The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-01
CLUBS TO DECIDE
WAR WORK PLANS
Dropping Of Studies Causes
Discussion Among Women,
SOME FAVOR CONTINUING
Majority Of Sentiment lnclines
to Doing War Work Extra,

Books or knitting Literature or Red
Cross work. Use OF hands or minds
These arc questions that will face
every woman's club in Oklahoma at the
opening OF the club year in October
They are questions already occupying
club women OF the city-qucstlons that
many have already decided in their own
minds,
Officers Canvasssd.
A canvass of leading club women OF
the city, president sof study Bible and
literary clubs, reveals that a ma jority
favor devoting at least part OF the time
usually given over to study, to Red
Cross work, either sewing or knitting
and kindred duties that the great war
will impose
None of the club presidents was able
TO speak for their clubs, as the societies
have not yet opened their fall work. The
opening dates Of the majority OF clubs
are the first week in October. At that
time the matter of temporarily discon-
tinuing the literary studies will come
up. Some organizations may delay ac-
tion until It is learned Just how much
attendance will be cut by devotion OF
members to war work.
Should the majority OF clubs elimi-
nate the years study, 1t will mean that
a force of more than thousand women
in Oklahoma City will be mobiliIcd as
aids to Uncle Sam in the great work OF
war relief. II would assure crowded
workrooms at the Red Cross headQuar
. ters every day in the year and send the
cases Of completed aupplie, rolling ou
Of Oklahoma City At q rapid rate.
| Clubs affiliated siih the city fedora
ton, of which MI C. r. Phelps is
president, are L'Art Dramatique, Bible
Study, New Century, Twentieth Cen
tury, Cosmopolitan. Fortnigh,ly Re
search, High School Patrons, Philoma-
thea, Pierian, Sorosis, Swastka, Cos
mos, st. Cecilia's Choral society, Wom-
en-, Council, Oklahoma Chorus, House
wives league and l.. A. to o. K. {.
What They Think.
Personal expressions Of leading club
women on the substitute plan follow.
Mrs. Alfred II. Vance, vice president
Philomathea
"The matter will be decided at A
meeting of the club next Thursday. |
know that many OF the club members
are IN favor OF foregoing the program
OF miscellaneous study planned for this
year and doing, instead, more practical
work, such as aiding the Red Gross
The demands Of the time should come
first with every club woman"
Mrs l. J. Miller, president of the
, New Century:
"Our club mas a heavy literary pro-
, gram planned. II is the study Of litera.
ture beginning with the formative pc
. rod and we had hoped to lay the ioun.
daton for three or four years WORK
: by our duties OF this year. hav,
been wondering il the club would b,
able to settle down to heavy work thi'
year The husbands and sons OF man,
are in military service am sure tina
il the club feels that their services it
sewing and knitting are needed. or i
they can accomplish more in that lint
! that they will do so, however that i
- for the club to decide"
Decision With Individual
Mrs. T. J. Bonnell, president of Tn
> Housewives League
Only the essentials should occup
the time and attention of America,
women now 1t is up to the individua
' to decide what is essential. Non essen
tials should he weeded out. Our leagu
!. has a membership Of 200. OF whicl
sixty are voting members Our worl
is practical Our purpose is to uphol,
the enforcement OF laws affecting hv
ing necessities and family health an,
direct our efforts toward the final abol
ishment Of the causes underlying tn
unjustly high cost OF living. IN othe