El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-07
Mrs. Nations Makes a Record in
Making Containers For Red Cross


- PEACEFULLY accepting a com
- mission, only last Monday. to
- provide 5000 containers as her
individual part in the big Red Cross
surgical dressings drive" Mrs. 7. H.
Nations delivered TO the busy down
town workshop 5000 crispy clean,
snowy squares today-cut with exact
itude the required size in which 70
enfold the $500 gauze wipes that
will be sent on by January L Nor
were the necessary articles old-each
one is brand new and strong
Practically all Of the old linen to be
had in FL PasO has been used, but
the friends Of Mrs. Nations saw TO II
that she and her workers were amrly
supplied with the cloth Tor accom-
pIishinE move than the assigned tack
II each soldier in the vast humane
tartan army Of women so FAR exceeds
her stipulateI allotment OF work, then
indeed may FL Paso expect to become
a recognized battalion in the front
ranks. ready to carry out every order
with dispatch that viii make for VIC
The cloth for the containers was
donated by friends Of Mrs. Nations,
all Of whom expressed pleasure al
being able to do this for her as well
vs. ICE LnE fAEG NsE0SSs Nll =HaAADAAE
has gathered q band OF 100 Iaithtul
workers, who meet each Friday with
her at the White House Tor WORK
These women have merged self into
their work" said Mrs Nations, ana
oil are working for the good OF the
carse. There Is perfect cooperation
from every one OF these good women
and I am very happy to have such n
band OF workers helping me do not
take the credit myself but give 1t 70
the workers, each OF whom IS deeply
Interested All Of Us appreciate the
kindness OF the donors Of the cloth
fo~ the containers"
The little Job that has TO be done
i'm Europe demands that each must do
his or her bit with a VIII. mere AT
home. The casualties that must
come, the wounds that must be bound,
the provisioning of every supply that
may mean a life-al this IS linking
humanity in q golden chain, and while
a mere Incidental in the downing OF
artocracy. viii have a FAR reaching
effect on the coming generations.
making the continent indlssolub @ and
planting companionship thick as
trees along the rivers OF America
Combining Fed Cross work with I
suffrage, members OF the Fl Faso /
Equal Fra Nohise league measured I
and folded Eauze into wipes, as they /
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meeting. held IN the chamber Of COM .
merce building, turning in at least 200 |
dressings as the result Of their ef- I
forts. DIT. Doris Bowlby. just back I
from the east. gave an Interesting 4
report OF the recent suffrage cOnYen- I
ton in PhIadelDhia and the big ban /
Quet Of more than 600 plates which /
she attended The maids wore SUI /
fraEe cOlors as they served strict- /
" Hoover meuu-sugarless butter I
less, and corn nuftins substituting /
the usual cake that accompanied ice .
cream. DR.. Anna Howard Shaw made /
one Of the important speeches Of the /
convention, full OF bristly campaign /
news over the preat victory IN New
York
FL Paso is 20 have a personal rep
-esentative at the big national SUI I
frage association IN WASHINGTON this
month, having delegated Miss Grace
V Logan. who viii be there at that T.
time. This city had the only delegate
from the state at the last general 1
meeting.
Among the speakers at Thursdays
league was Lieut. Scheu. Of the Res
cue home. The women Of the organ
ization are always ready 70 hear OF
the girls and babies who are housed Z
so couforta bly, in this splendid atmos-
phere. and the lieutenant told Of many
incidents to whet their interest IN
the local institution
Mrs. v E RagEio, who attended the (.
Texas Federal iOn Of WOnen's clubs at .
Waco. told Of the hearty endorsement I
the women OF the state give TO women ]
serving on school boards. said Mrs. 7
RaEgio:
"They urged the officers and com /
mittees to use their best efforts TO F.
induce the next legislature to pass
laws making women eligible TO the .
boards OF all schools supported wholly
A. b. I'd
all laws in conflict with this Ihey F.
urged all club women to Work with
strong. concerted action towards .
placing women on their local scnool j
borrds, and towards the changing OF i
such school charters as prohibit WOm- I
en- from membership on such boards. I
TFere certainly are many reasons J
why women should serve on these I
boards. OF course they should have /
ability. refinement. knowledge Of the /
child; high IDEALS, and a thorough be /
lief that public education IS the Irsl I
essential in a well organized democ- ]
racy. and women certainly possess Z
these characteristics equally with /
men
OF the mother, rs well as that Of the |
father" said Mrs. Raggio- Three |
fourths OF the teachers in nearly all I
public school systems are women I
women In general have more time TO |
visit the school than men DO Where /
they serve on boards they generally /
are a success A woman can see dirt /
more easily than a man, and can tell ]
when Il is old or new dirt too. Won /
en- know better the child's needs I
OF exercise.
"a woman can better Judge a Eom- /
an at a social affair, than in formal 4
business meetings.
7 find women are eligible TO cleo !
ton to school boards IN all except |
six states OF the Union-five OF these |
six, being the southern states. In |
the northern, middle and western
states. their service on the boards OF |
the elementary schools, is accepted !
quite as a matter Of course. and is |
generally regarded as a success
Though women are not as a rule APT