El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-19
OVERALL MOVE GROWS HERE;
BANK GIRLS WEAR APRONS

A-oAAAnuee rum hA-r -
reports OF the spread OF the wear
cheap clothing movement. Forty
men and women employed in the Of
flee Of the FL Paso Electric railway
were buying denim and Bingham
clothes today and expect TO be wear
ing them regularly by the end OF the
week. Motormen and conductors VIII
meet this afternoon at the car barns
to discuss joining the overall club.
City Follows COunty's Lead.
City hail employees Monday voted TO
follow the lead OF the county con-
tingent, who agreed TO begin wearing
denim and gingham on May J.
I am in favor OF the city employees
doing anything they can to reduce the
cost OF living" said mayor Charles
Davis. and / viii support the move
ment I don't intend TO buy any new
clothes until prices come down"
Alderman Griffith. Pitman. Semple
and Sweeney all expressed themselves
as favoring the move.
committee OF county employees
viii meet this week to decide on the
exact uniform" to be adopted by the
men and women at the courthouse.
Preshyterinas TO Wear En-.
Another evidence OF the growth Of
the overall and apron clubs In FL
Paso is the dinner which is 10 be
part OF the regular mid-Week service
a. the First Presbyterian church.
~ HAAA4HrAAN AAAAAs AAULE NAau AlLLL
men Of the church. clad in blue or
khaki colored denim, will prepare and
serve a dinner for more than two
hundred guests The dinner is
scheduled FOR $50 unless too many
cooks spoil the soup or some other
such tragedy occurs.
overalls have not yet received the
o. X OF the railroads. 10 was learned
Monday. Railroad men are not wear
lng the blue denim as reported IN for
the reason that permission has not
been obtained from officials Of rail-
roads entering Fl Paso. Pullman con-
ductors and Pullman porters are try
Ing to get permission to wear oTeralls
on their runs.
Bank Employees In Aprons.
The girl employees OF the City Va
tional bank. 13 in number, reported
for work this morning, clad without
exception in bungalow aprons or gay
Dinks and blues and greens and all
OF the most inexpensive wash ma
terials.
And what's more. they're going 70
wear EN- and they're going TO wear
cotton hose costing not more than 81
per pair, until the high cost OF cloth
ing If not OF living takes a decided
and permanent drop. The aprons
must not cost more than IS, accord
ing. to the pledge signed by the
valiant Is.
They are particularly proud Of their
united protest inasmuch as their men
co-workers have as yet taken no con-
certed steps towards lowering the
high price OF everything. The girls
feel that they have decidedly put i'll
over" the men.
Suggests Potato Boycott.
Ms F. 7 Miller suggests with en-
thusiasln. a plan which she believes
VIII DO much 70 lower the cost OF food
stuffs
I'd ike 70 see. every woman in
Texas and in the United States pledge
herself to buy not one potato OF one
pound OF sugar fora period OF one
month" said Mrs. Miller The boy-i
,ott would do more 10 lower the out Z
rageous price OF these household ne (
,essities than any amount Of verbal 4
protest I for one viii be more than 4
glad TO give them up for a month or /
onger II necessary and would Ger
.zinly welcome any such united ef-
.ort on the part Of the women Of Ell
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