Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-20
Women and Var Work

IdInOng the workers for war relief let
Them listen to this story: There APP
pied for something to do yesterday al
the surgical dressings room in the
library widow, and mother OF three
children, who supports her fatherless
family by work down town. As hos
pltal supplies are not made outside
me workroom she was sent to Red
Cross headquarters where her desire
was made known and she received
several garments which she took with
the promise to return very soon.
Under the supervision Of Mrs. Henry
\. Greis and Mrs j Raymond Bur-
dick 2,100 surgical dressings were
made at the workroom in the library
Tuesday. There were 81 workers.
The Pythian Sisters and Drama
league members were in the majority
at the workroom yesterday. Members
/ of the former organization did gar
ment work and the latter made muslin
bsndages.
by telephone communication yes
terday the women of Red Fork took
exception to the criticism of a local
publication that the residents Of that
community were not co-operating
with the county Red Cross cam
paign They wish not only to deny
the charge but TO say that the people
or the town are working for the cause
and giving in proportion TO their in
comes.
The Tirzah club Of the Ben Hurs
will meet to do war work t'iis after
noon in the home of Mrs. Sessing,
! 5l9 West Easton. The women are
asked to be present prepared TO sew.
The knitting unit Of the Vandever
store met Monday evening in the home
of Mrs. Dan Bunnell.
There is no more faithful worker at
Red Cross hearquarters than Mrs. K.
w. Walworth. Rain or shine. gas
shortage or gas in plenty, Illness in
her family nor anything else has kept
Mrs. Walworth from the workroom a
day since IL was opened. She has made
herself indispensable to the working
or the organization and it is doubtful
! If anyone could be found to fill her
place.
The Presbyterian women sewed un-
der the direction Of Mrs. c. l.. HoI-
land at First church yesterday. Those
VINO registered for service were
Mesdames Il. F. Alexander, F.. T..
Murphy, J. B. Porter. Harry Kiskad-
don, T.. w. Bailey, ]. j. b. Fink, r. j.
Dixon, J. S. Davenport, c. +. Albee,
w. E. Loomis. G. r. Walter William
Tonlinson, c. w. Kerr and o. c. Link.
Miss Mabel Morris had charge OF
n .TN..
ters yesterday when the following
x. Norris, X. w. Walworth. Wood
vile Smith, f. w. Hance, ]. e. Wash
ington, ir., II. c. Dawes. r. w. Wal
worth, Dan ]. Davisson, ]. w. Sanders.
p. II. Sands. w. A. Cook. r. A. Haver,
Clyde Fowler, Il. F.. Capps, II. b..
Hanna, ]. s Griffin, T. c. Hughes,
Noisey Smith, w. w. Lockhart, l.. q.
Brown, C. V. Kopp. G. p. Wisdom, A.
ID. Weldy. L. V. Yates, Charles Root.
c. A. White, j. b. Robinson. NJ. c.
Kimball, Harry Campbell. Florence
Bard, Roderck Johnson, X. =. Smith.
A. $. Harrison, Dana Kelsey. L. d..
- Nelson; Misses Jane Robinson,
Mabel Morris, May Cover, Hattie
Houk.
Eight sweaters. scarfs. s helmets.
) pair socks and l pair wristlets filled
the box of kntteo garments which
was shipped from Red Cross head
quarters.
Mrs. Herbert d. Mason and Mrs.
Frank Haskell were in charge of the
surgical dressings room. yesterday.
There WIS a large registration and 81
good days work as a result.
The boy knitters for the Red Cross
have two new recruits in the persons
of Donald Grubhs and John Zoller. The
boys learned TO knit last Saturday uiI-
der the direction of Mrs. John K.
Manion and all their spare moments
are spent on the mufflers which arr
their first efforts.
Nothing Is wasted at Red Cross
headuuarfers The large cuttings