El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-19

- OCIETY affairs go a-begsing. I'M
~ til after this Red Cross member
- ship drive is over, for every ma
tron and bud in FL Paso is out. sour
rying, for new recruits in the big hui
manitarian movement
Even Christmas shopping is being
forgotten
Only words Of praise are heard for
these women who have. by their
abundant energy tact. cIeverness aid
devotion. created a new idea in ability,
and burst the bubble Of society wom-
en- being merely froth and butterflies.
The few who yet remain outside the
Red Cross viii soon amalgamate with
the many who are now the objects OF
admiration, il for no other reason
than a desire 10 avoid the conspcuity
Of the suspect What has brought the
FL Paso Red Cross to such q state Of
efficiency, has been the profound ap-
plication 10 system and practical
operations. Each woman has seen fit
TO conscript her every moment in the
self imposed draft. and placed herself
under orders TO DR.. ". l. Brown. the
president and to Mrs Horace W
Broaddus, the chairman of women's
service; also TO Mrs. u. Bruce Smith.
head Of the surgical dressings depart
menu-and no one has worked harder
than the latter.
The teams for the membership drive
are working without ceasing. And
some OF them are encOunterinE anus
ing incidents. Imagine sOciety's big
geSt faYOrite being asked 20 set out
Of certain new family hotel. or one
Of the Eenteel little matrOus Of the
army set being made the center of q
TRADE when asking a T. r. A. II he
cared TO renew his membership to the
Red Cross But these are just q few
spurs for renewed energy Most ev-
erybOdy is meeting with encourage
ment- And all are happy in the do
ing-
The women of Prospect avenue cir
Gle have come TO the front on the
membership drive, in their usual
whole hearted way, adding quite a
substantial number 10 the list OF new
members This circle has been doing
much good work, the entire season.
having done more than their share in
The making Of bath robes and pa1a-
mas. and when the call came for
wipes, they worked night and cay I'M
III the rush was over. being second
to the top The members, with AIRS.
J. II. Pruett as chairman. are as fol-
lows. Mrs Tim sullivan Mrs L
CoggesLall, Mrs. j. C. EsSliEEer, AIRS. Fl
Neil Mrs. Dan Roberts. AIRS. ". +.
D z AE-NaaAaEr aAAE- 4AD- "
lee, Mrs Goodman Mrs j. W Booker.
Mrs. J. Laskin. Mrs A. Talpis. Mrs.
Harry Lyman. Mrs r. Anderson Mrs
g. G. Harris. Mrs. T. Ferguson. Mrs
Sterling, Airs. R. F. Hawley Airs. z.
Dearing. Mrs j. Brown. Mrs. John
AIahan, Mrs. H. ~. Connolly
Mrs L. : Stewart has taken the
charming cOterie Of military women
i'm tow, and introduced Mrs. George
Windle Read and the latter's lovely
young daughter, Miss Margaret. into
local Red Cross work. Miss Read who
is a beautiful cultured girl. with no
end Of specializing at Columbia. and
q brilliant debutante season at Wash
ingtOn back Of her, dOnned a Red
Cross uniform and collected nearly $50
for the cause. her first afternoon OF
the drive, combining her territory TO
the lobby of Hotel Paso del Norte.
where Maj. Gen Read has installed
mis- interesting family Listed under
the Read-Stewart team Of workers
are Mrs HOrauiO C.. Sickel. Mrs. Ar
thur A. Moore, Mrs. Harry o. willard,
Mrs E. !. Ely Mrs. j. A. Wagner. Mrs.
Bernard Sharp. Mrs John +. Wall,
Mrs. l. c. Marshall. Mrs. Virgil Lee
Peterson, AIRS. James a. O'COnnOr.
Mrs. Dwight T. Johns, Mrs. Verne r
Bell. Mrs John +. Clark. Mrs NJ c.
Ryan, Mrs. o. L Minter. AIRS. Albert
Bush. Mrs. Henry A Weber. Mrs.
John Dibble. Mrs. Edward Nc1lurray.
Mrs. Ohio W B. Farr. Mrs II. :. Stru-
bic. Mrs. r c. Williams. Mrs. John 2.
Wheeler. Mrs. Edward Bailey, Mrs. J.
IT. Wheeler, Mrs J. B. HenneberEer.
Mrs. FitZhugh B. AllderdiCe and Mrs.
A. ". Morris.
Mrs J II. Nations has for captains
Mrs. II. r. Gamble. Mrs. Harris Wal
than, AIRS. II. C.. NIyles. Mrs. ". "
James. AIRS J. Mason Pollard. Mrs
Zach L. Cobb. Mrs o. A. Danielson.
Ms. Herman andres and Mrs. b. NJ