El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-24
BUTTON DAY IS
FEBRUARY 22ND
El Paso Memorial Park
Association To Raise
Fund For Project.

That Washington's birthday viii be
Button day for the FL PasO Mem
orial Park association, and buttons
will be sold for one dollar apiece for
the purpose Of raising a fund 10 f.
nance the preliminary work in the
movement 10 establish a memorial
park in commemoration OF the Fl
Paso men who entered the military
and naval service during the world
war was decided at the first called
meeting OF the association held
Thursday night at Mt Sinai temple
since the recent perfection OF the or
OFFICERS Chosen.
TIE officers heretofore chosen are:
Mayor Charles Davis, honorary presl-
dent; DR.. Martin ZielOnka, president
W. A. Hawkins, first vice president:
Mrs T. W. Lanier, second vice presi-
dent; Francis Gallagher, secretary
J. T. Williams, treasurer.
The button TO be sold in the cam
paign for funds will bear a tree as
device, and a legend suggestive OF
the purposes OF the organization. In
suggesting the sale OF buttons, Rob-
ert Krakauer said:
Button Costs Dollar.
Persons who know the land that
has been mentioned as likely place
for the park state that in order to
place il in condition for a memorial
park. il may take several thousand
dollars 70 obtain the advice and as
sistance Of a landscape artist II that
is the case and there is to be no
money available from the city until
next year. or possibly the middle OF
the summer. II occurred to me that
| or Memorial day. we might get out a
I button with a tree on IL. and have a
double celebration of WASHINGTON
birthday and a benefit for the SOL
diers' memorial, selling the button for
a dollar and letting people who wear
/ it be exempt from further s0licita-
ton The schools viii have a holiday
and the bOv scouts could be Impressed
[ into service Then with $1,000 or $4,000
Z in the bank, the committee viii feel
] easy in seeking the advice Of COM
/ petent landscape artist"
Names Drive Squad.
President Zielonka appointed COM
mittee. Of which A. i. HaWley was
named chairman, TO conduct the cam
paign for the sale Of buttons. A COM
mittee was also selected. with W A.
I Hawkins rs chairman. TO provide for
I the planting OF so trees during the
i present season in memory Of the so
. FL PasO men who have fallen during
/ the war These are to form the nu-
I cleus Of the tree planting moVemeu
as the mark Of respect shown by the
I organization itself. and viii not in
[ terfere with the plan TO have trees
{ planted in memory Of individual SOL
diers and sailors by friends and rela-
/ tives.
Executive Committee.
Five delegates were elected TO act
I in conjunction with the officers OF the
I association as the executive commit
I tee They were Robert krakauer,
I Mrs. J W LOrentzen. A. l. Hawley,
/ W. G. Roe. Mrs. r. J. Tighe.
The following delegates were pres
I ent; Mayor Charles Davis. represent
/ ing the city Of Fl Paso: DR.. NJ lie
! lonka, PRESIDENT. Mrs. T. W Lanier
] vice president; Francis Gallagher
/ secretary; Robert Krakauer. George
] LeBaron and R. J. Tighe. Delegates
at large A L HaWley- representing
I the Y " C. A; c. A. Martin. repre-
! senting the Rotary club; A. E Ryan,
] representing the Spanish war vet
/ Grams; Mrs c E Bryan, representing
| the Wade Hampton chapter OF
I q. D. C.: Otis Coles. representing the
I chamber Of commerce: c. " Wilcher
representing the Elkss c. r. Leavem
] representing FL MAZDA shrine. Mrs
] W. r. Forbes. representing the East
ern Star; T. Otero, representing Ia
! Constructor lodge- F f Tusten. rep
/ Critchett. representing the Equal
I Franchise league and ". q. T T.
/ Mrs. s. J.. Fannen. representing the
/ Fl Paso Federation Of Woman's
| Clubs. Miss Jessie F. s Mcdonald
] representing e. Paso County Regis
4 tered Nurses association. Mrs. r
! KOhlherg, representing the College
I Women's club. L. w. Washington
] representing the National Association
I for the Advancement OF Colored Peo-
pie: H A Wells. representing visit
ors' Chapel OF the Mems league.
II Asks More Aids.
] Secretary Francis Gallagher earn
! estly requested that every society and
/ organization in the city which has
not already had a representative al
any OF the meetings. or has not aD-
pointed a representative. should dc
Z so Immediately so that at future
I meetings he may give them notice IN
order that they might be present and
voice their ideas and thoughts