El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-18
WOMEN FORMING
FOR Pro. FIGHT
Window Exhibits at Head
quarters Show What Booze
Money Will Buy.

The organization OF the woman's
general committee to take charge of
work among women during the prohi-
bition campaign was the main feature
Of the work at dry" headquarters
Friday. a meeting was held at Il
o'clock at which plans for the cam
paign were fully discussed.
Mrs. Charles B. Stevens is chair
man of the committee; Mrs. H. W.
Broaddus, vice chairman: Mrs. B. F.
Jenkins, secretary protein Other
members who were present or who
will have a prominent part in the
| campaign are: Mrs. Horace a. Lay,
Mrs. l. J. Ayers, Mrs. H. A Taylor.
Mrs. Charles DeGroff. Mrs. N. A War
ner. Mrs. J. E QUAD. Mrs. Frank
/ Coles Mrs J F. Williams Mrs W l.
Crockett and Mrs. S. H. Sutherland
Mesdames Taylor and Crockett will
have charge Of the work among the
| Mexicans.
window Displays Get Attention.
The new window displays at pro-
| hibition headquarters installed Thurs
! day evening attracted much attention.
| The idea was to furnish educational
exhibits Of foodstuffs and dry goods
| that could be purchased with money
| spent for intoxicants.
In one window was shown food
| products that could be purchased in
| a year with the price Of two beers per
day. The items totaled in value $3.50.
In the other window was placed an
| exhibit Of dry goods which could be
purchased for the same expenditure
| during the year.
Arranging ssVOiceIess Speech"
| Mrs. Quad was selected as pub
licity chairman, and will have charge
! of a special exhibit which will be
placed in the windows at headquar-
| tiers. During the noon hour voice
| less speech" will be put on in one Of
| the windows
] Special auto cards have been pre-
pared. and it will be one Of the tasks
of the committee to get people to place
them on machines. HOstesses will be
selected every day for headquarters.
this feature being under the direction
Of Mrs DeGrofE
W. C. Il. U. In Session.
A meeting of the WOman's Chris
tian Temperance union was held at
2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon at pro-
hibition headquarters, los East San
Antonio street
The parade committee will hold a
special meeting this evening at 1880
o'clock at headquarters. All business
men and Ell Paso citizens who are
willing to help in making the dry"
parades a success are invited to be
present by Paul Barnhart-
]
| literature and also supplies of printed
literature are arriving at headquar-
ters. kilograms of encouragement
and offers Of help to make FL Paso
| dry" are being received from various
parts of the southwest.
Spanish and English Banners.
| Painted banners for parade pur-
poses are being made. Some of these
have Spanish inscriptions on one side
/ and the English translation on the
| other. Such titles as the following
are typical: We Can't Win the War
/ With Whisky; DO You Want Your
/ Son to Be a Drunkard? I Don't"
| Vote 'Seco' dry" is another inscrip-
ton for the Spanish speaking people
The presence Of women and chill
| dren at headquarters was new feat
| ure Friday. Chairs and rugs with
tables have been fitted up in the
/ front of the headquarters room.
Decide Voting Places
Voting places for the prohibition
elections were decided on by the
county commissioners Thursday after
noon as follows, on report Of county
auditor Joseph Escajeda, who had
been delegated to prepare the list:
No Thomas garage, West Over
( land and Santa Fe streets.
No. American garage, 800 South
Oregon.
No sod fire station. Stanton and
East Overland.
No. Myers company's store,
South Campbell
No. 5-4O5 South Virginia
No. 6-410 Tays.
No. City hall
No. S-International Auto company,
Texas and Florence.
No. ISL Cotton avenue.
No. 1O-East FL Paso fire station.
No 1I-362S Alameda.
No. u - Gimbers grocery. Hueco |
and Copia-
No. 13-Caetus garage. 2sO5 Tula-
rosa
No. 14-Highland Park grocery.
No. 15-Highland Park fire station. |
No, 1e-Ideal pharmacy, Boulevard |
and Piedras.
No. 17-Lamar drug store. 1900 East
No. 1s-Brown and East Missouri.
No. 19-6O5 Octavia.
No. 20-Mesa fire station.
No. 21-506 North Kansas
No. 22-Fraser Bros, 612 North
Oregon
No 2s-Arizona and Kansas.
No. 24-425 North oregon.
No. 25-321 Prospect.
No. 26-Neff-Stiles company. 400 1
North Santa Fe
No. 27-Earrs garage. 1904 Cincin-
No. 2s-Blain's store. Sacramento
No. 2s-Pedro Abogodo's store. op-
posite Lincoln Park school.
No. 30-Justice court. Ysleta-
No. 31-Justice court, SoCcrro
No. S2-Justice court, San Elizario.
No. 33-Justice court, Clint
No 81 Lopez's residence. Fa-
No. 35-J. NJ Escajeda's residence,
No. 4O-Justice court, Towne.