El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-27
GET
ELK5 APPLAUSE
Pershing's Picture Does the
Work in Monster Parade
at Atlantic GitV.

The life size picture Of Gen John J
Pershing, El Paso Elk. borne In the
Atlantic City Grand Lodge parade
boy the 13-year-0ld son Of Amzie Berla
pioneer plumber Of the city, who rar
shop in the old adobe building on
the corner now occupied by the Popu-
Jar store building. caused the thou
sands who saw the parade to remem-
Der Fl DasO is still on the map, said
Roy D. Barnum. district deputy grand
master and past president of the
Texas association of the B. p o. Elks.
who has returned from the national
convention at Atlantic City with many
stories OF the great things the ant
Tered crowd Is doing in the war
EI PusOans Are Cheered.
when Gov. j. X Tener, past grand
exalted ruler, The grand marshal of
the parade placed the FL Pasoans at
its head because Of the pershinE pic
ture carried by young Berla, in Boy
scout uniform. in honor Of our distin-
cuished life member. commanding the
armies in France we thought that
was fine, but when the regiment Of
marines came 10 salute as its band
PLAYED Hail TO the Chief while we
countermarched on the broad street
and hats came off Of the heads or the
old and new exalted rulers, Fred Har-
per. Of Lynchburg, Va, and Bruce
A. Campbell. Of East ST. Louis; sec
rotary Of the navy Daniels, Gov Edge,
Of New Jersey, and mayor Bacarach,
Of Atlantic City. who stood in their
auto and cheered our little party. we
thought our labors had been more
than rewarded.
Greetings From PershinE-
Young Berla carried the picture
over the seven nile route and we were
ted that the feature drew more ap-
nIause than any ether single thing in
the parade 7 had carried personal
letter from Gen. PershinE to the Elks
convention. sending them greeting
The general was initiated while sta
toned in III Paso-
ut was the greatest patriotic pa
rsda ever held in the country There
were 200 service flags nutteriug. The
grand lodge service flag had 10000
stars on it, Harry CHAIRMAN. once
alderman i'm FL Paso in the Morehead
council, was there and ne-peQ lne
II Paso delegation IN the picture
stunt The picture was labeled, our
Cen. Pershing-
1900 At Convention.
1Ir. Barnum gave the following In
formation on the convention
The meeting was held I'm the theater Q
on Million Dollar Pier 1900 members +
present. Col. Mcintyre, OF the sal /
walton ARMY. made an inspiring au- ]
dress. in the nature OF Jnanksg llln5 I
for assistance rendered that body by /
The EIks for overseas work samuel ]
Gompers gave a thrilling talk
stops Alien Enemy Talk
Among the new legislation was /
resolution prohibiting the use Of any 4
alien enemy language in or about any !
ElIzs lodge or club rooms and proEld- I
ing for the expulsion Of any member ]
or discharge Of any employe, guilty Of I
the use OF the same a resolution I
provided that I'm future the negro I
FTxs order known as the Improved 4
n . oF rHa World he ignored D
and that no further prosecution be f
made
EIza Among Fighters.
In United States army service ~ I
present there are one general j. J- :
pershinz. lie member Of III Paso I
7rF~e TRT- Two major generals. six I
briEadfer generals. so colonies, s. I
1feuterant colonies, 400 majors. 1900 (
CAPTAINS. 400 lieutenants. 1000 serg- .
cant and 500 corporals. In the navy 4