El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-20
ALL READY To
TAKE IN $4,000
Red Cross Teams Start
Drive With Parade and
Hosting of Flags.

With a steady stream or the team
captains and other workers Of the
Red Cross drive entering the head
quarters Monday morning, getting
their final equipment for the weeks
work. the head officials OF the cam
paign were confident Of big results
T and having every detail Of the work
! complete. they were able for the first
time in a week to take long breath
Red Cross flags were raised this
morning from the highest buildinEs
in the city and. with the pa ie
through the prominent streets Of che
city this afternoon at 4 o'clock which
viii disband at the Texas Grand the
alter, where the Elks present their
benefit minstrel show tonight. en-
thusiasm is aroused for the $4,000
drive
In the parade this afternoon the Of
fetal Red Cross float viii be carried
on a Longwell truck. IL viii be dec
GRATED with posters and signs calling
the attention to the drive, red, white
and blue bunting and flags one hum
dred decorated automobiles the
mounted platoon OF police, mayor
Charles Davis and aldermen. chief OF
police c. F. Pollock campaign Of
ficials exalted ruler Hal Christie and
the members Of the 3. p. d. T. viii be
in the procession. The Fl paso smelter
viii be represented by about 500 men. .
Music win be furnished by two MILF Z
tary bands. Leaving Cleveland square I
at 4 o'clock the parade VIII move
through the central business streets 4
and disband a Franklin and Kansas.
Turney Speaks at Luncheon
Following the CAPTAINS luncheon :
at the Sheldon cafe Tuesday at 1885 T
o'clock. which viii be the first
luncheon to be given each day at the I
same time, the captains and their I
teams viii start out in the afternoon I
W. w Iurney VIII address the i
luncheon Tuesday. injecting pep I
into the captains and their teams
The following list NJ workers wiz I
assist Mrs. ID. T. White. who has /
charge OF the booth arranged by the /
Popular dry goods store al ne en-
trance on Mesa avenue Iesuillnes /
James A. Dick. F. H. Hurd. ]. p
Gray. Lee Orndorff. A. ]. Fullan T
George RYAN. J. II. Lewis. Jesse II b
Harris Y. p Stiles and Misses Valerie 4
LoriE. Katherine Pfaff. J.. McAIurtie. 1
1llargaret Sehuster, Nellie Brown and I
Sarah Bridgers- These women VIII /
solicit passersby and those who en-
ter the store
valley Towns Ready.
Winchester Cooley and Henry s
Beach visited the Clint and Tsleta
districts Sunday. The Clint district 4
is the largest TO work. they said 10
consists OF 1000 people and. being re-
motely scattered. viii be a problem 60 {
work but they found 8Irs. II. F. Muir
ply. chairman. there. busy arranging
her plans. and feel confident tha-
her labors viii be successful The
Nsleta district is in fine shape and
the management is ready for the
drive. they said.
Boy Gives Shotgun.
a new 20 gage shotgun was pre-
scented to headquarters this morning
by Edwin Miller. OF Ga Mesa avenue
This is one Of a few articles that
have been LETT with Mr. Cooley 20
dispose Of as he may see fit giving
the proceeds TO the Red Cross war
fund.
The four minute speakers who ad-
dressed crowds at the theaters on
Sunday night were: Bijou W W.
Bridgers, WiEwam. joseph -. Page
Grecian. W H Fryer; Unique. r a.
whitaker Alhambra, judge W D.
District SO is the last team or
gained Mrs. John Ridley IS chair
man. and her workers are Misses :
Ruth Morriss Margaret Getting
Rose Piatt and Enid Ainsa