Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-23

homo OF Mr.. and Mrs Sanders has
made a record as knitter which II Is
doubtful can be disputed. That rec
ord Is TO knit SOCK In an evening
after dinner. and Mrs. Corpeny has
knit many a pair OF comfy woolen
ones which will go far toward reliev-
| Ing tho suffering of trench feet by
men In the army. Mrs. |. Simons Is
another of the knitters who has made
a record to DO envied. Mrs. Simons
has made a sweater n week for sew
eral weeks besides spending many
hours In the workroom OF the Jewish
womens' auxiliary.
Miss Lydia Anderson OF st. Louis,
director OF nursing OF the Red Cross
division OF the southwest. will be in
the city today In the interest of the
classes whick are preparing to take
the places of nurses who go to the
front and who hope later on to be
qualified TO assist in the base hospi-
tails. However, II is doubtful II they
can ever become Red Cross nurses, as
only women who have had at least
two years of hospital training are be-
ing accepted. Later, If the demand
for women should become very press
ing. no doubt this rule will be modi-
fled somewhat.
Mrs George II. Harrington has
been appointed chairman OF the or
ganizing committee of the Red Cross.
II will be Mrs Harrington's duty to
organize community. fraternal order
and church units and when she can
not be present to direct the work,
send one of the three women whom
she has named TO assist her. They
are Mrs. o. ID. Hunt, Mrs. Harriet
Wardell and Mrs. Murray II. Russell,
and each one will discharge any duty
with which she may be vested most
capably.
Mrs. A. w Coleman met with the
women OF the Tirzah club yesterday
afternoon in the home Of Mrs. Clyde
Jones. one hundred and sixty-five
surgical dressings were turned in.
Saturday, under the direction of Mrs.
Coleman, at the workroom in the
library. two boxes, one of gauze dress
ings and the other of bandages, will
he made ready for shipment.
Thru Stanley Gibbons. brother of
j. Burr Gibbons of this city. the local
chapter of the Navy league recently
learned that il could make a gift OF
sweaters that would be most accept
able. The gift has been made to men
on ths battleship Vulcan and was in
the way of 25 sweaters for men Of the
crew of llS, who had not yet been
outfitted. The Tulsa organization
was most happy to be able TO fill the
need.
There were 81 registrations at the
|workroom yesterday. Some OF these
came to spend an hour or so sewing,
others to knit and still others to take
out yarn. But all were workers happy
to be able to do their bit
The women of Watkins. a little
community southeast of Tulsa, viii or
ganize today under the direction of
Mrs =. W. Coleman. Their spirit is
the spirit OF the loyal American wo-
man everywhere. for it is now "A mat
ter of doing something for the relief
and comfort of ones own, as there
are few TO whom this war has not al
ready struck home, so to speak.
II has become necessary to do some
thing to recruit more workers, and
what is the best plan of recruiting re-
mains to be seen. Now comes the OPP
/ portunity for the woman who says
she has nothing TO do, to redeem her
self. The hotel or boarding house
wife, as Otis Skinner calls her There
is a tremendous amount of work to be
done and plenty of women to do il II
the problem of getting the two to-
gether could be solved No woman
in this day and age and time of war
should he we1ried with time hanging
heavily upon her hands.