El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-06
Gen. PerShing Thanks Local Woman'S
Club for Work It. Is Doing for the Army

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, the poor and calling on the sick ana
sire ching out helping hand to those
less fortunate in LIES goods, the or
ganization has done much outside.
having worked constantly for the Red
Cross; taken several hundred soldiers
out for rides and a breath of Gods
good out of doors, following their
confinement in one Of the various
wards at the base hospital; made 800
bandages as their share in the big
surgical dressings drive for the Red
Cross, and have assisted in innumer-
able cases in making the lives OF SOL
diers and civilians happy. Visits nave
been made each month to the county
hospital, and at Christmas time fruit
was given in quantities for the tree.
II is hoped to do even more the com
ing year. Up TO date 1888 has been
made from the big charity oall gwen
at Hotel Paso del Norte the evening
of January Z. and the officers and
committees are grateful TO all who
helped make the festivities so brill
liant a success This society IS wen
known through the eastern cities and
in California for the magnificent work
II is doing, the Queens Daughters be-
ing national in scope, and e. Paso
organization ranks second to none.
The war service work is especially re-
ceiving attention and the members
are cooperating IN every posslo4e
way 70 LEAp @-A- ---~-- 80 ~----~----
In the absence Of Mrs. Max Mayer,
Mrs S J. Prudential presided at
Tuesdays meeting of the Council OF
Jewish Women, held il Community
hall A feature OF the program was
a talk on elementary hygiene by Miss
A. Louise Dietrich OF the teacnlnE
The many welfare needs in FL Paso.
Max Kstz read from the Psalms; Max
inc Krakauer gave classic dance,
Mrs. Charles J. Andrews song ana
Miss Helena Talpis gave piano seiec-
tons It was announced by MISS
Ethel Levy that all members OF the
council were eligible to the study
circle. which meets February II IN
Community hall A special commit
Zee. headed by Mrs Gus FORK, VIII
Collect and distribute magazines to
the shut in soldiers at the base nos
pitaL The session was one OF the
most interesting OF the year.
The Parent-Teacher association Of
Alta Vista school will give the tol-
lowing program at Fridays meeting
called at 2:Se p. m;
Patriotic songs children OF the
'a Address, Rev. P. R. Knickerbocker.
whose subject will be Great Motners
and Great Men
Round Table discussion by members
OF the association, the subject OF
which viii be How 10 make great
citizens of our children
The members of this association, as
well as the children Of the school,
are anticipating with pleasure the
address to be given by Rev. Knicker-
booker
Circle Three Of the First Methodist
church met Tuesday at the home OF
Mrs. W A. Haigh, on Dallas, Mrs ).
R. Fisk presiding Following the ons-
mess session, a social hour was spent
Present were Mesdames o. J. Thomas.
Joe Carpenter. ]. c Worthington. W.
4. Williams, Fisk, H. L. Dillon, Elor-
ence Pickles, W. S. Birney, W. s Val
entine, J. A Armstrong, J. Gideon.
F. L Pittman, R Surplus and the
hostess
The Equal Franchise league will
discuss important business at It's
meeting. Thursday at 2 D. m. In the
chamber Of commerce building. Mrs
Ernest a Young, who is just enter
ing upon her new duties as president,
asks that the members be punctual.
as II is the desire TO adjourn early
and 20 en- masse to the reception
which is being held at the Young
Women's Christian association from
3 TO 5.
The East FL Paso Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union will meet Fri
day at ? p. m. at the home OF Mrs
Ed. L Millican. on county road A
short program has been arranged,
and all members are urged 70 be
present Organized but last Thurs
day, the union boasts g membership
Of Il.
Zach Lamar Cobb will speak on
Tariff StSmps, and Mrs A. r Barlow
viii have charge Of the talk on the
life Of Andrew Jackson. at Thursdays
meeting of Robert E. Lee chapter,
TrnIted Danghtsrs Of the Confederacy.