El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26
GUESTS
ENTERTAINED
Chamber of Commerce Elk
tends Hospitality to Per
shing and Roop.

port OF the contentious Of Texas ship
pers in the as-Shreveport rate
case Traffic manager A ". Reeves
has made several trips to east Texas
in the interest OF FL PasO shippers.
Nr. Reeves was elected vice president
Of the Texas Industrial Traffic league
early In the year.
During the year the El Paso cham
Der Of commerce became "A member
Of the National Industrial Traffic
league.
NotabIes Entertained.
Notables entertained by the cham
her Of commerce since January l in
cluded Mai Gen John J. Pershing,
now in command Of the American ex-
peditionary force in France. who was
given a luncheon by the chamber upon
his return from Mexico; the Rev
Newell Dwight Hills and Lawrence
Chamberlain. eminent speakers who
we're touring the country on behalf OF
the sale Of Liberty bonds; and Lieut.
Gen Vladimir Roop and party. mem
bers Of the mission from Russia to
the United states.
The chamber OF commerce has
thrown itself with all its resources
into every patriotic movement which
has arisen, and has hesitated at moth
ing to aid the national government
in the southwest in every way posi-
Bile. Immediately upon the declaration
OF war with Germany. the directors Of
the chamber pledged the unqualified
support OF the organization TO the
ration. and passed resolutions endors-
ing the actions Of president Wilson
It did not stop with the mere passing
Of resolutions, however. but at once
began an aggressive campaign to AID
the national government through
every means OF its disposal
Aids Recruiting.
Company X, fourth Texas infantry,
the only national guard organization
THHa II a. hIU
required strength upon its return
from service in the Big Bend district
Immediately the chamber OF COM
merce placed recruiting headquarters
In the chamber Of commerce. building
at its disposal. and assisted in many
ways in recruiting. At one meeting
at the chamber OF commerce % men
Joined the company IN a body. The
company which had used the base
ment OF the chamber OF commerce
building as a. temporary barracks
was ordered to Elephant Butte n D..
to guard the Elephant Butte dam. and
was without authority TO maintain
recruiting offices in FL PasO- Through
the chamber Of commerce recruits
we're sent to Elephant Butte to join
the company, with the result that the
required strength was attained. and
the company was mustered into fed
eral service, soon leaving for san Be
nito. Tex.
placed at the disposal OF the various
national guard companies which since
have been organized in FL Paso. Com
pany A. first Texas infantry, used
the basement OF the building as 4 bar
racks. and companies B. first Texas
infantry. and the supply and hos
pital companies maintained recruiting
headquarters in the building. When II
was found impossible. through red
tape" to procure many OF the neces-
sites for the recruits. the chamber
OF commerce came to their aid finan-
eially.
The regular army provost guard
now uses the basement
Red Cross Campaign.
The automobile patriotic parade
given by the automobile association
April was handled through the ma
chinery OF the chamber OF commerce.
During the campaign for the sale
OF Liberty bonds. the chamber Of COM
merce was active in many ways in