El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-27
WORKERS
GET TOGETHER
Determined To Make Ell
Paso First In State; the
County Is Now Second.

A real home gathering to tell OF
tasks done and duties yet TO perform
was the complexion Of the dinner Of
the W. 5. S. secretaries at the Sheldon
/ cafe Tuesday night.
The meeting was called to order by
r. Emmett Hines, president OF the ".
/ 5. S. committee, after several selec-
tons had been given by the Robert
( Levine jass band, who donated their
services for the evening. Talks we're
interspersed by selections from this
musical aggregation and the Seventh
cavalry band.
Have Good Organization
Mr. Hines pointed out that FL Paso
! had one Of the best ". s. :. organiza-
! lions in the state, but Incidentally
mentioned that it had a big task be-
/ fore il. Last June A P. Coles took
charge Of the campaign as county
chairman. It was explained, and nearly
all Of his early work was taken up
educating the people that ". S. s
meant-save. The women were Ia ken
in in the work and things went with
vim. up to the present time there be-
remains $500. 600 to be collected before
FL Paso can go over the TOP.
Won't Fail This Time.
al Paso has not failed yet" said
Mr.. Hines. '.in anything that IL has
undertaken, and feel that IL will not
fail in this. but there is much to do.
II has given much to the L. W W.
and other war requirements. he ex-
planned, which has retarded the W. S
s. sales, and now that the campaign
is TO close on December 10 there is an
other thing to contend with The holi-
day spirit viii be upon the people and
they will not have time TO think OF
War Saving Stamps. yet there are
over $500, 600 pledged on the books
now and what is needed is 10 see that
those pledges are made good, that the
people pay what they promised and
Money sdH Needed.
He concluded by saying that 1T
will take one and a half billion dol
lars to bring the BOYS home, so Il isn't
time to cease loaning money to the
government We must not only pay
our own pledges, but see that others
pay theirs"
his subject by saying: Our duties to-
day are not what we want. but what
we are called upon to perform" Then
he expressed his personal feeling that
the war ended too soon, first. because
he would like to have seen PershinE
ana MS men march INTO DEE4Als anu
second, that we have not thoroughly
learned the lesson the war has taught
that OF saving. mo one thought,
he said. that we could do the things
that have been done, that the govern
ment could put forth the preparations
that il has, that the nation could
raise billions for war work, that Fl
Paso could raise millions for the same
purpose, that we could be content on
two pounds OF sugar a month But Il
has been accomplished and the task
has made a better people out OF ala
saving people"
New Problems Now.
He impressed the audience with the !
danger OF returning to the old life I
There are new problems facing US
and we must realize that 10 meet them /
we must be the people We were dur ]
people" he continued. He pointed out /
that the big thing we have or should /
learn from the war is 70 save. We ]
must teach il TO our children. We /
must be content ourselves, with the /
necessities Of life and not desire the
Injuries
A. P. Coles, county chairman Of the
stamp committee, the next speaker,
said; I'VE like to crack hard nuts. i
that's why we love the ". s s" He
pointed out that government bonds
and war saving stamps were the same
both go for the up-keep
OF the soldier He complimented the
women for the success Of the cam
paign so FAR, pointing out that the
fact that they had braved the slush
and weather OF Tuesday night proved
where they stood in the fight e.
Paso's sales system and organization
methods were complimented in Wash
ington. he said, and they were being
put in force throughout the country.
FL PasO Is Second.
FL Paso stands second on the list
In Texas with her W. $. s. sales he
said, among counties having a quota
Of 100000 or more. He closed with
the hope that there would be no
Stacker in Fl Paso when the campaign
ends, and then made the offer that he
would give SO to the woman secre-
tary raising the greatest amount over
the quota for her district.
Rev. Fuller Swift was the next
speaker and he mentioned what
thanks were due the women for their .
efficient work. saying that they all
realized the criticism they had TO con-
END with on the start, but that the
criticism had been overcome through
he efficiency Of the organization. He
mentioned the three steps the govern
nent had planned for the war period; 1
Preparation, participation, :
reconstruction.
Relaxation Now.
Then the fourth which was not ex-
'ected. that Of relaxation IS upon US
low, and he urged that we should not :
lttempt to sit down, now that we