El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-09
GIVE PERSH|NG
SILVER SERVICE
Chamber of Commerce Will
Present General With
Punch Bowl at Banquet

\ solid silver punch bowl service
viii be presented TO Mai Gen John
J. Pershins at the banquet 10 be given
in his honor by the chamber of com
merce, Saturday night at Hotel Paso
del Norte. 1t viii be a gift from the
members OF the chamber Of commerce
to the general
Final arrangements for the banquet.
which viii be the most elaborate ever
held in Fl Paso, are being made by
the members of the chamber of com
merce military committee An eXteH-
sive program viii be presented during
the dinner, which viii include vaude-
vile stunts, concert by a military
band and speeches by FL PasOans and
military men.
Covers for 40 Arranged.
There Will be $50 persons present
NJ the banquet. Fifty of these will be
army men. the guests of the chamber
Cf commerce. Only loo members OF
the chamber can be accommodated. The
sale of tickets. which began Thursday
has met with great success. Thursday
aight so of the 100 tickets were sold
and applications for tickets were made
by many Friday The tickets are on
sale at all the Fl Paso banks and at
the chamber of commerce.
Army Chiefs Cannot Come.
High officials Of the army who have
oeen invited 10 attend the banquet
nave wired their regrets because of
important government matters. Lieut.
Gen. John g Bates. retired. OF Silver
city, y. N; Maj. Gen. Hugh l.. Scott,
chief Of staff, and Maj. Gen. Frederick
unStOn, commander of the southern
department, telegraphed their regrets
military committee. Cen Funston said
IN his MESSAGE
Many thanks I am sorry 7 cannot
be with you at the banquet in FL Paso,
Long messages from Gen. Bates and
Ten. Scott viii be read at the ban
quet.
The Army Guests.
Following are the names of the army
9itlcers invited; Nal Gen. John J.
Pershlng. commander punitive eXpedi-
ton; Maj J l. Hines. adjutant general,
punitive expedition; Col Geo. .. Cress.
L. ). inspector general punitive ex-
petition, Mai John Henry Parker. 24tn
infantry. Col James D. GlenuOn. medi-
cal department. Capt l. =. Kroner.
nth cavalry. Capt y ". Campanole.
6th infantry; Capt W. q. Reed. 6th
cavalry; Lieut.. James l. Collins. A ID
g. llth cavalry, Lieut.. " g Shallen-
berger. A d. c. infantry: Lieut. Geo
). Patton jr- 7th cavalry; Col c :.
FarnswOrth. infantry. Gen. Eben Swift.
cavalry: Col. :. T. II. Tompkins. 9Th
cavalry. Col. W ! Nicholson 18th
cavalry; Col. Henry T Allen. 18th cav
airy; Col Daniel /. Tate. 9Th cavalry;
Col DeEosey Cabell 10th cavalry. Col !
Lucien c. Berry. 18th field artillery;
Col Robt- H. Noble. sth infantry, Col.
William H Allaire. 18th infantry; Col.
Chas- r Moves, I7th infantry: Col.
Frank l. VIM. oath infantry: Lieut.
Carl : Mckinney, \. D. g. Infantry,
Brig Gen. George Bell jr.; Lieut. II
3. Lewis a u. C Lieut. Julien +
Devereaux. Ohio y. c.. acting \ d G..
Lieut. Col. H H Whitney. adjutau1
general; Col William F. Martin, chief
IF staff Lieut.. Col. Alex Stark. medi-
al corps; Brig Gen. Chas. g. Morton
Brig. Cen f. 81. John Greble; Bris-
zen. VIM. '. McMallen and Brig Gen
Iohn G.. Speaks. Ohio national guard.
Brig. Cen Chas. T. O'Neiu Pennsyl-
-ania national guard. Brig. Gen. Wal
er A Harris. Georgia national guard
'ol. Alfred HasbrOuck, Col. J. W
Heard. Col George H. Morgan. Col
v. II. Holbrook. Col Peyton g. March.
oil Charles T Menoher. Col y. r
awton. Col Walter X Wright. Col
;. +. Jones. Col. Charles e. Wey-
'recht. Ohio national guard; Lieut.
'ol. r l. Howe, Maj. Hanson E Ely !
faj. William Elliott. depot quarter
master; Capt. Chas. N DeBremond, |
'ew Mexico national guard. Capt. VIM.
2 Graham, Goth infantry