El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-18
PENING ia a banquet at 20

[ tel Sheldon tonight the cam I'M
~ paign to raise FL Paso's $4,000
quota Of the 500, 100000 asked by
president woodrod Wilson for Red
Cross relief work in the war Will be
started. The campaign will continue
for one week. ending next Monday
night. During this campaign every
man, woman and child in the city will
be Invited to contribute to sums for
the Red Cross.
Hundreds to Work.
The campaign to raise FL Paso
quota will be the most systematic
campaign ever attempted in FL Paso
Hundreds Of workers, both men ana
women. viii devote their time during
the entire week in attempting TO Sc
cure the subscriptions from FL Paso-
with W. ". Turney. as chairman Of
the executive committee OF the cam
paign: H. B. Durkee, of the Y. NJ. {.
A. and DR.. ". L Brown. president OF
the 81 Paso chapter Of the American
National Red Cross In charge, the
town has been districted so that the
work of the committees VIII be com
plete Ten committees Of men ana 10
women's committees. each with from
10 to Is members. will make Up the
teams which will canvass the town
The Weather residents OF the city
will be asked to give sums in proper
tion TO their ability while the Work
ing classes will be asked for at least
one days pay Everything possible
viii be done to make FL PasO reach
its quota The executive committee
will call on certain individuals VINO
will be asked TO donate at least SlOUV
each. and il is expected that at the
banquet tonight which viii be at
tended by all committees and teams
working in the campaign, the oona-
ton Of $4,000 to start the campaign
can be announced
Daily LuneheOns-
Daily luncheons viii be held at Ho-
tel Sheldon during the week al Wnlcn
the committees and teams VIII gather
10 discuss the campaign and report on
their collections At these luncheons'
the FL PasO chapter Of the Red Cross
will be the host to the workers W
W. Turney will be the speaker at
TUESDAYS luncheon The committee
will have prominent speakers at each
Various entertainments viii be held
during the week to stimulate the cam
paign- The great automobile parade
viii be held Tuesday night and prom
isss to xecel anything OF this klno
ever attempted here wednesday night
a patriotic mass meeting will be held
at Cleveland square
Big Illuminated Cross.
The huge electrically ILLUMINATED
red cross which was made and donated
10 the campaign by the workmen OF
the FL Paso & Southwestern shops
has been erected on the top OF the
Mills building and viii be Illuminated
nightly during the campaign win
hundreds Of incandescent lights Inc
red cross is ten feet square ana can
be seen from any point in the city.
The program for the dinner TO be
held at the Hotel Sheldon at $50
o'clock tonight. which viii open the
$40 ocO Red Cross drive. will be OF a
patriotic nature, enolng IN an e2p ~
nation of the business details OF the
campaign It viii be ATTENDED by Of
ficers Of the Red Cross, the drive
committee. team captains, and mol
vidual members Of teams winch VIII
take part in the drive
A =. Coles. chairman OF the finance
committee of the FL Paso chapter Of
the Red Cross. viii preside he VIII
explain how the funds to be collected
are 10 be used
Mrs 4 p. Averiil will deliver an ad-
dress. Women and the Red Cross,
which will be followed by SOLO BY
Mrs. A. H Goldstein, His Buttons
Are Marked Q. S"
Senator W. W. Turney. chairman
Of the committee of the $4,000 drive
which commences in Ell Paso Tuesday
will deliver an address on Red Cross
work. At the conclusion of his speech
II. 3. Durkee. director of the Red
Cross drive in FL Paso, viii explain
10 the campaign workers the business
details.
Impress ChurehgOers With Duty.
Thousands of FL PasO churchgoeTs
listened Sunday 10 sermons and spe-
ciaI talks on the urgent need OF the
Red Cross for money to carry on wa
relief work In nearly every churcI
in the city special speakers talked
on behalf Of the fund Several minis
fers also devoted the whole sermon
period to the Red Cross campaign II
some churches both the morning anc
evening services were featured bs
Red Cross speeches. Urgent plan'
for generous contributions to the wa
chest OF the organization were made
Rev. FIR. Francis C. Roy, OF th'
Church of the Immaculate Concep'
tion. announced Sunday that all do
nations at each mass next Sundal
will be given to the Red Gross.
Special services were held at th'
First Christian church. At the morn
ing service Donald g Gillies made
ten minute talk for the Red Cross
At the evening meeting Rev PER-,
]. Rice told the story Of Florenc'
Nightingale