El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-29
Women'S Federation Reflects
Mrs. FenneH;; Buys War Stamps

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her own judgment in casting ballot
for directors.
Monday. War stamp Day.
Near the close OF the meeting Mrs.
A. Z. Averill. chairman OF the " ON
ans committee on war saving stamps,
spoke briefly. thanking the women
FOR their action in buying war
stamps. She ANNOUNCED that Monday.
February !. was set apart as a spe-
cial day for the purchase OF war
stamps. and that there would be spe-
cIal efforts made everywhere to sell
thrift and war stamps on that day.
She also announced a meeting Of the
heads OF wOmen's organizations IN
the city for Wednesday afternoon at
3 o'clock at the grill room Of Hotel
Sheldon to make plans for obsery-
ance Of the day
printed with necessary information
about the organization. the cOnsttu-
tiun and bylaws and the officers.
VIII Aid Y. VI. C. A. in Army.
The question OF indorsing the work
OF Z. R. Hyde, in charge OF all the
camp activities Of the Y II. c. A in
Fl Paso, was taken up after the mat
ter had been presented by Mrs Fen
nell Matrons will be placed in the
various y NJ g a mans, accordlns
to his plans, TO aid the soldiers. The
federation decided to aid Mr.. Hyde IN
Mrs. Sharp told OF the plan OF hav-
ing "hostesses' at Camp kearny. near
Sana Diego. Cal This, however. is
who visit camps to meet soldiers in q
social way, she said
Appeal to Men by Phone.
The necessity for appealing to men
by telephone TO vote dry" at We'd
nesday's local option election was
Mrs
gested that each woman present call
up five men OF her acquaintance and
ask them to. vote dry" Mrs James
suggested that this was the best way
to help the soldiers just at present
and related several instances OF in
toxicated men on the streets that had
come under her notice recently One
man she had taken home in her auto
at night when he was helpless near
the railroad track.
Is some one waiting for you?" she
asked.
"Yes. my mother is waiting for me"
came the answer.
Suggests Recreation Canteens.
A message from the president Of
the state federation. Mrs C ". Con-
merry. was read, appealing for the aid
OF woman's federations in the work
OF establishing recreationai canteens
in all the war camps in Texas. The
message in a general way, was plea
LuE alQ IN WAT service WORK. anu
carrying out Of the principal OF sacri-
flee in the war
Mrs ". J. Croker. a new conner
to the club from Dallas, was called
on TO speak on the work Of the wOm
ans federation in that city, but asked
to be excused she will address the
club at a later meeting.
It was decided to address a letter
to the FL Paso chamber Of commerce
setting forth the. objects and plan
OF organization OF the federation.
Some Committees Announced.
Committees were partially an
nounced by Mrs. Fennen as follows;
House, Mrs. Rufus Peterson: civics
and home economics. Mrs f. d. Scot
ten, Mrs. ". W. Whitehead. Mrs.
Mrs Julia a. Sharp. Mrs. George II.
Clements, Mrs T. N. Ryan. Mrs. Lily
G. Malone; ways and means, Mrs.
Flora Graves. Mrs. William Wallace. 1
Mrs. V =. Raggio: social and courtesy.
Mrs. Robert Townsend, Mrs. Frank Z.
Jones, Mrs. Dorothy Johnson, Mrs.
Gustave Fork.
Mrs. Sharp announced that she ex-
pected to organize a new OrEaniZa-
ton called The Court OF Honor"
which would be affiliated with the
federation It will have so members. I
both men and women. to start, she
said.
Asked to send as their apportion-
ment $500 pads, size No. =, and count |
ing on 10 per cent excess. the women |
Of the Red Cross workshop shipped |
to division headquarters 640s of these !
surgical dressings on MOnday-6OS
more than required. The FL Paso I
women have never had an article in /
sewing. knitting or surgical dress !
ings returned for fmperfection-on |
the contrary. the heads of the busy |
war help center are constantly re-
ceiving letters of commendation on /
the superior contents of their ship |
ments, all of which is highly graft /
flying TO Mrs. Horace W. Broaddus, /
chairman Of the women's service for /
the Red Cross, ana her assistants. |
Mrs. D. Bruce Smith. surgical dress
ings; Mrs Joseph Williams, sewing: /
Mrs. I. S. Stewart and Mrs. c. E. I
Kelly. knitting.
every woman's organization in the /
literary or social
will meet Wednesday at p. m. in
the Sheldon grill. 20 discuss the fur
therance Of plans for the sale OF the l
war savings thrift stamps. This is /
The second general meeting. called by \
Mrs. A P Averill, chairman Of the 4
committee, and il is expected !
that reports will be made Of what the
various clubs Of FL Psso hope to do.
With the class lasting just one hour,
and open 70 every woman OF the city.
Mrs. W. H. Day is conducting a ire /