El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-09

department held Wednesday afternoon
in the auditorium Of the First Christian
church. Mrs. d. V. Fennessy was elect
ed first vice chairman. Mrs. Robert
Lander. second vice chairman; Mrs
Frederick George Billings was elected
secretary. Mrs Alma j. Cox was re-
elected treasurer and Mrs. G. NJ. Lyman.
librarian. The election was a most
harmonious one, no opposing candidates
being presented. The elections were by
reclamation. Mrs VIII T. owen pre-
sided at the meeting. Mrs Ella Peck,
the secretary, read the minutes or the
last meeting. Mrs. Alma J. Cox gave
the report OF the treasurer. Mrs. 5. II
Sutherland announced that the club
house building fund had reached
$3.50 Mrs. Q. A. Critchett announced
the lectures by DR.. Hugh Grouse and
Dr. Paul Gallagher on subjects pertain
ing to the work of Save the Babies
week. Thursday in the chamber Of
commerce Mrs. Henry Warren announced
the Schubert concert. which is soon to
be given in CONNECTION with the high
school symphony orchestra. Mrs. owen
announced that the music department
would give a concert on the evening
of March % in the First Christian
church as its contribution to the build
ing fund Of the club house. Mrs. d. V
Fenressy was in charge of the program
of the afternoon. The numbers were
well rendered and heartily received by
the audience. Mrs. A. +. Sievers played
J the opening number. a piano solo.
.'Krakowiak,' by FelY Blumenfeld.
Bachs Largo" from Concerto, ar
ranged for two violins and piano. were
played by Miss Theo Patterson, pianist:
Mrs. d. V. Fennessy and Edward G.
Sheibley, violinists. Mrs. A. H. Gold
stein sang group of three songs of
the desert by Gertrude Ross These
were Sunset in the Desert" Might in
the Desert" and Dawn in the Desert"
Mrs. J. J. Pearce played her piano ac'
compartment John N. Childs played
two cello solos, "Scherzo.' by Daniel
That's" by Massenet Miss Julia Pool
played his accompaniment Mr.. Sheib-
ley played n violin solo, Romance" bv
Svendsen, accompanied by Miss Theo
Patterson Mrs. Goldstein sang a group
Of three songs, in the first 'Eligie." by
Massenet Mr.. Childs played the cello
Obligato. Mrs. Pearce played the ac-
compartments on the piano. The other
songs were "Sylvelin." by Sinding and
Wake Up." by Phillips The final
trio in G, with the three movements,
allegro andante -allegretto. Miss Pool
played the piano part, Mr. Childs the
cello part, and Mrs. Fenessy the violin
Under the auspices Of the graduate
nurses association a very interesting
and instructive lecture was given bv
Dr. W. l.. Brown Tuesday night in the
Rogers building. on Flies Filth and
Fatality" The lecture was the off
cial opening Of the Save the Babies"
demonstration work of the nurses
which Is being held on the mezzanine
floor Of the new Rogers building every
day this week, with Miss Emily Green
and the graduate nurses in charge. The
lecture was well attended DR.. Brown
illustrated his lecture with lantern
slides ia which the fly was shown feed
ing on the filth in the manure pile of
the COW barn and then lighting with
his filth laden legs on the babies food
deposiung there all the germs he car
ried. To emphasize the relation of filth
to mortality. Dr. Brown gave the sta
tistics Of the Spanish American war
But $50 American soldiers were actual
ly killed in action, but over 1900 Of
them Died in the camps, from typhoid
and Otl;er diseases, due to germ carry
ing by flies and unsanitary camp con-
ditions. DR. Brown said that the army
had finally conquered this situation and
that never again could such a situa-
ton arise. Every fly you can swat
now VIII prevent the breeding Of mil
lions Of flies this summer" said Dr.
Brown, in urging the people to begin
Immediately an energetic fly swat
ting campaign He said that each fe-
male fly lays 100 eggs at a time and
that within a week these have become
full-fledged flies, who in turn begin
laying eggs. DR.. Brown warned every
one to be particular about the cleanli-
ness Of their servants, who may come
into their homes to work from the
southern quarter of town, with its un-
sanitary conditions. Before and after
the lecture a musical program was
given. Miss Louise Dietrich was in
charge. Miss Constance Pateman sang
Ny Treasure" Miss Lillian Lockhart
accompanied her Miss Marjorie Lives
ley and Miss Sammie Livesley played a
violin duet Miss Virginia Burk sang
From the Land Of the Sky Blue Wa
ter" DR.. COrrinne Mccarthy sang Fol-
lowing the program those attending the
lecture visited the demonstration on
the mezzanine floor. There was a table
showing baby killers" things that
babies ought not to have At another
table was exhibited the right kind of
sanitary milk bottles and an outline
for the baby's diet An ideal nursery
was shown and suggestions on the
proper clothing for babies in this eli
mate were exhibited
The meeting Of the board of direc-
tors OF the Young Womens Christian
association, which was to have been
held this morning in the central rooms
Of the association, has been postponed
until next Thursday. This was done
to give additional time for the COM
mittee directors to decide upon the To-