El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-07
NEXICANS GIVE
PLEASING SHOW
Dancing, Athletics Given by
Y. M. G. A. Delight a
HUGE Audience.

Practically every one who attend
ed the exercises at the court house
auditorium Monday night was agree
ABLY surprised by the exhibition given
Z by the Athletes of the Mexican Y. N
C. A. and the program they had ar
ranged in commemoration Of their
national holiday. the 5th Of May.
The huge auditorium was crowded
with Mexicans and Americans and
the applause that was given the sew
eral performances was really tumul-
tous. The greatest applause Of the
evening came when Miss Julieta Non
ties and Manuel D. Ciriza, dressed in
Mexican costumes, danced the ma
tional dance, ~Jarabe Tapatio." The
applause kept the house in an up
roar for several minutes, and dozens
of hats we're thrown onto the stage.
American Girls Please.
Scarcely less enthusiasm was shown
when three American girls from the
FL Paso high school, Misses Mar
jorie Gown. Margaret Hemingway
and Mary Roberts. danced an Ameri-
can fancy dance to a melody of pa
triOtic airs. The girls were dressed
IN white robes and carried small
silk American flags. They wore sill
yer bands around their heads, and as
they danced waved their flags. This
dance was extremely pretty.
The evenings entertainment op-
ened with number Of tumbling acts
by men and boys. some Of the boys
seeming TO be less than Z years old.
The tumblng was done over a set Of
wooden parallel bars, and many OF
the youngsters had difficulty making
the jump 10 the top Of the bars. but
they performed their work admira bly,.
Speakers Wish for Peace.
Judge Dan n Jackson and Prof. s.
7. Esquivel made addresses. Mr.. Jack
son talked in English and professor
Esquivel in Spanish Both Of the
addresses were OF a patriotic nature
and both orators wished for the time
TO come when both the United States
the world
A dance Characteristic Of all Of the
allied entente nations was given and
as each figure was presented the flag
OF the country was unfurled at the
rear Of the stage.
Girls Give Jap Dance.
A group Of young girls sang and.
danced q japanese dance. They were
dressed in the quaint costumes Of the
Japs. The Russian dance by Miss
Emire Pacheco and J. L. Escobar and
Greek dance by five small boys was
also very good The boys were F.
Gomez, r Novano, r. Hessern, z
DterO and J. Rodriguez. The girls in
the Japanese dance were all students
at C0urcneSue school. They were
Misses Jesusa Guerro, Romula Con-
zales. Refugia Gonzales and Maria
MERGED Morgales, Felici-
tas Bier. Ramona Sanchez and jose
fina Y. Cordoba
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II c. A. gave an exhibition Of tum-
bling and the building Of pyramids
that was very well executed. An
Italian dance by a group Of girls was
also well received A Scotch dance
by Ma gdalena MadriEal and Lorenzo
dressed in Scotch plaid. Ny. Favela
wore a suit Of kits and the other ac-
couterments OF highlander.
Those giving the Italian dance
we're Misses Mamie Robertson. Chris
tine Moelich, Ella Borshow, Ruth
Augur, Erin Middleton, Mary Duden
and Margaret GuntOu, and Mrs. l. NJ
Phippiney.
Give Jiu Jitsu Match.
A jiu jitsu wrestling match be-
tween Luis R. Lopez and GOnzalO Cor
Zero was highly interesting and !
Demonstrated that the athletes Of the I
are becoming great physical speci- I
mems.
The Spanish dance by Miss Emire [
Pacheco and Jose T. Escobar was I
well received. Miss Pacheco made a 4
pretty appearance in her Spanish COS |
tune
Dances in Honor OF France.
Miss Adaline Burgess, the only pro- /
-esslOnal entertainer. gave a toe /
lance and she carried the house /
BY storm as she danced to the music I
lf the "Alarseillaise." Miss Burgess !
s from New York and is living here
'or her health. During her dance. in /
lonor Of France. the huge audience /
'emained standing
The evenings entertainment was /
brought TO q close by the playing OF I
he Mexican national hymn followed ]
~ the star Spangled Banner"
The splendid music by a large or
.hestra under the leadership Of RayO /
3. Reyes, was a happy feature OF the j
EXCELLENT entertainment