El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-07

pointed 10 the boards OF Institutions
Of higher education This last state
ment does not hold good for the
woman suffrage states where wOm-
en- not only serve as trustees Of the
common public schools, but act on the
boards Of higher education Outside
OF suffrage territory. there are
only five states in which women DO
serve on such boards"
Ms e. NJ Worsham reported ut
ThursdayN meeting Of the home ser
society that since the work was or
ganized in July. IS families of sol
dies who were away have been
helped. Mrs. WOrsham Is acting
chairman OF this committee, during
the absence Of Mrs. S. P. Skinner.
AMONG. those given assistance was
one wife who, with her children, was
sent TO the home OF her mother in
Kansas City the past week
Mrs Skinner. who is attending a
special course in civilian relief work,
given by the Red Cross society in
Dallas, has written TO the local com
mittee advising them 70 guard the
welfare Of the families under their
care most carefully. The test OF
good work Is not in the number Of
families We have helped. but rather
how much we have improved their
welfare and increased their happi-
ness" writes the well known worker.
The members or the home service
committee include Mrs. skinner. Mrs.
Worsham, Mrs. F. T. KILLER, Mrs. +. j.
Eittrein. Miss Kate Fink and Mrs. A
H. Rodes
The Christmas calendars have been
turned over to the Red Cross FOR sale.
Mrs. E c Berry and the refreshment
unit having charge.
Harmony and FL Paso chapters OF
the Order OF Eastern star are COM
bining activities in the making Of
surgical wipes, in the big Red Cross
drive. and have set ASIDE alternate
days for their work-Harmony under
Mrs. Gladys Ba-num, having Mondays
Wednesdays and Fridays, and FL Pas0
chapter, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays, under the craftsmanship OF
Mrs. II. s. BurW ell The personnel
find il convenient TO drop in every
day-some OF the members attend
regularly; but in case a Monday
proves an impossible day to work,
one goes a TueSday-all uniting with
g beautiful spirit in doing their bit
One hundred and eighty wipes were
handed in as the result OF Thursday S
work. and today many are at the
commodious rooms. folding gauze.
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On account OF the sterilized gauze
running out, the Red Cross work will
be suspended at the workshop. on
Saturday. \ supply VIII arrive Sat
urday, and the surgical dressings viii
be made Monday, with usual volume.
Mrs. T. J. Woodside. Of s13 North
Florence. IS keeping her house open
to Red Cross workers Of the neigh
borhood, for the making OF surgical
dressings.
The women Of the sewing circle OF
Highland Park Baptist church have
put aside the making of hospital gar
ments in lieu OF surgical dressings.
and viii have comfy headquarters
At the home OF Mrs I. n. Langston,
1913 Dakota, where they will meet
as often as necessary
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The members OF the Business Won
ans club will meet Friday evening at
1880 o'clock, at the home Of Mrs. Flor
inne 1. Miller. sos North Oregon.
apartment 4, TO make surgical dress
ingS
The reading club conducted by Mrs.
Charles A Kinkel. for the members Of
the Woman's club and all other inter
ested students Of modern poetry,
who meet to combine the literary with
Red Cross work, are to congregate at
the home Of Mrs. W-R- Brown, Satur-
day at 8 o'clock