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Show GENERAL BELL HOST ! TO HiS OWN TROOPS Plans to Entertain All Officers on Border Bor-der Are Abandoned for Lack of , " Room to Receive Guests. ! EL. PASO, Tex., Jan. 1. Because there i was no place in El Paso or at Fort ' Bliss laree enough to receive the officers offi-cers of the border district. Brigadier General Gen-eral George Bell. Jr.. was forced to aban-idon aban-idon Ins plan for holding a New Year's reception today. There are more than I 2mnl officers in his command, and Gen-leral Gen-leral Bell Issued a New Year's greeting ; to all officers and enlisted men of his ! command instead. Open house was kept at Fort Bliss and :at the armv camps in this district to-!d to-!d iy. At the fort the Eighth cavalry held jits' annual burlesque parade and dance 'in front of the commanding officers' quarters. quar-ters. At the Pennsylvania division camp Ma --or General Charks M. Clement held a farewell reception for his officers, as he will leave soon with his staff and the remainder of his command will be merged. ; with General Bell's division. |