El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-04

VOTE Of thanks was extended
n The Herald for the assistance
L - it has given towards making q
success of 'Baby Week in Fl Paso
and unanimous approval was given to
the campaign of the newspapers to
eliminate the bnlboards from the park
frontages and the residential sections
OF the city, at the meeting Of the Fl
Paso Equal Franchise league in the
chamber of commerce building Thurs
day afternoon.
Only one or two members OF the
league offered any defence for the
billboards and these confined their
arguments to plans which they
thought would remedy the nuisance;
there was no defence Of the billboard
as at present constituted.
Mrs. L L Mundy thought II the
boards were raised higher from the
ground il would eliminate much OF
the objection now arising as result
of the nuisanceS committed in the
seclusion of the billbOards shelter
and Mrs. E. 3. Jones thought the
league should take no action one way
or the other. All other members were
practically unanimous In the declara-
ton that the billboards must be elm
and the park frontages Of the city
Mrs Margaret Olive Jordan cited in
stances in San Antonio, her former
home, where holdup men had secluded
themselves behind billboards and at
tackled unSuspecting men and women
who were passing She referred 10
the declaration of the billboard inter-
ests that big things have been &C
cOmplished with the billDoards ana
that still bigger ones viii be accom-
became any bigger OF more numerous
the city might as well surrender IL
self to the billboards and be done
Among the different ways that
housewives can save money, men
toned in a letter from Miss Gertrude
Blodgett- Of the University Of Texas,
and read before the league are,
watching the weights. substituting
things that are plentiful for things
that are scarce. and keeping the meals
The league decided to give a silver
medal to the High school cadet most
proficient in craftsmanship.
There will be q suffrage play under
the direction Of Mrs Helen Snerry N
the Odd Fellows hall on May Il
Plans were made at Thursdays meet
4 suffrage rally Will occur May II
in Cleveland square The committee
in charge Of the affair are Mesdames
William Wallace, Charles W Harlow
q n Clements and Miss Grace V.
Logan. Ice cream and cake VIII pc
sold. the money to go to the Red
Cross. Mrs Joseph Hurxthal is the
chairman in charge OF this committee
According to report MADE Dy NlIs.
David HolCuin. the suffrage library
now contains Il books as well as
number of magazines and clippings;
Mrs. Carl Lee Smith, Mrs David
Holguin and Mrs. NJ A Tilton were
named to cooperate in the formation
Of a Housewives League tor Il rS'so
The directors Of the FL PasO Home
for the Aged met with Mrs J. A Pot
ter in Palms Court on Thursday AFTER
noon and selected officers Tor the en-
suing year The board Of directors
Race. J. D. McMurtry, o. A Critcnett,
Fred Mayhem, E. A. shelton mary
Hamilton. Georgiana Hunt, Z T.
Noulton, William Hayes Dr.. Ida
Bishop, r. W. Graham, NJ Sancne[
George C. Robertson. Ellen Campoeh,
Horace A. Lay, Rue Jackson, william
HoCarth, Joseph Spence, J A Potter.
Miss Alice Ashcroft, Miss Kate Hanly,
Mrs Sadie Fish and Mrs. K Gooeh-
Mrs. c. T. Race is president, Mrs. J.
4. Potter first vice PRESIDENT MIS-
Mary Hamilton, second vice PRESIDENT
l T. y.
dent: Mrs. o. A. Critchett, recording
/ secretary; Mrs. r. ". Graham, cor
/ responding secretary, and Miss Alice
Ashcroft, treasurer
The different committees appointed
are as follows:
and Mrs. J. T. Robertson
Finance, Mrs. J. G. McNarys assist
| ed BY Mrs. S. S. Birchfield and MISS
Z Alice Ashcroft.
| Visiting, Miss Ellen Campbell, as
sisted by Mrs. E. E. Moulton-
/ Social committee, Mrs. NJ Sanchez
assisted by Mrs. Fred MAYHEM
| Sick committee. Mrs J. P Robert
son. chairman.
sunshine committee, Mrs J. P.
Robertson. chairman, assisted by Mrs.
]. A Potter and Mrs e F. Moulton-
! Bedding, Mrs. r W Graham, as
sisted by Miss Alice Ashcroft. Mrs
Annie McGown and Mrs Joseph
Courtesy. Mrs. Sadie Fish.
| Robert z. Lee chapter of the United
| Daughters OF the Confederacy met
Thursday afternoon at the Woman. 5
club. and, after an interesting talk
BY Charles W. K Lloyd. OF the 18th
! cavalry, it was decided that the
for the soldiers on the second Satur-
day Of each month during the sum
mer months. Refreshments will also
he served. The little son OF Mrs.
| Theodore Davis played violin mum
/ Der Mrs. VIII T. owen sang two
solos and Miss Constance Pateman
sang THE Secret very pleasingly.
/ Mrs c o. Rucker gave a reading,
| "Mandy's Lost Opportunities" The
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