El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-10
To BUILD
UP EGHAMBER
Special Efforts to Make
Membership in It Pride
viii Be Made.

At the suggestion OF director Mau-
/ rice Schwartz. the chamber of COM
! merce is to take special pains to
make membership in the commercial
body soothing to be proud Of The
first steps in this direction viii be
taken by the chamber at a luncheon
10 be given at the Sheldon Wednes-
( day noon. This luncheon is limited
to the members Of the chamber Of
commerce and members Of clubs and
( local organizations affiliated with the
Fred 5. Lazeuby. Of the Adclub; Il.
r. McCliutOck, of Rotary, and !. w
Peak. OF klwauis club. met with the
directors Of the chamber Tuesday
night and assured them that all OF
upon 20 do all in their power TO make
the chamber Of commerce luncheon
J successful one. AIR. Peak and Mr.. Nc
ClintOck said the matter Of helping
the chamber Of commerce TO build
up would be brought before club
members at the next meetings
Slogan Is Boost Fl Pnso.
NO set speeches have been arranged
for the luncheon. The different club
members viii be called on to talk
about what is best for FL Paso. and
TO suggest ways and means for aid
ing the city. Important matters In
reference TO the war trade board s
work viii also be discussed 1t was
announced by directors that the FL
Paso Foundry & Machine Co. is doing
considerable work at present for the
government
sanatorium Work Outlined.
DR.. II. +. Nermillion. in charge Of
the Baptist sanatOrium to be located
at the Mt. Franklin Country club site.
outlined the work contemplated He
said IL would probably be several
months before the sanatorium was
working well. and he asked the direc-
tors to be as patient as they could
He said he did not think that there
would be 81 ZOO. 600 available for the
sanatOrium at once He stated he
believed this sum would eventually
be put into the institution. but at
present he had SO, 200 10 spend on
preliminary work
Dr. VermflliOn reviewed. I'm detail.
the work that had been accomplished
by the Baptists leading up TO the To-
cation Of the sauatOrium here. and
mentioned that the institution would
be the only one Of its kind operated
by the Baptist church in the United
States. During the past eight years
the Baptists have spent 100000 on
its hospital at Dallas. and there has
been a like amount spent on the Bap-
Worth, he said Considering these
expenditures. the doctor said he was
sure that the home missions board
could be expected to spend a like
amount here.
VIII install Modern Apparatus.
Some of the Improvements cOnsid-
cred at the site viii be the construc-
tion OF a modern E-ray laboratory,
the institution of research depart
ment and an extension department
All Of these win prove Of inestimable
benefit TO the city Of Fl Paso, the
doctor said
Work on the sanatorium is being
delayed temporarily. waiting on the
abstract Of title TO the property, but
this has been promised Tor THURSDAY
morning and as soon as it is received
=. c. Wade. IT.. representing the Bap-
list southern conference w W. Lur-
uey. representing the chamber OF
commerce and the chambers fiuan-
the formal transfer OF the property
Would Bring l.. s. orders.
President o. C. Coles said that the
realty board had approved of the
war trade board, and as soon as the
industrial survey is completed def
mite effort viii be made 10 bring some
OF the governments business to this
city.
Want the $500 Promised.
The matter Of raising the $500
promised for the Otero county, New
Mexico. road was referred 10 the good
roads committee. u was stated thar
the only members OF the good roads
committee IN the ritv were C.. A. Mar
tin. chairman. and Milton A. Warner. /
These men VIII be asked TO see the
signers Of the petition guaranteeing
the money and enueaTor 10 raise this
money at once.
About 2S OF the citizens OF this city
agreed TO see that this $500 was
raised If the New Mexico counties
would do SZ5.000 worth OF work Mr..
Coles reported 20 the directors that I
the counties i'm question had done
more than $4,000 worth Of work and
that they were now waiting for FL
Paso's portion.
VIII Meet Mexican Editors.
The directors Of the chamber agreed l
TO meet the Mexican editors now tour
government at the depot Thursday
afternoon as they passed through on
their way to san Antonio. 1t was
also suggested that the clubs affili- ]
lted with the chamber make every Z
effort 10 have a representative gath I
7ring Of their membership at the de- /
Upon motion the resignation OF r. /
r Christie was rejected Ii was the /
unanimous opinion OF the directors I
that the chamber needed Mr.. Christie {
and an effort is TO be made by the ]
membership committee TO have him 4
remain a member.
There were no applications for I
membership. The directors who at
tended were o. c. Coles. J. W. Kirk I
patrick, q. J. BinfOrd. Milton A. War I
ler. w 8 Cromhie Maurice Schwartz. 7
". II. shelton. Herman A. Andreas. Z
John IT. Wyatt George 3. Ryan and I
G. n. Bassett
Ask RrDs on CAvaT. WORK I