El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-03


It was following Gen. HoWze's
eulogy that senator R. II. Dudley pre-
scented the watch 10 Gen. Erwin. Mr..
Dudley quoted the facetious poet who
wrote the lines
He marched right IN and turned
around
And marched right out again"
The poem referred TO Cen ErWin's
Mexican expedition. but praise for his
success there was not overlooked. Mr.
Dudley told the officer-gues that no
matter II he were denoted still far
Their, from colonel 10 captain. from
captain to lieutenant and from leu
tenant TO private, he would always be
welcome home TO FL Paso- Then the
orchestra struck up III Paso Is Cali
ing You" while the watch was handed
10 Gen. Erwin The watch was in
scribed. To our general, James B.
Erwin"
Rev. R. NJ johnson read an original
poem entitled when Jimmy Did the
Shimmy Down on the Rio Grande,"
which added spice OF mirth to the
party Judge Walter D. Howe then
presented Gen. Erwin with the gift Of
the employees OF the Sheldon
I think" said judge Howe. chat
an army officer is about the highest
type Of an American there is And 1
don't believe Mr. Burgess realizes how
high a compliment he pays me when
he says I would make a good army
A--ANHA 4 q maps LEEl LndL way De
cause my father was an army officer.
A man who makes friends everywhere,
among all people. is the kind Of a
man who is worth having as a real
friend. And that is the kind OF a man
Cen Erwin is. Ana nobody apprecl-
ates his worth or has a deeper devo-
ton for him than the employees OF this
hotel. where he has lunched so often
The committee in charge Of Tuesday
nights banquet consisted OF Maurice
Schwartz, Herman Andreas and r.
Burt OrndOrff The musical program
vas furnished and arranged by Bert
ana Harry Beyerstedt The decorz-
tons were by the Popular Dry Goods
Co The menus contained the photo
graph Of Gen Erwin and he auto
graphed many Of them for guests.
Those Who Gave It.
Those who gave the dinner to Gen.
Erwin were: ". W. Carroll, 7. ".
Wingo. J. H. Pollard, Smith William,
H. V. Watson, H. E. Christie, f. N.
Murchison. ". n. Butler, James c.
NcNary, J. E Benton. H. ". Broad
1us. Robert L Holiday, r. ". Nc
A1ee, George D. Florey. J. 5. Blau-
grunu, T. B. Cunningham, H NJ An
dreas, J. F. Williams, F. NJ BanneIl. /
T. A. ThurstOH, A Schwartz, Maurice
Schwartz, Joe Held. Ed Held, VIII
crombie, R P. MOsson, DR.. J. B
Brown, l. H. Greenberg, James L. |
Msrr, J. H. Talpis Richard Burgess. |
Sol ]. Berg. E A Fox. J. E. Ander-
sen. George Theisen, Mr.. Morris, B. |
n Norton, NJ Coblentz, DR.. R. L
Ramey, James A Dick. Neil Shear ]
nan, John L Dyer, W. H Loretz. ".
D. Howe, c. H Finley. H. S. Potter, /
Z J Gilchrlst, ". L. Gaines, George !
= Franklin, W r Ezel1. NJ. A War 1
1er, r. E Hines. Douglas CrowelI, |
R Krakauer, Norman Walker, :. c.
Nilmarth. G. A Martin, R. NJ Hen |
iersOn, E. c. Davis, S. J. Freuden- |
hal, H. D. Camp, G. York, s. c. ]
5croggs, C II Newman, Mr.. Swat, i
Joseph A Wright, Garrett King, B. /
q Clements, W. D. Wise. c. H. Lea
rell, DR.. H. P. Deadly, VIM. Aines-
Jerry, J. A Krakauer, George R. l.e-
Baron, r ". Page. R. NJ. Dudley, ".
= Roe, J. s. Curtis, Rev. Fuller 1
swift, Edgar W. Kayser, Mr.. McIn-
yre, judge Kent H. Hunter. Van
Horn; W. H. Shelton. Capt Carroll /
COUNTS Claiborne Adams, John
,leary, Scott c. White, J. C. Hunter
md Warren Pitcher.
Present as guests besides Gen Err
vim and Gen Howe were the vari-
Jus regimental commanders Of the
district and the district staff officers.