El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-13
PATRIOTIC LEAGUE, UNDER DIRECTION OF LOCAL
Y w. c. T., PLANS TO KEEP THE HOME CONDITIONS
GOING FORWARD WHILE THE MEN ARE FIGHTING
= DoRoTHY 3. JoHNsTON.

! ing girls in war industries. There Is
also maintained a bureau of social
morality which cooperates with the
war department in furnishing a CORDS
Of lectures on social standards and is
sues literature There has also been
established a patriotic league which
mum bers more than 400. 600 members.
FL Paso's branch being a flourishing
organization Miss HuffaSer. in speak
ing 10 the girls. based her remarks
on the fact that carrying on our
work well 10 the end viii be true pa
that the war has changed conditions
with them no less than il has changed
the conditions Of the lives of the girls
and boys all over Europe.
They have been called to die for
their country, but you are called to
live for your country" said the speak
er. This nation cannot exist on its
splendid past il must have a splendid
present. or it viii have no future at
all There are two wars TO fight-a
war without. and a war within You
are too young to right in France. but
the Youngest OF you is not too young
TO fight here at home for a keener
participation Of all in the government
Of his town. his state, his nation You
may be too young to die for de-
mocracy. but no girl or boy is ever too
young TO live for democracy"
Instancing the recreational work
for nurses. Miss Huffaker quoted from
the Red Cross bulletin Of August %
that the American Red Cross has
provided for special nurses recre-
ational houses at all large base hos
pitals, 10 cost about s350.0O0. These
plans are carried out with the ap-
prOval OF the military authorities. who
report that these recreational meas
ures play an important part in keep
ing the nurses happy and efficient
She reiterated the findings Of the
National Women's Trade Union
league. that 1T has been conclusively
proved that long hours and the break
down Of legal standards for the pro-
lection OF working women and chill
dren mean a breakdown in health and
an increase in industrial accidents.
and the danger during the present ex-
element, of the public losing sight
Of the Importance Of maintaining the
and labor standards which
have slowly grown up I'm these states
and which are an essential bulWark OF
democracy; that Eugland's experience.
under like circumstances, has proved
)u the one hand that increasing the
hours Of labor actually lessons the
output while the small saving made
IN this way in two years was only
enough TO support the armies Tor
Is hours: and protested emphatlcally 3
r
.fonaI standards or 10 weaken the
avs safeguarding the workers She |
based her arguments on the fact that
is essential TO efficient I
work. and emphasized the work the I
Patriotic league might DO I'm helping
win the war through social service ]
md through maintaining the highest /
standards Of patriotism for themselves !
md others. and keeping fit, physical I
y, morally and mentally
Mrs Julius A. Krakauer. who has l
-iven her personal supervision to de- /
-eloping the Patriotic league in FL /
7aso. as chairman, went into a de- Z
allied description Of the various I
lhases Of war work being undertaken 4
y the 7. ". c. A, both in this coun 4
~ and overseas, and the need Of sup I
,Ort and cooperation upon the part Of /
very individual Of the big mother
Miss Anne LeBaron. who has d.
'ected the making Of surgical dress
ngs for the Patriotic league. re-
,orted that the members. tired as they /
we're from their days work outside. /
iad made 3135 dressings from May TO 4
he middle Of August There were but ]
? meetings. Of not more than an hour