El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-03
WOMAN 5 CLUB IS
TOLD Of BIC DAM
Club House Fund Growing
Rapidly; To Aid in Save
the Babies Week.

J A comprehensive talk on the Rio
! Grande irrigation project and the Ele-
! plant Butte dam was given before the
members of the Woman's club by H. D.
! Slater, Wednesday afternoon at the
monthly meeting of the general club.
] held in the auditorium of the First
! Christian church Mr.. Slater reviewed
/ the origin Of the irrigation project and
! the obstacles that had to be met be-
/ fore the construction of the dam was
an assured reality. He spoke Of the
enormity and daring OF the work from
an engineering point and the proper
/ tion Of the work represented in the
dam in comparison with other irriga-
ton projects, proving that the, Rio
Grande valley irrigation project is the
| largest irrigation project in the world.
with the lake behind il larger than any
| other artificial lake in the world eX-
cepting the artificial lake constructed
to make possible the Panama canal.
Mr.. Slater closed his address by speak
/ ing Of the area that would be reclaimed
through the assured water for irriga-
ton from the dam and said the need of
the present is TO secure the right kind
Of farmers TO settle upon the land to
assure the development Of the valley.
Business Meeting.
Preceding Mr.. Slater's address, there
was a general business meeting Of the
The nominating committee. through its
chairman. Mrs. T. c. Phillips. presented
the nominees for the officers and di-
rectors for next year There were no
nominations from the floor and the
names were ratified by hearty applause
They will be voted upon at the next
meeting Mrs. S. H. Sutherland. the
president was nominated for reelection:
Mrs. Charles B. Stevens. for first vice
president; Mrs. J. w. Lorentzen for sec
ond vice president; Mrs. J. Livingston
Ely for recording secretary; Mrs. J. D.
Love for corresponding secretary: Mrs.
V. 2. Raggio for reelection as treasurer,
and Mrs. Joseph Dwyer for reelection as
auditor Twenty-Five nominees for the
board Of directors were presented. one
being nominated from the floor. From
these, II are to be elected The names
presented are: Mesdames s. J. Freuden-
thai. T. c. Phillips. George Drummer, A.
W. Foster. A. p. Averin. W. R Brown
J. z. Townsend, ST., Olga Kohlberg, c.
II. Campbell. H. H. Stark. T. NJ. Waller.
Van Long, W. T. owen, W. L. Crockett, |
Frank W. Seward, Richard Warren, :
Fred Weckerle. r. z. Thomson. J. Z.
QUAD, NJ. Maggie. II. c. Greer and Miss
Jennie Potter. The election will be held |
March 1.
To Amend Bylaws.
Mrs A P. AverilI moved that a COM !
mittee Of three be appointed by the I,
president for revision Of the bylaws, as !
the changes made last year had not 1
proved altogether sufficient. This was |
carried and the committee will be ap- !
pointed later. 1
The usual routine reports were given. /
Mrs. c. B. Stevens read the secretary's :
minutes Of the last regular meeting and /
II the cs.fled meeting. Mrs. V. z. Raggio |
read the treasurer's report. Mrs. J. E.
Townsend gave the report Of the mem
bership committee. Mrs. W. r. Brown
and Mrs. A W. Foster reported for the
social committee. Mrs Alma ]. Fox
read the report of Mrs. o. A. Critchett
OF the courtesy committee.
Save the Babies Week.
Mrs W II. Pickles gave the state
federation notes in which she read the
request to all members Of the fedora
lon TO work TO make the Save the |
Babies week Of March 4 to IL a big
success Mrs. s. u. Sutherland spoke of
he value that this week should be and
aid that as the management Of the
week was in the hands OF the Ell Paso
5aual Franchise league that the club
mould cooperate with il in working for
ne success or the movement. She read
letter from Mrs. 3. +. jenkins chair !
lan Of the Save the Babies" week of
ne EQUAL Franchise league committee /
SKIING that a committee of three /
'e appointed from the club to CO.
perate with the Franchise league in
1 > AAAh eAA AAAAo " VI 0DQu a motion
was voted that the club authorize the
ppointing of this committee and en-
orse the movement Mrs W @ Nc
ormick. chairman of the civic depart
rent committee read the city ordinance
n the disposal Of garbage and urged |
reater cooperation among all citizens.
he reported the distribution Of maya I
ines to the county hospital
Building Fund Grows.
Mrs. S. Fl. Sutherland announced that
he building fund for the new club
ouse had been increased to S2l52 and t
n additional subscription Of SIS was {
ecelved at the meeting. Mrs. Rowland
ilchrist sang with Miss Julia Pool
laying her piano accompaniment.
The next meeting will be that of the |
usic department of the club, and the s
rogram viii consist Of selections from '
levels Of the Madonna" by Wolf | =
errari and from the Ballad Of
espair," by BenberG.
mrs 5. ]. Prudential will be in
large Of the program.