El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-02
PERSHING GETS
GREAT WELCOME

| 6REAI WELGUINE.
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club Sunday morning when he de
7 clared he would like TO have ham and
I eggs when he was served chicken
After the general had shaken hands
[ with 5000 persons, as nearly as per-
sons in his party could estimate the
! number. and had otherwise spent a
strenuous day sunday, he spent the
night at the Paso Del Norte
Arrives on Schedule Time
] Gen Pershing arrived in Fl PasO
according 10 program without "A hitch
Z De got IN at l-l5 o'clock sunday morn
I ing over the Southwestern from the
west. He and his party are travelling
I ia two private cars
1t was $3.50 o'clock before the gen
I eral appeared at the rear door Of his
! sleeping car. And FL Paso was wen
represented in the committee that met
I him and in the crowds that greeted
I hin at the union station. In fact the
/ thrOngs Of Welcomers reached IN
I interrupted from the station to
I Liberty statue in Pioneer plaza Long
I before the general had risen there
were crowds around his car waiting
/ for glimpse Of him.
Z Howe Sees Him First.
Mai Gen Robert I. Howe. com
handing officer Of the FL Paso mill
I tary district went into Gen. Pershfng'sI
Z car ahead Of the FL Paso committee
and chatted with the former A E. F.
commander while he finished dress
. lng- James G. McNary and q S
Stewart accompanied him
When, finally, Gen Pershing did
appear, it was with genial smile He
z paused a second on the platform to
adjust a puttee strap and then walk
l ing down the car steps he said
y q
Davis, who headed the civilian COM
mittee Of welcome. Then the visiting
general reached out his hand and
shook the extended palm OF Mr.. Davis.
The next man the general greeted was
{ ]. C. Wilmarth.
'How's golf. Mr.. Wilmartb2' Gen.
Z Pershing asked as he seized the pub
fishers hand and wrunE it Justify.
Calls All By Name.
And TO judge W ". Turney and
James q 4cNary and 70 6: A. Martin
ana 10 A p Coles and to Mason Pol
lard and to Sam Gillett, and in fact
Z to every other member OF the party
the general gave a smile and a glad
hand. calling each by his name. The
remarkable memory OF the general
was commented on by many persons
! in the crowd as Americas foremost I
soldier walked between the long lanes
OF cheering greeters, calling them by
name-vs0me Of them by their first
names.
And this same memory did not
falters this same smile did not
fade and his handclasp did not
grow weaker when black,
Erinning visaEe appeared and e1-
claimed @hOWdy. GenneI." The
hoyFdy was accompanied by
salute. IL was johnson the
negro cook the general had on hIs
trip into Mexico. And johnson
got rs good @hOWdyS as any man
there he Hna wr-fa
pleasure at getting il.
There was another negro at the
station whose eyes were moistened
as he shouted greeting at the gen I
ton in return. That was Bad
DADDY the negro who used 70 be
Jack JohnsOn's sparring partner.
When Cen Pershing entered the /
station an OF the porters and grip /
carriers lined up in an ebony row and I
with gold and white display OF den
tistry saluted the khaki clad hero.
Walks TO Pioneer Plaza.
outside the station were automo- ]
piles waiting But there were vete-
rams Of three wars waiting. too. and /
II was 70 these which the warrior Z
turned and not to the sumptuously up- :
holstered vehicles intended for his
conveyance. To every veteran of the
civil war, both blue and gray. Black
JACK gave haudshake and a salute
and the old boys repaid him for his
1rlendliness by whooping up a tune
later on their flies and drums Then
70 the men OF the Spanish American
var Gen. Pershing gave his attention.
Finally the American Legion claimed
him and he fingered long and thought-i
fully with these boys who had served
under him over there"
5000 Vets In Line.
The greeting over. the city's dis
tiuguished visitor, accompanied bv
Gen Howe, members OF their stats
and the reception committee walked
not roue-doWn san Francisco street
to Pioneer plaza on each side of the
marchers was a row OF eN-service
men who saluted and cheered as their
former commander passed. Motorists
whose cars were parked like sand
lViehes along the line OF march chimed
horns.
Mason Pollard. commander OF the
local Legion post. who accompanied
Cen Pershing and Gen. Howe up
the street between files Of veterans.
estimated that 5000 OF them lined NJ
70 greet their former chief
At Liberty statue the general and
his welcomers took cars for the Uni
versity club where a breakfast was
prepared for the military guests and /
officers OF the club.
Members Of staff.
All OF the members Of Cen Per
sings staff served with him over
seas The party with the general
follows Brig Gen. Fox Conner. CHIEF
Of staff; Brig Gen George Van Horn
Aoseley; Brig Gen. Nalin Craig Col
George c. Marshall aide de camp 10
Gen. Pershing. Col John G. Queke-
meyer, aide de camp. TO Gen. Pershing.I
Col Richard II. Williams: Col. Henry
Beeuwkes. medical CORPS; 1t Col
Edward Bowditch. aide de camp to
.Fen- Pershing; Capt. J. z. Schneider, /
-FOUR army field clerks and five en-
listed men
The staff accompanying Gen. Howe
LolioWs- Col racis ". Glover. Capt. /
= NJ Counts: Col S. r. H Tompkfns:
-oL George T. Langhorne and Col. II. /
L. NeWbold.
The civilian reception committee
" no met the general at the train
consisted Of the following men. mayor
charles Davis, W. W Turney. 7. G.
AcNary, Q. S. Stewart o. c. Coles.
r c Semple, A P. Coles. z. A. Shell
fon- J. r. Montgomery, j. c. VIII
lnarths j. Mason Pollard. W. r. Martin, (
g. A. Martin, George H Clements. ". {
a. simpson, n n. Walker. sam Gil
lett and C. n. Bassett
Breakfast Mt University Club.
AT the University club. where Gen.
Fershing went from the union station.
ne was greeted at the door by officers
and directors Of the club who cor
Quoted him to the buffet where he
was served with a breakfast consist {
ing Of grape fruit, fried chicken. toast !
nd .