El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-14
Tie GOSSIP CORNER
sBY RUTH sIONRO AUGUR.

: "CLlPS Of the most cherry shade OF
| red and also Of orange are glad
the eyes of the pedestrians who
! traverse the paths Of the library
square The tulips have just Joined
the yellow. white and lavender GRO
cuses. which came out earlier i'm the
season These flowers are so gay and
happy and spring ike that they make
the folk who belong to the roomer
class, without yards OF their own in
which TO plant flowers. feel like hunt
ing up the park commissioner and per
sonally thanking him. The little
towers IN the park have 10 sort Of
substitute for personally owned plants
TO the roomer folks.
Mrs Tom Newman is 50 unpreteu-
uous about her accomplishments that
not many people outside of her intf-
mate friends know that she can play
violin creditably and also that she is
painter Of pleasing ability
Now that the Fl Paso EQUAL Fran
chise league has started the idea OF
the women's organizations OF the city
having representatives in the chamber
OF commerce. II would be a good idea
Tor other women's organizations To get
IN line. Women's organizations and
women Individually are ust as vitality
interested in the work Of boosting FL
Paso as the men They viii profit
equally with the men OF the city in
every advance step that the city
makes 50 il is only right that they
should aid IN this work with their
mem bership and their financial sup
port Why not have members on the
chamber OF commerce from the
Woman's club. the College WOman's
club ana the other women's organiza-
tions2
Mrs. =. r Clutter is an exceptional
" good shot with the rifle I was
told this by a rather chagrined man.
who. after vainly using up lot Of am
munition in the attempt to get a Ger
tain turkey at turkey shoot. saw the
bird dropped by Mrs Clutter with the
first shot from her rifle.
Clubs of all kinds should serve pri-
marily for the development of an OF
their members in self expression. in
poise and confidence and other re-
sources that are developed chiefly by
use. Yet it Is rather lamentable that
few clubs really accomplish this pur-
pose In looking over the files Of The
Herald for the past few years. one
finds in the accOunte OF the majority
of organizations. that the same names
appear on almost every program. the
same people serve as the various off
GERS. shifted about from one position
TO another, true enough. but the same b
people holding office. the same singers.
The same piauists- the same speakers. J
and all this in organizations in which
large numbers Of women. even up to D
several hundred. are enrolled. WHY {
is it, Is il that the club membership .
IS divided into two classes-those who +
lift and those who lean-or is 10 that 4
the other lot of women are never .
given the opportunity or the encour-
agement to take part2 OF course there /
are TWO sides 10 every question Any !
one who has ever been the head Of an I
organization knows how hard il is to
get action from the whole member
ship. what an effort IL rs TO get peo-
pie to take part i ndiscussions. to
work actively on committees and to
be depended upon TO do the part as
signed them in programs. There are I
always few who have more pep and
initiative and enthusiasm who have
he courage to AT least make a stab at
LONG something while the others hang
Jack IL is natural that the old law.
unto him that hath shall it he given"
hOuld be followed. II is "A logical
sequence that an officer once finding
member dependable should he
-nNous to have that member Given