Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-21
Yes! Demands of War Are Many, but
So are Horrors and Sufferings Of War

| Sufferings of War
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be ashamed to be seen wearing a new
| frock. or chewing gum, or drinking
soda water; when people will apollo
| gize for having white bread on their
tables or an extra barrel Of flour in
| their cellars "
Thus Mrs G. G. Marsh daughter of
the famous Fighting Bob Evans, at
tackled the subject of Americas entry
into the war Mrs Marsh is in Tulsa
| for few days 10 introduce MIRA
/ Frank Wright from the battle front
In France
Il believe the time is coming. and
Hoon, when any American woman Will
| be ashamed to be seen wearing a new
| frOCk, or chewing gum. or drinking
soda water when people will apollo
| gi2c for having white bread on their
+ tables or an extra barrel of flour In
their cellars"
| Thus Mrs G. &. Marsh daughter of
/ the famous Fighting Bob Evans. who
/ is in Tulsa for "a day or two 10 intro
duce Mrs. Frank Wright from the
battle front in France. attacked the
subject Of Americas ontry into the
war.
Suffering Indcscribabic.
That we do not comprehend In any
slightest measure the sufferngs OF the
nations of Europe. the appalling want
ana destitution and devastation of the
French people in particular, because
If we did our own luxury and ease and
comfort would stifle us, Is the opinion
of Mrs. Marsh and Mrs Wright.
Mrs. Wright. who is in America in
The interest OF the French wounded
Emergency fund, will make talk AT
the Country club tomorrow night and
try to interest the people there in Sc
curing for her "A public talking date
In Tulsa. Mrs. Wright has been work
ing with this organization for two
years. She Is the only woman who
has ever visited trench hospital. she
has been photographed within three
hundred yards Of the ever-active Ger
man guns. Her only son Is fighting III
France.
Comforts for Wounded.
The French Wounded Emergency
fund is a British organization under
the authority OF the French govern
ment It has been In operation since
October, 1914, during which time 1t
has contributed comforts and neces-
sites to every one OF the 500 gov
ernment military hospitals in France.
Air cushions. beds, bed rests. invalid
chairs. hot water bottles and Ice bags,
sterillZers, thermometers. towels ana
handkerchiefs. CT have seen men
weep over the gift OF pocket hand
kcrchief) my very own" said Mrs.
Wright
Mrs Marsh is the wife of Capt. c.
c. Marsh of the United States navy.
Navy League Active.
To administer to the needs of the
many war relief workers and growing
out of the activities of the navy
league, which has been recently or
ganiZed in Tulsa as "A branch of the
Navy League Of the United States,
there Is in the process of formation
an organiza ton which will be known
as the Central War Committee
whose function it will be to organize
and pass upon and assist all forms of
war work to be done i'm Tulsa during
the course Of the war
J. Burr Gibbons. chairman of the
Navy League, explained the workings
of the new organizations as follows
There is bound to be a great deal
Of conflicting effort and misplaced
enthusiasm in the onrush of patriotic
endeavor which follows the outbreak
Of war In order to do away with
world Of lost motion, the many war
work ORGANIZATIONS In Tulsa, mt the In
stigation of the Navy League, have
decided upon this central committee
plan The central committee will act
as a clearing house for our efforts and
its function will be to give aid wher-
ever needed, to prevent impostors
from imposing on the public and TO
pro rate responsibilities among the
different organizations.
\ Central Committee.
To be represented in the central
committee will be the Red Cross So
ciety. the National League for Wom-
ems Service. the Navy League the
Blind Soldiers Of France association,
the Belgium Relief committee, the
navy and army recruiting offices, and
all other organizations of like kind.
THE responsibilities of this central
committee Will know no resting place.
For instance, Just at present there is
in the navy and army recruiting Of
fices in Tulsa n shortage of both re-
cruiting material and recruiting Off
GERS II Is small use to stimulate re
cruitng If the recruits. while I'm the
notion cannot be served. In the fu-
ture the central committee hopes to
alleviate all such conditions. This is
but one Of its hundred qualifications.
It will fill a very definite need In
the economy of war relief work.
The charmen of the different com
mittees have been appointed and they
will be ready to announce their mem
bers early in the week. Monday
morning a meeting of the executive
committee of the Navy League will
he held at the Central National bank
and plans made for early activities