El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-10


W behind the gun and now thai
D.. woman is coming into her own il
politics in the business world. ant
last but by no means least i'm wal
. work, She may be called -the woman
behind the gun" il is not given "a
women 20 go into the field Of battle
and fire the cannon. but sh- can feed
/ the cannon from her own home town
. by her faithful efforts towards
+ 'Hooverizins." with her uimble knit
+ ting needles. and by her dIEgeut as
Z sistauce in the war saving stamps
/ campaign.
In the recently organized women
/ war savings committee. there are Is
captains and 1S5 ucighborhood secre-
t1rles The organization will divide
the town into districts. and 20 each
captain is assigned a number of sec
retares, who viii make BE- their duty
O. see mat thrift stamps are sold in
each home In their district This
no BILE band Of women have under
taken srupeud0us task. and are
helping 20 lick the kaiser" as truly
as ~ they were in the front line
trenches.
The work is under the direction
or Mrs A. s. leatr0ss. and her cap
ldlns and secretaries. who have
shown unbouuded enthusiasm i'm or
gaining for greater spirit Of unity
in the opinion Of MIS- A. T. Ave-ilI
who until recently was chairman Of
the women's war savings committee.
The plan now in operation viii. above
all things, tend toward a greater
morale Of patriotism. which viii ben
e1-t all branches OF war work
There are still districts 10 organize.
= HHHa1H Ia 19..
recently volunteered their services. 4
splendid business organization is be-
ing built up. The districts and their
secretaries are as follows:
District No /: Mrs. j. ". Norton.
captain NeiEhborho0d secretaries
Mrs. r. r. Field. Airs. T. f. Mcdowell.
Mrs j. H. McBr1om. Mrs. j. ~. Spain.
AIRS C. T. kroeger. Mrs Margaret
Hitchcock, Mrs. j. IT, Richmond. Mrs.
j. w. Iappan, Mrs. T. A. Thurston.
District No. .: Airs. j. s. Esslinger.
captain Neighborhood secretaries
Mrs Edgar Ferguson, Airs. Joe Wad-
cell, Miss Rowland Anderson. Mrs.
Fl IT. sharp. Mrs Tim sullivan. Miss
lisa bell Martin, Mrs. William Caples
Mrs 7 Larkiu. Mrs Charles Ehler.
AIRS. W. a. White. Mrs. ]. ID. Walters
Miss Elizabeth Stevens. Miss Juanlta
Platt
District No. 9: Mrs. +. W. Norton.
captain NeiEhborhood secretaries
Mrs. J. II. smith, Mrs ID. H. league.
Mrs. l. 81 Brock, Mrs Robert smith,
District No s.: Mrs. W. S. Crombie.
captain Aeighb0rh0Od secretaries-
Mrs Joseph Spence. Mrs. James Vance.
Mrs j. NJ. Burroughs. Miss Ruth
Schwartz, Miss Rose He'll Miss Louise
Hopper, Miss Valera Lorig, Mrs. Chas.
Levy.
District No. 6: Mrs j. Van Den
Brock. captain. Neigh b0rhood secre- /
taries-Aliss Mary Nafe, Mrs. Victor
Roberts
District No. s. Mrs. D. J.. Mccain.
SSaptai4- NeigR6oThood seeretarieS-
.lrs- T. W. Williams. MIS- W. W.
Waite, Airs. George Franklin, Mrs. w. /
H. Payne. Mrs b. r. Wilkes. Mrs. B. I.
L LituetOn, Mrs. Virgil Traylor.
District No. @. Mrs. c. T. kellogg. /
NeighbOrhOod secretaries-
Miss Annie Franklin, Airs. T. A. Halli- I
han, Mrs r. r. MOssOn, Mrs Leo Fer ]
let. Mrs A. ~. Norcop.
District no. 10: Mrs. II. j.. Christie I
captain. Neighhorhood secretary
Mrs L. W. Earle.
District No. IL. Mrs. H. ~ Patter- I
son. captain. District secretaries-E
Mrs. j. ID. Stevens, Mrs T. J.. Peach. I
Mrs. l. $. Frankeuburger Mrs. T r.
Clemens. Mrs j. l. Gilbert. Miss Kate F.
Fink, Miss Wilma Elliott. Mrs j. r.
Reeves.
District No. %: Mrs. j. A. Stoddard.
captain NeighborhOOd secretaries
Mrs. 4. D. Teal, Mrs. Pat De Courcey.
Mrs. William Wallace. Mrs Gus York,
Miss Anna LeBarOn, Miss Mayme Car
Mrs. Frank Spence, Mrs. w.
w.. Rogers. Miss ID. SeEEers0n. Mrs,
~. Z. Robertson. Mrs. Joseph f. Ben
lett
District No. 10: Mrs. r. P. Jones.
,aDraiu. NeiEhhorhOoQ secretaries
lirs. r. j.. Thomasou Mrs John II.
irant. Mrs. C.. B. Hudspeth. Mrs. Ralph
1immitt
District No. "a: Mrs. Tom Lea, cap
ain. NeighborhoOd secretaries-AIrs.
B. r. Roach. Airs. =. W. Haight Miss