El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-20
Y. W. C. 4. Doing Splendid Work Here
For The Mexican Women and Girls


where the stranger may be sure OF
accurate and Epartial advice; It
keeps boarding h use directory OF
rooms and lodging places conducted
by MeNicans- il is comfortable and
attractive and offers a resting place
passport or for anylle who is weary
after long standing in line at the
bridge
"The director at the hostess house
Is often able 20 aid in locating
friends or in arranging railroad
tickets. IL appears that the hostess
house VIII serve also as a sort OF
community center in It's neiEhbor-
hood II IS delightful TO see how the
Mexican women with their innate
sense Of courtesy show their appre-
citation OF this new effort on the
part Of their American neighbors.
Glasses in sewing and English are
taught at the hospitality house and
social events such as the recent
Christmas tree for the women and
children OF the neigh60rhood VIII be
given from time 10 time.
The International institute OF the
Y ". C. A. at san Jacinto and over
land streets represents the Work
which the Yong Women's Christian
association G doing in many cities
for foreign speaking girls and
women The institute was opened
last June. It IS attractively and
cOzilv furnished and several hundred
Mexican girls are already enjoying
the various advantages which the
institute offers. There are classes
in English, cooking and sewing and
clubs for employed girls. Mrs. 2. l.
Lewis. execu- i've at the institute. is
a woman OF wide experience, both IN
America e d urope. she came 20
r Paso IN November and has already
made rapid progress IN her work at
the international institute"
The Parent Teachers association Of
Fl Paso high school gave most en-
joyable program Friday afternoon az
2:15 In the auditorium Of the high
school
The program included Gounod. Is
faThe Fountain" by the high school
orchestra. directed by George Daland;
Dixie" Mrs Robert L. Lander, &C
coupanied by Mr.. Daland at the
piano. sketch. Mrs. J y Frank ana
Miss Katherine Flynn; Mrs Frank
impersouated r ". Fowler D ,sl-'l
HuT. Alvin r. Null and Miss Rebecca
GoIdstein- Miss Flynn took the part
Of the DOOR, bewildered pupil as ne
fs tutored BY Miss Goldstein, Mr.. Null
and Mrs Frank Mrs Frank presided
over a very Interesting parenr-teach-
ers' association MSS lgnn lePLe-
scented the German, French and uplo-
date American mothers and their oiI-
farent opinions Is TO just now Lnelr
boys and girls should be taught
sFany's Christmas Stocking, was
given BY Mrs. C. o. Rucker, and as an
encore Mrs Rucker gave American
Citizen"
Break O'Day' was given by Mrs
VIII 7. Owens, accompanied ny MIS-
Adine owen. Responding 20 an en-
core Mrs. Owens sang "Oh Whistle
And III Come To YOU Ny Lad
Mrs. r 3. Homan gave 20 the
students Christmas Greetings,
which were original
The election OF officers for the
Eula Harper missionary society OF
tsbury Methodist church for the next
year was held Friday evening, , m ~
church parlors with the lollowlns
result: President, Miss Emma Nation;
vice president. Miss Mary Nationi
recording secretary Miss Eva Col
Inns: corresponding secretary Mss
Jeanette Brantley: treasurer Miss
T51ciie watson: local treasurer. Miss
Louise Wells: superintendent OF
publicity and mission study. Miss lsa-
bel smith. superintendent OF social
service, Miss Josephine weaver
pianist Mrs. G. II. Pohlmeyer.
Mrs. Pohlmeyer played a plano solo
at the meeting and she was the hos
tess for the evening and served CAKE
and coffee Miss 1Iargaret Lacey
gave the Bible lesson and Mrs. W T.
Bush gave a lesson from the mission
study book on Making America
The Tourist club met at the home
OF Mrs. Joseph L Dwyer on Friday
afternoon In an inte~esting and en-
ioyable session T-ro papers were
read at the meeti-e. one by Mrs J
J. Knox on the kimberly diamond
mines Of South Africa, the other by
Mrs. c. A. Pc -vey. on Eohammed and
Mohammedism in Arabia and India