El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-01
ALL READY FOR
HONOR FLAG DAY
Of Military and
Civilians VIII Mark Ar
rival of Speakers.

Thursday viii be Honor Flag day
in FL Paso. and one Of the most in
teresting parades that has ever been
seen in this city viii be held in honor
of the visit here of Mai. Gen. E. Z.
Swinton. OF the British army. and
viii celebrate the formal raising of
the honor flag awarded El Paso for
oversubscribin= its third Liberty
loan quota. Brig. Gen. De Rosey C.
CabeM with his aids. and Gen. Swim
ton viii review the parade from a
stand at Cleveland square. This viii
be Gen. Cabelrs first opportunity to
review the soldiers Of this district
The last meeting before the parade
was held by the executive committee
NJ noon Tuesday at Hotel Sheldon.
There viii be no more luncheOns held
until saturday. when all Of the mem
bers Of the Liberty loan campaign
VIII meet and a final tabulatiOn OF
the subscriptions viii be made.
Cavalrymen to Line Street.
me parade VIII start from the
union depot Immediately after the
train arrives from the west with the
guests who are TO speak Thursday
night. Cavalrymen viii be stationed
along either side Of san Francisco
street from the depot to FL Paso
street The procession viii be led BY
SIX policemen on motorcycles. fol-
lowed by the guests and the eLecu-
tive committee Of the Liberty loan
campaign in automobiles
The guests and the executive COM
mittee VIII ride in automobiles. in
the following manner; One, mayor
-narleS Davis, Cen SWintOn, aide and
orderly, Gen De Rosey Cabell and r.
Burt OrndOrff- two. Otis c. Coles. I
Robert krakauer. T. NJ Wingo. Leslie I
M- shaw, Charles N. Newman and
James a. Dick. three. A. p. Coles. w [
and Frank G. Odell; four. H S
Beach, a. r. Webb, W. NJ Butler. w I
j. Quigly and G.. F. Hawks; live. I
iudge W. R. Smith. W. ". Carpenter.
p \ shelton, E, C. Davis. J. G. VIII I
martin and G. n BaSsett: six. city I
,lerl1 J. T. Dawson. and alderman J. {
p O'COnnor. R. c. Semple, =. B. Sim !
mons and " c. jolly. and r. Z. Z
Ihomasoni seven, judge z. B. AIcClin- 1
.Ock, county commissioners and r. II. I
Dudley; eight. French officers; nine, /
British officers ten, Or. j. Wilbur /
Chapman. Rev. c. /. Overstreet. J. A ]
1rakauer and L. 5. Goen.
Other committeeman will follow.
Military Section Formation.
Brig. Gen Robert L. Howe. with 4
lis staff. viii lead the military sec
ion Of the parade. which viii follow
he automobiles The military section
viii be composed Of the 18th infantry
brigade. the 34rh and 64th infantry, I
,ol Z. A Lewis, commanding; SD
ield artillery. Col. r. T. Howard.
.aValry brigade. Fifth and Seventh /
egiments, Col. s P Il. Tompl-ins,
Ninth engineers mount
ID. Col. James A O'Connor. command
ng; Eighth engineers mounted. Capt Z
dwight +. Johns. commanding. and
eTeuth Field battalion signal corps,
iaj. Z. a Lehman. Several auxiliary
nits viii participate.
Following the military section OF
he parade viii come the captains and
cams Of the Liberty loan cOmpaign.
Civic Organizations Lineup.
The civic organizations which viii
participate in the parade. are named
n the order in which they viii ap-
EI Paso City and County Home De-
ence league-Lieut- Col. Roy Bar
.um in command: Mais. ]. Z. Benton,
ames A. Dick, W T. HiXson, 3 J.
.abriskie; Capts. J. V. Brown. COM
any a; l. = Neff, company 3: B. r
'erson. company c; c Jack Henry.
ompauy H: Barney Hughes. company
(, r. l. Holiday, company H.
United Spanish American War vet
rans-Capt- c z. Atheby.
Grand Army Of the Republic-Ca9t- ,
+, s. Woodwork
United Confederate veterans-CapL
.
High School cadets and band-Auen
ayles. commandment
High school students-Prof- a H ,
IuEhey.
Wives. mothers and sisters Of men :
Q the service. carrying service flags .
.rs. Ben Jenkins. chairman 7
Red Cross sOciet Winchester :
ooley and Henry S Beach in charge
Where Bodies win Form. {
The Liberty loan workers, Home &
'efence league and Spanish American 3
ar veterans viii form on Anthony :
treet. south OF and facing san Fran
.scO street
G. A r and Confederate veterans 2
IN form on Durango street south Of I
nd facing san Francisco street !
High school cadets. band and high q
,hOOl students will form on Leon 3
.reet, south of and facing san Fran +
.sco. "a
The women's section OF the parade r
e.