El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-04
Work of Red Cross Is Told
by MiSSRedmOnd Before d. A. K.

{ tiers Of the Confederacy; Ell Pasq
County Nurses association, Martha
{ Washington Circle, Housewives
{ league. WOman's club, and Woodman'
Circle No 3. There are neiEhbOrhOOd
! circles. such as that under Miss Mar
garet Hitchcock; in fact. Miss Hitch
cock has two circles. one that meets
Tuesday and one Friday. Cirle under
Mrs. J. L Ely. which meets every
| second and fourth Thursday; Tobin
/ which meets Friday; circle under Mrs
J. H. Pruett; and Kern Place Red
| Cross.
Mrs. ". ". Tu-ney is in charge Of
sewing at the downtown rooms IN
/ the White House. he is assisted by
/ Mrs. Robert McAfee on Monday, Mrs
! a. p. Coles on Tuesday, Mrs. Turney
herself has Wednesday, Mrs s. H
Sutherland on Thursday, and Mrs. j,
H Nations on Friday
knitting under Mrs. Kelly and Mrs
Z Stewart is one OF the most popular
branches. The following women as
sist-
Monday-8Irs. Robert McAfee. Mrs
/ [. ). Stewart, Mrs. C. Z. Kelly
Tuesday-Mrs- T. G. Searle, Mrs 2
z. Neff, Mrs. c. Z. Kelly, Mrs. J. (.
Bowen.
Wednesday-AIrs. H. H. stark. Mrs
". D. Wise, Mrs. ". NJ Piatt, Mrs. a.
G. Foster
Thursday-Airs. Stewart, Mrs. B. l.
Farrar. Miss Rose Piatt-
Friday-Mrs- Frank Ainsa, Mrs II.
Hayes Watson, Mrs. Harry kiester
and Mrs. NJ. 0. Wright.
Numerous garments have been
made. the first box alone contained
400 finished garments, which were
sent 10 headquarters TO be distrib-
And last, but foremost in import
ance. surgical dressings, under Mrs.
d. Bruce Smith. This department is
listed at the head Of the work Of the
Red Cross Perhaps I'm bit pref
, udiced as I have worked in this line
since the first OF May. II is due 10
the untiring efforts Of Mrs. Smith
that this work has been such a sue
cess This branch is the only one
that kept up its work during the hot
summer months. for part Of the time
in the Woman's club building. and
then on the mezzanine floor OF the
White House. The following women
have charge:
AIOnday-A1y day.
Tuesday-Alrs. W. d. Wise
Weduesday-AIr r s Cooke
Thursday-Mis Gertrude Yale
Friday-Airs. Herbert Stevenson
The Daughters Of the British En-
pire have helped greatly in this work
also a circle under Mrs O. F. Net.
GrandVieW auxiliary. under Mrs Nc
AIath. with Miss Yale as instructor.
the Business Woman's club, under
Mrs. F. c. Berry as Instructor; the
Brazos Apartments circle. under Airs
Dan T. Ezell. and the El Paso schoo-
for girls.
I would here like 20 state the gen
erOsity OF the Woman's club in giving
Us the use OF their building last
spring and summer, and also the many
kindnesses OF the White House They
have given US. absolutely free o.
charge. the use Of oue-half Of the.r
fourth floor. with maid. janitOr and
elevator service. It is centrally To-
Gated spot for US. everything is done
for our comfort and convenience ir
fact we women Of FL Paso canno-
sufficiently thank Mr.. Coblentz, Nj.
Miller and the entire force OF the
White House for their help TO Us in
our work.
FL Faso women have helped wei
but we want still more workers. In
the recent German drive into italy
95 hospitals with full equipment fe
into the hands OF the enemy. Til
means that all supplies made so f.
must go 10 italy, so we must wOr
uoubly hard in order that our ov--
boys over there may have surgicl
dressings Friday an order came from
Washington for FL Paso to make 81
500 congresses in a week. on account
OF the burning OF five Italian hOspi-