El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-21
Women's Organizations.

Womens Organizations.
a work meeting of the aid society OF
! the First Congregational church was
! held Thursday afternoon at the home
+ Of Mrs Miles Hanson, on Laurel street
I The afternoon was spent in sewing
fancy work for a spring bazaar. anc
later refreshments We're served bv the
/ hostess. The members present were:
I Mesdames O. W Kerr. c. F. Hawks. c.
! s. Henning, NJ s Russell. Lee Bur
| dick. G. 5 Norris, G. y. MarchanL
Paul McCombs. V. y Brown and A
Circle No. two Of the Women's Aid
society of the First Methodist Episco-
pal church met Thursday afternoon
at the home Of Mrs J. D. Foster, 1877
. Montana street. Officers for the ensu-
ing year were elected Mrs H N. Whit
field was elected president; Mrs. Meta
Bretney. vice president; MIS- D. +
Pope. secretary. and Mrs s NJ Hyten,
collector. A social hour followed the
business meeting. Refreshments We're
served by the hostess. Those present
We're Mesdames A. L FOote, H. NJ
Whitfield. Meta Bretney. 5 T Cross,
D. E Pope, George Cowherd, +. Net
ties. l. n. Bowlby, /. Hanson. d. =,
Harris, s NJ Hyten, r B. Bias and
Miss Lima Collins.
The officers of the Woman's Mission
airy society of the Alta Vista Methodist
church for 1916 were installed Thurs
dav afternoon at a meeting Of the So
Harper on Bisbee street Rev Clyde
h Campbell was the installing officer
Following the ceremony there was a
social hour Mrs Frank OVertOn gave
a reading Misses Ruth Brown and
Vivian Brown played musical Sc
lection Miss Clara Belle Harper sang
Miss Nina Valentine and Miss Amella
Harper played musical selections SIX
new members Joined the society.
Among those present were Rev and
Mrs. Clyde h Campbell Mesdames r.
z. Boyer. y. NJ Wallis, l. l. Langley,
Frank Overton, +, v. Jones. { +
Bryan. Ben Powell W D. Gregory. e.
J. Roberts, J. r. Fitzgerald, T. H Car
ner. Henry Gardiner. NJ c 4erkes- w
A kessler / J. Ayers, l. ,1 \, Corrln to f5
c. H Rhodes, D D. Dumont, = =
Clements. J. ". Ross. ! H Harper, w
T. Bush. J. H. Cunningham, T. w
Bryan. W II. Lark H n Miller, James
McClees, Charles H. Brown, Misses Eula
Harper. Ruth Brown, Margaret Fen
nell and T. K Vessels
The FL PasO Equal Franchise league
celebrated the first anniversary Of its
organization with a birthday anniver-
sary party in the chamber Of COM
merce building Thursday night \ fea-
ture Of the party was the installation
of officers Mrs. Lewis X. UnderhilI
was the installing officer Little Alice
Lorraine Hall was the herald and sum
moned the newly elected officers to the
head of the assembly by blast upon
little trumpet, from which hung a suf-
frage pennant Of white and yellow
AS the president, Mrs 5 J. Fennell.
came forward, she was presented with
a gavel. tied with yellow and white
streamers. and Mrs Underhil said
Each time this gavel falls. may il serve
TO drive a nail in the coffin Of political
Injustice" Dr. Alice G. Merchant, first
vice president, and Miss Ruth NJ Augur,
second vice president. were given silver
crowns Miss Sarah Small, assistant
recording secretary. was installed by
proxy for Mrs Alma J. Cox, recording
secretary She was presented with an
enormous pencil wrapped in silver with
yellow and white streamers. Miss A
Louise DIETRICH, the corresponding sec
Rotary, was given an enormous GOLD
quill pen Mrs Horace A Lay. the
treasurer. was presented with a tiny
china watch dog, TO guard the leagues
funds. Following the installation each
of the officers pledged herself to work
for the cause Of equal franchise during
the coming year. At the opening OF
the program, Mrs. s. J. Fenneu gave a
short welcome. explaining the fact Of
the organizations anniversary. Mrs
o. A Critchett was the program chair
man OF the day THO, composed OF
David HoIguin, violin; Leo PourbaiX.
cello. and Mrs. J. NJ Richmond, piano,
added greatly TO the evenings pleas
ure with a number OF musical selec-
tons. Harry Rosenstein sang group
of songs with Mrs J NJ Richmond
playing his accompaniment. Miss Belle
White sang In Italy" and Muffin =.
" MISS AIEtld d4AlAtI play AAiEs AiNA az
Mrs. 3. T. jenkins, the
retiring recording secretary. gave a
resume of the years work of the
league, that was enthusiastically re
ceived- Mrs Critchett in a cleverly !
written Irish dialog. told Of the rea-
sons for everyone working for equal I
franchise Francis King spoke briefly (
OF the organization of the City Fedora !
ton Of Women's clubs. The program I
closed with 10 toasts given by 10 OF !
the league members. DR.. Alice q. Mer- /
chant was the toast mistress Mrs. II ]
A Taylor spoke on Our Opponents
Mrs. Lewis K. Underhills topic was i
Preparedness" Mrs. Horace A Lay /
toasted the "Suffragets" Mrs. Mar
garet O. Jordan toasted the women .
men Miss Sarah Small toasted IAN old /
maids independence" Mrs. 3. F. Jen-
zins toast was Texas" Miss A Louise
Dietrich toasted Our First Birthday
and Mrs 5. J. Fennen
Our Friends" Following the toasts. :
4 social hour was enjoyed, the birth
day cake was cut and punch was
served The birthday cake was frosted
with white and ornamented with yell
low streamers, with a single white
,andle in the center. Miss Frances
Foster was the chairman of the social 1
in charge. Assisting in
serving were Misses Katherine Foster. /
Jessie Mcdonald, Sarah Small, Louise
w. Augur Mrs. J. : Daugherty was
Il charge of the musical part Of the
program and Mrs. S. s Baker was in
.harge Of the installation ceremonies
The anniversary celebration was at
ended BY a large number of people.