El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-10
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

GL"HE state convention Of the
United Daughters OF the Con-
federacy will meet in this
city October % TO 30" said Mrs. c. E.
Kelly, and We expect to make It one
OF the most successful conventions that
has ever been held in the state. Il viii
be a gathering Of the representative
women Of Texas We feel that Il IS a
compliment to be allowed to entertain
such women, for they have a long ways
to come and then there are elderly
women amOrg the delegates, women OF
experience whom il is always a pleasure
to entertain The official headquarters
viii be at Hotel PasO del Norte, and
all OF the social affairs VII be held
there also, so that when our visitors
return 10 their homes. they will know
We have given them the best we have.
/ One thing that Is very gratifying TO Us
. Is that there seems to be no feeling OF
north or south In the city. and every
one is working 20 make our convention
a great event that will be remembered
as celebration Of q united people"
Mexico is not heard OF IN New York
and the east now that the European
war is on" said Charles r LOOMS
THE crowds stood in front OF the New
York newspaper offices until after
midnight every night that I was in
New York and they watched the bull
letins from the war as closely as thu
fans watched the scores OF the ban
games The interest is so keen that
men neglect their business TO watch
the progress Of the war, and the extras
appear almost every hour. FL Paso il
cool compared TO New York IN war ex-
element. for there are so many na-
tionallties represented there that they
are all represented before the bulletin
boards trying TO learn what their c0un-
HHaam #amn
@The reopeniug OF the National lines
from JuareZ to Mexico City means that
the line has been practically rebuilt
said J. D. Reuter- There is not a cul-
vert that had not been wrecked. a bridge
that had not been burned. or a stretch
OF track that had not been torn up. in
the whole distance Miles OF rails have
been ruined by being placed on stacks
OF burning ties Dozens OF stations
and freight depots have been burned
IN fact, the railroad over which trains
are now operating Is practically brand
new, except for the rOadbed. and that
had been dynamited at different times"
The United States soldier IS a great
reader" said Mrs Edith G. COyne. Ii
brarian OF the Carnegie library There
are hundreds OF soldiers who have taken
out library cards. The books they ask
for are the very best standard works,
in nearly every case Books on science
art and music are popular with the SOL
diers. as well as many or the standard
works Of fiction The soldiers always
take the best OF care OF the books and
return them promptly.
IF we had had such an organization
az the club that was organized Tuesday
night behind US IN the county election,
we would have Won, said Tom Lea
1T is Just such men as judge GOggin.
judge Jackson, A p Coles am John
Wyatt who are needed in politics IN
this city and county That club IS go
ing TO make professional politicians
hard TO catch next spring, and see
where there is going TO be a change
down at the city hall after the city
elections
The tubercular work OF the city
has become a problem for the Charity
association" said Lrs- T. W. Lan1er,
the president, when asked as 10 con-
ditions in the charity work OF the
city There are 10 accommodations
for rubercular patients in the county
hospital and the work all falls on the
association There have been as many
tubercular cases during the month OF
August rs any month during the year.
and we are hard pressed TO give re-
lief There are also more men Apply
ing for work who are able and will
ing 10 work than for any one month
during the year There are from one
TO five every day who nave 1amlueS,
some OF them sick, and all ready 70
work for living The unSanl-ary
conditions in the lower part Of the
city a great deal Of IL caused by the
excessive rains, binders our work IN
the baby department and makes in
Vulnerable new cases every week ne
subscribers have responded nObly dur
ing the summer and all are doing all
they can to assist rs While We are
able TO keep going now. II the winter
brings in more tubercular patients We
viii need help and need II badly
There is no lessening OF the Mexican
refugees among the poorer classes
They all seem satisfied TO let well
enough alone, and there is no notice
able decrease I'm the numbers In the
city II the unsanitary houses are
torn down and the pools OF stagnanr
water filled IL viii lessen the sickness
and make for a cleaner and more