El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-23
Won1er's Charity Association To Ask For
Regular Appropriation From City and County

Womans Charity will ask the city
( and county for substantial budget
/ with which to conduct organized char
ity the association has planned for the
year The city and county make a
monthly appropriation to the budget
fund of the Charity, but the executive
board believes that to get the best re-
suits from the charity work, a regular
fund must be available.
At a meeting of the executive board
with the advisory board at the Charity
house, 4O5 South Campbell street, We'd
nesday afternoon. Mrs. Z. Kohlberg
read a report of the work and needs Of
the association and said that the funds
now available were not sufficient to
continue the splendid work which the
association has been doing in the past
1t was decided that the executive and
advisory boards would appear before
the city council and county officers to
ask for more money with which to
carry on the necessary charity work
in FL PaSo. The two boards will be in
creased by 80 business men, who viii
appear before the city council to urge
the increase of the charity budget and
the concentration Of all charity activi-
ties in the Woman's Charity. Mrs E.
Kohlberg was chosen as speaker for
the two boards before the council.
At the close of the meeting, the ad-
visory board was shown through the
Charity house, which has been recently
remodeled and enlarged to accommo-
date the rapidly increasing work.
Those. who attended the meeting
from the executive board were: Mes
danes Irving Mcneil E. Kohlberg, H.
Q. II. Stevens, .. s. Stewart W R
Brown, Van c. Wilson, A L. Kerr, J.
c. Lakeland, W. L FOxwOrth, o. II.
Baum. II. W Broaddus, Marie LOOMS
The advisory board members present
were; Rev. Henry Easter, H D. Slater,
U. S. Stewart. E n. Bray, Rev Martin
ZielOnka, J. G. McNary, A. Schwartz, a.
Courchesne, H. B. Stevens. Mrs. Marie
LOomis, president Of the association,
called the meeting to order, but retired
in favor Of Mrs. Kohlberg, the president
for last year, who will lead the work
Of raising funds for the Charity.
The regular meeting of the depart
ment Of current events and literature
of the Woman's club was held on
Wednesday afternoon in the assembly
hall of the Hotel Paso del NOrte. The
chairman, Mrs. A NJ. LOOMS, presided.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read by the secretary, Mrs. S. J. Fen
nell, ans were approved Mrs. J. Z.
Townsend read an excellent paper on
the consumers league and explained
the works of this movement, which is
for the betterment of the laboring
women, shorter hours and more sani-
and shops and the adjustment Of child
labor under a certain age
John G. Brooks is president of the
National Consumers League, and Mrs
Florence Kelly, Of Illinois, is general
secretary of the organization At the
close Of Mrs Townsend's paper, a gen
era1 discussion on the subject was held.
An endorsement by the department of
the club was given to the action re-
Gently taken by the ministers of this
city IN keeping boys under certain ages
from freQuenting certain districts Of
the city as messenger boys
Mrs. Annie L. Miller, a member of
the "Eben club of Oakland. Cal, spoke
most Interestingly on Attempting the
Impossible"
Miss Ruth Howard sang charmingIy
Forbidden Music by DastOlaldOn. and
was accompanied by Miss Rachel How
ard.
Mrs c. NJ Hendricks read a paper
Oh current events. which were The
Married WOman's Bill - The INSPECTION
OF Bakery shops, and -Experimenting
IN Killing Animals by Electricity
Mrs. W H. Forbes read a paper on
Pure Food and DR.. Wiley" Mrs.
Forbes said that DR.. Wiley was one of
the worlds greatest chemists His
methods have been approved and given
hearty endorsements. She spoke of his
experimenting on foods for tissue
building and scientific nutrition
Mrs. George Rutledge. state treas
urer Of the Congress Of Mothers gave
an instructive talk on Child Welfare"
and urged club women Of FL Paso to
join the Mothers Congress, whose pur-
pose Is TO save the babies, safeguard
boys and girls. educate the father and
train the mother
The meeting then adjourned and a
directors meeting was held immediate
y after, and Mrs. Harry c. Greer and