El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-13
ADDITIONAL SOCIETY ON PAGE IL.

/ given aid. advice or general information
/ to 354 women and girls. of these IS were
! children under 16 wears. who were trav-
/ cling alone. She helped nine blind chill
( dren travelling alone and 20 blind chill
dreu travelling IN the care Of teacher
( to the Institute for the Blind at Alamo
gOrdo. She cooperated with the associ-
ated charities IN three cases. An old man.
! over 81 years of age and suffering with
/ asthma. was helped TO find a room. Mrs.
/ Eighmcv reported that another wheeled
9 chair was very badly needed at the
9 union station
Plans were made To conduct coffee
and sandwich stand at the international
g Soil Products exposition. Mrs Fred
: Weckerle viii be the general chairman
IN charge of this work. Different host
! cSses VIII serve each day. choosing their
own committees to assist them
The hostess for Saturday will be Mrs
! H. T. Bowie assisted by Miss Elya Sly.
Monday, Mrs. Fred Weckerlc will be
hostess; Tuesday. Mrs. II. T. Bowie;
Wednesday. Mrs. 4. 4 Jones; THURSDAY
Mrs. Julius krakauer: Friday Mrs. r.
J. Daniel: Monday. Oct %. Mrs 4. :
j. Eylsr. and Tuesday Oct "a Mrs
James X. Harper.
Mrs. c. T. Race was made the chair
man OF a special committee to finance
the outdoor rccreational work. The ten
MS court has been completed adjoining
the Y. ". C. A. residence The use OF
the court l. free TO all members of the
Y. ". C. A. It IS planned to wire the
courts so that electric lights NAV be
installed. making possible the use of the
courts AT night by the business women.
The educational work of the assoeia-
tiOH Is making an excellent start and
the report Of Miss Florence Durkee for
the educational classes was the best in
this line that the association has had.
Glasses are held in Spanish for both
beginners and advanced students. par
liamentarv law. first aid to the injured
and necdlework
Mrs d. H. Huffaker's report for the
gymnasium work showed that all the
classes under Miss Hazel f. Billet. the
physical director. have started off with
much larger attendance than they
have averaged before.
Miss Elva sly reported the general
work of the association and Of the or
gsHization of the Business Women's
club
Current events In suffrage work
formed the program of the FL PasO
Equal Franchise league meeting
Thursday afternoon held in room s32
in the Mills building Mrs O. 4.
Critchett was in charge OF the program
Mrs. H =. Corbin read an article on
the work done by the women OF Ari-
IONA suffrage state. in improving
roads Mrs l. L Mundy gave a short
paper on Have We a DemocracyT
Miss Jessie Mcdonald gave answers 10
4 number Of questions concerning the
suffrage movement Mrs George II.
Clements read an article comparing
the laws of the suffrage states with
those of states where women were de-
MED 2 voice in the government Mrs
s. J. F'ennell presided at the business
meeting Plans We're discussed for the
suffrage rally. which viii be held on
October 80. and at which prominent
speakers viii talk The work of the
league at the International Soil Prod
Ucts exposition. on October p. was
arranged for. Two new members. Mrs.
J. b futile and Miss Elva Sly. were
admitted Mrs. L L Mundy reported
the petition presented by her commit
tee composed of Mrs. 2 Brooke Jones
and Mrs. Edith c Lane TO the city
council requesting that a police matron
he installed in the police station and
city Jail The meeting next Thursday
and VIII he held at the home of Mrs
s. 8 Baker. on Arizona street
The tea garden, to he operated by the
Woman's club at the International
Soil Products exposition viii he
open every afternoon during the
from TO o'clock
The tea garden viii be arranged in the
perEola in the chamber Of commerce. {
and which viii provide an attractive