El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-08
RED CROSS DAY
NEXT THURSDAY
Manager Simmons to Con
fer With Local Society
and Speak on Square.

The local Red Cross is looking for
ward TO Thursday as being a red let
ter" day for that organization. George
W. Simmons. st. Louis business man,
who volunteered his services as man
ager Of the southwestern division of
the American Red Cross for the dura-
tion Of the war. viii arrive I'm the city
at 7-SO o'clock Thursday morning, on
the Texas & Pacific. to lead an inn
portant conference.
Mr.. Simmons has just recently re-
turned from the front trenches. hav-
ing spent seevral weeks there. inspect
ing the work of the Red Cross and
gathering first hand information as
to the most pressing needs Of the or
ganizauon- He gathered a large fund
Of information, which viii be Of very
great interest. not only to the Red
Cross, but to the public locally.
Conference in Morning.
The program as at present ar
ranged, contemplates a conference
during the morning, and visiting the
Red Cross car Metchnikoff," which has
been furnished for the use of the hook
worm commission that is now making
a complete survey Of this district in
its relation TO the army This is a
very important piece Of OWrk. as they
have already found that a very large
percentage Of the recruits from the
south are Infected. The percentage
varies from so to 20 percent. This
commission has found that these pa
uents are more susceptible to pneu-
monia and other diseases than any
one else. While the car and equip
ment is furnished by the Red Cross,
the work is in charge Of the army.
Dedicate Car and Baths.
In the afternoon, at 8 o'clock, the
Red Cross hospital and canteen rail-
road car and the soldiers shower
baths will be dedicated at the union
depot Between 8 and $50 the car
and baths VIII be open to the inspec-
tion Of the general public and every
one is invited TO be present Both Of
these very important additions TO the
local Red Cross work are Innovations
nothing Of this character heretofore
having been done, so far as is known
locally.
The hospital part Of the car viii be
completely equipped to 90 to any
emergency along the border. The
other part of the car viii be the home
Of the canteen workers, where they
viii keep their magazines and emer-
Eency supplies Of food for use under
unavoidable conditions. when troops
passing through the union station viii
have missed their meals
Those who have already visited the
bath house say that 10 is the largest
shower bath house they have ever
seen. the officers and committees who
have worked so hard on these
two propositions VIII be greatly dis
appointed III El Paso does not take adj
vantage OF this occasion 20 go and
make a complete inspection Of these. /
because otherwise they can have no
idea Of the work that is being done"
said chairman DR.. W L Brown
In the evening al $50 o'clock there
VIII be public meeting at Cleveland
square. TO which everybody is invited
and at which Mr. Simmons viii de-
liver an address on the activities at
the front and many interesting fea-
lures OF the war which came under his
personal observation
Secretaries Report Additions.
Since mailing out the forms TO sec
etaries OF societies. as directed by the I
7atiOual headquarters last week. sew
aral were returned TO the local war
savings stamp headquarters Monday /
with not only additions to I
he membership in the neigh borhoods ]
but an Increase in investment made by (
many members
New Limit Club Members.
A. Z. Waddeli. 500 Prospect. pledged ]
$1,000 Monday morning and became a I
mem Der Of the Texas Limit club. C.. C. ]
ANY. called in some s percent securi- I
lies and paid in full for $1,000 worth I
IF bonds in the club.
The receipts for saturday were less j
han $1,000 The roulette in the eve
ling collected S475.
New Limit Club Members.
This afternoon II. r. stark. John
Fyler and Southwestern Portland Ce-
nent company became members Of the d
Limit club. Barnett JeWelry store.
fought 500 worth Of stamps. Naury
Kemp, $500. Boss Rubber company.
1885, Lewis Chernis. $50. and Albert
Pike class. Masons. S525. through
y yatt W Evans.