El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-20

~ Alh annual mem DerSllD of So in
the Navy league Of the United
- States that is taken out in EI
Paso puts a dollar into the local treas
ury; entities the member 20 wear a
navy pin or button; to receive "Sea
Power the Navy magazine, for a
year; authorizes the formation OF a
Navy league section and to receive
all printed matter sent out from head
quarters.
The FL Paso Navy league branch
needs mOney-badly-to buy yarns,
and at a meeting called Thursday at
teruoon in the First Presbyterian
church 10 discuss the business Of the
organization, president Dr. B. F.
JeuueSs urged all members 10 at once
become active in signing Up new re-
CrulLs- that each member take mem
bership cards and have them filled by
their friends, as one means OF raising
funds, and at the same time build up
"a EOurlshing society Dan G. Pleas
ants, the chairman Of ways and means.
has this important task to supervise
"a PasO ha6 had 900 women knit
ting, and 200 more would be fashion
ing the yarns into much needed gar
meuts for the sailors, If they could
secure the wool Knitting lnstruc-
tiOns and samples, prepared by the
Womans section of the Navy league,
and bv the national comforts com
mittee. according TO standards ap-
proved by the navy, are supplied
1t is not generally understood that
the men of the navy buy their own
clothing after the first outfit Even
when a navy man has his clothing
DESTROYED IN battle. he must provide
himself with q new suit at his own
expense. and not at the expense Of the
government When this fact became
known, the patriotic people Of the
United States began supplying needed
garments TO the sailor men-sleveless
jackets, wristlets, mittens, helmets.
mufflers and sOcks-cOmfOrt gar
ments, every one Of them, and knit
from the regulation gray wool by vol
unteers or the woman S section Of the
Navy league comforts committee also
at the hands Of women who are Will
ing TO help the navy by doing a part
OF the knitting, sewing and so forth
in their own homes.
In addition TO the money necessary
10 purchase wool there must always
be sufficient in the local treasury 10
eNpeud on cases recommended by the
war relief committee Rev. Charles
J. OVersIreer is chairman Of this par
ucular phi-anthropic end Of the
league
Upon motion Of the league, yester-
day, Mrs. j. a. Mahau was given per
mission TO form a Parents Unit Of
the comforts committee, which VIII
perhaps be the tOrerulner OF a net
work Of ueiEhbOrhOOd units or cir
Cles that will eventually include ev-
cry district The Washington head
quarters have written Mrs Mahan, in
response TO letters sent east by her,
that the chairman of a comforts com
mittee Of local section lArs. Jenuess
fills that Office in this city may form
as many independent units as posi-
bic, and have them all work under
the jurisdiction of the local section
in this way, duplication Of effort is
avoided. But members would, of
course, have 10 come in through the
usual channels, by paying either the
s. or IS Zee per annuD, or $50 for
life or Sl0U Tor a founder member
ship. None other than league mem
oers can ever vote on any question
Tt is advised that all members be sent
in through the membership committee
Of the local section. The woman $ sec
ton Of FL PasOs branch of the Navy
league VIII Of c0ure be the parent or
gauiZatiOu-auy new offspring VIII
form units
Mrs Nahan VIII in all probability
introduce the making OF sailor kits
IN her unit, for she expressed her IN +
tentiOn of trying TO get the parents
interested. and personally. she does
not knit. but wants 10 be doing some 7
thing for the boys who have vAun- /
reerel 10 give their lives II need De- /
in winning the present war Her own .
son is enlisted as a seaman Another .
OF her plans is 20 place books ana .
papers on cars for recruits She stated .
Thursday that she would have a regu- /
lar membership fee Of Is cents per
auuum-uo dues and a sustaining
membership Of 81 This might work j
out IN raising OmDey for her own
unit. but il is evident that one could
not gain admission TO membership
in the Navy league, other than paying
the usual admission fee Any unit has
the right TO raise money for its sup
port in any way that IL chooses.
Hal Christie has been elected treas
ure- OF the Fl PasO Navy league sec
ton. caused by the resignation Of