El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-08

FFICERS' day" Of the Wom-
ans club Wednesday after
- noon marked the opening OF
what promises to be the most useful
year Of the club history. In meeting
IN the high school auditorium, the
club is forming the opening wedge for
the movement OF making the school
buildings community social centers,
which in itself is the start Of big
thing for El Paso and its people.
In the presidents annual address,
Mrs. A. W. Foster outlined as the plat
form Of the club and the policy it
should Dursue for the coming year, the
following five purposes: First intel
lectual culture by the members at
tending and taking part in all the study
programs Of the year; second, that the
attainment Of the club house should
never be out Of mind: third, that in
civics the betterment Of the city and
every movement tending to improve
ment should be endorsed by the CLUB
and supported by its work; fourth
the establishment Of Fairgrounds lOr
the children of the city: fifth, the use
of all the school buildings as social
centers for the communities in which
they are situated
Mrs. Foster urged that the motto Of
the Leland Stanford university, modl-
fled to suit FL Paso-"That the Chill
dren Of FL Paso shall be Ny Children"
should be adopted by the club Wom-
en- In their work to secure play
ground for the children OF the city
which she considered one OF the cry
ing needs o. the hour. She deploreQ
the apparent growing apart OF the old
and Young and saw IN the social center
idea for the school buildings way 10
recreate common interests bringing
the grOwnups and the groTingups To-
gether.
frage she urged the preparation OF
club women for intelligent use OF the
ballot and its responsibilities. as she
believed the success OF suffrage lneNl
table. Mrs Foster commented strohgIy
upon the success Of home making d
the highest and most difficult Of Wom-
ems work. The problem OF just being
the woman in a home is as big ana
sometimes much bigger than that OF
being q man in the business world,
said Mrs Foster. The task Of max
ing the home safe and happy place, a
refuge AID sanctuary from the cares
of the outside world is the biggest task
that can be given to women But 10 IN
telligentlv fulfill this task. IL is nee
essarv that a woman know more Jhal
she be in touch with the movement
for lettering living conditions, for ed
ucatiOn. the care Of the young ana
wayWard, home and CIVIC economy loI
the bigger and broader minded the
woman. the better the home, and no
state nor nation is greater than its
homes"
At the conclusion Of the presidents
address, Mrs. VI. p Schuster. a former
president OF the club. presented Mrs.
Foster with a beautiful bOquet OF
American Beauty roses on behalf OF
the club. making a graceful speech, 10
which Mrs Foster responded
Mrs Rue Jackson gave a brief report
Of the establishment of the rescue
home for wayward and unfortunate
girls. which has just been completed by
the WOman's Rescue Home association
"Of all living creatures, woman has al
ways had the smallest chance Of re-
gaining her lost place in case she may
even appear to err without actually
taking the falling step" she said our
sons may tamper with every sin known
and still be made welcome anywhere
they may choose TO 60 If our daugh-
tiers make one false step, for which
alone some mothers precious son must
be TO blame every door and every
hand Is turned against her Even the
mother who bore her too often casts
her off The rescue home is TO help
girls recover their better selves and