El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-02

fH~-AAIAA "a Il T dA1U nave AAAEAN
teams ready to take charge OF
= Mondays big War Savings
Stamps sales drive-Self Denial Day
when every man. woman and child
in the city and nation IS expected
10 cheerfully go without something
he most awfully wants. and put the
money saved into thrift stamps.
The women have learned to 60
without and to work since this hor-
ribie war started. To meet the
mothers whose sons have gone to
war, you would never know their
taut heart strings; you would never
guess their busy fingers trembling
against the knitting needles. as they
work increasingly for somebody's
boy" So it doesn't take a national
OF state proclamation 10 change their
efforts. Only Monday. they are going
20 form a perfect cobweb over the
city, to dispose OF government baby
bonds for Uncle Sam-baby bonds be-
cause you can invest only a quarter
II that's all You have.
Who wouldn't willingly 90 without
dessert Monday. II that money can
mean that you are serving for your
country
Who wouldn't walk. II the money
saved from gasoline Is Immediately
put into thrift stamps2
Who isn't ready to cut his luncheon
half in two. and buy a stamp for
thrift's sake?
Our brothers and sons, our hus-
bands, our fathers and sweethearts
are rendering the one transcendent
serTice-giving their lives in the
trenches What viii you give for
d-Tr7ff zz-rr Hha r~nnn-rT e
tee. disposing OF the War Savings
Stamps. And we are all expected to
respond. so that when the day Is done.
and accounts are added up, El Paso
will have gone again over the top"
as she always does
Calling every family in e Paso by
telephone and notifying them that
Monday is National Thrift day." IS
one Of the various unique ways OF ad-
vertising the day Of self denial and
purchase OF thrift stamps that viii be
observed all over the United States on
February 4
Boy scouts Of the city were appealed
% Saturday morning By A P. Coles, /
chairman Of the war saving commit |
tee, 10 carry out the scheme as !
planned. By a special notification /
Mr.. Coles believes that much good /
viii be accomplished
Various plans for the observance !
OF the day were discussed at q meet 1
ing Of team captains and committee /
men Friday afternoon at the grill I
room in the Hotel Sheldon. All OF the 1
teams viii be at work on that day I
selling stamps.
Two military bands. tbs s4th and /
the 64th infantry, VIII be on duty /
that nav their EnE-frrm HAVING hcEr1 +
donated by Maj-Gen- George ". Read. 1
Arrangements for bringing them 4
downtown nave been made through /
Harry S. Potter, manager OF the /
street car company One Of the Mill /
tary bands viii be az the Paso del 4
Norte hotel and the other on san /
Jacinto plaza, where there will be 4
headquarters established for the sale I
OF stamps in a tent.
Every business house n FL Paso has 4
been solicited 10 sppoint one emrloye
70 devote his whole time during the /
day selling stamps
The Womzn's club and City Fedora
ton q Women viii center their forces
in an army tent. TO be placed on the
". D. Howe IS captain for the
n oman's club. on duty from q m.
10 p. m. and Mrs S. J. Fennell has
charge OF the City Federation, on
duty the remainder q the day. As
sisting Mrs. FennelI will be Mrs. 7. N.
Ryan, MS Ponder S. Carter, Mrs.
Frank D. Scotch, Mrs. I. NJ. Milan,
Mrs Volnev B. Leonard, Miss Jessie
Mrs. Georgia Ferguson and
Mrs George Drummer. The Federation
has planned a very delightful time for
the afternoon, with novel features.
The WOman's club team numbers
airs. r. H Stark. Mrs. Charles B.
Stevens. Mrs. S. H Sutherland, Mrs.
A. ". Foster. MIS- J. J. Raster. Mrs.
Schwartz. Mrs. F. G. Billings,
Mrs. Jacob Miller Mrs. J. II Lewis,
Mrs. r P Mosson, Mrs. A. H. Cold
stein. Mrs Victor Moore, Mrs J. A
Pickett. Mrs Herman Andreas. Mrs.
Julius A KrakaueT. Mrs. A R. Burgess,
Mrs. Dan T White, Mrs NJ o. Wright, /
Mrs. W A. Beeson, Mrs. Sidney Mayer, I
Mrs George ". Haley. Mrs. Virgil /
Iraylor, Misses Edna Matthias. Louise
Pauline Bryan and Mar
Euerite Goething.
The Equal Franchise league, with
Mrs. Ernest A Young as captain, as
sisted by Mrs. Walter r Haynes, Mrs.
IaHaIs
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