El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-25
CLUB
IS DEDICATED
Enlisted Men of District
Encore Ell Pasoans on
Opening Program.

0AA AAAN aAAAANAA Us eAAAaa vas AAAA a--
the enlisted men OF this district
showed their appreciation Of the new
clubhouse provided for them in the
old Mt. Sinai temple, Boulevard and
Oregon and the clever entertainment
tina. marked its opening on Saturday
afternoon and evening. Youthful
divas and ballerinas and elocutonists
were there, and there, too, we're
wearers OF every color Of hat cord
TO applaud their work
The decoration committee, under
Mrs. Robert Townsend, had made OF
the stage a beautiful bower in per-
COLA effect. hung with baskets OF
greenery and japanese lanterns and
twined with lilac blossoms. Palms
were appropriately placed there and
birds sang among the foliage. Flags
dTaped the ba -0n- end windows In
the back of the building, the billiard
tables shower baths ana Kitchen TX
lures had been installed IN the CLUB
rooms, which stil need only the fin
ishing touches. This work Of the
house committee was under the SUI
pervision Of J. c. Wilmarth and r
Fisk offers II to Soldiers
The afternoon exercises began
with selections by the saith regimen
tai orchestra, after which A. a. FISK
Of the national war service commits
telling the soldiers its purpose, en-
phaszing that the Fl PasO soldiers
club was to be the downtown head
quarters for all the men of this dis
trict, where 2 mans entertal n Z,
would at all times be provided The
program. as arranged by Nine Nae
Loeser and announced by Norman
Walker follows:
The Youngsters' Offerings.
Reading Barbara Gosline
Gn7n damea Eliza haHn Swami
violin solo ---------. Eva Brooks
Reading ---.---.-.--- Alice Peasants
Vocal selections .-.---- ReFa Reyes
solo dance Blanche CornWall
Vocal selections. -Sammie JOsephs
Assisted by Emma Holcomb. Miriam
Auer. Reva Reyes. Celia and
Blanche Josephs. Barbara
Gosline.
Vocal selections. --....- Justine SeEal
Vocal selections. Frederick Stevenson
Reading. ..-...--..- Miriam Auer
Violin solo. .-...-.-- Elizabeth Hunt
Miss Virginia Bean. accompanisL
Vocal solo, -...---.- Emma hoicomn
Solo dance Florence Stevenson
Vocal selection. .---. Mildred Lockett
SOLO dance cara 1Qleuulo
Invites Men to Refreshments.
At the conclusion Of the program,
Julius Krakauer general chairman
OF the Fl PasO war camp community
service. asked, the enlisted men TO
carry the message back to their fell
lows that this was their club and
that they we're to come down and use
it He then invited them back TO the
club ROOM where punch had been
provided By the ainment-receD
ton committee, under Mrs. s J. Fen
The SD field adtiuery band played
the overture Saturday evening AIr. 3
Fisk. IN his opening word, voiced an Z
Of Mrs. Donna klugel I
and her work in this cause Mrs. /
KIugel has recently been I'm a hos
pital because Of Illness. but is now I
better Julius Kralzauer made the Z
formal presentation speech for the {
war camp community service and ]
judge advocate Mai. p P. Howell made I
a speech Of acceptance for the en-. I
listed men of this district
shows Pioneer Spirit.
This desire to do something FOR the Z
soldiers among them, AIr. krakauer !
said. was an expression OF the pioneer
spirit in the people OF Fl Paso- He 3
traced this spirit from the beginning !
Of FL Paso. and told how several main |
streets received their names san 1
Antonio street, because II was over
this road from the east that the over
land stages trundleu into the border I
village san Francisco street, be- I
cause IL was along the thOrougnfare I
that the stages and pack trains came /
and went 20 the Pacific coast by way 4
OF old Fort Bliss. They all came down 4
to Pioneer plaza before they stopped, /
he said. and left from the plaza when I
they departed; it was the center Of z
activities. So he wanted the soldiers /
to think Of their new club. as the !
plaza, or common meeting place at al 4
times.
War Not Here Too Soon.
"Eou men here are the backbone j
81 this nation" said Mai Howell. You 1
are the government. We must not 4
.hink Of the government in WASH I
ngton as something detached; they i
are simply the men We have sent to i
10 our bidding. This war did not
come day too soon We were fast /
irifting away from the correct idea
Of citizenship, that is in its brOadest I
sense, and were becoming money mad
Too many people exercised the fran
.hiSe without any thought as TO the
responsibilities entailed- Universal
military training VIII pay for itself
n the increased value Of our citizen
ship"
He assured the men that they
would find the soldiers club the
most homelike Of any place they
,Ould 90 in numbers.
The Entertainment Features.
Nine Loeser was again charge OF
he program, as follows:
-..U. S. Club and Thomas DOnahue
recitation. .... Miss Gene Regamey
songs Philips Trio
Violin selection. Miss Virginia Bean
Mrs. v. J.. Bean, accompanist
,oAg ---------,.. Matthew Lemen
selections ----. High school sponsors /
song .-------.-.-.-.-AI Mrs. VIII owen T
-nterpretative dance ----.--.-
-----.-.---..- .......A iiss Nina Locke
Violin solo Miss Eileen Both Mayo (
Mrs. T. Booth Mayo. accompanist
song -.-.--..-.-.A Miss Eileen kluEel
Recitation. -.-- Miss Margaret Hines
'ons ----- ---.--.-- ---. W. alter DAVIS
song. Miss Ina Palmateer
song ..-..-...--...-..AI Miss Lois Shaw
song, .-.--.--------. The AIarseillaise
Pvt. M. A D'Andrea, 18th Field Art.
While the band played and the
lashlight was being taken. the sol
iers were welcomed by the reception I
Committee in the club room, where
'efreshments were served. Billiard
ues went into action, and a smoky
tmosphere Of good nature began GO
lervade the building.
True Blues Show COIors.
The list Of contributors 10 the chair
und for the building has been added
% as follows: True Blue Junior I
lass, OF the Grand View BAPTIST Z
sunday school, s12-f5; Thursday Knit
ers, $3.50; WOmans club. S25.
The youngest. but by no means the
east active. organization contribWt-
Blue Junior class Of the Grand View
BAPTIST sunday school The members n
u this organization range from & to \
. years or age. They gave a little
Jay. in which the leading part was |
AIKEN by the president Ada Young.
With enthusiastic support from other \
Members. The net receipts were
1915.
Thanks to the decoration commit /
rn for fine onanfn~ q 20 rrfwaw ~ the