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

THE scarcity Of men that prevails
in almost every other city IN
these United States. during these
tense times Of war. with most Of our
S1Blsu5id young men elmer orr some
where" on the front or training TO 60
has wrought a noticeable change on
society's calendar and forced many of
Americas matr0ns and buds TO fore
20 all functions that mean escorts
LUncheons and teas and even dinners
are all very well for a time. but things
do get a bit u0noton0us such as
dancing-without the gallant boys
Wen evidently have 10 accept con-
ditions. however. along with egEless
cake and cowless cream. eyeless po-
tatoes, spineIess cactI. horseless car
riages, Odorless onions, seedIess fruits
and all the other modernites that
are. But down deep I'm our hearts.
war times give US the shivers. with
would hang our heads i'm sorrow. If
our boys didn't rise, en- masse, 10 de-
fend our cOuutrv's call
FL PasO is fortunate, thus far. In
finding itself in the position Of hay
ing more than enough men TO go
round. for society functions There
were so many more men than the 1alr
sex at Thursday nights dancing party,
given by the Comfort Bag society on
the roof garden Of the Hotel PasO del
Norte. that the girls were at premi-
UNI. and tag was the most popular
order (perhaps disorder) in securing
dancing partners-Just a plain steal
where the officers highest up in mill
tary lore lost their fair terpsichorean
partners. temporarily, 10 their sub
tenants. and rank outsiders stepped
in and "snatched' ones lady love from
uude- the very eyes Of Jealous
There was no end Of Eayety. and the
nearly 400 guests voted the event one
Of the jOlliest Of the summer events
Miss Mary Gates Redmond, Miss Alice
Myles. Miss Anne Brown. Miss Viz
Eilia Akard. Miss Mary White, Miss
Rose Piatt. Miss Nellie May Bowen
Miss Lucille Harlan. Miss Nancy Ed
wards. Mrs Raymond Bell Mrs F. g.
SearIe. Mrs. C. r. Aorehead. Mrs. W
r. Arnold and Mrs r A. Akard were
among the leading spirits Of the party
augmented by the entire membership
OF the organization, which numbers. in
addition to the above Mrs Y DEL
Campo. Mrs r. j. IlEhe, Mrs. r. NJ .
WfnEo. Mrs Irene Evans. Mrs. Carl .
Lee Smith. Mrs A. O. Heep- Mrs r. j. .
Findley, Mrs DR. Butler. Mrs. John .
Sullivan. Miss May kranZthor, Miss .
Margaret SChuster. Mrs W NJ BeU- .
coIas. Mrs II. c. MyIes. Mrs Edward .
G. Hitchcock. Mrs. Fred Elliott Mrs .
"a. n. Brown. Mrs. c. J. Mapel, Mrs j. .
l. Mari Mrs. W l. Gaines, Mrs. W w |
Barbee. Mrs. L s. FraukenburEer, Mrs II
Pauley. Mrs - F. Kerr, Miss Margaret i
Hitchcock Mrs. NJ L Edwards, Mrs
J. c Critcherr Mrs p A. Hazard
Mrs. William ~ PiatI- Mrs W 2.
Fletcher. Mrs. E J. Terry, Mrs. Beck
Ter. Miss Helen Becker, Miss Anna
Washburn. Mrs. n. H. elliott. Mrs.
Burt Orndorff. Mrs. Herbert Steven
son. Mrs. Nellie Aksrd. Mrs. William
RAIDER. Mrs. A. ". Young, Mrs F. T.
windsor. Mrs. D. Bruce Smith. Mrs
Ponder. s Carter, Miss Annie Ray
Moss. Mrs. E " RaEsdale, Mrs. J.
b. Binkley. Mrs. C. Z. Kellogg, Mrs
MCGEE. Mrs. P B. Alves. Miss Ruth
Critchett. Mrs George RoutledEe, Mrs
s H Sutherland. Mrs Charles B.
stevens. Mrs. E A. Heuning. Mrs C.
NJ. LYMAN. Mrs. swift. Mrs. c. 2. KEEL
IL. Mrs. ". A Hawkins, Mrs NJ Cob
The seventh cavalry band fur
nished patriotic and popular music.
and flags and comfort bags were
utilized effectively for decorations
While the affair was supposed TO be
without Formally as 10 dress. there
were noticeably beautiful gowns worn
A About $500 was cleared. and this viii Z
20 al once into the filings for COM
fort bags which are 10 be given every ,
soldier leaving for active duty II was q