Arizona republican., 1917-12-26

Red Cross headquarters in the Christmas week except on Friday when Mrs. Barry Goldwater, chairman of the surgical dressings committee an nounces that a meeting will be neces- sary because of the demand for sur gical dressings. The Red Cross has been asked to increase it's output of surgical dressings despite the fact that many new classes have been formed. The meetings at the Chamber of Com merce on Tuesdays and Fridays are open to anyone interested, the only re- quirements being a white coverall and white square head covers.
 Patterns of all garments to be made should come direct from the Woman's bureau of the Pacific division. The fol- lowing request has been made by Mrs. A. l.. McLeish, director of the bureau: May I ask that the Chapters apply to no other authority than the Wo- mans Bureau when ii need of infor- nation about making surgical supplies or garments. The Division has sup erintendents of Hospital Garments, Surgical Dressings and Knitting, all of whom are thoroughly informed on all subjects pertaining to the work of | the women in the Division, and any in- l quiries sent to them will receive prompt and courteous attention" | Shipped to the Pacific division head | quarters on December II by the local ! chapter were the following supplies: 152 suits of pajamas; 156 bed shirts; | 3250 surgical dres sings; 66 mufflers; | 107 sweaters; 73 Wristlets; S8 pair of socks and helmets. | A Hoover substitute recipe for plum pudding follows: l 3 cups bread crumbs. | l cup flour with teaspoon cream of tartar.
 112 cup suet, chopped fine. l 11acup raisins.
 1 cup molasses.
 1 cup milk, with .s teaspon soda (dissolved.)
 1 teaspoon salt.
 Cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg and all- spice.
 l cup walnuts
 Steam 21a hours in baking powder tins.
 The dining car department of the Southern Pacific offers the following;
 'The government earnestly desire: that wheat be used as sparingly as possible, and that corn be substituted
 America was pioneered on corn the Pilgrim Fathers almost lived or it. Corn was the first crop planted il all the virgin soil as it was settled from the Atlantic out across the Al leghenies; upon the broad prairies, ant beyond. Corn meal cakes, made ac cording to famous old time recipe
 cups corn meal.
 cups boiling water.
 l cup cream.
 3 eggs.
 l tablespoon sugar.
 teaspoons baking powder.
 Salt to taste.
 MIX well meal and water (do not le It iurnp,) add the cup of cream, int which eggs have been beaten: the add sugar. and last baking powder Bake on hot gridGle.
 For the purpose of working on more systematic plan, the Wickenbur branch of the Phoenix chapter of tn Rsa Cross has outlined a program wPich will be followed throughout tn year. The second Wednesday of eac month will be devoted to a bushes meeting, and every Wednesday after noon of each week will be given owe 10 q general meeting of Red Cros Wcrkers A membership committe mas been appointed to call upon a the new residents in town and an urge the necessity of every joining i the Red Cross activities Mrs. Joh Witherlay represented the Wickenbur branch at the recent convention ( Red Cross workers in Phoenix.
 In view of the fact that the Pacif division has found it necessary warn women to be careful in knittir socks it is particularly pleasing to ha1 the work of the Phoenix chapt, pointed out as excellent. Mrs. Walt,