El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-13

Ready Friend relief work co

- ONTRIBD IIONS for Amigo L1stO'
Ready Friend relief work con-
~ tinue to come TO headquarters, in
the basement Of the Popular store. Be
sides many packages Of food and cloth
ing from those who did not give their
names. the following donations are
gratefully acknowledged; I'm Amigo,
500 cash, Western COrree Co., 100
pounds coffee; G. Nizcarra, 50 sacks
frijoles; T. Goodman, six pairs overalls;
J. Stolaroff seven pairs boys trousers:
i. Moye, IS. Mr.. Thompson, Of Clint, 81
worth Of food supplies; DR.. H. P. Hug
ley offers his services to attend to amy
needy Mexican families under the care
OF the Amigo ListO" committee.
Making Personal Visits.
Dozens Of new cases of restitution
among worthy families have been re-
ported to The Herald and turned over
to the committee. Mrs. Alberto 'Madero'
Mrs NJ. CalderOn ana Mrs. Del Campo
Of the executive committee, have been
hard at work every day visiting laml-
lies and supplying the needed reflex
they have a long list to reach TO-DAY
and are trying to give each case some
personal attention. The call is so
heavy. however, that the committee
asks applicants for relief so far as pos
sible to call at the Popular store base
ment on Tuesdays, Thursdays and sat
urdays between 10 and - or ana >.
when there will be representatives or
the committee in attendance to receive
applications and extend relief IN All
worthy cases.
please Report Cases.
In reporting cases to The Herald, or
either Mexican or American lallllles
I'm destitute circumstances, writers arr
asked to give plain addresses anu
names, so that the places may pc
easily found. There has been some
trouble in reaching reported cases oW-
ing TO defective addresses,
Let Il be understood that this Amigo
IistO" (Ready Friend movement Is
not limited in its scope TO Spanish
Americans or Mexican families only
but will try to relieve want among DE-
serving American families at least
equally with the others. 1t happens
that the majority Of cases reported
are among Mexican tamlliesi ms IS
largely due, no doubt TO the tact that
the 100 other relief agencies operating
in the city are efficiently looking after
the American families in need. But IL
any are being overlooked, report them
20 The Herald for Amigo Listo.
They VIII sturve First
In a great many cases, deserving
families decline to make their needs
known: many viii suffer abject want
and even starve before they viii ask
for aid. This is true 20 a notable ex-
tent among the refugees from Mexico,
many OF whom have exhausted their
last resources, but win not ask aid,
In such cases, neighbOrs who know
the circumstances, or any others Ia
miliar with the need are requested to
make reports. Names and addresses
viii not be published. and will be kept
secret, only being handed over 10 the
working committee headed by A
Schwartz as chairman, and including
those named above and Mrs. Dr. NJ Z.
Schuster
In not q few cases, information Of
needy families is coming through
school teachers. Some children are
being taken out -ofg school to go TO
work to support families; others
are out from sickness. and the teach
ers become aware that something IS
wrong at home.
More Money and Food Needed.
Public cooperation has already been
considerable, but to handle the prob
lem through the winter there is need
OF much more money and food and
clothing and fuel
The benefit vaudeville performance
Friday evening at the FL Paso theateI
preserved seats soc at Ryans) oushl
to produce hundreds Of dollars since
the total expense is limited TO $780,
lAnd it is hoped that citizens viii
continue to send packages Of food ano
clothing to the headquarters in the
Popular basement. marked amigo
Listo." This is an easy way to con-