El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-17
CLAIM POSTERS
REFUSED SPACE
Red Cross Workers Say
Names of Merchants Re
fusing Are Suspicious.

Several merchants whose names
gave rise to the belief Of the commit
tee that they are of enemy nation or
igin. or extraction. have refused to.
allow the poster committee Of the Red.
Cross drive to place posters in their
windows, was the report made at
headquarters Of the Red Cross by DE-
H. H. Stark Thursday.
These men are not first time Of
tenders. either" said Dr. stark Il
chose the same committee Of doctors
and dentists for this work that we
had during the December mem oersnlp
drive and the same ones refused tneh-
Much patience was shown by our COM
mittee members in explaining 10 these
men their duty to the country IN lor
Warding all our war measures anu
aims This should have been uhnec
essary. President Wilson has asked
the people to help and an Irl enc. ol
America should be willing to heip.
Anybody earning his living IN this
country should pledge his full allegl-
auce to America. said Wlncnestei
Cooley. The Red Cross society is
voluntary organization to help win lne
war and the workers VINO are gyms
their time to the cause hope that Jness
men will see the light and give them
every support"
VIII Have Fine Float.
The Red Cross campaign committee
is having a large float designed by H.
r McClintock, which Wiifbe decorated
with posters and signs and VIII take a
prominent place in the parade MONDAY
At a recent meeting Of the Fl Faso
Automobile club, W G. Roe, president.
pledged the support Of the club mem
rr~fH n thar nrrFnwmnnrIDE Mnr LME ua=
rade. They will meet at Cleveland
square Monday afternoon at $3.50 ana
decorate their autos with Red Cross
and American flags
Arranging for Speakers.
The Red Cross bureau is making ar
rangements 10 furnish speakers for
mass meetings which viii be neld az
all Of the industrial plants in the city
and at each OF the schools County
attorney W. H Fryer and Mrs J. A
Rawlings will speak before the as
sembly Of the high school students
Monday morning at 9-45 o'clock
committee OF women composed OF
Mesdames R. l. Holiday, winchester
Cooley, J. N. Nealon. Henry $. Beach,
H. II. Stark and Agnes Stewart VIII
spend Monday and Tuesday working
among the 800 employees OF the Irl-
state Telephone company
Word $50" on Tuesdny.
The teams are all complete ana tne
captains were given their papers Fri
day. They are ready to commences
the big drive Tuesday. Immediately
following a luncheon for all captains
Of both the men and women teams az
the Sheldon hotel. when the word go
will be sounded
District II is organized with Mrs
George II. Clements as captain; Mes
danes Norman Walker. B. F. Jeuness,
zach Cobb. A J. Hall. W. W Wallace,
W s. Whipple. J. S Mulin, F. A Pow
ers, F. ". Logan and Miss Mary Gin
Their Following are additional names
to various teams;
Added to Teams.
Team No. ?. A. J. Srrayer; team :,
Ben Sherrod and B. L Farrar; team Q,
Fred J. Weckerle. A. Silberberg, J. A.
Mcmahon. n. NJ Rheinheimer, V. r
RaEgiO and s G. Humphreys; team 8,
C. H Leavell and Joseph u Sweeney;
team 26. Mrs. Frank Spence and Mrs.
J. n. Frank; team "a, Mrs. John W.
Tappan.
Special team No. IS is under the
management Of Rev. II. A Wells, Prof
William Coleman and ". B. Gray. The
workers are Mesdamss s. w Stun. J.
W. Shanklin. L. ". Washington. =. S.
Scott. z. c. Coleman, Susan Tucker,
Edward Sampson. Leroy White. NJ ].
Ford. ". c. Parish. William Sublett.
Frank Chalmers and Sudie Grigs5y.