El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-22

| A mass meeting at Odd Fellows
temple. Cleveland Square, at o'clock
tonight, which will be addressed by
T. n. Wingo. Zach L. Cobb. 3. \. Co
pass and Rev. P. r. Knickerbocker
will be the big event OF the prohibit
ton campaign for Tuesday, accord
ing to 4 statement given out at head
quarters. There will be band music
at the meeting and a parade by the
band and committee.
\ Mexican meeting will be held to-
night at 2909 Alameda street, at 1880
o'clock The list Of speakers was not
ready yet for announcement at noon
Tuesday.
Other Meetings. Announced
Mass meetings and speakers for
Wednesday evening were announced
for the following churches: Trinity
Methodist, J. L. Campbell and Rev. p.
r. Knickerbocker; First Presbyterian,
W. J. Buie Rev. c. L OYerstreet;
First Baptist, p. r Daniels, DR.. J. F.
Williams; First Methodist, Rev J. N.
Jackson, Dan N. Jackson; Calvary
Houston Square, Rev. D. J. Wade,
Zach L. Cobb; Highland Park, Rev I.
y. Langston, G. P. Putnam; First
Christian. B. E. Copass, J. K. Quad.
meeting is announced for Odd Fell
lows temple. The speakers Will be
T. N. Wingo, DR.. j. 4. Lewis, who will
give his lecture entitled, Bottles.
Bones and Booze" and judge Dan
Jackson
Would Help Mexican Colony.
". E Phillips. of the Mexican Y.
II. c. A. addressed the women work
ers Of the prohibition campaign Mon
day afternoon regarding the whole
some effect a dry FL Paso would
have on the local Mexican colony. He
said:
FL Paso has become the CONNER
cial capital of northen Mexico. and
is by far the most important city on
this side OF the Rio Grande as far as
international relations are concerned.
Although there are about 65, 900 Next
cans in and near FL PasO and Juarez.
there are practically no places where
they may gather aside from the sa-
looms"
COnErafulates Women.
Mr. Phillips congratulated the
women upon the progress that had
been made last year. however. He
noted the cleaning up already &C
complished and that the closing OF
gaming and traffic with Juarez had
notably improved the lot OF the
Mexican residents. The work being
done in the night schools conducted
through the cooperation Of the board
of education and the Mexican Y. NJ
c. A cannot be surpassed in any city
in the United States. With nearly 500
adult Mexicans at work learning Eng
lish and 100 women studying the art
of home making a new era IS bound
to come among these people he said.
Should Have Social Center.
But the biggest good that can
come to them is 10 have an Opportu-
nifty for clean. wholesome social life.
a place should be provided for social
life among the women and a substi-
tute should be found for the can
tina All of this is bound TO come II
the city and county go dry The
southwest and FL PasO need many
thousands Of Mexicans in their pres
ent economic situation and always
viii With prohibition this city viii
be more attractive for them and
should bring in more of the better
classes of Mexicans-"
Mr. Phillips said that the board Of
directors OF the Mexican Y. u. c. A..
In cooperation with the international
committee. hoped at the end Of the
war to build a great building in this |
city which would serve as an intel |
,eetual and social center for the |
Mexican colony. IF the city goes
dry. I believe they will be able to /
provide some building Of this sort |
before summer" he said.
supplemental answers to a cate |
,hism" recently appearing in the or /
gan Of the anti-prohibitionists. have I
been prepared by J. l. Campbell
What Liquor Cost Would Do.
What the S3,0OO.o00 annually spent /
in FL Paso for liquor would do. was /
stated Tuesday by ". J. BuIe, who i
said:
This sum Of money would annually /
replace the entire capital stock OF all /
he banks Of the city and leave $780,
700 for Christmas money; or it would 4
rebuild the entire electric railway I
system Of the city; or il would build
six new high school buildings like
he one we have now; or il would
build four new court houses like our
present structure and leave a surplus
II 100000; or il would give each Of
he 10000 people Of this city $40 each 4
% invest in war savings stamps"
W. c. t. L. In Parade Committee.
At the organization meeting of the
W. c T. U. Monday for campaign
Work parade committee was named I
is follows: Mrs. Horace 4. Lay, chair
nan; Mrs ". r Weeks. Mrs. G. r.
.ole, Mrs Charles Weeks.
s J. Spencer. whose name was err
oneously given out in a typewriter
list by the prohibition committee as
: ]. Ppence, said that he wishes the
public to know that he is in favor OF
according to a statement !
rom HEADQUARTERS Tuesday