El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-04
m By DOROTHY B. JOHNSTON.

1850 being inspected. packed and
ready to send.
Now the good women Of FL Paso
are offering their homes for sta
tons" and all residents adjacent arc
asked To forget anything else but
that these red Cross workshops"
/ scattered through the city TO relieve
congestion at the downtown center
and every woman in the neignDOr-
hood is asked 10 90 to her nearest
/ location and offer her services.
Mrs. J. H. Nations has placed her
drawing room at 904 MagOffin, to the
disposal Of the committee. and aD-
peals To every hotel, apartment house
and home to give her their old mus
lius TO make containers. 1fX14 inches.
to wrap the wipes. The muslin must
be clean and WhOle-it VIII take 1919
Of them Her committee Of about 200
women who were earlier organized
into a class for sewing at the work
shops on Fridays, are to be asked 70
continue their beautiful cooperation
in the big surgical dressings drive,
and all are asked to appeal to their
friends and neighbOrs
Mrs. Charles Davis has offered her
home as q. clearing house and viii
inspect all surgical dressings that
viii then be placed in the containers
by Mrs. i. NJ Bell. who has assumed
charge Of this important packing
end cf the mission. Ans. J. A. Hap
Ter is Chairman OF marking and stem
cling the boxes. ready for eZpressaEe.
From . a m until 9 p m. the army
OF women VIII work
Mrs. O. T. Metz has turned her
home at Piedras and san Diego into
public rendezvous for the Red Cross
workers OF her neighborhOod. and rail-
lies every possible atom Of human
timber TO her assistance.
Misc Rro---1- a+ EIf+rIroor- - mon
Prospect avenue, who is one of the
most ardent circle workers, says her
home is at the disposal Of any women
of the neighborhOOd, from early morn
ing until late at night-just as long
as nimble fingers viii fly
Mrs. W. N. PIatt, of TObin Place.
whose home has been a weekly meet
ing place for Red Cross sewing,
quickly answered the emergency call
and changed the weekly gathering
into daily affair-Tith her lovely
young daughter, Miss Rose Platt,
directing the making Of the dressings
Mrs. V. Z. RaEglo, OF East Nevada
street, had 20 women OF the neighbor-
hood in today 10 organize for the
making OF surgical dressings. These
workers are to meet at frequent in
tervals-perhaps three times each
weekend make the gauZe into
needed supplies.
Among the organizations there are
innumerable circles setting TO work
the Rebecca StOddert chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton; Robert E Lee and Wade H2mD-
ton chapters Of the United Daughters
OF the Confederacy, the Housewives
League, WoOdman circle. three dis
tinct sets OF workers in the Woman's
club the FL PasO County Nurses as
ISOLATION. Martha washington circle
Spirits OF &c, and others
The FL PasO School for Girls has
class devOtiuE stipulated time TO sur
gicaI dressings, and excellent work
they are doing
The Business Woman's club also
will divert its knitting classes over
to the immediate emergent needs Of
the Red cross, under Mrs. Z. c. Berry,
instructor.
Comparatively all the neiEhborhoed
circles are readjusting their sewing
circles to the making of the dress
inEs. Among the chairmen are Mrs.
II. A. Neisel Of 1919 West Missouri
street, EIrs. J. H Pruett OF 62S Pros
pect avenue; Mrs. Charles Hennlng Of
1901 East Nevada, Mrs Davis May
Held Of 1910 Cincinnati; Mrs 7 F.
Benton Of 35l5 Tularrosai MIS- James
j. Hill Of 1927 Orc, Mrs W H Kane
Of Mobile street; Mrs. J. A Fish Of
40 Bisbee; Mrs T s. Houston OF
1922 Trowbridge; Mrs. c. NJ Cunning
ham, OF 719 East Missouri: Mrs. l. g. ]
Malone OF 80 Cotton avenue, and Mrs.
John Bowman Of 1909 Mesa
Mrs. J. +. Williams had $50 women
affiliated in circles and felt she had
only started, when plans were changed
from the sewing to the more import
ant instant needs These women VIII
no doubt do quite as much In other
ways One may imagine the Inagni-
tude OF the work when told that It