El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-02
Many Committees Are Appointed
For Campaign For French Orphans

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The French are a proud nation, an,
do not want their children TO considei
! themselves. or TO be considered, oh
| jects Of charity. They accept our as
sistance in the light of friendly aid t'
a friendly nation and in that spiri
/ il should be given Although the worl
/ has met with liberal response through
out the United States, the number OF
! these little orphans still unsponsoret
I is appalling. Official figures show
Z that over 1000 OO children in France
I have lost their fathers in the war
/ Five hundred thousand of these art
I wholly dependent.
The French government provides
! 10 cents a day for each child More
she cannot do. The 10 cents a day
given by the benefactor makes %
! cents. or approximately 1 franc a day,
: a French mother can manage on this
Every penny OF the account reaches
/ the child, the best guarantee of this
being the letters from the mothers &c
I the benefactors, in which they &C
/ knowledge the receipt of stipulated
sums"
Artistic medallions, designed by the
National Art League Of America. de-
picting a woman with her arms placed
protectingly around little children.
VIII be worn by the workers.
The following are the names OF the
committees
Churches-Chairman Mrs Chas. B.
Stevens; Mrs. ". D. Howe, Mrs. F W.
Seward, Mrs. J. L. Ely. Mrs. c. H.
Campbell and Mrs. Carl Lee Smith
Sunday schools-Chairman, Mrs r
observation-disclosures, Mrs. Julius
Krakauer.
Fort Bliss-Chairman the Nine
Nifty Nitters Miss Alice Myles. Miss
Valerie Lorig. Miss Sarah Bridgers.
Miss Nellie Mae Bowen. Miss Agnes
Stewart. Miss Elizabeth Stevens. Mrs.
John Alexander Klein. Mrs. Jessie
Beeson Hunt. Mrs. Steele Wotkyns,
Miss Mary Hill.
Geo. Drummer; Mrs H. H. Fris. Mrs C
W. Parrish. Mrs. c. T Moore. Mrs
Ponder Carter. Mrs J. z. Bereton. Mrs
". F. Cobb, Mrs T. 3. Bradley, Mrs
4 J. Humphris.
High school-Chafrman Mrs. How
ard Waldron; Mrs Frank. Miss Bailey,
Miss Evans. Miss Huggett, Miss Hull.
Girls school-Chairmau. Mrs. E L
W Polk; Miss Marion Maddox.
School of Nines-Chairman Mrs
Lee Orndorff-
St JOseph's academy and St AIary's
academy-Chairman Mrs Dan White;
Miss Anne lie Baron and Miss Valerie
Lorig-
Morehead school-Chairman Mrs. r.
P Mossons Mrs J. A Pickett, Mrs
Joseph Spence.
Lamar sehool-Chairman Mrs. ".
II. Aldridge; Mrs Claude B. Huds-
peth. Mrs. J E. Quad and Mrs L. L
Robinson.
Bailey school-Chairman Mrs. Vic
tor Moore; vice chairman. Mrs =. J.
Ponsford; Mrs JasDer Woodbridge.
Mrs c. P. Brown and Miss Halle
Irwin.
San Jacinto school-Chairman Mrs.
VIM McSaini Mrs \ = Morris. AIRS.
VIII 8IcAIath.
Douglass school-Chairman Mrs. ".
S. Tilton-
Lydia Patterson institute-Chair-
man. Mrs H H. Hendrick: Mrs. 7 c.
Ballard. Mrs Tom Watson and Miss
Frances Burleson.
Highland Park-Chairman Mrs. Robt.
Holiday; Mrs Winchester Cooley and
Mrs Branch Craige-
County schools-Chairman Mrs J.
The December meeting Of the First
Presbyterian Ladies' Aid society Will
be held Tuesday afternoon at o'clock /
in the church parlors. Mrs. a W
Foster, the president viii preside
The members are TO return their
nickel holders at this time. The pa
triotic fund IS overdraWn and also
new needs may soon arise
The following program Will b {
given:
Music
TAXA Busy Way in the Red
Cross Canteen." by Miss Louise
$3.50: 81 -.
Talk "A Busy Day in the Red Cross
Home Service" by Miss Kate Fink.
Prayer, Mrs ". H Day.
A social hour with tea will fol-
low with Mrs c. n Crombie, hostess. l
The women's Bible class Of Trim
ity Methodist church viii hold a meet
ing Tuesday afternoon at . o'clock in
the church parlors. The annual cleo
ton Of officers VIII be held.
The first general meeting OF the
Noman's club viii be held Wednes-
day afternoon at o'clock. The re-
turning delegates. Mrs A. P AverilI
and Mrs. Olga Kohlberg. who went
from the WOman's club here TO the
OF the State Federation Of
Women.s clubs recently held in Dali
las, viii give reports Of the meeting.
All women's organizations have been
requested by the food administration
70 give a special program in regard to
the food administration and this viii
be done by the Woman's club at this
meeting. The musical part OF the pro-
gram will be in charge OF Miss Julia
Pool. After the program and business
meeting there is to be a social hour
when tea viii be served.
Mrs. z. H. Yale will direct an Amer !
icaniZation program to be presented !
afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the meeting of the Equal Franchise !