El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-08
MEN, If YOU DON'T THINK Ell PASO WOMEN ARE
REALLY IN EARNEST nv THIS RED CROSS WORK
JUST PAY 4 VISIT TO THE WORKSHOP ONE TIME

"HIRTY-TWO thousand eIrb
hundred wipes" for Red Cros,
surgical uss, the first Fl PaSc
shipment OF the emergency order
were expressed from Fl Psso Friday
evening.
This included four boxes. Eight
more are 70 90. $500 wipes" IN each
beL. making 8 total OF $4,000 as II
Paso's quota at this time.
For wrapping these. 5000 contain
ers. made either Of new or old domes-
tic or linen, were also furnished
These containers are I4x14 inches and
It was necessary to cut them square
Ms. :. H. Nations and her daurhrer
MS. Josephine Nations Norfit. fur
nlshed al OF these, IN addition TO
carrying on their regular work in the
Red Cross They have charge OF the
class on Fridays
The workers used M all the pauze
on hand with the work done FTfdav
pat expect 5000 yards 70 arrive or
Ao4days MIS- n W Broaddus. gen
eral chairman Of the work. havinE
received e telegram yesterday that il
had been expressed from St Louis.
It is really inspiring to watc{, the
women workers Of FL Paso at their
N--sla-s- -A4ag was EaalInD PIE Tn
large rooms at the White House
we're filled with White-nproned. will
Ing women They worked from early
morning until late IN the evening
Mrs. D. Bruce Smith. Mrs. 7. =. VIII
Iams Mrs. W. W -Turuev Mrs T.
bert stevenson, Mrs. Chas. Davis.
MS J H Nations. Mrs. L 6. Stewart
Mrs. Josephine Nations ATorfit-these
and scores Of others were there
working, either rolling and cutting
the surgical wipes or packing then
in containers or great boxes. To
mere man, accustomed to reading the
society page for the past few years.
70 was as strange as Il was inspira-
tionaL A few months ago the same
faces would have been seen about the
card or tea tables They would have
been familiar at a dansant or q receo-
ton. but few would have thought OF
these women doing hard work.
Many men have had the idea. even
IN the recent past, that this Red
Cross business" was mere fad, that
x meant little work and a new form
Cor social gatherings. was one OF
these - until yesterday. When
walked into the first OF the big. busy
rooms and saw real Precipitation on
faces 7 had never seen before eycent
under the bright Hight Of the bah
room or IN the family motor. slWavs
fresh from the masseur. I changed
my mind about the Red Cross work.
As 7 stayed. my admiration for the
work grew.
As Z passed into the next room and
witnessed the pRcking-actuaIly saw
thumbs Of FL PaEo'H fairest matrons
pTicked with needles. worn from roll
ing banda ges. some OF them even cal
loused from handling the packing
boxes, said to myself; This war IS
doing more TO democratise the people
Of the United States than anything
could have done"
A little woman came IN while I
was there and asked for some yarn
for another little woman. who wanted
70 knit something for the soldiers and
cannot leave her home 70 do So .sShe ]
Is too i'll TO leave her hOuse-s0 sick l
that her husband has been e~er7nt
from the war that he may care for
her said the friend who called for I
the yam but she has heard of the 4
good work you are doing he-e and /
she wants TO help She viii knit IF 2
you VIII send her The yarn" she got /
That's the way we find Il every
where, said Mrs B-oaddus. "Peo1Ie /
offer their services and the work