El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-11
WIDOW 8 MITE
CROWS To S527
Liberty Loan Boosters AUG
ton Mrs. Oxley's Watch;
Bond For Red Cross.


! In a spirited auction sale Of the
watch donated by Mrs. c. J. oxley TO
the liberty loan, Sam Dreben over
topped all other bidders at T N.
Wingo's liberty loan dinner at Hotel
Paso del Norte Saturday night Mr..
Dreben bid 1925 for the watch and
after it was turned over to him he
announced that It was his intention
TO return it 10 the widow of the late
pastor OF the Trinity Methodist
church here.
When Edgar W. Kayser announced
that the watch would be auctioned
off, Richard N Dudley, FL Paso's rep
resentative in the state legislature,
opened the auction with a bid of 800.
Mr.. Dreben raised his bid SZ5- 4
friendly rivalry resulted between the
two in the bidding. Dreben finally
topped all other bids with S225 and
was awarded the watch. Mr.. Dudley
then announced that he would contri-
butte 500 10 the sum paid by Mr..
Dreben for the watch. and asked that
the sum be raised to $500. A J Nc
Quatters Immediately announced that
he would contribute $50. c. H Fin
ley contributed S25, II. W. Schroeder,
S25: H. T. Ponsford. s25: D. T White,
SIS: Maurice Schwartz, SIS, and W. L.
Gaines. SO.
Red Cross Gets Proceeds.
As it was the wish that the money
raised on the watch should be used
in purchasing liberty loan bonds and
that the bonds be given to some char
table Institution, Mr.. Dreben des1g-
mated that the bonds be turned over
to the Red Cross.
A collection to add TO the watch
fund was also taken up at the meet
ing and $3.50 realized. The total
which will be turned in for liberty
loan bonds as a result OF the acution
Will amount to S527-50.
7. NJ. Wingo. general chairman OF
the campaign. who was host TO the
liberty bond workers in the four day
campaign. presided at the dinner.
There were nearly 100 persons pres
ent. A long table was placed in the
main dining room of the hotel
Campaign Gets S2fO.OOO.
9lr. Wingo thanked the workers for
the enthusiasm they had evidenced in
the campaign he said that Slfv'UOV
in individual subscriptions had been
obtained. according to the partial re-
ports which had been made by the
committees. He said that several COM
mittees were still to report and that
one committee alone would report
$4,000.
: '.The campaign has awakened a fire
OF patriotism in FL Paso," said M
Wingo. The campaign is only the
beginning. II lasted for four days
but we have until June Is to meet our
quota I want to thank you men Tor
the interest you have displayed You
have worked hard and helped greatly
TO make FL PaSO do its duty II viii
probably be six months before q sec
ond cali is made and I know that you
men win do all you can at the sec
ond call just as you have now"
Mr.. Wingo said that only four FL
Paso merchants had proven them
selves slackers in the campaign
NealOn. Irishman's Son. Speaks.
Joseph NJ. Nealon and Rev. Percy r
Knickerbocker were the other speak
ers at the dinner. Mr.. Nealon said
that in buying bonds persons were
not doing a favor to America but
were doing a favor to themselves He
said that today the American army
chiefs we're receiving the plaudits OF
the English nation. but this was moth
Ing compared vita what they Would
be doing In a short time in the fight
for democracy. Mr. Nealon said that
his father was native Irishman and
that the alliance Of the United States
with the European nations meant that
all enmity which had existed would
be done away with and that people
who were former enemies would fight
side by side in the fight for democ-
-acy in the world. He said that Ameri
can ind 'endence was unsafe so long
as the kaiser ruled
KnickerbOeler Says q. {. to Win
Rev. Percy p Knickerbo~ ker said
that the United States had never lost
a war and It didn't intend to lose this
one He said Russia was removed as
a factor in the war; France was bled
white; England was nearly exhausted,
and Il remained for Americans to get
in and defeat Germany. He said the
United States could and would do II
and that every American should know
it was his duty 10 do his utmost to
obtain a successful ending Of the