El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-29


movement with the WORDS AFTER Inc
ravacez Of war come the response
bllties OF peace Let not these null
titudes Of suffering peoples appeal 70
US In vain"
KnieierboeIzer Makes Appeal.
Rev p. r Knickerbocker, who has
been over most Of the territory where
the abomiufble suffering exists.
said: ION my trip 20 that region Of
the world where suffering ls IN
speakable, was accompanied by a
Texas cowman who had been in the
habit OF carrying food with him. This
food became moldy and decayed arter
three or four weeks as We did not
need H. he threw IL ont from the top
Of David tower. in Jerusalem when
had finally persuaded him 10 do 50,
and you should have seen the pttiabie
women and children scramble for that
decayed food as it landed out on the
earth.
The trouble with the average man
IS that he does not realize what his
little contribution VIII mean to q vast
sum like S3Q,oQu,0u0 which is asked
Of America. He VIII il he VIII try
TO picture those starving children and
women. I can hear their sobs and
crys as I speak now
When Rev. knickerbocker finished
his speech AIRS Del Campo walked
over TO G.. u. Hawks and gave him s.
for the sufferers.
1Ir. Hawks announced that the cam
nlgn would De ended saturday He
appealed 20 the team workers TO do
their utmost 20 make OF ID success
by that time. SAYING III we cannot
succeed by saturday we never shall
7 know you men are giving up your
valuable timea Tor the campaign and
therefore q is more urgent that we
end ic by saturday,
Subscriptions From Juarez-
received telegram from the Texas
committee. signed by s. p sites and
g. T. sanger, stating I'VE are betting
on you and your team workers to 80
over the top"
Capt s D. David. MIGUEL Ayoub ana
5. Ayoun, and lLr IOuche. Of. the
Assyrlau team, announced they eL-
nected further subscriptions from
Juarez and the state OF Chihuahua.
AIRS r j. Wilson sang. The Winds
tn the Sou-h,' by Scott. and The
Mother Hearl," by Sticzles, with E.
q. hnlckmeTer accompanying A vote
OF thanks was given 20 the women OF
the git shop for serving the dinner.
The next meeting win be at the gift
shop saturday noon, when all teams
are expected to have aEEregatsd Fl
Paso's quota Of $4,000
Red Cross Head Appeals
Dr- w j. Brown. head OF the Fl
3 the following Wednesday,
since the signing Of the armfstice.
] lnere has been considerable cOnfus sion
I ln the minds Of the people relative 70
me various campaigns and drives for
me acquisition Of money for one pur-
( pose and another. The outstanding
2 feature OF all Of these TO be kept Ia
mind by the public IS first and pr
marilT the question as TO whether OF
not the money to be raised IS for re-
LIEF or some sort OF extension or up
lirt work 0ftentimes not clearly de-
d fined.
III the purse strings are to BE
drawn, they certainly should not b
1 frightened on actual relief work where
III is a question o. hunger and cold
but be drawn on the campaigns foi
T other character q work.
should Have support.
The present drive for funds FOL
T Armenian relief and relief fra the neal
east represents campaign for actua
relief ron Starvation ard destftuffor
and should have the whole hearted
support Of all the people There have
been other campaigns already ant
there are stlli others contemplated.
understand, with quite indefinite
views as TO exactly how the monel
viii be used. after 70 IS raised, but tbs
important point seen TO be TO pu
the campaign ON 70 raise the monel
while the public is accustomed q
giving. often without very much con.
sideration as TO the Importance Of tbs
drive.
after all. 81 the above distinctions
win be kept clearly in mind. it VIII b'
comparatively easy 10 determine Wha'
campaigns should be given first con
siderati0n- I think we viii all aErei
that relief work must have The right
ofway-