El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-02
D. ASSOCIATION
HOLDS BANQUET
Ell Paso Oil Men and Fam
lies Assemble at Shell
don for "Feed."

A cabaret performance with music
dances and monologs were mixed with
the eats" at the first annual banquet
OF the FL Paso Mems oil association
held in the oriental room Of the Shell
don hotel Thursday night About so
guests were present. including the
wives Of a number Of the oil prospect
ors. The tables were decorated with
roses and carnations. Two derricks.
made OF ferns and roses, masked the
pillars in the center Of the room. E. r
Evans was chairman OF the evening.
and W. r. McStay was POSTMASTER.
I don't know why they made me
postmaster. Mr.. McStay remarked,
as he filled the big seat at the center
Of the table. 7 never sold any oil
stock in my lie"
Entertainment Features.
The music was furnished by Bert
and Harry Beyerstedt, who played
piano and violin duets throughout the
dinner Miss Elvira Gallentine sang,
and Miss Karma Deane danced: and
Miss Lois Shaw did both Miss Nellie
May Bowen was encored again and
again with her topical songs.
Formal speeches were taboo. but
the POSTMASTER called for three min
ute word gushers" from a number Of
guests on subjects chosen impromptu.
Benz Peters responded TO How to be
happy, though not married"
AS the fun grew fast and furious
messenger boys kept arriving with
humorous kilograms which were read
by the POSTMASTER
Many Bonds sold.
While Mr. NIcStay was whispering
one OF his stage stories TO Wilson
lPorterfield. Dock Carlisle slfDped
NJ 81 IA r.H
$4,000 worth OF Liberty bonds
Joe Mealy. wandered into the dining
room during the course OF the dinner.
with his bundle Of Heralds under his
arm and after little horseplay BY
one or the diners pretending TO chase
I him out, Joe clipped as fine an exhi-
bition OF clog dancing and juggling as
one would wish to see. Joe sure can
shake a leg The way he could shuf-
Z fle around and pick up the coin that
was showered at him was a caution
Joe left the room several bucks TO the
good. too.
Plenty Entertainment.
Ernest W Jordan sang I'm shy.
Mary Ann made u as a rube- he
also gave one OF his clever female
/ approximations and did some unusu-
ally good mOnolog stunts
Miss Mildred Edwards danced en-
costume WhereupOn McStay called
upon Fred z. Jones for three min
ute Eusner on Does Dancing Improve
I the Eyesight2" Mr.. Jones testified
to an immediate Improvement in his
The jazz band was brought IN from
the regular dining room before the
I banquet closed. and q number Of cou-
pies took a turn about the floor.
Many Guests.
The guests present included the fol-
/ lowing.
Marx Dunbar and guests. Mr.. Bar
nard. Mrs. Hampton. Miss Trussel.
BENJAMIN Peters and guests. Miss
Tobias. Claude Davis. Miss Barrow.
2. H Weisiger. Miss Nellie May
Bowen, Dr. c. L. Carlisle and guests.
] Mrs Carlisle. Nr- and Mrs ". O.
Burke 1ir and Mrs. J. r. NIoffett M
and Mrs. =. ". d'Allemand. Mr.. and
Mrs Tom p. johnson G. L Burt and
guests. G. r Pound. H p. Mcdowell.
Crawford Harvev. J. A Tobias. Miss
HTcPherTon. James l. Ste-hens AIRS.
r. T. Goggi7s. M and Mrs. Georre
r. wilson. r. L RorEardus. Mr.. and
Mrs. r Sanders. ". c. Best. ". C.
Porterfield and guests. ". r Collins.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Mundv. W ". Stew
art. Miss Katherine Nfusselwhfte. p.
r. RigcF- fu1ge W. ?. BRADY. r r
8riesse. C. T. Royn-on F. r Jones. 3lr-
and Mrs g. R Ross Miss Hfiur1
Thawer. Mise Ethel HiErius. w T.
Ritter. P O. Nafe. Nfr. and Mrs. e c
Davis. Iav Z Nyseuvander and
guests. John p. Rockefeller. Burt
orndorff. J. s. Curtiss.