El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-13

IL PAsO wives win not have to
X spend hours in coaxing their hus-
IL bands into full dress suits for the
Charity ball this year. The Woman s
Charity association has taken pity upon
the mems dissemination to don the
swallow tails and stiff shirts and has
proclaimed that informal dress VIII be
the thing for men,
An innovation viii Also be introduced
in the holding of an informal reception
for an hour before the dance, so that
those who do not care to dance may
have the opportunity for social ming
ling Every feature OF the pail Is be-
ing carefully planned ana 1t promises
TO be one of the most successful ever
given by the Charity association. The
Invitations viii be issued Saturday.
From the fund accumulated by the
annual Charity ball the relief and
emergency work and other activities
through which the Charity association
does good to the unfortunate Of the
city, are carried on.
Gives lodgings To Many.
During the past month Alb nights
lodgings were given at the Charity
association house on South Camp bell
street to persons who otherwise would
have had absolutely no place to go:
This is but one of the many practical
ways in which the Charity association
aids the unfortunate Of the city. In
the relief work of the association 80
individual cases were assisted En-
These were a few Of the interesting
records Of the Charity association work
PRESENTED by the PRESIDENT, Mrs. T. W.
Ianfer at the monthly general meet
ing of the Woman's Charity association.
held Thursday afternoon in the home
of Mrs. Frank Ainsa on Mesa avenue.
The large drawing room presented a
busy appearance While the reports ana
business matters were presented to the
society, the members were working dill
gently. sewing garments Tor cnlldren
and rolling bandages for the Red cross
society's relief work in the European
Following the apportioning out Of
the work to be done, among the diner
ent members, the minutes OF me I Las'
meeting were read. Mrs T. w. Lanler'
the president, reported in brleI form
the amount Of work done by the or
SANITATION during October. She an
nounced that the Charity association
had been given permission to put tents
for tubercular patients ABOUT thG
grounds Of the new county hospILaI
building after the first OF January Inc
Charity association has lately Deen nav
ing large number of destitute tuDer-
cular patients to assist and place
where they may be given some care -
absolutely necessary rents LOT TINS
nuruose are needed and also contri0u-
fions of furniture for the tents anu
cooking utensils. Mrs. banler alsO
asked for volunteers TO attend 70 ne
charity superintendent once IN ne
ee1ce Extending the convention Of
CHARITIES and Corrections in San An
tonic The material for each monthly
meetings garment making IS puIcil -5
bvrthe hostesses' dues Of 25 cents each-
Red Cross Seals Arrive
Mrs Lanier announced that the he9
Cross Christmas seals had arrived anu
might be obtained from Mrs. J. Il. Hlrt-
From the sale Of these stamps % per
cent goes to tubercular relief work IN
IgI Paso: 80 percent to tubercular re
lief work in the state and 10 percent 10
the national Red Cross organization;
Mrs Lanier also appealed Tor as
carded or broken toys that could De
mended by the Charity association and
used for distribution at Christmas tlIne
among the poor children OF the CITY.
me amendments to the constitution
and bv-lavvs were read by Mrs. olga
Ttoblherg. chairman Of the committee
7ied In these amendments the consti-
tuition was changed so that the N,orS
of the society should be to give alG 70