El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-09
PARK To Be IN
CASTLE HEIGHTS
Memorial To Soldiers To
Be in Form of Recreation
Ground For City.

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Castle Heights, IN memory Of the FL
Pasoans who served America in the
great war was determined at the
meeting Of representatives Of various
lodges, clubs and organizations Of Fl
Paso at the county courthouse We'd
nesday night Officers were elected,
on recommendation Of the permanent
organization committee. to carry the
project through to the limit OF sue
cess. The committee also advised
that a central committee be estaD-
lished. consisting Of representative
OF every civil body in FL Paso and
seven delegates at large, and an ex-
ecutive committee consisting OF the
officers Of the organization and five
members.
Rabbi Urges Plan
In a short address on the purpose
OF the park. rabbi Martin zielonka
said. in part-
''EI Paso wants to get a new idea
OF a memorial and renounce the old
tom bstone idea Though a piece Of
sculpturaI work Is worthy, It would
mean enormous expense. as we should
have to pay for the master artist and
genius. and a memorial for this oc-
casion must be done on no small scale
surroundings for such a thing That
is why the idea Of park was adopted
by the Rotary club
A Tree for Each.
IN five years we should have q
handsome park, with a tree bearing
the nameplate Of each man who
served in the war In this way we
should all be interested in keeping
the park up to the highest standard.
as nearly every family in FL Paso was
represented in the war The different
walks will be named after the Off
GERS. And now, that we learn OF the
50 men who died in the cause, we
should start out by planting the first
trees for them"
The meeting was opened by mayor
Charles Davis. who stated that the
idea OF the park originated with the
Rotary club. a committee OF which
later presented the project to the cit
liens He said II was proper 70 select
Castle Heights for the park. and that
Il would be named after some general
A tree should be planted for every
woman who left the city TO become q
nurse. He announced, further, that
water mains were already in the park
Calls for Donations
". H Mcpherson, representing the
war camp community service. sug
pested that a community house be
built on the park c h Leavells rep
resenting the local Shrine. suggested
that each organization represented n
the work donate a small amount so
as to have q foundation for the treas
ury.
ganization consists OF: Professor z
J. Tighe, George lie Baron and Mrs
The officers elected are: Mayor
Charles Davis, honorary presidenLi
rabbi Martin Zielonka. PRESIDENT W.
A Hawkins, first vice PRESIDENT Mrs
7. ". Lznier. second vice PRESIDENT
Francis Gallagher, secretary: J. F.
williams. treasurer Members OF the
central and executive committees VIII
be elected at a future meeting
Organizations Present.
Chairman Zielonka announced ne
would like TO have the names OF ali
delegates who have been elected an5
were not present at the meeting ana
urged all civic organizations, lodges
and clubs that have not yet elected a
delegate to do so and send the names
to the chairman
Following are the delegates who
were present end the organizations
represented by them:
Robert Krakauer. Rotary club; W
K. Ramsey, FL PasO Real Estate
board: Mrs. Margaret Kelly, Women 2
Catholic Order Of Foresters; Mrs J.
Il BlEES " OOQmd4 CAEGlGa L. W.
Washington, National Association .or
Advancement Of Colored People; Mrs
J. Frank Coles, D. a r. ". G. Roe.
Knights Of Columbus; Mrs. s J. Fen
nell, FL Paso Federation of Women's
Clubs: W. H Mcpherson. war camp
community service; Mrs. o. A Critch-
EFT, Equal Franchise league; Mrs r
J. Tighe, Housewives league c h
Leaveu. Fl MAZDA shrine; L. E Hun
ter. Pioneers association A E Ryan,
Spanish War Veterans; o S. Goen, X
Of P; Mrs Kate Murtle. T. F. B.: H
Otero, La Constructor lodgei Mrs Il
II Ohans, Tomen's war service
mayor Charles Davis, city Of e. Pasos
Mrs F. A Rehrig. L A 10 B. OF R T;
Mary Spaulding. Ladies Of B. Of L E
and F.; Mrs J. W. Lorentzen, Women s
club; Mrs H A Lay. W c T. C.
Mrs c. y. HolfOrd, WoOdman circle;
William Coleman, A +. and A NJ
Mrs. Z. Sampson, Phyllis Wheatley
club; Jessie E Mcdonald. FL Paso
County Registered Nurses associa-
ton and A II. Horn, Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen-
Another meeting will be held in the
near future, at q place to be desig-
mated by president Zielonka-