El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-23
SECURING CITY
FOR 100000
Red Cross Workers to Hold
Back Reports Till Mon
day Roundup Dinner.


Red Cross workers went out satur-
I day morning to complete FL Paso's
quota of 100000 for the Red Cross
/ before the campaign here ends on
Monday night The last official re-
port Of the El Paso results made FRI
day at noon gave a total of S59,OS3,
over $4,000 short of the required
100000.
Devoting their entire time TO the
/ Red Cross work until the campaign
Monday night no further reports viii
be made by workers until the Red
Cross roundup dinner at Hotel Paso
del Norte at o'clock Monday night
I At this dinner c. A. Wise, chairman
of the auditing committee. will give
/ complete totals of the sums collect
ed in FL Paso and the amount raised
by each Of the II teams which have
been working during the week
Hotel Dance Nets SaI.
The Red Cross benefit ne1d at the
roof garden of Hotel Paso del Norte
Friday night Melted S9l. Dancing was
enjoyed between and II at the roof
garden. S. G. Humphreys, proprietor
of the hotel. donated the use of the
roof garden and ball room and the en-
ployes donated their services All
refreshments were donated by Mr..
Humphreys and the gross proceeds
from the sale was donated to the Red
Cross.
Rayo Reyes Mexican band gave a
concert at Pioneer plaza Friday night
complimentary to the Red Cross. A
large crowd attended Red Cross slides
showing the work done by the asso-
citation we're shown during the con-
cert
Southwestern Towns Contribute.
W ". Turney, campaign chairman,
received q score OF letters in the
Saturday morning mail with dona-
lions for the Red Cross from cities
and towns in the southwest A $50
check was received from Mrs. George
Edmonds. of Hachita. n. NJ This COM
prised donations at Hachita which
Mrs Edmonds had collected.
The employees OF the Lady Franklin
mine at Kingston, y. N, sent a check
for S70. Every employee of the mine
contributed to the Red Cross fund
Miss Mary Adams. Of Anthony, n.
NJ. sent p check for S.
Many checks Of small denomina-
tons were received
San Antonio Gives $4,000.
San Antonio. Tex, has taken the
leadin the Red Cross competition with
Ell Paso, according to telegraphic ad-
vices received Saturday by DR.. ". L
Brown, OF the FL Paso chapter. from
E. z. Dilley. director Of the San
Antonio campaign. San Antonio peo-
pie contributed $4,000 to the Red
Cross Friday compared with $1,000
contributed in FL PasO- This gives
San Antonio a total Of $4,000 con-
tributed
DIR. Brown On Speaking Tour.
DR.. Brown will leave on the Golden
State this afternoon for Orogrande,
Y N. where he will speak at the Red
Cross barbecue to be given by the
miners there. This evening he will go
to Alamogordo to address a Red
Cross maSs meeting. and Sunday
morning he will address a Red Cross
roqss meeting at the pavilion in
Cloudcroft, y. ".
Every Helper Contributes.
Merchants and individuals who have
sold materials and worked for the
Red Cross during the campaign are
1onating the charges for these 70 the
Red Cross. Several public stenoE-
-anhars have done cOnsidera BILE work
out letters during the week and sat
r1raav morning sent in their bills
asking that the amount he donated
to the camDaign. The McClintOck
cor1Danv sent in its hill for advertis-
ing with the request that the amount
be contributed
The wornen's benefit association Of
the Macca bees contributed so Friday
Winchester Coo1ev's team in the
campaign visited Juarez Saturday to
~"1'c't funds from the Juarez mer-
chants
Park Benefit Nets S13I.75.
The sum Of S121.75 was raised at
the benefit party in WASHINGTON park
T-iday afternoon conducted by the
Women's Aid society Of the Orchard
Park ". f. church. assisted bv nearly
II the women in the Washington and
Orchard Park residence districts.
rhirty-five gallons Of ice cream and
gfreat quantities OF soft drinks were
sold to q large crowd The Seventh
cavalry bond PLACED.
NOrSav IS P~rShfne Dny.
While Monday Is supposed TO close
The fo-nal campaign. scores Of cities
are refusing to Quit on that date but
viii continue the campaign next
week
Monday will be Pershing day. In
announcing the day the directors
said:
This Red Cross money goes
straight to helD our gallant bows
The appeal must go STRAIGHT to the
heart Of every lover of his country
Twenty millions are yet needed to
complete the hundred million fund.
We dare not fail in this. the greatest
huma nitaria0 opDortuuitv in history