El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-25

,o5 for work there ana, without know
M where the money would come from,
rs rs ranged for the association secre-
ne at the Elephant Butte dam to 90
- without a guarantee of his salary
ny men branch of the FL Paso assoc
afatfon He secured a tent from chan
IN John r. AXton. of the goth infan-
- - md also a photograph and what
H. e6uipment could be obtained Bis-
Ioe he said, had loaned the Columbus
bSo,,cb their secretary of bows work
md much good was being done at Co
i,,r,bus He said $1,000 had been nut in
he $4,000 budget to take care Of this
work and he believed it to be a neces-
sarv and worthy work.
joy of Giving.
lanes G. McNary was the last
eneaICer and he made a talk on giving
lie declared that, although there was
4 tendency to criticise the FL Paso Y.
n C. A. he knew that the association
vas as fine as any association in the
country and that il was doing too
much good work among the bows and
Young men to damn it for some trivial
detail which does not happen to Dlease
lie told the members of the teams that
they would have good opportunity to
meet and overcome much of this criti-
cism. He said he did not believe there
was a business in FL Paso which was
more efficiently run than the Y. NJ c.
A.. nor any where more value was
given for dollar than at the Y.
Tribute to Felix Martinez.
Mr. McNary then gave a carefully
thought out talk on giving and its
privileges, dividing his subject into
What should one give? and how much
should one give2 He said a stfngy
man was a thing of contempt among
right minded men and women He said
gifts were not alone money but gifts
tn time and enersy and sympathy.
He paid a fine tribute to Felix Mar
tinez who gave three-fourths of his
day to the stream of people who called
at his office every day TO tell him
their troubles. He gave to public en-
terprises of his time and his means.
Mr. AIcNary said, and to the neglect of
his interests and his profits.
zone man said he would not give
ANYTHING to the Mexican Y. NJ. c. A.
work" Mr.. McNary said. II wish he
could have been here tonight and heard
Mr. EscObar's talk. There lies one of
the great opportunities of this city.
Tobacco Waste.
"El Paso's bill for tobacco cigars
and cigarets would build a beautiful
building for the Mexican Y. NJ c. A.
A low estimate Of the amount spent
for these things each month is 10000
This means more than 100000 a year
Take the liquor bill OF FL PasO. That
bill for a year is more than we give
to all Of the churches, hospitals,
charitable causes, the Y. NJ. c. A. and
every other good cause combined
These make our charities look like 80
cents. Think how much Europe is Civ
ing in life blood for an ideal when all
we ask here is a pittance. What we
are asked to give here. in a land of
peace and prosperity. is but a small
thing.
Have Right to Ask.
I'VE have a right to ask for what
we are asking for in this campaign.
The boy in the street has the claim
upon you for a place to go The
stranger has a claim upon you for a
place where ne can rest ana read.
When we give as we go along we
recognize the right our fellow man has
to make demands upon US. No other
city Of Texas is growing as fast as
is FL Paso- No other city of the state
has as many demands made upon it or
responds more literally than does FL
Paso. No good cause here goes beg
ging. / don't believe there ever was
q community where demands were met
more generously than here. 1t is par
TALLY in proportion to the way this
spirit grows that our city viii con-
tinue to grow and be blessed and be
a wholesome and desirable place for
our children to live in. I hope we will
never be less generous than we are
500 il Read Pamphlet.
At the opening OF the meeting Mr..
Cooley announced that j. II Nations
scription If everyone would read a
folder on the work of the Y. nj. c. A.
Joe Wright gave Mr.. Cooley 81 and
said he would read his when he got
home.
Judge A. g. Foster supplemented MT.
HcNary's talk by saying that in pro-
portion to the way a community sup
ported such causes as the Y. NJ. c. A.
the moral sentiment of the community
rev and it was this that differ
eBtiates US from Mexico.
$500 Subscribed.
Chairman Cooley, at the close OF the
Meeting Monday night, announced that
of the total budget, and
more, had been raised by the executive
committee before the active canvass
started. He then read the list of sub
cribers. each Of which was received
With cheers. These were as follows:
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Il Paso Gas company. 200
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