El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-07
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR
AND WEDDINGS TO KEEP
Ell PASO BUSY FOR WEEK
BY RUTH MONRO AUGUR.
BY RUTH MONRO AUGUR.
Ell PASO BUSY

work These chairmen each represent
| either a woman's organization, or a
| church. and all the members of the
organization or church are to make up
the circle. and give one half day each
week TO the work Of making the hos
pital supplies. The 18th circle. which
I has as its chairman Mrs W. W Turney
will be composed of women who are
not associated with any special organ
iZation- Those desiring to devote more
than a half day to this service for the
country. may work in both their or
CARNATIONS and church circles. The
more workers the better. for II is
pointed out 1t is most vitality import
ant that an immense supply OF hospital
articles shall be on hand before the
need for them arises. as then there
will be no time in which TO prepare
them The materials for the hospital
supplies are being provided by the Red
Cross society. should anyone wish TO
help the cause by contributing mater
ials. or sewing machines or bandage
rollers. these will be accorded a CRATE
full welcome
Capt. Danny Cupid is such a sea
soned veteran campaigner that abso-
lutely nothing prevents him from fol-
lowing his chosen line, and three we'd
dings will be interesting events OF the
week.
The first of these IS a military we'd
ding, at which an army girl. Miss Mar
guerite Heard, will become the bride
Of Lieut. John French COnklin. OF the
engineer corps. Miss Heard is the
daughter Of Col and Mrs. John W.
Heard. OF the Eighth cavalry. The cere-
mony will be performed in the Eighth
cavalry Officers club at Fort Bliss.
and viii be a very brilliant affair. Miss
Heard viii be attended by her sister.
Miss Amy Heard. as maid OF honor and
her two house guests. Misses Pauline
Beckwith. Of Coronado. Calf. and Miss
Mary Comstoek. of Providence. r I.
will be the bridesmaids. Capt William
c. Sherman. of the engineer corps. viii
be the best man and the brides broth
ers. Lieut. Ralph T. Heard. of the
Eighth field artillery. and Lieut.
Falkner Heard. Of the Seventh field
artillery. viii be the groomsmen. Lieut..
Ralph 7. Heard arrived from Fort
LeevenwOrth Thursday. for the we'd
ding Chaplain W W. Brander, of the
Eighth cavalry. viii officiate at the
ceremony and the regimental band will
play. The wedding will occur Wednes-
day afternoon. at $3.50 o'clock. Lieut..
COnklin and his bride viii leave that
evening for Washington. y. c, where
Lieut.. Conklin is stationed in the
Washington barracks. Lieut. COnklin
will arrive today from Washington.
Miss Heard has been the guest Of honor
al number OF very delightful social
affairs. preceding her wedding Non
day night she will be the guest OF
honor. with her bridal party, at q din
ner TO be given by Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
J. Comstock. OF Providence. r. L. who
arrive today from Coronado Beach, to
be the guests Of Col. and Mrs. Heard
for the wedding.
On Sunday afternoon. April IS. Miss
FTieda Swat and Louis J. Grossblatt
will be married by Rabbi Martin lie
Ionka, at the home Of the brides aunt,
Mrs. / Laskin and Mr.. Laskin, on
Prospect avenue. The ceremony will
occur at 4 o'clock. A wedding supper
will be served in the private dining
- tel 4 Al 70 ha
followed in the evening by reception
at the Laskin home. The bride will be
attended by her sister, Miss Minnie
Swat, Little Arene Talpis. her cousin,
will be her flower girl and Maurice
Swat, her young nephew, will be the
ring bearer Morris Grosshlatt will be
his brothers best man The wedding
marches viii be played by Frieda Las
kin. the brides cousin.
The marriage Of Miss Emma Gusdorff
and Henry Weller will occur on Sun
day evening. April IS. in the commun-
ity hall of Temple Mt Sinai, with the
ceremony performed by Rabbi Martin
Zielonka- A reception will be held for
the bridal couple in the same place.
from TO 10 o'clock No invitations
have been issued. but all the friends /
Of the bridal couple are expected to |
attend
The annual reception to the incom-
Ing officers OF the Rebecca StOddert /
chapter of the Daughters OF the Ameri- |
can revolution. Will De an event OF i
Monday afternoon The hours are from /
} to . o'clock and the affair is to be /
held in the d i. r room OF the Won
ans club The party is also in cele- /
1ration OF the 18th anniversary Of the 1
chapters organization. The incoming /
officers will be in the receiving line j
Ind the outgoing officers and direc-
ors and social committee will be the i
Possesses The girls OF the chapter
will serve. An orchestra will play pa
riotic airs through the afternoon and
group Of little children in colonial !
costume will dance the minuet- Mrs.
ZEE R Orndorff will direct this. Mrs.
3urleson Staten, chairman Of the social ,
ommittee, is in charge OF the party.
Monday night Mr. and Mrs. ! z.
Sowen and their daughter. Miss Nellie