El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-06

You splendid women on the border
/ Know OF many army problems, and
am sure that you are ready and auO-
ious TO help Us in our great work, "
concluded Miss Schooley-
Miss Scho0Iey's talk was so con-
vluclng that generous clecis ala E-tts
were TIa4e out for the campaign use,
and the result was S4i6 Immediately
gained for the work, and many o1lels
Of assistance in the campaign.
AIRS. ". A. Hawkins spoke OF the
kansas City war work council meet
ing and read several snort SECTIONS
1lom @ report concerning the MOI al
situation IA Euruy-, by Dr. J.. 7. Clara
who wrote 'Lne sI-Es4e in E.u. pc
is DEeeuIng imuOralty and wee Ia al
amazing Laslion. Iue women OF low
character swarm through the streets.
and inLesL even The best hoes IN
london. The whole moral fabric o.
Jle nation viii be Destroyed unless
some immediate action is taken, ana
the moral dlse-se viii or ersp4 cad the
United states uuless a E--a- wave O.
reform and =. eyenuFe AEON is ursel-
The ABSENCE of the men Isl one reason
lor the great moral lack
James g. 3IcSary spoke Of the inn
portancs Of the Red Triangle 10 The
s04dle4s in the war. The WORK IN
prison camps is keeping hunuI eds o.
thousands OF men from uespair and
insanity and keeping them alive in
the Gel man prison camps. in Eussla
the WOIk o. me secretaries lS
keeping men from giving Up the
1igh- One regiment wulch Yo.eLs
after the revolution 90 return 20 tlels
homes, was addressed by the sec.elaLy
who not olly KEPT those men in the
fight for world freedom, bus carried
the message 20 another regimen.
which likewise gave UP plans LOT le-
turning nome. An Russia the common
men are treated Ike CoES. Iuey are
poorly led and housed. The Eeu Iri-
angle houses. with their warmth,
reauluE matter with tneir sec eta
ries dispensing frien4LDess and hos
pitalry, seem like q biz Of heaven 10
the poor Russians In the trenches in
France the need is as great lOr our
Work- Gen. pershiuE tod ~ WoI k
ers that he could provide the amnu-
milton, food and clothes for the men,
but that the " was au absolute ne
-essl-y 10 supply the morale and spirit
needed, and he made @ heartfelt APP
peal for more secretaries and mo- e ]
money 20 further the work there ]
personally believe that the work OF
the Red Triangle is more lmpor tanl
Khan that OF the Red Cross The lie q
Triangle ministers to all the men, all
the time. while the Red Cross serves
surprising now many men fight for j
long, bitter months without being in ]
jured- A French officer told me re- I
Gently that during the nine months 3
that his battery Of 90 men was fight Z
ing continuously at Verdun, only Il
were wounded and four killed. You
women can do so much. you have
more time than the men, and IL we all I
work together We may DO able 20 Il
raise $4,000, as i hope we shall do
Mrs. II. T. Bowie gave several i'm I
pOrtaut announcements on NOTem- ]
Der a special war work meeting viii I
be held at Dallas. at which the effects
Of war work IN the southwest win be /
discussed Sixteen women physicians
are being sent 10 all parts Of the
United States 70 lecture on Sex Hy-I
giene. and on November %, IL is ex-
pected that Dr. Emma I. Brown. per-
laps the foremost woman doctor In \
America, who IS the head Of the phys
ical department Of the Y. ". C. A.
VIII give three lectures In Fl Paso,
for mothers. teachers and young girls
Il is hoped that every mother i'm FL
Paso VIII attend these lectures. More
women are needed to help with the
not only women who have
cars, and who can drive them, but
also those who are able TO present