El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-31
OVATION AWAITS
GEN. PER5HING
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be the guest Of honor at a dinner at
the Hotel PasO del Norte-
banquet Tickets on Sale.
J. A. Wright. who has charge OF
this dinner. said Saturday that only
100 OF the $50 tickets remained. These
tickets will be on sale at the Del
Z Norte to noon tomorrow
In arranging the table at which
/ Cen Pershing viii preside, the mill
I tary with the wives OF the directors
Of the chamber Of commerce will be
I seated upon one side. while the di-
rectors and the special guests such as
Mason Pollard. command OF FL PasO
post American Legion. and David n.
/ Roberts, the only Eagle Scout in FL
Paso, viii be seated facing Gen.
/ Pershing's party
The dinner viii take place promptly
y at Z o'clock. and music will be fur
Z nished by an orchestra from Fort
] Bliss. Charles n. Bassett, president
I side and MAJ. Gen r l. Howe viii
I present Cen Pershing- The tickets
are not on sale at the chamber Of
] commerce. but may be had at the
Paso del Norte hotel
The banquet Is to be absolute
" Informal. with no dress suits.
I Monday Gen Pershing VIII review
l the troops at Fl. Bliss at $3.50 a. m.
! At 1;I5 .. m. Monday the general viii
D talk TO the school students OF the
/ city at the high school
/ The military celebration started at
2:30 o'clock this afternoon at Fort
Z Bliss. This start Is in the form OF
I an exhibition which Gen. Howe says
L was the largest ever held anywhere
I outside Of Madison square garden or
| Washington, D. c.
Reception Committee
] MaEOW Charles Davis announced
/ Saturday the following citizens who
VIII compose the reception committee
Z representing the city at the arrival
Z OF Gen Pershing, and said the COM
mittee would be seated on the plat
{ form IN Liberty hall at a reception
I for the general Sunday night:
Mason Pollard. American Legion,
I George Booth, Elks; sam Gnlett.
] kiwanis; VIII Crombie. Rotary; C. y.
bassett. chamber Of commerce Floyd
Payne, Toltec; Alfred Kerr, Country
club Norman Walker University
club; J. H. Morrison. Spanish War
veterans; A z. Shelton. postmaster;
r. y. Crawford, collector Of customs;
Z w. r. Smith, federal judge; Frank
Balts labor T. AcCi1ntock, county
Judge; Dr. J. W. Laws. Red Cross
Capt Powers. Knights OF Columbus;
9 r Morehead, sons OF Revolution;
J. II. lawson. reclamation: George ].
Harris, immigration; Charles Leavell.
T.
g Coles, Lamar Davis, p W. McAfee.
W D. Wise, J. F, Coles, J. c. McNary,
.. s. Stewart, G. p. Putnam, ". W.
Iurney, A p. Coles. E z Neff. T. B.
Cunningham. p B. Orndorff. ".
Cooley, ". L Gaines, Haymon Krupp.
A Schwartz, ]. F. Williams, ". n.
Burgess, DR.. c NJ Hendricks. W. L
Iooley, Joe Nealon, George Ryan. C.
A Martin. James Black. Judge W D.
Eowe, judge Ballard Coldwell. judge
p r Price J. c Wlmarth, II. J.
simmons, Zach White, Maurey Kemp.
Joe Wright, J. o Sweeney. r. Z. {
Ihomason- H. W Br0addus. J. r. {
Primm, U. s Goen. Nolney Brown. ]
Kew p 2 knickerbocker. Ministers I
alliance; Bishop A J. Schiller, n. 4
Zielonki and all city officials.
Davis To Preside.
Mayor Davis will preside at the re-
ception- In short Introductory well [
come address he VIII introduce Maj
Gen. Howe, who VIII speak on be- .
half OF the army, and then the mayor I
VIII Introduce the general
" nile the crowd IS assembling in I
Liberty hail an S0-piecs army band !
VIII play AS the general enters the \
hall the Orpheus club viii sing the
Star Spangled Banner" Mayor Davis
VIII call on Rev. Fuller Swift to ask
the invocation.
Automobiles may park on both
SIDES Of San Francisco street. Sunday
morning 70 witness the arrival OF
Gen Pershiug, chief OF police J. r.
montgomery announced Saturday. I
10 pedestrians viii be allowed of
the sidewalks except American Lee
glon men who viii form a line Just
inside the parked automobiles.
A Real FL PasOan.
me coming Of Gen Pershing TO Fl
Faso sunday Is a real home coming"
as Fl Paso Is as near home" TO fha
general as any place, since he was
stationed here about as long as he has
ever been located at any one Mace
since receiving his commission as a
Gen. Pershing came to El Paso first
n 1919. in the spring. following on
the heels OF the landing OF American
troops In Neracruz under Gen. Fred
erick Funston He came in command
- tls etn infantry brigade from the
rfeslqio, Cal he remained here con-
SANITY, taking command OF the FL
Faso military district and retaining Il
from that time until he was ordered
lnto Mexico following Villas raid on
Columbus IN March. 1915 Gen. Per-
shing commanded the American punf-
tive expedition sent into Mexico after
VIA and when IL was Withdrawn
returned TO FL PasO as district MILL
tary commander, but remained here
only a short time until he was as
signed as commander Of the south
ern department at San Antonio From
there he was sent to France as com
nander Of the American expedition
ary forces in the early summer OF ,
1871 following the American decla-
ration Of war on Germany on April 6 |
Of that year.
In m Ei PzSO Elk.
Gen. Pershing. while a resident Of
~ Paso, was elected a member Of
sl Paso lodge OF EIks and still holds
his card in the lodge as a member. ]
DE Is an honorary member Of the
University club and the Kiwanis club
1f Fl Paso. .
The general made many personal
friends in FL Paso while here and Z
has frequently stated that he Is as
much at home" here as anywhere in
he world Born in Missouri. he calls
wyoming his place Of residence. how
ever. as that Is the home OF his
senator Francis War
rem He was stationed in that state
for some time. but has served in all
parts Of the United States since grad
waiting from West Point. July I. 1882.
Prior TO his Mexican experience. his
military fame had been
gained in the Philippines. where he
became so conspicuous as an admin
lstrator and a leader OF troops that
he was promoted to brigadier gen
aral from a captaincy by president
Roosevelt on September 20. 1906. He
served as z governor Of various Phil
'ppine provinces while In the islands.