El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-21
REDGROSSGETS
$4,000 START
Chairman Cooley Estimates
This Sum Subscribed;
Holds First Lunch.

Holds First Lunch.
e FL Paso has already subscribed
? nearly half Of its Red Cross quota
. Of $4,000. as estimated by Winchester
Il Cooley, chairman Of the general cam
paign committee. Tuesday afternoon
; after the committees first daily
luncheon. Mr.. Cooley said he thought
it would be safe 10 say that the va
3 rious teams have received cash dona-
tons and pledges totaling $4,000 or
more. The teams did not make re-
ports at the luncheon and would do
! SO to the general auditor at the close
Of the day, Mr.. Cooley said. Begin
ming at the Wednesday luncheon.
there would be daily reports. he said
Reads Original War Poems.
7 The meeting was attended by bout
200 enthusiastic workers and was ad-
] dressed by c. Herb Palm. associate
] editor of the National Magazine. New
/ York, and W. w. Turney. Mr. Palm
I said he had come TO Ell Paso to assist
] in the Red Cross drive, but had been
] i'll. He recited several original war
poems including The Shadow" Hail
] 10 America" and Make the Kaiser
I Wiser" and he read slogans prepared
especially for the Ell Paso Red Cross.
drive. as follows
Generously give that mercy may
live and the weak, the poor the
m LiOuaire-everyOne must do his
share" Mr.. Palm left during the
meeting TO prepare 10 board the train
for Detroit
Compliments Women in War.
The fact that the great part OF
this gathering is women is evidence
to my mind that if the war continues.
b. D.
doing all the work" said Mr.. Turney
in opening a short talk at that
should become the case, what few of
US men are left at home will be salts
fled if we can make the money and
turn IL over 10 you.
The Red Cross allotment for Fl I
Paso is so cents per head There may 4
be some unable TO give this, and a few I.
not desiring TO do so, but there will I
be those who viii make I'd for those
giving less than so cents.
Heart Fund Never Lacks Support.
There are two classes OF war
funds. the first for sending the SOL ]
diers food. guns and ships 10 France. ]
and the second TO care for the wound
ed and the sick The government viii l
have no trouble in providing for the l
first, because II one method fails. an
other viii be resorted 10. But the /
second. the Red Cross fund. is left ]
TO the hearts and the sympathy Of the L
the Red Cross, the heart fund, viii I
never lack support
Greatest Force in World.
This is true because the Red Cross
goes wherever there are wounded.
sick or hungry. Today the Red Cross
is the greatest one force OF civiliza-
ton. manifestinE brotherly sympathy ]
man 20 man, on earth The Red Cross J
strecher bearer. without a gun TO
protect himself goes wherever there
is wounded soldier with a spark OF
life left, and carries him 10 the Red
Cross ambulance, which carries him
to the Red Cross hospital. where a I
Red Cross nurse is ready 20 admins
ter 10 the wounded"
Starts with Parade.
Red Cross drive week was ushered /
in Monday evening with a spectacular ]
parade from Cleveland square. I'll
was greeted by hundreds OF citizens
as 1t moved through the principal
streets More than 100 automobiles,
including 20 from the smelter. deco
rated with flags and Red Cross ban
ners. helped 20 make a lengthy pro- I
cession- Each shelter car bore a PEN
nanr with "smelter' in large letters. ]
The parade left Cleveland square.
headed by police platoon followed
By mayor Charles Davis and other
city officials. Exalted ruler Hal
Christie. leading the Elks. was FOL-
lowed by the minstrels who partiCi-
pated in the benefit Red Cross show
at the Texas Grand theater all in long
Khaki busters" and high hats. Then
came che Seventh cavalry band under
the leadership OF Howard r. Hersh-
berger. followed by the Red Cross ex-
ecutive workers The large Red
Cross float was decorated with post
ers and signs. following which were
the officials and workers Of the cam
paigu.
r-1,-., 49, -,--r.-,r.,,--.- .-.--.---r..s
by soldiers, apparently injured. and
their nurses caused much comment
"BrInElnE in the Shirts.-
The Red Cross circle Of the First
Christian church. which occupied an
decorated in patriotic
colors and displaying hospital shirts
made by the circle, brought applause
from the crowds as they passed by
singing Bringing in the Shirts" 10
The tune OF Bringing in the Sheaves." /
an old church hymn
Nurses in War Toys.
Another feature which caused loud Z ]
applause was 50 nurses logged in
-heir war uniforms with red lined
apes These young women marched
n the second section. following the
-itth cavalry band, H Fleck. band {
e=Ier a
another feature was Edwin Miller b
ma his PAL attired in soldier and
z=ilor suits and riding on a "szoot- {
mobile" a
Luncheon at College Club.
The University club viii have J
Red Cross luncheon for members and d
invited guests Wednesday. Frank o
lyons, Of the four minute speakers.
viii make a talk on the Red Cross -
work. Lieut. A. W. Norc0p. first ]
president Of the club. viii be the
suest Of honor and viii tell the club !
bout his experiences in the army.
md number OF the four minute men U
n the club viii also speak. The club
viii be decorated in Red Cross post
rs and banners and the quartet
viii sing Red Cross songs.
Flower Booth Gets Money.
Red Cross headquarters moved from
he Roberts Banner building early /
tuesday morning into the Sheldon
1bby The FL Paso Automobile club q
sadquarters in the lobby has been -
transformed into a flower booth. This -
ras in charge Of Mrs. Josephine Nor a
IT, assisted by her daughter. Miss r
josephine. and Mesdames J. NJ Pol -
ard and ". r. Jameson. Mrs. Morfit "
lade a trip to CanutillO early in the .,
Forming and returned with a large u
OnatiOn Of roses from Mrs J. Redd. y
the Cooley ranch. and in less than 81
lree hours more than s25 worth OF d,
be flowers had been pinned on dif- I
srent persons Any price from 10
ants up is gladly taken by the flower
ommittees-
The flower committee in charge Of "a
he booth for Wednesday viii be Mrs dl
r T. Efruu~u nFnfu and nr1eTn~-aa 50