El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-12
PLAYS
FOR R0TARIANS
County Clinic Is Discussed
by RotaTians and En-
dOrsed; New Members.


% Don Fiatd and DR.. C.. C. Young en-
tertained the Rotary members al their
. Thursday luncheon al Hotel sheldon
with an accordian concert Don Fiatti
. opened the concert with an accor-
, dian solo, which was followed by a
b duet played by Or. Young and Don
= FiattL Their selection was an lei
. Paso Dream" This was followed later
/. by the Rotary Rag" played Joy Doa
p FiattL Later Don Fiatti played Ny
4 Rosary and ended the meeting with
4 the star SQangled Banner"
DR. Young announced at the lunch
con that Don Fiatti was attempting
] 10 organize an accOrdiau orchestra in
I III taSO- He urged the members of
Rotary TO have their children join
this orchestra and said that 10 would
Dee the only one in existence on the
earth.
Motion Picture Man Talks.
F. A. Eeane, motion picture pro-
/ muter. said that FL Paso stood fair
I 10 become one of the ceuters of the
motion picture industry ia the United
D states He said that the motion pic
I ture industry was entirely in ITS in
I fancy and that climatic and scenic
{ conditions locally were ideal TO make f.
[ this center for the industry.
He said that the large motion pic .
ture corporations were .dishaudIuE +
and the companies were becoming in /
dlNIdual once again and these com
panies were looking for such points .
as Fl PasO to produce their films. He /
said that he had found El Pasoaus to /
be metropolitan people and wanted F.
/ their hearty cooperation In the motion +
picture work being handled here un-
der his direction.
TiEhe Talks Of Rotary.
Principal r. j. Tighe, of the FL
Faso high school who was a delegate
TO the national convention of the
Eotarians at Atlanta, Ca. together
with Rev Charles overstreet and F.
IT, shelton. announced that he would
make his complete report on the con-
venriOn AT the next meeting How
ever, he gave a few side lights ON the
convention, saying that he and
AIcSsrs- Overstreet and Shelton had
met the Pacific coast delegation on
boarding the train for Atlanta at the
union station These delegates. he
said. made every one known TO each /.
other by their first names and this
policy was prevalent at the national
convention. He said they were met at
New Orleans by the Rotarians OF that
city, who took them on an auto ride
and 20 chicken dinner. The Texas
deleEa ton was met at Atlanta by the
El Fasoaus-
Mr.. Tiche said that the III Paso"
hatbands brought cheer from the
Georgia militia. as they marched
through the streets and they all
Eurrahed for "EI Paso-" He said he
talked 20 many Of the militiamen and
thew all expressed the wish that they
ere back In FL PasO-
AR TiEhe said that the next annual
meeting of the ROtarians viii be held
iu Kansas City. No. and he wanted a
large delegation from FL Faso 90 at !
tend the meeting.
Fl PaSo County Clinic.
I'-- F. r. Carpenter spoke on the
work being done Dog the I'D Fa=n ned r
-a' clinic and saIl-
EL Faer can justly feaI proud Hf %
I.r contribution tF the Na. f-H-- .
Ter Red Cross Elf- lar exceeded .-- d
TINS shows that her citizens are
Iperal with their money and deeply -
Interested in public matters when :
heir cooperation is needed Every ,
orthcominE for help in the great ?
war and they viii be met without q
protest All this is highly commend p
able. but as Robert hrakauer re- o.
emily said, 'Ne must not forget our q
1cal situation In our enthusiasm over C.
he war. We are in great need OF vs.
many things for the suffering poor
yho are always with us. and who are Do
low becoming more numerous. G.
with all the criticisms that have q
leeu heapel upon the county COM
uissioners i'm the expenditure OF pub
he money, We must admit We have r
s0uethIug TO show FOR the money u
peut t. requires liberal minded
policy to be constructive and often 8
hose who do the most knocking q
.0urrlbute but little 10 the progress q
II the community
The County's Medical Needs d
For many years, We had no county p
lospltal only an excuse Of a place 4
20 take the INDECENT sick a new
state law required that the county
commissioners should build an ade- !.
luate place for these people, but no =
PROVISION was made whereby IL would H
le sustained from the public money. p.
With this item Of maintenance alone. q.
he county commissioners have struE- D.
,led in keeping up the expenditure \,
u $4,000 per year They have Dor ~
owed it, they have taken money d.
rom the general fund, and at times. y
10 money has been in sight TO pay 7.
he bills. They must keep IL open; ~
hey have appealed 10 the city ad- "
ninlstration 10 help them. as the ma rr
orltE OF the sick are properly city -
asses. but the city has been unable =
% cooperate with them. and today ~
here are hundreds Of destitute sick '-
no are being neglected.
Babies Are Dying.
Many children are dying IN FL C.
'aso from the want Of proper food
nd medicine Only last week three
led in one day, at the clinic
The commissioners have located =
free clinic for all worthy poor i'm O.
he new court house. They are pro- ~
idiug for IL as well as they can. ~
ome 20 Of the leading physicians ~
ave volunteered their services. free -
Z charge. but the clinic is poorly e.
qulpped for the work, and there is 81
OF sufficient drugs 20 carry on the az
FORK with any degree Of satisfaction. g.
The public should know the i'm
ortance Of these matters in order w
nat something be done TO alleviate 20
he situation. A small popular sub t,-
sriptiOn would relieve the immediate ~
eeds- The city should do its part an
hateFer 10 may be and do it prompt
p The county commissioners are abb We
'lutely unable TO carry on the work 'cai
5 1t should be done. Every physician M
III Paso viii give his services free. Wis
nd at presnt, most Of them are very tvr
lsy men, with the prospect that they
III soon be swamped with other du- sar
es which they viii perform without the
iequate compensation as the practice arr
all physicians who go TO war will
protected by those who remain at Z II
lme- Ii
ANY suggestions, or help. in regard
taking care OF our poor sick. viii
appreciated by the county com
issioners. the hospital board and no.
e staff Of physicians who are will CO.
s TO do the work" -
Dr.. Miller Urges the Work -
Dr. Felix r. Miller complimeuted ~,
r. Carpenter on the work he had -