El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-28
Ell PASO'S RECEPTION TO GEM
PERSHING is TO BE UNANIMOUS

IL PASO is going to give HBlaek Jack" Pershing real
Il reception when he arrives here next Sunday and it is
appropriate that should for Gen. Pershing IS an Fl
Pasoan He went into Mexico from here at the head OF
the American army and he left for France from here Fl
Pasoans had grown to know and love him. they CONSIDER
him one Of them He has SOFT spot IN his heart for me
city; he has often said and frequently demonstrated
it. To him. his arrival here VIII be like return home to
Us It viii be the privilege Of welcoming back taVoIite
son"
It has been arranged so that nobody to be left ont
IN the CELEBRATION Everything that has been arranged for
the general is open the public with very few excep-
lions luncheon Sunday at the Totec IS for members
only ard the luncheon Monday by the Ek Kwsnians and
ROtasns is for the members Of those three organizations
The chamber Of commerce dinner Sunday night IS open to
everybody the reception Liberty hall Sunday night is
to the public and the reviews at the post Sunday
morning and afternoon are for the general public As lar
possible everything has been arranged so the public
can be with the general as much as possbeand make him
feel that the Fl Paso reception is from al FL Paso and
not from just few FL Pasoans
come Gen. Pershing commanded the field army Of the
United States IN the recently brought to victorious
ending He is the biggest military IN the United
States though other generals may many
stars He Is conquerng hero returning home SFithout
show haughtnesS He is Of rs and belongs to
few ex-service have been heard to discred the
general and his work. But this would have been
Of any the government might have placed at the
head Of its army. And this fault finding would have
been done BY matter what Pershing might
have done There are men who dislike any man who has
succeeded
The big thing about Gen Pershing IS he brings home
suits. The army under his command And if We
don't want 10 him much Of the credit at least
admit that the general didn't DO anything 20 prevent
winning the victory.
The farther into the past the recede the the
veteran VIII forget the hardhps and dskss he had In the
army and the he viii recall the happy, pleasant
things ne experienced All Of US who didn't ike our
geant who thought heutenants sweIled Up
nnues that captains cruel heartles persons
are beginning to forget these things and remember that
company barracks in the nature Of club house and
that we made a lot Of good friends in the gang
So Pcrshng mans man, good scout and the biggest
general IN the army to FL Paso for the first time
since the It's been long time since "we uns" have
old BLACK Jack" And don't ali get chance to
shake his hand least say h0wdy when he comes
going TO be pretty much displeased about It
1t would not be bad idea for everybody to
little Gag IN their buttonhoes when Johnny gets here IN
token Of tie appreciation feel for the fine job be did
for N France
"The allies $50 million dollars interest on the
ten billion other dollars they US, bG we're going
collect the interest Just at present for
First because we're sorry for them, and second they
haven't got iKansas City Star Why the first reason?
Ten years ago the nan who talked cotton growing in
the FL Pas0 valley would have been called insane This
year are TO have 1880 acres Of IT.
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Tie east is Just getting interested Mexico We have
been inteTestsdsnd disappoiute5so long that are
losing interest down here on the border.