El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
WOmen'S Organizations to Keep
Open House to FL PaSO Soldiers
BY DOROTHY D.


jorie Finley, who gave When the
Frost is on the Pumpkin and the
Folders in the shock" Bella Jacobs,
who made ones mouth fairly smack
in anticipation with Mothers Pump
! kin Pie" Betty Dane HulinE. who told
how to pass along ones blessings in
| The Way to Re Thankful" and last,
but not least, Emma Holcombe, the
little Joan d. Arc girl. who sang
I Mamma Says There's No Thanksgiv-
ing" Miss Alice Fitzpatrick, princi-
] pal Of Lamar, and Mrs Robert Towns
J end. sponsor. had only to suggest to
| their little protegees that they appear.
! when presto-the girls set to work
] and learned new selections appropri-
! ate TO the occasion, and appeared
with ease before their audience
I Mrs. O. A. Critchett is still too III TO
I take charge Of the meetings. Mrs. s.
IL. Feunell presiding during the for
mer's absence. The loved leader,
however, sent a Thanksgiving mes
sage to the members, assuring them
of her interest and appreciation, this
being read by Mrs Ernest a Young,
Z the secretary Each woman was called
upon TO tell why she was thankful,
and IL was beautiful to note, that in
all the strife and destruction and
death that stalks abroad. each re-
Spouse was full Of optimism and
gratefulness that we are Americans
and a5le to do our bit under the
flaE- The presidents THANKSGIVING
proclamation was read by Mrs Town
send.
It was voted TO meet the first and
third Thursdays, in future.
One important matter that was
considered was the raising Of a state
fund Of $4,000 70 further suffrage
in Texas and to be known as the
Breckenridge fund, honorinE Miss
Eleanor Breckenridge, who moth
cred" the movement in the state Mrs.
Donna Robertson has been named
financial campaign manager.
a short parliamentary drill was led
by Mrs. Fenneu upon reconsideration
Of and resembling motions. Officers
reported and five new members were
welcomed.
The women Of the Home for the
Aged and the Orphanage for White
Children are making their first pub
lie appearance today and Saturday in
the central rooms Of the Y w c. A.
at 3l6 - Texas street. at an at
tractive baZar. A tract Of land has
already been given the board. through
the generosity Of Zach White, who
also contributed $500 to the building
fund The women are going bravely
about the task OF increasing their ]
treasury, that one tower may be built 4
without delay. Among those foster :
ing the movement are Mesdames A J. 4
Potter, James Graham McNarE, o. A. J.
Critchetr, T. W Lanier, William T. +.
Hayes. J ?. Robertson. John Grant, .
E. +. Yale, Bella Holt, R. W Graham. .
NJ Sanchez. Daniel Payne Leonard .
J. II. Hirts c. T. Race, who .
IS president Of the organization; Paul
Teermans, E F. MOulton. GeOrEiana
Hunt, Mary Hamilton, s. s. Birchfield,
3. A Shelton, Horace A Lay. Joseph
Spence, NJ a. Warner. J. y. Hughes,
D. ". Detwiler. II. E Stevenson, 7.
D. AIcMurtry, Fred Mayhem. P L.
Nichols. 7. R Burton, NJ. II. Ormsbee,
y Garlick, N Jamison, J. A Potter,
- Bolton. G. L Jones, G. F. Mattice,
T. 7. Baron. D. Campbell, n. Nc
sowan, Margaret Swanson, F D.
Moore, II. NJ Beutell. Dr.. Ida Bishop.
md the Misses Meta Ormsbee. Ellen
campbell. Kate Hamlan. Rafaela CHS
lolm, Gertrude Yale and Alice Ash
.rofl
Thursday afternoon, between the
hours Of three and five. at the home
II AIRS. c. o. Coffin on Epson avenue.
he women Of the First Baptist church
Welcomed the new members at a bril-
iant reception attended by over 70
Staten and Mrs W. G. Hofer stood in
Inc with AIRS. Coffin to welcome the
quests amid artistic yellow and white
decorations that dominated through
lut the rooms. Mrs. f. W. Earl and
FRS. J. z Macon poured tea. assisted by
Mrs. Joseph " Evans and Mrs H B.
Mcdowell. The tea table was cen
cred in an immense brass basket
lden with gorgeous yellow chrysan-