El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-19
GREAT EXPOSITION OF Ell PASO MADE
ARTICLES UNDER AUSPICES OF THE
HOUSEWIVES LEAGUE OF THE CITY
By DOROTHY B. JOHNSTON.

home products that save freight and
relieve congestion.
I.ecognIzlnE JnaL the stsy-at-hOme
dollar IS The money saver every one
OF the members Oh the live Orsdnlza-
uon mas sworn IN her heart ~ pro-
mOle nome prosperity Dy Duy ms
wherever possible, nome produces.
The display Is given Tor me pur-
pose OF bringing nome the IacL mat
every time We unnecessarily Spenu a
dollar Tor articles made OUTSIDE OF
ii faSU, when our on N equal lnem
IA price quality and illness can be
more easily Obtained, we are uOlus
an act mat causes loss not Only ~
the home manufacturers OF the com
muulJy and their WOrkmen, but 10
all those dependent upon them. Many
OF the local manufacturers, through
patience, perseR erance ana industry,
nave built up establishments mere
Tnlch are creuIL 10 me city IL
PasO ships In thousands OF barrels
OF tlOur. when, hau the people bat
encouraged home made AOur, IL would
have made additional employment Tor
hundreds Of men and the distribution
OF thousands OF dollars Tor
wages and supplies. There are
lara manufacturers yet FL PasO I'M
ports lard galore And so il is with
mdcarOni and spaghetti and noodles
III PasO Imports Jnese commodities IN
great cargOes TO coax away the dol
lars, when blyluE the fresh product
would double the number OF factories
And soap-the product IS brought in
from the east by the train load and
eagerly purchaSed-1Or FL PaSOans
believe that cleanliness IS next 10
Goodness, and use large quantities
OF soap All this, regardless OF the
fact that Fl PasO concerns make high
grade soaps and share their profits
at home. FL PaSO operates broom
factories-Woman's CHIEF implement
Of industry and defence Ii Paso
makes mattresses enough to supply
proper encoursE cement Candy IS
brought IN by the carloads, yet Il
PasO makes the most delecLable sort
Of cOnfectiOns-
All this the Housewives league
knows and the members are gong
TO boost with true patriotic spirit
and try 10 keep the home dollars
working at home for the benefit Of
FL Pasoans as a part Of their share
IN helping with the war
Hence the magnificent display at
tOdsys exhibit, which is being at
tended by hundreds OF men, women
and children.
Mrs. r. =. TiEhe, president Of the
Housewives league, and her official
family constitute the reception com
miJtee. They are Mrs. Horace W.
BrOaddus, first vice president, Mrs.
W. s TiltOn. second vice PRESIDENT
Mrs George LeBaron. third vice pres
ideut. Mrs L. T. KILLER, fourth vice
president; Mrs D. Bruce Smith. sec
Rotary: Mrs i. u. Smith. treasurer;
Mrs. r. +. Thomson. auditor. Mrs.
". l. Crockett, chairman finance
committee; Mrs r. W McAfee, chair
man of the membership committee,
ana her committee Of Mrs. W D. Wise
and Mrs T. W Lanier; Mrs W G.
Roe, chairman extension committee;
Mrs Margaret Olive Jordan, chairman
publicity committee, Mrs. Robert
Townsend and Mrs Carl Lee Smith,
directors, and are wearing the Hoover
marVelously neat. pretty,
washable dress. with the insignia,
an embroidered shield bearing the
stars and stripes surrounded by
wheat Presidents Of every Wonan's
organization in the city have been
invited as special guests, as follows;
Mrs. Charles b Stevens, OF the Wo-