El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-16

the compulsory education law TO Is
years: provide that women shall serve
/ on juries when women and girls are
D being tried in court. to provide Tor a
| better child labor law and other i'm
prOvement laws for women and chill
dren and home conditions One OF the
/ bills for which the women are work
| ing is 10 provide home teachers for
I the immigrant families in districts OF
the state where there are large colonies
Of foreigners Mrs W. c. Bansemer
read an interesting article in favor OF
this bill. explaining the need to edu-
. cate the foreign father and mother in the
English language ideas of American
{ government and laws, and sanitation
and hygiene. Mrs NJ. a. Wells talked
I in answer to the criticism against the
women Of California in voting against
Z statewide prohibition. W. J. Moran,
who was to have talked on why labor
approves Of woman suffrage. was una
/ BILE to be present. His talk will be given
at a future meeting The badges which
. the Members OF the league viii wear
! at the lecture on suffrage. given by
Richard F. Burgess Thursday night in
J the First Christian church were dis
Z tributed. The next meeting Of the
league will be held Thursday afternoon
{ in the parIors Of Hotel Orndorff-
Reports for the months work Of the
Z Young WOmen's Christian association,
I as given by the chairman Of the Yari-
GUS activities at the monthly meeting
=
showed an increasing interest and at
tendance at the various classes. and
activities. and also that the association
is on good footing financially The
report OF the treasurer. Mrs. H B. Dur
kee. showed S2453.96 receipts and
S163g-33 disbursements. Of-the receipts.
S445-56 were from membership dues
and S393.5O. subscriptions The receipts
expenditures S46I-I5- The receipts or
the boarding home were S979.15 and
the expenditures S141.49. The admins
tration expenses for rent and salaries
were S43O.OS. The report Of the direc-
tor Of the physical training department.
Mrs. II. B. Stevens. IT. showed an at
tendance Of $50 at the various gymna-
stun classes. OF these lZS were the
senior class members, 96 junior class
members and 81 in the chllQrens
classes. To the equipment has been
added a new volley ball and net and
basket ball The annual demonstration
OF the physical training work viii be
given in the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION gymnasium on the evening Of
May Is, at IS o'clock The attendance at
the lunch room for the month was re-
ported at 1852 by the chairman OF the
lunch room committee Mrs. Fred Week
erie. This represented a daily attend
ance OF 90 people. Mrs l. G. Eigh-
mey's report as travellers aid at the
union station was presented by Mrs T.
F. Kimbel over 212 people were as
ton. advice and help Miss Florence
Durkee. employment secretary, report
ell that Lositiors for seven young wOm-
en- had been found Mrs. T. !. Wood
side reported for the boarding home
Mrs. Paul Heermans reported for the
religious department that there had
been an attendance or 152 al =ha re-
ligious classes 81 at the Sunday yes
per services and % at the Bible classes
OF the three Bible classes at the down
town rooms. one is devoted 10 the
study Of the history and geography Of
the Holy Land. another group to study
ing the prophecies Of jeremiah. and the
third has the life of Christ as the
study topic Mrs. H T. Bowie reported
for Mrs James Graham McNary. the
chief guardian OF the camp fire circles
The girls are planning for some spe-
cial indian dances for the gymnasium
exhibit Mrs r D. Robinson reported
that the millinery classes in the edu-
cation department were progressing
nicely. she reported that the Gem
mittee was planning for a series Of
talks on current events to be given in
the boarding home Mrs Frank Spence. /
Of the membership committee. reported.
In the recent mem bership campaign the
team Captained by Mrs J. r Harper
secured the largest number OF new
members. 20 with Sos dues; Mrs d
W. DetWiler's team was second. with
IS members and $50 dues; Mrs r. 3.
Romans team was third, with - mem
bers and $50 dues