El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-11

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v Of the women's organizations Of
the city. as was evidenced Tuesday
IN the great number Of clubs and So
cietIes that met for the first time.
this season. to formulate definite &C
Invites and elect officers-those who
had not previously done so before ad-
journing for the annual three months
sumner heydey or rest
With the black shadows OF this gil
gantic war lowering over our loved
land. no man. woman or child can es-
cape-nor does he want tO-a share
OF the responsibility in aiding the
government 10 win. This desire 70
help. pulsates through the heart OF
every literary. musical fraternal ana
church organization existing With
this purpose, each group is planning
its years work
Womeu's club warl< has always been
remedial. constructive. allowing no
present immediate necessity TO blind
the eyes TO the duties 10 the youth
Of tomorrow that will all too soon,
stand in the places Of the men and
women Of today. inheriting the I'M
finished tasks Of today. These are
times that try mems souls, and no
less women's," said Mrs Joseph Evans
fiowles, the president general OF the
we must not neglect the preservation
Of those inner defences OF our national
life. both material and spiritual,
which, II allowed to weaken, must
weaken the entire national structure.
Little benefit will result If we
are satisfied to be thrilled and stirred
and then settle back into cOmplacent
inacti0n- There is no one so exalted
or obscure. so wise or so ignorant, so
rich or so poor, so industrius OF so in
dolent. that she should not hear and
obey the governments message. To
organized and unorganized woman
hood the call has gone forth Wake
up and work. Wake up and work
should ring in the ears Of every loyal
American"
Hence. clubdom. in FL Paso as else
where. is centerlnc its plans on future
usefulness 10 Uncle sam, counting
no task too Insignificant or too ardu-
Gus, looking not for ease, favor or
preference, but preparing to contrib
ute its mighty unified efforts until
peace comes and the victory is won
The Panhellenic association held its
initial meeting for 191S-'19, on the
bessanin Of Hotel PasO del NOrte,
Tuesday afternoon, and chose Mrs H.
J.. Cantrell 10 head the war relief
work All last year this group Of So
rority women reported each Thursday.
under the direction Of Mrs Battelle
White. at the Red Cross workshop,
10 do what they could, and in addition. I
Monday nights have been devoted to
the mendinE Of the soldiers garments {
at Camp PershlnE- The meuding will 4
continue. but at the homes OF the diff I
ferenr members, and Thursdays VIII
as formerly be given over at the I
downtown workshop in addition I
more time will be given. The associa-
ton plans but one big social affair
a luncheon for all sorority women Of /
the clty-s0me time this month. Mrs. /
f. Everett Long who has been forced I
10 resign as president Of the Panhel-
lenic that she may accompany her 4
husband away when the Texas infan-
try goes Che is a captain, viii per
feet her committee for the luncheon 4
within a few days. and decide upon
the date Mrs Henry F. Baldwin, Of I
the Chi Omega sorority, has been
elected TO head the Panhellenic this /
The sororities and the remainder Of I
the offices chosen by rotation with .
each group deciding upon one Of their 7
own membership for some particular Z
duties. M-s. T. D. Stewart, an Alpha .
Delta Phi was chosen treasurer to i
iii the vacancy left by the resigna-
tion Of Mrs =. w. Rheinheimer, whose &
husband has also gone into the army.
Vice president Is to be chosen from
the Kappa Gammas, who have not vet
Z
Mrs r. B. Redic OF the Kappa Alpha
Theta fraternity viii be recording
secretary the corresponding secretary
10 be chosen from the Pi Beta Phi
sorority and historian from the Alpha
Chi Among the various representa-
lives are Alpha Delta Phi. Mrs Z. D.
Stewart Alpha Phi, Mrs Harry Pons-
ford Chi Omega Mrs. Everett Long;
Delta Delta Delta, Miss Frances
smith; Delta Gamma, Mrs. F. W Nor
ton: Kappa Kappa Gamma, Mrs. B.
T. Clutter Pi Beta Phi, Miss Kathleen
Gould; Phi Mu, Miss Louise Sister
manss Sigma Kappa, Miss Dorothy
Clark. Zeta Tau Alpha, Mrs. Percy
McGhee, r. Phi Nh Gamma, Mrs.
Walter Scott; Phi Beta Kappa, Miss
Mabel Falvey; Red Cross work, Mrs
Battele White press reporter Miss
sarah Bridgers. and war relief work,
Mrs. H z. Cantrel, with Mrs. Frank
= Hunter, Mrs y A Mccartney, Mrs.
T. r. C0ghlan, Mrs. John Mclean,
1irs. L H Stakem, Mrs Frank Rives,
Mrs. T. J. Compton, Mrs. Langford j.
Locke, Mrs j. II Ferguson Mrs. Jay
c. Long. Miss Mary Leighton, Miss
Esther Levy, Miss Edith Levy.
Miss Mary Howren. Mrs. Hope
Smith fAliida Connolly, Miss
Grace Fleck. Miss Elizabeth Walker,
Miss Mary Warrington, Miss Alma
Jones, Mrs. S. v. Constant Miss Elsi-
more Shelton, Mrs. A. P. Averfll. Mrs.
~. H Scott and many others OF the
membership personnel.
This YEAR II has naeu Serf1aT n A. I