El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-12

tirul IN its spirit OF sacrifice Many
I had been left behind when old. white
I haired fathers went on the last long
I voyage. Some were left when frafl
mothers needed the call, some by lit
I tie children cured, perhaps. by an op-
GRAFTON and able to walk just like the
rest OF their playmates- Almost all
OF them were treasured keepsakes
but there was no hesitation in parting
with them when the word came that
the men were using improvfsed canes
and clutches In France.
The following is the list sent IN
and their donors: Mrs. Lula North
Bretz, one cane; Mrs. Bette n. Ar
rant two caness Mrs. J. A Potter,
one cane: Msr. Carl Goodman. one
cane; Mrs II. L. Strong, enc pair Of
crutches; Mrs Dorotha Z. Cole. two
pairs OF clutches; Miss Margaret Bry-
an, two caness Mrs. 7. H. Springer
one cane; A J. Gibbs, one cane: wal
lace Apartments. three canes: Mrs.
Anna l. Taylor, crutch and cane; Mrs
+. b White. two canes; Mrs. Horace
A. Lay, one cane.
So many FL Paso women have reg
istered for work In first aid and eie-
mentary hygiene that it has been
necessary TO have four classes each
week IN place Of two. Two OF these
classes are 10 be held during the
evening and the other two VIII be
taught in the afternoon for the con-
venience Of those taking the course.
These classes viii be held at temple
ut. Sinai
Miss Jessie z. s. Mcdonald ?. y.
has charge OF this branch Of work
and reports that over 25 women have
registered for study. These include:
Mrs J. H Grant, Mrs. Stanley Bevan.
Mrs i. l. Robinson, Mrs. H. T. Bowie.
Mrs. J. G. Barada, Mrs. J. A Raw
Angs, Mrs ]. W. Walker, Mrs. Kate
Maxwell. Mrs. Edna Dickey, Mrs. c.
$ Henning, Mrs. Minnie Bauentine.
Mrs J. ". Wallace Mrs. Grace Dur
fee, Mrs. V. Snyder, Mrs. W. II. Yer
hooks. Mrs Elva sly. Miss Elizabeth
sutton, Miss Pearl Carey. Miss Ethel.
Elizabeth Walk, Miss Marguerite H
Biddle and others.
Mrs. Eunice Payne, principal OF the
Alta Vista school, was one OF the first
10 register to help the nurses aids in
combating the influenza Mrs. Payne
is a graduate Of the first aid classes
under Dr.. B. F. Jenness, and has been
giving valuable assistance at Hotel
Dieu for the past three nights. She
was a diligent worker at the Red
Cross workshop Tuesday and Wednes-
day, helping with the emergency order
for masks.
The following names have been
added TO the list OF women who are
taking the course in elementary hy-
giene and home care OF the sick; Mrs.
s J. Mayer Miss Katherin Hennessey, /
Miss Bessie Mitchell. Miss Bertha
Postal and Miss Pearl Corey. Women
desiring to take the course can reg
lister by teleDhoning as Roberts Ban
ner building.
An earnest appeal comes from Red
Cross headquarters that every woman |
in FL Paso who can respond to the 4
call for nurses aids viii do so. tt
does not matter whether they have
had the nurses aid course or not !
Any woman who will go into thei
homes and nurse the sick in this epl-l
demic IS asked to report at headquar-
ters. The demand FOR nurses is urg-l
ent.
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Tsleta, through the energetic ef-
forts Of Miss Eleanor Porcher, chair
nan Of the Linen Drive" and her CO.
workers, has gone far beyond its
quota In the linen drive. The busy
housewives. in spite OF their duties Of
administering 20 the sick, III with IN
.luenza. found time to collect piles
u snowy hospital supplies and also a
Iubstantial amount OF money which
VII be used TO buy more linen