El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-13

ana numb. while scouting and pro
tecung our men over there as Of
the brave sailors who man our bat
tleships or the men in khaki who fac
. the roar Of cannon and whizZing o
bullets al The front Bomb drOppin:
is no idle pastime. nor is an air battle
And that all the keepsakes, useles
j but 10 recall memories, are TO be pu
10 such telling account is a right step
] We can hold the links OF the past II
our hearts quite as secure without al
\ these reminders
i Displayed by the committee OF gar
] uerers-AIrs. Ponder ). Carter, chair
. man. Mrs. : j. Fenncu. president Of
. the City Federation Of Women. who
took up the treasure and trinkeI
] movement for FL Paso; Miss Jessie
7 Mcdonald, secretary-was worI
I ring, fully Zoe years old, that was
sent in by . dying woman, who want
ed TO do her bit though her body
was racked with pain and suffering
and her spirit was ebbiuE. Another
treasure that found its way TO the
cruclDle was a silver dinner spoon
that had been handed down for $50
years, and formerly owned by Brit
Ish naval officer and donated by his
granddaughter 70 add its weight IN
the winning OF the war
y silver dinner bell, that had
tinkled many dinner parties 70 festive
boards in ante-DcLum days. was an
other contributed article. as was a
syrup pitcher dated IS years back. A
band ring from that old sweetheart
OF mine" was another treasure given,
and one woman sent her entire cOllec-
tion Of wedding presents Of so years
ago One man approached the COM
mlttce with temerlty, and HANDED IN
bracelet-he was pressed for the story
encircling the gilt, but all he gave
was sad wan smile Among the
boon was q long. fine gold chain which
held q watch that had licked the time
for . years, for dear old grandmotn-
er whose eyes were TOO dImmed 10 sew
or work for the boys. but whose de
sire was strong enough 20 part with
one OF her dearest possessions one
old man brought in ring and some
person wandered in with an old fash
Toned locSet which contained a lock Of
hair-ima EinaJiOn ran riot when the
women examined the pretty trlnket-
a silver tea urn, full TO overlooking
with silver spoons and gold odds and
ends of value, was among the pres
citations. while one brother sent
shirt waist set Of years ago
4 silver cup on which he had cut
his teeth" was Ralph's gift-he had
an idea II should be handed down tol
his children, but said he just couldn't
resist putting IL TO a better use.
Earrings Of today and q century
ago were among the collection. some
with sets, others Of solid gold. and
necklaces that seemed 10 clasp the
Ions ago with today. Silver mugs
from which babes and grandchildren
had been fed. napkin rings Of early
history and brought over by old sail
Ors who piled their boats on plrate-ln-
Tested seas around the horn; gold
watches, stickpins and brooches, :
buckles, coins-these were a few of
the things that viii play their part in
saving the life Of a soldier who is
willing 20 sail VIGOROUSLY over sea
and trench with his protecting wings,
through FL PasO's generous response [
Of yesterday.
The .-nookery" is being kept openI
today for additional gifts-many re-
quests TO the committee made the ex-
tension Of time advisable.
Mrs. Carter, chairman OF the locali
treasure and trinket fund, who has
directed the movement here, celebrated
her silver wedding anniversary on
friends accuse her of
1urpOselv naming the date for a dou-
bic celebration" though her efforts
we're crystaIized into gold OF double
-alue that would Do credit 20 the
10Th milestone.