El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-10
Saturday Tag Day For The Y. w. c. 4.
Committees Assigned To Gather Coins


viii be assisted by Mrs. Paul Akin
son. Mrs John Q Burch and Mrs
\ LONs Lay.
/ At the Elite. Mrs D. R. Wilkes is e
I be captain, with Mrs Edna Douglas
I Miss Alma McCrummen and Miss
I Catherine Lynch assisting.
: Mrs. William Wallace is to be cap
1 tain at the Rio Grande bank. WITH
3 Mrs. Frank s. Logan. Miss Ellen May
: Hill and Miss Helen Youngberg among
Z those on her team
/ Mrs. H. R. Gamble Will be at the
Security bank, captaining the team or
which Mrs. James Spence and others
I viii serve.
Mrs. Walter r Haynes, Mrs. Ernest
[ A Young. Miss Alice Van Eaton and
Z Miss Lena Palmer are to tag" patrons
Of the Texas Bank & Trust company.
Mrs. l. J. Bush is to be captain OF
The Hotel Orndorff team
Mrs G. r Cole is to keep the va
rious squads supplied, though each
captain is to get her first supply early
Saturday morning from the central
headquarters in the First National
bank building.
Mrs Ernest A. Young. who IS leav-
ing shortly to live in Chicago, her
former home. presided Thursday af-
ter1Oon for the last time as head OF
the FL PasO Equal Franchise league
In voicing her appreciation TO the
CoWOrkers Of the organization. Mrs
Young expressed regret that she could
not finish her term Of office. for she
had enjoyed the work and didn't like
to leave il half done She has made
an enviable record Mrs. Walter R
Haynes. another valued member is
also to remove from the city IN the
near future. to Denver. and her resig-
nation was presented as director
The members were treated TO a
wonderfully clever short comedy,
The Contract" written by one Of
their own members. Georgia Fergu-
son. who played the role OF Judge
Madden Glum. There were but two in
the cast. Miss Dolly Darling being
characterized charmingly by FAY Hill
worth The plot was all encompassing
as to the feminist movement and
sparkled with Jokes on women and
votes and matrimony-it might wei
have been called Confederation"
Nine. Gibson Solem. a Norwegian by
birth and possessor Of a magnificent
voice. was introduced by Nine. May
Loeser and sang a GreiE number in
the Original-she gave two selections.
7 Love You" and La COLOMBIA" Nine
0hlson-Solem is a prima donna who
has been in Europe for eight years,
singing Wagnerian roles. and VIII
prove a valued acquisition to music
lovers She is intensely dramatic.
Mrs. May Hadlock Carlisle asked
for a few minutes. and announced her
candidacy for district clerk
Miss A. Louise Dietrich talked in
formally on the coming election. and
the work OF registration. and was ap-
plauded when she mentioned the liter
acy plank. that would throw out the
votes Of all men or women who could
not read or write.
No delegates from Fl Paso are
planning to go to Austin for the state
Suffrage meeting. but complete re-
port will be sent from the Fl Paso
league
Auxiliaries may be formed among
the negro women and MeXicans. n me
near future. this being one Of the
topics discussed at Thursdays meet
Patriotic songs were sung, Nine
May LOeser, directing.
\
Called TO consider concerted action
in registering protest against the
proposed increase in the gas rate or
rental Of meter that is to come up
before the city council next Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock. representatives
Of some ten Of the largest women
orEaniZa tions in FL PasO and a large
number OF housewives participated
a
ing at the 7. ". Mrs. L L Robinson
was elected spokesman for the depu-
tation that will go before the city
officials. The women of the city are
asked to attend a second meeting next
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. in
the Y W, when final plans viii be
gone over. The various clubs and or
CARNATIONS are TO send representa-
tives.
Both the Housewives league ana
the FL Paso Federation Of Women,s
clubs have voted to register their
protest against the increase.
The Daughters OF the British Empire
will meet Monday with the president,
Mrs. r 3. Alves. in Hawthorne Place,
The Woman's Missionary society OF
the First Christian church met Tues
day at 2 o'clock, Mrs. W Bryan
presiding. Mrs. A. L George had
charge OF the program, which in
cluded the devotional, led by Mrs X
E. Mussey. a solo by Mrs V s Hills;
review Of "The Foreigner in our
Midst" and sour Emigrant Sister.
BY Mrs. Ella Hodges; Oriental Emil
grants" Mrs. ". T. Hayes; American
Missionary Work" by Mrs. A. N Dow
the Mexican missionary letter was
read by Mrs George, and hidden quiz
ended the program.