El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-23
Women of Ell PaSo Will Celebrate
Suffrage Victory in Novel Way

The program will open with unison
singing, America" and a word OF
prayer by Mrs. J. A Potter. Mrs L.
T KILLER will have charge Of the
toasts to the states. and all general
arrangements. being assisted by Mrs.
L. N. Claussen, Mrs Charles Harlow
and Mrs. Robert Townsend, with Mrs.
Critchett presiding over the remainder
of the entertainment. There will be
two children'S specialties, arranged by
Mrs. Robert Townsend. with Nine.
May Loeser as accompanist- A brief
resume Of the years achievements in
the league will be given by Mrs.
Critchett, to be Immediately followed
by the installation OF officers.
One of the clever plans for the
party" is representations and three
minute talks by noted suffrage lead
ers. as follows
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw. Mrs. J. A.
Potter
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. Mrs.
David Holguin.
Lucy stone, Mrs. S. ]. FennelL
Susan B. Anthony, Mrs. Ada Frank
Elizabeth Cody stanton. Mrs. E. E.
Aioulton.
Nothing in months has so whetted
anticipation. among FL Paso's club
world, and reservations have been
made by scores of prominent women.
To observe the day Of prayer for
foreign missions. the WOmen's Aid
and Missionary societies OF the First
Baptist church met at the lecture
room. Tuesday. The first period was
called Pioneer Hour" with Mrs y +
| Schourup leader from 10 to II a m
on PRAYER and Praise" Mrs. David j
| Hennessy read a paper on W. n. 4.
work; Mrs. J. Dean sang; Mrs J. C.
/ Moore read an enjoyable selection
The hour closed with prayer, led By
Mrs. ". G. Hofer. The brides Of the
church had charge of the hour fol-
lowing, with Mrs. Sol Franklin leader
on Foreign Missions RESPONSIBILITY
Mrs Joseph NJ Evans gave a vocal
number; Mrs. II. H Tye discussed
! mission schools in China; Mrs Car
Whistler talked on the work OF
/ trained nurses on the foreign field
/ Mrs. Howard Taylor discussed medical
missions. Lunch was served at noon
Later. a business session was presided
! over by Mrs. NJ. Maggie. So being taken
in silver offerings for China tthers
were but 80 women presently Mrs. p
VI. Rigdon gave a paper on the girls
boarding school in China, and Mrs. G.
p. Putnam gave the closing prayer
New members hour was held from
to D. m with Mrs. T. l. Clark
leader, who had miscellaneous Mis-
sions' for discussion Mrs. Leonard
Westerman offered prayer. followed
by a talk on Loyalty to Our Cross
Bearers" by Mrs j. A Davis Personal
experiences among the Italians, in the
missionary work, were related by
Mrs. Clark, and Miss Anne Elizabeth
Rue told Of the war service work be-
ing done by the Y. ". both in canton
nents here and abroad.
The first OF, the lessons on the
Book Of Acts was given by Mrs. W
H. Day, at the Y W. c. A building
Wednesday morning at 9:35 o'clock
This class is open to any woman OF
girl in the city, and is free. a large
attendance was held at the first
meeting and included The following
women: Mesdames Wendell Phillips
G. a. Thumm. Bradford Hardie. Eliz-
abeth Gilchrist, Mary Hamilton, II. P.
Demand, II. Z. Stevenson, W. L
Tooley. Frank Reeves L. Rubio, F. 3.
Simmons, r c Waishe, Z. NJ Bray,
L. c. WithersDoon, H. Hale and T \.
Hazard
The play Experience" is 10 be dis
cussed by Mrs. Charles Auer at Thurs
day afternoons meeting Of the Study
Circle Of Jewish women. called for
3 o'clock in Community hall, Temple
Mt Sinai. Mrs. Z. KOhiberE will con-
duct the parliamentary drill and the
spelling bee. postponed from the last
meeting, will be in charge Of Miss
Ethel Levy
The women Of Trinity Methodist
Missionary society met Tuesday for
an all day sewing for the Red Cross.
Under the supervision OF Mrs F. y.
Towner. pajamas and hospital robes
were made The same coterie OF wom-
en- viii spend Thursday at the Red
Cross workshop