El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-20
CHEER FOR MEN
OFF FOR ARMY
Goodby Parade Friday;
Lineup by Marshal Ed
wards; Everyone Walks.


De grand marshal in the parade that
win accompany to the union station
the s42 men leaving Fl Paso Friday
I afternoon for Camp Travis for the
national army, was busy Thursday
morning arranging details OF the pro-
cession, which, he said. promises TO be
one OF the greatest on record here. In
order to avoid confusion at the or
ganization OF the procession, judge
/ Edwards announced the following
I line OF march:
Gordon Of police, military band,
exemption boards. mayor and council
and drafted men. to form in front of
I the county courthouse on San Antonio
/ street
Schools Form At Toltec Club.
School children. under the leader
I ship Of superintendent r. J. Tighe
and the various principals, to form at
Z the Toltec club and fail in behind the
I first group on San Antonio street
Citizens at large to form on Myrtle
avenue and Stanton and fall in behind
I the school children. This is important,
/ insisted judge Edwards. and should be
remembered by the thousands of
people who will participate in the
l parade.
Every One VIII Walk.
Il must insist. too" added the grand
marshal. that there be no automo-
biles in the parade The mayor and
aldermen will walk and everyone
elsemust walk The parade formation
will be in columns Of fours-"
City clerk Jack Dawson is arrang-
ing today for the purchase OF about
300 flags to be distributed 70 the
people in the parade and be used in
lie IL tia
ing private contributions 10 a $500
fund needed for buying the flags.
Make II Cheerful, Says Mayor.
let everyone wear a smile" said
mayor Charles Davis in discussing the
proposed parade. and leave tears and
gloom at home We want TO make
this q happy event and want our boys
heel Of tears The speakers at the
union depot will understand this,
too"
Orders Tor School Section.
Superintendent R J. Tighe Thurs
day issued the following instructions
Thursday TO principals for forming
the students for the procession:
Select one group Of students from
upper grades, So to IS in the group.
Students are to march four abreast
and four feet apart each way Arrive
at south side Magoffin avenue, begin
ming at Toltec club, and mass east
ward on sidewalk at 11:45- Arrange
classes in following order; High
school and junior high. Alta Vista, [
Bailey, Highland Park, Lamar. More
head, Villas, San Jacinto, Bealls Alamo, I
Aoy. Franklin, Douglass
At 11:55 promptly drop into line
OF march on south side Of Magoffin. Z
Each class must be under the direc- I
ton Of one OF more teachers. Be ]
n -aFu1 Of 7fFnae and ef~aaH rn-e
Groups may carry school banners II
they have such Flags are 10 be dis
tributed by a committee appointed by
the mayor
Banks Honor Drafted Soldiers.
The banks viii close at 1 o'clock
Friday afternoon in honor OF the Sc
lectve draft men who will leave for
the training camp at san Antonio.
This action was taken at meeting
OF the Clearinghouse association 4
Thursday morning. The meeting was
held at the First National bank. The /.
officials OF the banking institutions I
request that all their employees 90 to .
the union station TO participate in /
the farewell 10 the men who are go
ing TO Camp Travis. Bankers and /
bank employees will take part in the /
procession to the station
County Board in a Fix.
The county exemption board finds |
itself in a peculiar predicament as a /
result Of the congestion Of work at I
the district exemption boards office /
Although the county board must send Z
134 men to Camp Travis Friday after 4
noon, it has only IS men available, 4
due to delay in receiving certifica- !
tons from the district board. A tele- /
gram was dispatched Thursday noon .
to San Antonio explaining the matter I
and additional certifications are ex-
pected hourly. A list OF about 40 /
were received by telegraph Thursday I
morning
Unless the certifications arrive, /
chairman A Boone plans to call on I
men who were accepted without max 1
ing any exemption claims. as the dis !
trict board viii certify these as a 1
matter Of course 1t is only in cases I
where claims were made than any
doubt can exist. il was said.
SerEeants Are Appointed.
The sergeants appointed by board I
No. /, who viii be in charge Of the I
men being sent 70 San Antonio by .
that board to the training camp are 4
Martin O'Connor and David ". Rake
shaw.