El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-16
WAR VETS Will
MARCHFOR LOAN
Men Back From European
Struggle Will Be in Vic
tory Loan Parade.

Fl Paso veterans OF the world wa-I
viii march in the big parade which
will mark the opening OF the fifihI
Victory loan campaign next Monday
night The veterans viii assemble al
a designated point under the com
mand OF Lieut. Coils. y. Lapowski and
Herbert Z. Stevenson and viii form q
separate and distinctive part OF the
parade Final plans for the appear
ance Of the veterans viii be made at
a meeting Of the World War Neter-l
ans association Friday night at Lib
erty hall. at which every ~ Pasoanl
who served his country during the
emergency will signify his intention
Of marching in the interest of the loan
campaign fund
Col Stevenson Talks
Lieut. Col. stevenson. who is chair
man OF the committee in charge OF the
veterans parade. met with the mem
bers Of the association at its regular
meeting Tuesday night and asked the
! cooperation OF all. in order that e
make as big a showing as possible
! Col. Stevenson. in speaking Of the as
] ISOLATION. stated that he was pleas
antly surprised TO see that a monu-
ment Of some kind had been created
I TO the memory Of those who served
during the war and that he was glad
I to become a member. He eulogiZcd
{ the private soldier, whom he declared
won the war by his bravery and fortl-
tude
MAJ. 7. J. 1IcCamant. vice president
/ Of the association. presided in the alb
I sence Of Mai. r. F. Burgess, who was
/ elected president The members, Oh
] motion. passed a resolution that all
Z future meetings be held in the county
] court room the association having
I been allowed the use OF the room by
I county judge Z. p. McChntock- \
/ special meeting viii be held Friday.
3 April 25. in the court room for Or
| ganizatiOn purposes and arran gements
/ viii be made to amend the cOnstltu-
/ ton so that meetings can be held
l semimonthly on the second and fourtn
! Fridays Of each month.
Committees Appointed.
Two committees, to serve on alter
I nate weeks, We're appointed by vice
/ president McCamant for the purpose
Of meeting returning soldiers and SAIL
ors at the union station. The COM
] mittee for the first week viii be a.
/ l. Shirley, r. Tepfer. W D. Small. z.
/ D. Strong, DR.. Paul Gallagher and DIT C..
| p Brown. The committee for the sec
I ond week viii be Theodore Brana,
/ Mai. T. J. McCamant. Don Hartman.
I l. n rutherford. c. F. Helse and
I Mai Davis E. Decker.
Make Addresses.
/ Addresses were made euioEizinc the
! purpose OF the association by Lieu-.
l Col. y. LapOwski and Mai. Davis +.
] Decker. lately OF the 36th division and
I nov commandment Of the high scho1l
! cadet corps. Col. Lapowsli stated
| that organizations Of this kind were
\ being formed in every city Of the
Z country and he was pleased TO see
that it was being done in FL Paso.
He made a forceful talk on what
| the mem bers Of the association could
/ do for the returning soldier IL they
I were organized, and his remarks were
] several times punctuated with APP
/ plause- A talk was also made by Maj.
| J. p Montgomery.
/ Maj. Decker stated that as the as
] ISOLATION was organized purely for the
/ purpose Of aiding the welfare Of the
] returned men. he thought il q very
! creditable thing and urged that the
I members interview the returning men
| and explain the purposes OF the asso-
! citation to them The men overseas
/ are not displeased at the organization
/ Of an association TO protect their in
! terests," said Mai Decker. They are
| displeased, though, at the manner in
! which some things have been done In
/ their absence by those who did not
Dance to BE Given.
| It was announced by Col Stevenson
[ that a dance in honor OF the return
/ ing men would be held I'm Liberty hall
! following the parade II is planned
! to include all men who have returned
I to the city, whether they are FL Faso-
/ ans or not, and the commanding off,
| GERS at Camp Bierue will be asked by
] the association to allow the mel
l awaiting discharge there TO parade
At the close Of the meeting the fol-
] lowing new members were received IN
D the ncemnfm# finn q
I fael Gonzales. Z. A league, ". Evans.
/ J. ". Glib, W. NJ. Glib. ". Z Vande-
I we're. F. Dishart. +. LapOwski. Lieut..
I Col y Lapowski. Ira Boggs. ". J.
/ Chesak. o. c. West n. Tepfer. G. f.
/ Hiese. Ted Brann. H. T.. Colbert Lieut.
/ Col H z. Stevenson, d. H Long and
/ A. L Shirley.