Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-28
Women and War Work

TO all chapter chairmen or the Red
Cross: THE Red Cross has direct
| responsibility of supplying US With
surgical dressings and nothing in the
whole situation here Is so equally inn
portant Red Cross standard dressings
iD~ millions must be sent over with
all possible speed. II this Is not done
and done Immediately, a serious ca
lamity and national disgrace Is newt
able. The Anne rican women who COM
pose the Red Cross charters should
prepare with all enthusiasm and speed
possible the dressings which are go
ing to mean life and death TO our
own men. This whole question deals
with the most vital thing that the wo-
men of America can do for the soldiers
In this war" Signed II. ID. Gibson,
manager.
Another letter from Mrs Edmond
f. Brown, director Of women's work
OF The southwestern division also i'm
presses the need for untiring work in
the making OF these supplies, and is
as follows. May | call the attention
of all Red Cross workers TO the fact
that Italy has just lost to the enemy
| Sc fully equipped hospitals, one alone
( OF which cared for 10000 beds. This
means for us that all the surgical
dressings which we have been sending
| TO France for our own men and allies
have now been rushed to italy and
we must make the loss good. II
means that We must more than re
double all previous efforts in this
department The women of America
must not be found wanting"
Thru the efforts of Mr.. and Mrs
Clint Moore who were enthusiastic
auditors OF the Allen and Dawson ad-
dresses Monday afternoon ut Conven-
tion hall, arrangements were made
whereby Mr.. Allen spoke in Bartles-
vile Monday evening, A place of
meeting was secured and scores VI
persons notified OF the address over
! the telephone. and Mr. Allen was
| hurried In motor, to Bartlcsvllle
where he was accorded large hear
ing and rousing reception.
Knitters are asked to bear in mind
that all sweaters should measure 25
inches in length. AS 4 result Of rot
conforming 10 this rule, Miss Griffin
VI the knitting department spent a
good part of yesterday afternoon IN
| ravehng a Sweater. The garment
had been left ut the library With no
| record Of it, maker-hence the futility
of ascertaining and returning the work
TO her for correction.
! In accord with the request OF Mr.
simmons OF the 81. Louis headquarters
that there be n shipment OF knitted
garments t'uy day or at least every
| few days. instead # weekly rs had
been customary in the past 80 sweat
ers, "a muftlers. - helmets, 45 wrist
let's and 1863 pairs bed socks were
started on the first lap OF their jour
ney.
The Christian women turned out in
large numbers yesterday, not With
standing the almost incesant downpour
OF rlin during the day. Mesdames r.
| a. Powles, George Chuobuck, James
Mcdonald, l.. Paul Bates and w. T.
/ Brown. captains of the five different
units in the congregation, superin-
| tended the work OF their women mem
I berS.
! Mss Lydia Anderson, head Of the
nursing service bureau OF the south
western Red Cross, has returned to
/ ST Louis after visiting and looking
over the local field. She reports that
| Tulsa has a strong working force
Miss Anderson addressed several meet
inss Of Red Cross nurses and embryo
nures
The entire reserve supply Of the
| Rod Cross, dressings etc, which were
being held ready for tho time when
| they would be needed in the care C.
our own of the olive drQb. have Of
necessity been shipped abroad to helI
iill the gap made by the German 3e-
sruction of 81 hospitals in Italy re-
Gently
There were 20 registrations yester-
day in spite Of the rain. Each sucA
ceedlng day seems TO bring more fully
To the women OF the city realization
of the work there IS to be done and
the fact that II is not only desired of
them but expected that they shall do
Il.
a large supply OF needles was re-
,tiNed at headquarters yesterday
There are cclluloid needles and steel
needles n plenty for all who would
knit priced at % cents and 20 cents
n set re- pectiVely.
Girls OF the knitting unit OF Com
way Broun private school met ut the
school yesterday on account Of the