El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-16

I Weisberg and viii meet again OF
/ tuesday afternoon This meeting Il
I 70 be Of especial Importance to tn
/ members. as plans for the winter
/ work OF the club are to be discussed
On Wednesday the Knitting Bridge
! club, new club recently formed, its
I personnel composed of a number OF
| young matrons, who as a diversion
/ from the hours spent in knitting and
other patriotic work, have an Occa-
sional game Of bridge, will meet The
initial meeting was TO have been on
last Wednesday afternoon with Mrs
James Collin, but plans were changed
on account Of illness among some OF
the members and the meeting will
be held with Mrs Collins on next
Wednesday.
There was a gathering Of the club
members during the latter part of
the week with Mrs. Charles Fraser
at her home on West Rio Grande,
cussed.
equal Franchise league will
hold its first meeting since the cpl
demic on next Thursday This meet
ing promises much OF interest 10 its
members The program viii consist
OF discussion Of a commission form
Of government. Mrs. A. +. Sievers
who lived here a few years ago and
was most active and efficient mem
tional Federal Employees and the re-
turned from Boston, where she spent
the intervening years after she left
mere. She has many new ideas which
she VIII present to the league. Many
friends OF Mrs. Sievers are happy in
deed at her return to the city
During the afternoon, William 7.
Griffith, the new alderman, who Is
the fourth vice president Of the Ma
tnonal Federal Empliyes and the re-
firing president Of the local Federal
will talk on the work Of
the organization among the federal
employees.
Another interesting feature Of the /
wiz be a talk by Mrs. !
julius krakauer. the topic to be /
Making Of American Citizens"
The Luncheon club, formed OF a
group OF friends who do some patri- 4
otic or philanthropic work at each 4
Meeting. will meet with Mrs. Arthur 4
Mcknight on Friday.
The Nine Nifty Nitters will be en-
.ertaine5 by Miss Elizabeth Stevens
IN Saturday afternoon. The past
week this group has been busily en-
ragged at the work in the Red Cross
sift Shop. in the plaza, helping fin
he Christmas boxes for the men
iverseas, and they viii be busy with
he same work Of kindness the ap-f
lroaching week
The plans for the reclamation work
n the soldiers garments have been
ormed and the work is being allotted
o the various organizations. The
uota for the First Presbyterian
hurch viii be $500 garments. and
irs. W L Gaines, chairman Of the
york. announces that the garments
VII be ready for disrrfbuffon ar fine
hureh Monday morning any time
fter 10 o'clock.
Mrs Horace Broaddus asks for
lads and matrons to help in the Red
ross work in the White House, for .
he FL PasO chapter is farNbehind in
s quota OF work. This is due 10 the
pidemic, for Ell Paso has always not
My fulfilled its obligation, but far 8;
lore work has been done than has {
cen allotted.
There viii be a week end dance at 1
he Country club tonight. an an
ouncement that will be doubly ap-
reciated because Of the weeks with
Ut amusement to the younger so
iety set
The work OF filling the quota of
hristnas boxes for the men overseas
) falling behind. and much must be
one in order that the quota may be
He'd The days are short, the time
20th-approaches. After
nat date It viii be too late to reach
hem in time. It Is thought that the
sason for the delay IS because Of the
let that the Christmas spirit has not
0uched many people yes- It would
e well II everyone knew just how
luch the men overseas are talking
nd thinking of the boxes which arc |