El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-12
Women's Organizations

At the regular monthly meeting OF
the WOman's Charity association, held
Monday afternoon at the Y. W. &. A,
the main topic OF interest was the plan
proposed by Miss Ada CooksOn, the
new superintendent Of the Charity as
sOciatiOn for the enlargement Of the
settlement work and better ways by
which the association might come in
closer contact and be more uplifting
TO the people amongst whom il works
Among some Of the things advocated
by Miss CoOksOn are the establishing
OF a laundry in which the Door women
do proficient work She spoke OF the
success of these laundries in the east
She also advocated the placing Of
truant officer for the public schools,
that children who are backward in
their studies because Of deficient eve.
sight, defective hearing, adenOids or
Ouner ailments may be helped. She
also advocated the employing OF an
additional visiting nurse for the sick
babies when the heaS of the summer
comes and the death rate among the
babies is very great
Action on Miss COOksOn's talk was
deferred until after the next meeting.
when the annual election Of officers
viii be held Mrs. G. c. WimberIy pre-
sided over the meeting Reports for
the past month were read by Mrs s.
Q. AcCurdy secretary, and Mrs. W @
Davis finance Mrs AcNary's report
was read b Mrs H. W Broaddus
Mrs. J. H Nations reported for the re-
lief committee. All the reports showed
great activity along all the branches
Of the charity work. and much good
accomplished gift OF a number OF
garments was reported from the resi-
dents Of 500 Myrtle avenue. The men
OF the house bought the materials and
the women occupants made the gar
ments and presented them to the as
ISOLATION for distribution. A vote OF
thanks was sent to both the men and
women.
Owing to lack Of applications for as
sistance, the clinic for Americans
which has been conducted at Hotel
Dieu three afternoons a week, has
been discontinued Dr.. r. .. Robinson
was given a rising vote or thanks by
the members OF the association.
Mrs olga kohloerg reported that
the Red Cross NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. So
ciety had promised the return Of an
amount from the funds raised az
Christmas time by the sale of Red
Cross seals to support a visiting nurse,
whose Wor would be exclusively among
the tubercular poor.
As the next meeting which occurs
on the first Monday in April instead
Of the second, q nominating commit
tee was appointed with Mrs Olga
KOhlberg chairman. consisting or the
Of the following: Mrs. Septima Lack
land. Mrs. J. H Nations. Mr.. W. c.
Kluttz and Mrs. George c. Wimberly.
Wednesday afternoon the music de-
partment Of the WOman's club Will
hold its regular meeting at o'clock
in the club rooms The program will
be Of Italian composers and the d.
rectors will be Miss Florence Com
fort and Miss Florence Barnes. The
program viii be IS follows:
Misses Florence Comfort and Flor
ence Barnes in charge
Italian music.
Paper, "Mascagni and Italian music"
Miss Barnes
Piano concerto in A minor. Miss An
ME Stolaroff and Mrs. Adele John
Current events
Vocal solo. 'Libiamo ne lett calici,"
Mrs J. ". Lorentzen.
Serenade. Tosti, Mr.. Rhein.
Violin. ca Intermezzo, Pagiiacci; (b) {
Minuet. Boccherini, Miss Bean
Piano duet, ROssini Die diebische I
elster," Mrs. l. NJ Hanson, Miss I
Barnes
Vocal solo. "Tacea Ia Notte Placida."
Miss Comfort
Quartet. Carmenia- Mrs. VIII owen, /
Misses Anne Hughes, Genevie Ander- Z
son. Emma Hoffman.
Duet mandolin and guitar. Wallace /
Lane and Vernon Lyman
ocal solo, Aria, Buononcini Mrs. I
W w Evans
Duet L'Addio. NicoiaL Miss Comfort /
and Mr.. Tyndall.
Chorus, Two NeapOlitan folk songs. I
ga In dreamy shadows; Cb) Lying /
by the sea- Misses Genevie Ander-' /
son Mamie Clark. Chrysta HOgarth, I
Sarah Jarrett, Essie Darbyshire, Anne 4
t1ughes' GLADYS King; Mesdames n (
h Burton, G. W Mengel
Mr. and Mrs. Charles VoIlertsen will 4
entertain the Montezuma club this (
evening at their home on Nevada street !