and city attorney J. IL sIcBroom
also addressed the Rofarians.
Dr. burma Compliments n PasOans.
Dr. J. r. Burma OF Dubuque, Ia COM
pimented the FL Pasoans on their
progressiveness- He said that he had
noticed a most wonderful difference
between the city at the present time
and when he was here three years
ago
Meet Dr. Pigeon AZ station.
At the luncheon, DIR. r. L. Ramey,
president received a message from Dr.
r Leslie Pigeon, vice president Of the
International Rotary club saying that
he would pass through e. Paso today,
and, accompanied by a number Of RO-
tarians, Dr. l,amey met DR.. Pigeon AT
the union station lie is en- route to
California
Asks Local support.
y letter was read 10 the ROtarians
from Dr. :. L. ScothOrn, president OF
the state board of medical examiners,
and a ROtaTian of Dallas. asking the
support Of the local club 10 secure an
osteopathic classification in the club
Edgar W kayser was nominated the
mr. VIII Of