El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-05
DAY
Of REFORM LAWS
Juarez, in Holiday Attire,
Ready to Attend Patriotic
Program Tonight.

Tuesday, Feb. 5. the 61st anniver-
sary Of the proclamation of the con-
stitution by Gen. Bonito Juarez in
1857 and also the anniversary of the
PRONUNCIATION Of the new amended
constitution by president V. Carranza
on the same date in 1917. IS being
celebrated in Juarez with an impress
sive program of patriotic and social
features.
The program for the day was pre-
pared by the patriotic society Of
Juarez with the cooperation Of the
civil and military authorities. At
o'clock in the morning flags were
raised over the principal buildings
and the inhabitants were reminded
of the significance OF the day by the
parade through the principal streets
Of a drum and bugle corps
Troops on Parade.
At 10 o'clock the garrison Of troops
paraded through the streets. At 6
90 7ck this evening the national colors
will be lowered. with salutes OF
arms.
Between and s o'clock there will
be a band concert in the Plaza de Ia
Constitution by a military band
At 1880 o'clock a parade viii be
formed in the plaza, consisting OF
civil and military authorities. the pa
triotic society, workers societies. and
the people in general, and will march
to the JuareZ theater. where a pro-
gram Of speeches. music and patriotic
features viii be given
AcOsfa To Give Address.
After an overture by the staff band
OF the ID brigade, Eugenio Acosta H.
will give the official address. An al
legorical number by students of the
official school for boys No. %.
Germs Of Hope" will follow.
Students Of the mixed school No.
2S9 viii present another allegory, fol-
lowed by the presentation Of medals
and diplomas to graduates Of the ele-
mental and superior schools. Mixed
school 40. 761 viii give another ale
CORY Dream and Reality"
Prof. r. Gonzalez Llorca will speak.
after the band plays another number.
Gymnastic exercises by students OF
mixed school No. 2SS will be given.
Girls Give ZarzueIa-
artists in Miniature" is the name
Of a ''zarzuela" which will be put on
by pupils OF girls school No. %.
Francisco Arauz Lomeli viii give a
literary composition and Jose Silva
viii sing the prolog from ''PagIiaccL"
After the presentation Of an ale
CORY, Defence of Chapultepec." by
school No. IS. the national hymn will
be sung by the assemblage.
The patriotic society is headed by
r. Gonzalez Llorca and Pedro P. Ma
era, respectively president and sec
rotary.
Jr-arez Triumphs With L. :. Help.
The PRONUNCIATION Of the constitu-
zion of 1897. carrying the laws OF the
reform. followed the downfall of
Santa Ana and his intrigues to be-
s- ~ d-c-ator of Mexico. As soon as
it was promulgated. however. Gen.
Felix Zuloaga pronounced against it
iacUiaya and civil war ensued.
JuareZ and other liberals were i'm
prisOned, but in the end president
cOmonfort fled to the United States,
the opponents Of the new constitution
were defeated, and Juarez became
president These events just preceded I
the Intervention of the French in
Mexico in 1862, from which also
Iuarez emerged triumphant, with the
help Of the United States. extended TO /
him across the Rio Grande from mill |
-ary posts in the vicinity Of the pres
ent city of FL Paso. while the Oaxaca /
reformer made his home in PasO del /
AOrte. nov IfareZ
Also San Felipe Day.
February is also the anniversary l
90 @-r % bv crucifixion at Maya /
at Tacubaya and civil war ensued. |
saki. Japan. Of San Felipe de Jesus, a /
Franciscan. who was a native of 4
Mexico His death occurred in 1854 !
His parents came from Spain and I
settled in Mexico City. where Felipe |
was born in 1872 The son was dis 4
solute and profligate and. although in /
a monastery at Mexico City for a /
while. he cast the habit aside In or !
der to get him away from his bad 4
he was sent 10 the Philip !
pine islands by his father.
There he was no better. But, after 4
his friends had deserted him when his 4
money. gave out, he resolved to reform
and entered a Franciscan monastery
near Manila He became q novice in i
1893 and a friar in 1894. His parents
hearing Of his changed life. deter
mined to have him transferred to
Mexico and succeeded in getting an
order to that effect. He embarked on
shin for Mexico. but the ship was
wrecked on the shores Of Japan Due
10 the agitation against Jesuits al
that time. the Japanese were IN
and the Franciscan was cru
Gifted by order Of the emperor Taico-
5ama, who believed that the friars
were forerunners Of a Spanish con-
quest
Sainted by Pope Plus TX.
san Felipe and his companions were
5ainted by pope Urban VII and be-
zane the patron saint Of Mexico City
In 1923. The festivities lasted eight