Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-05
Women and War Work

Women of the Utopia club have de-
terred their meeting for today in favor
of spending the afternoon at work in
Red Cross headquarters.
The Red Cross work room of First
Presbyterian church, which heretofore
has been open only in the afternoon,
is now open to workers aNring the
entire day on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday of each week. Thruout
December there will be special days
for divisions. In n recent issue Of the
bulletin of first church appeared the
following pointed paragraph: "ln the
Red Cross work room there is some
thing for every woman in the congre-
cation to do. And in view of the fact
that very soon our sons will be giving
limb and blood for us, it seems that
every woman with one spare hour per
week should offer that hour to aid in
the work of making suffering as light
as possible for our boys"
Patriotic Registration week. of
which Mrs Charles II. Lahman is vice
chairman for oklahoma. will open
Monday, December 10. The aim of
registration Is explained in detail else
where in this paper.
Thursdays dance of the Women's
Pan-Hellenic society of Tulsa Is to be
Red Cross benefit and the members
OF the association are making every
effort in order that the undertaking
shall be successful one financially
as well as socially.
The war relief unit of Irving Place
will meet Thursday afternoon in Mrs
c. n, Wrights home.
The women of Aaba court, Ladies'
Shrine, will meet at 2 o'clock Friday
afternoon in Masonic hall for the pur
pose of organizing for war work. A ma
iority of the women have been work
ing with church or community units,
put they now feel that they should like
to make n good showing as an order
and will work to that end.
The French Wounded society meets
regularly this morning from 10 until
IL in the Elks' club ballroom to do
war work. To the turning out Of
hospital supplies, there has been
added the making of baby afshans,
felt slippers. etc. All women who may
be interested are invited to work.
The roll call of The $50 Tulsa county
engineers in training at Camp Bowie,
Texas, has been secured by Mrs G.. e.
Lahman, who has checked those al
ready cared for in the matter OF
/ Christmas boxes and who will furnish
other names for all those who wish to
take part i'm sending Yuletide cheer
into the army camp. All boxes will
he sent individually instead of by a
committee, as was the arrangement
TAr IfSr al ,f ~ sf,t.a
! giving Each box Is to contain candy
or other goodies chewing gum. to-
bacco, an 1S-inch laundry bag, three
khaki handkerchiefs, shaving soap
and small bath towel Many friends
VIII add to this three articles which
are much appreciated by the army
man In the way of safety razor
pneumatic pillow, and wrist watch
Women who are Mortified at the to-
bacco Idea may replace this article OF
the box with more candy, as IL Is said
sweets Will take the place of tobacco
Names may he secured by telephonng
, Mrs. Lahman at Usage 1893
Mrs. Grant G. Stehhins' knitting unit
meets today with Mrs. II. O. Mcclure
The Lutheran women will reorsan-
| lzc Tuesday afternoon at Red Cross
headquarters, after which time II Is
hoped TO make better showing.
! Arrangements could not be made
for opening the tearoom Yesterday on
account of the many details to be
worked out. but It is hoped everything
VIII be in readiness by the end of the
week
Mrs, Norris and Mrs. Walforth will
go to Broken Arrow Thursday 10 i'm.
struct the women of the units there I'm
the making Of garments.
There were us registrations. Is Of
which were women of the Christian
church yesterday. Mrs. Edgar A. Ew-
ing and Miss Marsh we're In charge OF
the registry
Did YOU knit or sew at the Red
Cross yesterday? These women did
Mosdames c. o. Robinson. George T..
ChubhuCk. Stanley Chastain w. T.