El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

+ aFaaA.H aN AAI IAN fAN'A aHaf
SOD there were such a lot or happy
children in n land called France-at
least they were. until a cruel war
came and took "le cher papa Inelr
brave mothers were I'm great distress
to know lust how to keep their little
bodies warm and how TO get enouel
food now 10 support the tiny brood,
until q good fairy came and qulchiE
carried the news Of sorrow and deFas-
tatiou and want TO the sisters ana
brothers of the French. over in Amer
lea The American youth was glad
to follow the advice of the fairy ana
send them assistauce-iu many cases
the pennies were saved through sacrl-
flee.
All through the telling. Caroline
and Mary Harris and Mary Louise
Morse. impersouatiuE the iuproNer-
ished French children Illustrated the
points in living pictures; with hutl
FeuuesSE UOrtra wing the good fairy
whose kindness went far beyond the
ocean sprays TO our own beloved lana.
for help. a group OF children added
realistically 10 the scene. giving their
pennies for the cause The fairy tale.
as so charmiuEly told by the VIE OF
the COuEreg atiOnalist divine, had o
moral namely, that II the children
would ErOup themselves into 10 each,
and save just one cent, each, day,
they would be taking care or one OF
these needy children, themselves
some teIented little folk from Villas
school danced and Misses Minltred
Woods. Paula krupp and Louise
Crawford. OF the Fl Pas0 School for
Girls. again did their beautiful inter
pretaIiVe Blue Bird dance, accom-
panied by Miss Alzina OrndOrff at the
piano. Emma HOlcomb. OF Lamar
school. discovered" by Mrs Robert
Townsend OF the publicity committee
of the College club. again gave Joan
q A 10 o. nuII -.
Marjorie King. OF Villas. also gave
pleasing recitation. All these girls
have been doing their much I'm the
war work service. and through them
many dollars have found their way
into the Red Cross and other philan-
thropic Golfers, OF late
AS for the side shOw'-it was
nothing short OF marvellous. For IN
stance. there was a snake charmer. in
comparable, in the person Of Mrs +
=. Alves. VINO really loves snakes an1 D
brought all six Of her pets TO the car
uival-a bull snake, two garter
snakes and some black serpents cap
fured by D. Bruce smith, Jr-. and the
Boy Scouts iu ClOudcrOft FOR Bruce s
auut-the reptiles coiling themselves
caressingIy around her arms and
cuddlinE UP In her lap. as the spec I
tltors stood electrified To make f.
the scene more vivid. the prominent I
matron darkened her fair skin to al /!
most the shade Of an Indians. and o
decked herself IN oriental attire. a /
rare old shawl and much jewelry- She 7
explained the habits and ways OF her I
nets-aud all for one cent. Mrs. +.
Brauche Craig spelled this attrac- I
tiou.
Mrs D. Y. FenCessy was Blue .
Beard and her tent was fun Of the /
heads Of all the wives ne had decapi- +
tated
Mrs. Lee Orndorff had a nook " here I
tiny mauikius danced on top OF pho P
noEraph records or danced or boNel, .
much 70 the amusement Of the happy .
Geraruda smith. as an Egyptian /.
proved an adept at revealing 4
futures and pasts by cards and hand .
reading.
And. as though all these stellar at
fractions were not enough for the /.
money tten cents general admission \
and cent for each side show min n
iature menagerie, or zoo. held forth II
with six guinea PIGS and fancy bred 4
pigeons Here Mrs Karl Zahn i
showed 70 the astouished public a
pair OF the greatest PatagOnian can't
balls i'm captivity (FlOrence Cathcart
and Babs COrcOran) whose hands
Were feet and occasionally they be-
came almost ferociOus enough 70 "eat
each other alive 4
The initial entertainment. for the
fund, OF the College WOmeu's club,
letted the treasury more than $50,
which meant an attendance Of 100 or
Mrs. Herbert p. Field IS chairman
u the affairs which viii be given
rom time TO time in promoting the
od-fathership' OF the French or
ihans. and with Mrs Dwight j. Brad
ey. assisted by Mrs. Joseph NJ NealOn
md Mrs Fennessy, were responsible
or all Of Fridays merriment The
ntlrs lower floor and upstairs audi
0riuD were used for the carnival
Is
The Equal franchise league. I'm Gull =
linating its final programs for De-
ember. at the Soldiers club, where
MEMBERS served as h0stes5es FOR the
NeQnesuay evening at homes dur
lE the past month. presented a
plendld program as follows
selections by the Philharmonic
lyenle orchestra
Solo by Miss Eileen Elugel. accom-
auied by Madame May Loeser.
Baritone solo, Matthew Lemon
Reading. Mrs. Dettie p Bell.
Violin solo, professor O. Ross
Songs and dances. Lois Shaw.
Duet Nine. Loeser and Matthew
.emOu-
Solo. Eileen NIuEeL
Madame LOeser was I'm charge. the
cries having been presented as part +
f the war work. Refreshments were !
erved by Mrs. G. A. SorrclIs-
Monday win be nomination cay for I T
Ulcers TO be chosen 10 head the T
ity Federation OF Women the coming
ear The meeting is called for three !
clock iu the Chamber OF Commerce +
s. the president. Mrs. s. ]. Feuueu
he nominations are TO be made by (
Gllot. which is considered the most Z
emocraric procedure. and the nom
1ees receiving the highest number
votes will be official candidates.
important letters received from Mrs.
j.. Iandrum. who has charge Of the f
lrmiuE Of economic clubs for girls
trough the schools OF the state. and
he official secretary. Will be read
IRIS Laudrum is much pleased with .
o Paso's excellent showing in the
rganiZatiOu Of these thrift clubs.
here viii he no program. as much
usiness viii be disposed or
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The Triangle Missionary society OF
he First Christian church held its
onthly program. followed by a party, f
G the home Of Miss Mildred Dow on
CUMBERLAND street, Friday. The guests +
ere asked for all day. and enjoyed
luncheon at noon. The afternoon :
'as spent In an old fashioned taffy
ull and in popping corn Mistletoe +
nd red streamers adorned the rooms
resent were Donna Hale. Bertha f
atson, Irma Wolf LOvette Cassens, (
ildred and Alice Dow and Messrs- E
lrgll Guffiu. Wade Hamel. Thomas Il
otter, Airs. Charles Hamel. Mrs. u. r.