El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
Food Administration Agent Will
Address Housewives League Monday


departments made their reports, Miss
Matte Armstrong, of the jail commit
tee. telling Of the weekly visits made
to the men held in confinement, await
ing trial, and OF literature left; Mrs.
G. r Cole, superintendent OF the flow
er mission, has given cheer to the sick
through gifts of fragrant blossoms;
the secretary and treasurer also re-
ported Mrs. Donna KIugel appealed
for assistance IN furnishing the new
Soldiers, club. on North Oregon. for
which the war service board has ap-
propriated a generous sum, and the
W c. 7. Z. voted to give a dozen fold
ing chairs. Mrs. Lay asked the mem
bers to subscribe literally to the war
savings stamps. Following the dis
Qosal OF the business. Mrs O. A.
Critchett commented on g splendid ar
ticle written by congressman Jean
nette Rankin, on Working Tools fo-
Women" Mrs. NJ U Strong read a
paper on Frances Willard A touch
ing tribute of love and loyalty in
which the temperance organization is
held in the heart Of one OF its long
time and faithful members was shown
when Mrs. Helen Judson presented
a beautiful United States flag to the
union, the gift speech being especially
touching and patriotic Mrs. N. 6.
Strong also spoke reverently of the
flag and what it means to the women
Of America now when the mothers
are giving up their sons to defend the
cOlors- A guessing contest closed the
program, the successful victor being
Mrs Strong. Nine new members were
admitted-Mrs. c. Huckett, Mrs. c. c.
Henderson, Mrs. J. Frank Coles, Mrs.
". J. Veal, Mrs Lucy Peterman, Mrs.
Dora Hester, Mrs. Mildred Patterson,
Mrs. 7. A. Hazard and W. NJ Tames,
the latter being honorary
A beautiful and impressive pageant
viii be given Sunday night at the
First Presbyterian church by 30
young women Of Mrs Henry 7.
BoWie's Bible class. The theme is
Light and Darkness" depicting the
conditions in distant mission fields.
The leading part will be taken by
Miss Nettie Louise Rowland. assist
ed by the following: Mesdames E
R. Furstenfeld, T. F. Miller. NJ
Phippeny, II. 7. Bowie, r P. March.
Maude Wilson, z. B; Oliver. Charles
and the Misses Frances Arrozena,
Marguerite Ehart. Polly Greer, Gold
en- Lacy. Mary Heating. Helen Mod
rail-, Winnie Modrall. Eugenia Barnes,
rnriquetta Seifert, Eva Steger, Dora
Thompson, Mabel Keeney, Cora Lar
son, Frieda Rheinheimer. Eva Staple
ton, Bertha Ward. Isabel Brown,
Estelle Dixon, Marguerite Iverson.
Dora PEBBLES, Louise PREFER. Edith
Taylor. Hettie Boone, Marie Schwartz.
Eileen Moore.
Preceding the pageant. an Zero
plane View" of the mission fields of
the Presbyterian church will be given
by Mrs. c. L Overstreet- The spe-
ciai music for the pageant will be
sung by Charles J. Andrews, the Or
gan numbers by Mrs Williar A
Young.
Mrs. S. W Waldrop was hostess to
the Friday Knitting club at the home
Of her daughter. Mrs. NJ. NagIe. After
an hour or more in knitting Miss Zoe
Ratliff played brilliantly Les Syl-
Plies" Mrs. Waldrop said other
musical numbers would be taken from
her music book she had in her child
hood days. The rest Of the program
was as follows:
Evening song to the virgin" duet
by Mesdames Owen and Waldrop.
Humoresque Dance, by little Jose
phine Evans.
The Two Cousins" by Mesdames
Evans and Owen.
Poem recitation. by Mrs. John
Williams.
when the Frost Is On the Punkin
and the Folders IN the Shock, Mabel
vocal solo. by Mrs. VIII Owen.
The Star Spangled Banner" by
the club and guests.
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Mrs. Henry Clay Greer, Mrs. W. c.
Mccormick and Mrs. R c. WaIshe had
charge of a most instructive program.
presented to the members of the Tour
list club on Friday, when the members
accepted the hospitality Of Mrs. Mar
garet Olive Jordan. The club is study
ing the allied nations at war this year,
and Mrs. Greer talked of France and
Italy and the wonderful fighting done
by the men Of those countries. Cur
rent events hinged on the new U
boat building and efficiency in sub
marine warfare, Mrs. Walshe having
this part Of the program IN tow. Mrs. |
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