El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-13
E PASO READY
FOR PERSHING

Entertainment Tor Gen. John ].
Pershing while in FL Paso February
/ and VIII include a military review
at Fort Bliss. a military reception. a
banquet a public reception. a supper
and two luncheons. Plans for the
generals welcome 10 FL Paso were
completed Monday afternoon at a
conference between mayor Charles
Davis. Mai. Gen. Robert L. Rowe,
commander OF the Ell Paso military
district, and K " Roberts, manager
Of the chamber OF commerce The
meeting was held in the mayors o.
flee.
A public reception viii be held che
night OF the generals arrival n
Liberty hall. The Orpheus club VIII
sin the star Spangled Banner
Banquet to be Public.
The banquet. at one OF the hotels
viii also BE public. Mr.. Roberts isl
making arrangements for the ban
que5.
The official military reception az
Fort Bliss viii be for army officers
at the post
mayor Davis. Gen Howe and Mr.
Roberts, follows:
sunday, February l.
Arrive in Fl Pas0 at $3.50 a. m
Leave car. . 70 $3.50 o'clock
Citizens committee at the generai
car. 9 70 $3.50 o'clock
Military conference, $50 a. m
Inspection and review Of troops az
Fort Bliss, 10 m 20 II noon pub
lie will be invitedD
Luncheon at T0ltec club. 1915 to 2
Inspection OF open display or mill
tary. activities at Fort Bliss, 2-l5 10
p. m. Public will be invited
Official military reception, ?. m
CHAMBER Of Commerce banquet q
General reception at Liberty hail
Monday. February =.
As the general may direct unll
Luncheon. Rotary elubS
1915 70 2;30 o m.
Entrain 2-45 p. m
Review Public.
The military review and display OF
army equipment 10 be held at Fort
Bliss the Sunday Gen PershinE IS IN
FL Paso. IS for the public Gen,
Howe stated Tuesday. He urged
that the public attend this review
and display. as Il VIII be the largest
thing Of its kind ever held in this
section Of the United states war
equipment that the public is unta-
Gen. Howe stated that the re-
ception for Gen Pershing at Liberty
hall Sunday night is also for the
public He said that 10 IS Gen PERISH
ing's desire 10 meet every citizen OF
Fl Paso, II possible
After a conference with MAJ Gen
Robert L Howse. Tuesday, mayor
Charles Davis wrote letter 70 Gen
John J. Pershing asking him 20 speak
10 the school children Monday, Febru-
AIRY ., at the high school stadium
Children TO see General
At q meeting OF the city council
Il was brought out that il the chill
dren met the general at the station
or went TO the station to see him
leave they could not hear him speak
or get close 70 him A platform VIII
be built in the center Of the stadium
which all school children in the city
viii gather about. and the general
viii speak for ten OF Is minutes
Parents Of the children viii be asked
TO occupy the seats about the stadium.
Mayor Davis said he hoped that
every citizen would decorate his home
and business house in honor OF the
generals visit Pershing Drive, old
Bliss street. which was named in
honor Of Gen PershinE. viii be dec
GRATED with national colors-
The generals visit viii long be
remembered by all OF the children
who viii later read about the general
in their books" said mayor Davis,
and for this reason we want every
child 10 see him closeup and 10 hear
him say a few words at least"
superintendent OF the city schools
4. h HuEhey said he would cooper
ate with the city officials and milf
generals visit in which the children
are interested and viii arrange for
al the children TO assemble at the
stadium in plenty OF time 10 see him.