El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-24
Dance To Aid Navy League Work
Promises Much Pleasure August 2

= COMING auspiciOusly on society
calendar is the dance which thr
- Navy league is now planning 70,
the evening Of Thursday. August 2
AT the Country club. The devoJees
Of Terpsichore are TO dance on the
/ tennis courts-just a merry outdoor
I festivity-wi leading Ii Pasoans
lending their presence.
Through the comforts committee
Of which Mrs. 3. +. Jeuuess is chair
man, 500 women have been knitting
mltIens, sleeveless sweaters. hemleLs
Wrlsletst muttlers, socks and other
needed garments for the sailor sol
would knit, could they but secure the
yarn 1t is for this purpose that the
dance viii be held-El Pas0's cOnLIu-
gent Of the Navy league must have
more wool, and wool costs money.
Prominent society matrons and buds
are TO work FOR the success Of the
party
Mrs. o. A. CritChetr. president OF
/ the IL PasO Equal Franchise league,
/ has sent in a clipping from the bed
ham tllass-) Transcript OF June 80
reading
An official announcement has been
made by the president OF the National
I American " oman Suffrage assOcia-
[ ton that the methods OF pIcketing the
I NhitehOuse do not meet the approval
OF that organization There are two
distinct organizations OF su1fra gists,
I The National American Woman
] Suffrage association which is con-
] sentative in action. and which has Of
fered its machinery and efforts 10 the
] government for cooperative war re-
lief work The other organization
/ has adopted the title, National
I WOmau's Party. and is wholly en-
] crossed in securing q federal suffrage
amendment. It is this organization
which holds the party In power re-
] spOnsible for q resolution through
] congress, and which has done the
] picketing. This distinction should be
] clearly understood by those who criti-
/ cised suffragists. in order that they
may not err in COndemning princi-
I pie when only the method is at fault
Says Mrs. Critchett: This was
given me by Miss r G. Chisholm, one
OF our league mem bers, who formerly
/ lived in Dedham. II is an old, highly
aristocratic town. composed OF very
fine families, who do not care espec-
tally for innovations"
Community singing is TO be intro
duced in Ell PasO on Friday night.
when all lovers Of music are Invited
TO meet at 8 o'clock IN Cleveland
square for the initial meeting The
. movement Is LNELEEE4 DN AaAE A-fI aAaA q
Franchise league and endorsed by the
Rotary and Kiwanis clubs, and Mrs.
David HOlEuin is chairman with
/ Messrs James a. Dick, c. r Douglas.
l q. p. Putnam and H B. Durkee, on
| the finance committee. Joseph VI.
Evans Is TO be director, and will
choose for the earliest stages OF the
unison singing. songs that are easy,
such as THE Battle Hymn Of the Re
public" Dixie" America" My Old
wHu-
Bonnie" and other favOrite selections,
Including humorous numbers. Madame
Nav Loeser viii accompany. and the
/ Tri- State Motor Co. band has offered
its services. through 3. W. Bourland,
who is in sympathy with the uplift-
tatine community singing hope to go
further as the ensemble music ad-
vances and their aim is 20 even
tualIy have a community choir that
can give TO FL Paso the oratoriOs and
classical chorus Work-surely high
ideal and worthy the sponsoring OF
any locality Among those active In
its organization. in addition TO the
named officials are Miss Elizabeth
Rue Mrs Emma Brandeherrv Ran
dolnh Murray and others. Affiliated
with the Cleveland square gatherings
is a movement for the Mexican peo-
pie. where the Spanish speaking folk
can meet and sing their own lovely
the direction Of one II their own r1u-
steal leaders. Mrs. Brandeberry. who
is a resident worker at the Rose
Gregory Houchen settlement I'm the
second ward. will supervise the unde-
nominational movement a stereoD-
ticOn will throw the words OF the
songs on a screen. and the baton of
the leader will guide the voices. Ar
ranEements for Friday nights mass
meeting were perfected NJ n meeting
for those interested. held Monday
night with Madame Loeser- Among
those present were Mrs o. A. Crit
chett. president OF the Franchise
league first TO endorse the move
ment. Miss Rue. MI and Mrs Joseph
Evans Mt. and Mrs HolEuin and
others To IS hoped that among the
musicians. someone viii be Inspired
20 write n national anthem EQUALLY
insDirational TO" The Narseillaise~
and a "Horh der Kaiser that viii
vihrate into the very heart Of Berlin
All civilians and soldiers are Invited
to Friday nights chorus Tie city
officials have given the mark and
lights. and leading musicians are
volunteering their services
Artistic decorations OF suilax.
cedar and red sweet peas lent beauty
for the patriotic party given hv mem
bers Of the Areme club OF Fl Paso
chapter. o. F. S. few evenings ago