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

s1re that the league would be a power
for good in the community. Mrs. De
Croft brought a message from MIS-.
r T. Hammett who, though i'll and !
unable TO be present. said in her mes |
sage: 81 wish to be enrolled as a char
ter member for the women at this meet
ing are making history and L want 10
be one of them"
Mrs s. J. Prudential talked on the
interest she had felt in the work for
woman's suffrage from attending a
meeting, Of the women suffraglsts IN !
New York city and that she had Deen
a little ashamed of FL Paso for not
being up to the times in having sur
fra ce league Of its own
The membership was divided into
auxiliary and active with the army
women residing here in the auxiliary
membership.
nresident of the Texas WOman's Suf-
frage league, was read by the secretary
announcing. that Miss Helen Todd, OF
New York, would shortly tour the state
making speeches in favor Of Suffrage
Mrs Fiunigan also urged everyone IN
terested in suffrage to work for the
massage of the legislative amendment
fayoriug the submission of the question
of woman's suffrage, TO be voted upon
by the people Of the state
The women present endorsed the luea
and further action upon this VIII be
decided at the next meeting.
The names on the charter member
ship roll are: Mesdames Olga Kohl
berg, A. P. Averil, J. F, Williams
Horace A Lay, Dr. Anna Reum, ). j.
Prudential, Charles DeGroff, DR.. Alice
G. Merchant, Burt Orndorff, !. J. Bush,
B. F. Hammett, George Uurlck. W. ;.
Triton W. J. Cox. Erick st. Clair Pur-
don. w NJ Laughlin, Misses Octavia
BARLOW, A. Louise DIETRICH, Dorothy
Morgan. Irene LauEhlin, Geraldine
Merchant, and Ruth NJ. Augur. Aux
iiiary members, Mesdames robert
Mearns, A owen Seaman and c. w
Exton.
With the Child in the Midst" as the
study book, the meeting of the mission
study class of Trinity Methodist church
women. held Tuesday afternoon was
concentrated upOn the thought OF net
ter babies for the world. Mrs W. T.
Care presided. Women representing
the various countries of the globe acted
IS delegates from those countries ana
led the discussion Of the conditions OF
civilization, of motherhood and Oh emil
dren in their countries. ending by tell
ing what the children of each country
needed most The delegates repre-
senting America were Mesdames W.
Mcdonald, II. \. Miller, ". H. Payne
and G. l. Jones. The Chinese delega-
ton was Mesdames T. b. CunlIhlIs' ~ y
d NcAIurtrey, i. T. Williams, l. y
Winans and Miss Alice Carrie FROM
india we're Mesdames c. Wesley Web
dell. A. NJ. Grabbing, and NJ. =.
! Yerl1es. From Africa were MesoShlts
G. Griffith G. B. oliver and q. A.
/ Donia1son Mrs. D. NJ. Smith and Mrs.
/ s. S. Pirchfield represented Japan, ana
! Korea was REPRESENTED by Mrs w a
/ Travler and Mrs. William Sachs- foI-
loving the speeches of these women d
/ committee was appointed TO o5aT f or
/ resolutions as to the help needed toI
! these countries. On this committee
I we're: Mesdames L J.. ayers, n Il
| Graham and W. P Hart Mrs H. +
! Hadfeld read the SCRIPTURE IessoIl.
/ NTTs 7 Mack Crawford led the opening
/ -,ro,-er Mrs. J. c. Griffith sang, WIN
] Mrs. George B. oliver playing her
niano accompaniment. Upon the plaCN5
! hoard were charts with IlguTeS duH
/ statistics about the Work IN Ihe nus
! sionarv field. There were 5S mem PEI 3-y,L
! nresent in addition to the Visitors. me I
/ social meeting of the missionary -
! cistv will lie held next Tuesday AZ lhe
/ home of Mrs. R. /. Daniels, on MOI
/ tana street
Tho bible study class OF the First
! gantist church held its study meeIlilk
: lT11esdav afternoon in the parlors OF
( +1,a church Miss Elizabeth Hail was
: tbe leader. The first 20 chapters oL 1ltO
hook Of Exodus were studleu. vi . =
NJ WaIthall. Mrs. G. p. putnam ailu
Mrs William Graves made talks on Iiit
1aesop Among the members preSen'
were Mesdames T. H. Springer, "a
. lion, Graves. Edgar Maxwell A. = NC
Daniels. C. 4. Patten' Jerome So w
p ID. Chastain, ". Sutton, A N. war
tbaII I II. Ferguson, 6. =. PulnaIlL
Toy, @ Lea William Dorset, Luthei
barnard. G. n. Seamonds. T. SLeafhs
p NJ Rigdon. II. B. McDoWeH, RopeI'
Graves, William Graves X. II, BtsnoP
G. J. Morris. Fred WeckerIe' a. a
I'll II @ Ashton. Ida B. Spain anc
Miss Elizabeth Hall
COMPANY Z. Of the Aid society Of thu
1 First Presbyterian church met tues
! day afternoon at the home OF WIS )
/ Herman Prefer on California street
Mrs G. L. Vanderpool is the captain o
] the company and was in charge OF I'M
( meeting The organization pIanheG
1 bible class to be conducted oy iIs
! Harvard II. Durkee for the study o
fbe aospeI of st. Mark. Following thu
study. a social time was enjoyed ant
] lirbt refreshments were served Amonl
| those present were Rev. ana MIS- = J.
/ Overstreet, Mesdames IT. NJ Patterson
John Hayes. ]. H. Johnson H. 7 =, III
bin. T. T. Dewey, Howard b. Durkee
| !. Hale. Herman Prefer, c l.. Wor
| den and Miss Kate Fink.
A meeting of the advisory board o
( the Rose Gregory Houchen settlenen
I house was held TUESDAY dlleIIlOOi IL
| the Y W. c. A. downtown rooms
Routine business matters connecte'
with the home were given attention
As several sets of books have recent
been contributed TO the home IN
board voted to purchase book cases 10
these.
The missionary and aid society o
the Calvary Houston Square Baptis
church met Tuesday afternoon an
started the study Of a new hook, doc
trines of Our Faith" by Dargan.
brief business meeting was held an
the program for the remainder OF Tn
years study meetings was outlined
There was a good attendance.
, Mrs Howard B. Durkee and Ais
! Florence Durl6ee will conduct specis
1 leaders bible classes. to train teacher
{ for bible study classes, at the FRS
1 / Presbyterian church