El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-19

and that the a'Y' stands for the well
man. the man able to fight, as does
/ the Red Cross for the sick and disa-
hled.
When a man comes back from the
front trenches" Gen Howe said he
[ is trench weary and war tired He
must have first cleanliness and rest
and after that something to occupy
the short time he has free. The French
soldier. at first, spent this idle time
] drinking absinthe and smoking cigar
cts The British engaged in athlet-
Z les and went back TO the trenches fit
Since the y has got IN its Work you
I viii find the French soldier eIercis-
I ing, engaging in wholesome diver
( sion during his time at the rear. The
! Y secretary is the last man TO cheer
a soldier advancing 10 the front
/ trench, and the first one TO greet him
when he returns Most Of these men,
today, are Americans"
Z Called 10 ChristfaniEe World.
Jose L. Escobars secretary OF the To-
I cal Mexican branch, told OF the great
work that is being done among his
I people, illustrating his talk by Incl
dents from his own experience He
] divided the Mexicans who use the
] ~" into three classes. students,
clerks and labOrers- he told OF the
earnestness and ambition OF the Mex
] lean boys, and how he himself had
q
I NJ Q. A. secretary in his native Chi
huahua- He expressed his belief that
the United States has been called 70
Z Christianize the world.
Explains why OF the sX.s
H F. Christie. chairman OF the
campaign committee. explained the
Why" OF the sY" SIS. coo campaign.
as set forth in its circular. He point
ed out that what members pay for
i privileges does not cover the great
mlmn--
and IL is this item that these cam
paigns are TO liquidate- he said that
the "selective draft" system had been
borrowed from the government in al
lowing the workers TO pick out the
men they would ask for contribu-
tons
Puts sDOuEhs in Donation.
1Ir. 8IcNary introduced J. H Nations
as the man who put the dough" in
donation. IF God IS with the kaiser,
what has become OF the devil2" Mr.
Nations asked. God is leading the
Of failure. Failure2 FL Pasoans don't
know what il means"
He said no man. no matter how bad
he might be. wanted his boys to be
surrounded by evil influences The
Y. NJ c. A. he said. surrounded them
with Christian influences
He said the money needed for the
'fY'' work would be subscribed, he was
certain. because he knew the spirit Of
FL Paso. "A man who hasn't that
spirit won't stay here long; he win
move on" said Mr.. Nations
1t was the privilege Of ". n. Day,
interstate secretary, after telling
what he knew Of the good work OF
the local "" among soldiers TO an
nounce that the national war work
committee had sent a check for $4,000
for the fund, which. with the $1,000
contribution Of J. H Nations. besides
his contribution OF $50 month 70
Mexican extension work. and several
contributions OF $500 and less, gave
a good start toward the goal
Urges Active solicitation
Mr. McNary urged members OF
teams TO get out bright and early
Tuesday morning and to be on time
at the 1915 luncheOns at headquar-
tiers. Hotel Paso del Norte- The eX-
ecutive committee and advisory board
were asked to remain a short time ar
ter the banquet to discuss detailed
plans for the work.
Break Into Song.
Esprit du corps and unity Of pur-
pose was not the only harmony that
marked the evening, as the workers
present vented their enthusiasm
several times by breaking out into
laundering male choruses Of $50, and
singing such selections as over
There" and Keep the Home Fires
Burning" w A Young. local ~"
secretary. was seconded by r Burt
Orndorff, James A. Dick. II. NJ An
dreas, c. NJ Newman and others.
Committee Men Named
All the workers have not yet been
assigned TO teams, but a partial list
follows:
W. C. Roe, chairman; J. c. Worth
ington, T. c. Jones, G. O. Everman. F.
C. Wade, jr, W. G. Hepburn, R. A
WhitlOck. T. ". Mitchell
II. T. PonsfOrd, chairman; II. P.
Hatfield, ". C. Porter c. Y. Nafe, ".
X Mari.
Sig. n. Schwabe. chairman: Charles
3 Stevens Dan Peasants. 3. NJ. G.
Williams, F. NJ. Bean
J. G. Barada, chairman: Z. ".
Kayser. F. G. Alderete, H T Bowie.
G. Porras, ". E. Phillips.
Miguel Tinoco. chairman; o Sar-
torius, J. L. EscObar, F. Leal-