Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-17
Santa Fe

Fighting the "Floo' and driving for
United War Work funds, We're the
main indoor and outdoor sports this
week in which both men and women
engaged The Red cross workers had
their hands full supplying the wants
of stricken families who needed nurs-
ing, food and supplies. Fortunately,
orders fer surgical dressings in the
gauzc room were cancelled by head
quarters and as the demands from
hospitals abroad decrease more atten-
ton can be paid to local demands and
needs. sach day it seemed as if the
crest of the influenza epidemic had
passed when the following morning
new cases were reported and further
deaths occurred, while the reports
from the Spanish American settle
ments in every direction--Taos, Mora,
Manzano, up and down the Rio
Grande valley and it's tributary val
leys, resembled very much reports
from Belgium and Serbia as far a9
suffering, restitution, sickness and
death were concerned.
Physicians and nurses We're doing
heroic work in quiet, unassuming way
They were assisted by volunteers,
especially from among the school
teachers and housewives. of course
there were also reports of slackers, Of
greed of pretense, but in the main, a
new chapter was written into the story
of war heroism in this state. Especial
praise is due the artist colony at Taos,
where men ana women IKE MI, ana
Mrs. waiter Ufef, Mr. ana MRS, II.
Paul Burlin, MISS Lucille Wrenn ana
others worked necessarily, unselfishly
and bravely TO minister to the sick and
dying. Individual stories of ,heroism
might also be told Of workers IN santa
re, in gratifying contrast 10 stories OF
the other kind which had better not
he recorded for the sake OF the gooo
name Of the commonwealth ana It's
people.
Despite The epidemic the United |
War Work campaign was pushed with
vigor. santa he county was reported
to have gone over the top and there
was rejoicing that was turned INTO dls-
appointment when 1t was announced
that the funds collected Tor the
knights of columbus prior TO Septem- |
Der could not be included in the sum |
total credited TO the county But the
disappointment merely inspired the
various teams to renewed efforts. me
executive committee ana team cap
tdlllS ipCN pll NVbIlpSNsAy SNNii'ils ~ \
the offices or the county chairman,
"A. p. Renehan, and canvassed the sit
uat1on thoroushly There were reports
OF such inspiring gltts as $5oo by al
young man on ranch among the
Cift Dwellings, west OF santa re, ana
OF 5000 by John Curtis underwood, |
the poet who gave the prize OF $2Oo
winch had been awarded nun by |
Poetry for the best poem 3of the
year The Song or the Cheechas' 10
the war fund. Next came three sllts
of $loo each, two of them by widows'l
and a long list OF volunteer eifts IN
lesser sum- totaling $1,000 with
more than one contribution went heaft
stories There were told 100, of eX-
eeptional instances OF righteousness,
lack OF vision and patriotism, but for
tunately these We're few. In several
precincts, all but one member oil the
committee in charge. were reported
Ill with influenza and yet, the one
member went out On his or her house
to house canvass. committee was
appointed to go after the ''slackers,'
while al pledged themselves to raise
by Monday evening the amount need
ed to keep up santa Fe's reputation
as q leader in war work.
Indoor meetings being still forbid
den, there We're several out of door
TO near United war work
speakers MISS Head spoke from an