El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-16
K. c. GET S7472
ON FIRST DAY
War Camp Fund of $4,000
Almost Half Raised,
Lunchers Report.

When members Of the Knights Of
/ Columbus war work drive gathered at
Hotel Sheldon Tuesday noon for their
first luncheon. preliminary reports.
several teams not being present
showed total subscriptions TO date.
I sT4T25S, or nearly half the $4,000
mark set for FL Paso. The workers
evidenced great enthusiasm and the
I firm conviction that by Saturday
night Il Paso viii have once more
gone cover the top"
General chairman Herman u. An
dreas opened the meeting and
thanked all the workers for their
prompt start when the campaign
OF ened and asked all to continue their
enthusiasm He then presented Paul
Thomas, who made a brief appeal for
support Of the Knights OF Columbus
war work as part Of the general war
work for all Americans
Working For Common Interest.
I'VE are working for no sect, no
creed and no special interest," said
Mr.. Thomas we are working for
the universal brotherhood Of man. We
have 100000 men in France and " e
are caring for those boys. for their
morale There is no sect division
but we are all one homogeneous mass
Jews, Gentiles and Catholics are
working for a common interest"
On behalf OF Ri Rev bishop A. j.
Schiller. Rev. FIR. 6. G. Frund thanked
the workers for their enthusiasm and
declared that the gathering OF the
laity for such work was Inspiration
TO the work OF the clergy.
". C. Roe said he had received a
telegram from W J. Quigly, Potosl
Mining company. subscribing $3.50
for the company. and that Mrs. Della
Lane, FL Paso. had subscribed 500
Ware, Y. n c. A Man. Speaks
After the various teams present
has given up a successful law prac-
tice 20 leave Wednesday for Europe
TO do Y. N. c. A. work. was invited in
to the meeting room, and made a short
talk He said that while he was the
son Of a Baptist preacher and had
been afraid Of Catholic priests until
he was % years old, he knew that all
sects are working together in this
cause.
-Ileugion is nothing but the effort
Of the human TO understand the d.
vine-the finite TO get closer TO the
Infinite"
Teams Report Amounts.
The teams present reported collec-
tions and pledges as follows: Team ],
S2S5: team . S171S.5O: team 8,
S101406; team &, $3.50 team 5, $-lSi
team 6, S27O.5O: team z. no report;
team s. 1857; team 9. no report; team
10. sos. team II, no report team i,
S1OSL50s team Is, $500 executive
committee, 500; team Is, $3.50; team
is. sos; team Il. S221i team Is, no
report; total ST4f2.5S.
Additional Workers Named
The follow ing additional committee
men we're announced Tuesday morn
Il n#11
Raymond Bell and AdOlph Schultz
three. Edward Ledwidge, 2 w. Kay
ser; five, Henry Terrell; u, Joseph U.
Sweeney. Is, John j. BehrendL
Deming Committee Named
Announcement was made that az
the meeting OF the Demlns, \ ~
knights Of Columbus Monday the fol-
lowing committee was named to take
charge Of the raising Deming's quota
Of the $4,000 allotment IN the II
Psso district
j. a Mahoney. chairman; J. T.
Kelley. secretary DR.. H. J. Moran,
L. j. Murphy J. p Grove, EqWl ~
clark, Frank l. Nordhaus. Edgar
Hepp. J. n. Mclaughlin, J. C. OLeary,
c. n. Cotton Jas Carrigien5 EdW-
F'oulkes. Forbes Parkhil, Wiz
Hymel, Mr.. McElwain.
know Te1nnsi Expect Help.
The following telegram was re-
ceived today from W J. Mckinley, su-
preme secretary OF the Knights Of CO. Z
lumbus with headquarters at New
Haven. Conn:
Best wishes for successful drive
in Fl Paso. Fifty million dollars re-
quired for knights OF Columbus work
this year. For two years hundreds Of
thousands OF our boys have campeo
on Texas plains. leaving there 10 fight 4
on the soil for beloved France our Z
boys know the people Of Texas ana 4
we are confident that the citizens OF
Fl Paso viii back up the work Of this I
society in erecting buildings and nuts (
here and overseas and in furnishing
material comforts for all the boys I
with the coIOrsn