The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-14

Civilian RsllsI Maple lse.
hesstrstion Offices for He'd Cross
slca aud dI.istles. Maple IiIs.
mcd Cross Canteen service, Maple
nm HROUGH the womans com
II mttee Of the council OF ma
tional defense the Liberty bond |
headquarters secured the scrv- |
ICES OF several Stenographers and |
oilice assistants today Hills business
college sen, Miss Ethel King, Miss
amelia Mccoy, Miss Ruth McIlwain, |
Miss Edna Fisher, and Mrs K Wilson |
Later IN the morning the Capital BuSi- |
ness college sent a relay OF workers |
TO assist in the work
Mrs Russell Halliburton and Mrs.
Guy Wimball are at the knitting desk |
OF the Central Red Cross today re
reiSlng the knitted garment, that are
being turned into the department. This
morning the Twenty second street unh
sent a stack Of knitted squares which
had been made by the women out OF
the scraps OF yarn tina, had been left
from the soldiers garments. These
thrifty women utilized material that
would have otherwise b,en wasted, and
the squares will be made into blankets
for the baby Bclgians
Mrs. q. w Spencer is chairman OF
tine sewing department where the wom-
en- are making trench slippers and
refugee garments At the assembling
table Mrs Adde Cupp is supervising
The folding OF shirts, dresses and
aprons into packages ready for ship
ment to general headquarters
The women OF me Franklin unlt of
the Red Gross made last week count in
the record OF their work A, the meet
ing Tuesday ,hi, small band Of wom-
en-, under the direction Of Mrs. +. +
Smith, chairman, made ten refugee
garments IN one afternoon Mrs Tom
Hall. knitting supervisor. reported
three sweaters. two pairs OF socks and
one helmet for the weeks output in
the knitting dcpar,RsS The surgical
dressing section OF me unit. which
meets Thursday and Saturday nights at
the Elks hall was in charge OF Mrs
George McDermo,t and there were
twenty two workers present on both
evenings. Miss Margaret Smith finished
her seventy-,wo hours work and will
receive her Red Cross emblem at the
next meeting
The Liberty kitrhen has sold this
week forty-seyen quarts OF canned to-
matoes, tomato preserves and chill
sauce, besides ia glasses OF plum and
grape Jelly. The Liberty jellies and
preserves are proting popular and there
are several large orders ahead 10 be
filled next week Today is house
cleaning day al the kitchen and no
looking IS being done
The Red Cross headquarters force
was smiling this morning over the re-
suits OF Fridays collections. The total
amount received was S0S8S0 There
were a number Of large payments in
response 10 the calls sent out by the
office TO those who had made their first
payments. Among the list Of largest
contributors were Atkinson Warren
Henley for sll29. A. {. Cruce sent
in a check for SIS. W. s. Guthrie sent
$50 Gerson Brothers $40, l. z Hutch
ems so, Harbour Longmire SIPS, d. J.
Johnston SIS. b. Gaufman SIS u. T
Mccartney SIS Prentiss Price SIS, J.
r. and R. ID. iRumsey SIS, Ridenour-
Baker Mercantile company $3.50 X s.
Henderson 500, besides numerous
small collections which are still com
ing at gratifying rate.
Last Thursday the g. |. knitting
unit OF the Red Cross met at the home
of Mrs Harry Green al lRh Eleventh
street. Six sweaters and two pairs ol
socks were turned into the chairman
This unit has been meeting every two
weeks during the summer months, and
the next meeting will be at the home oi
Mrs Il. M. Elerck OF $50 North Stiles
avenue on September q. Mrs. W, II
Sweat is chairman OF this band oi
workers and reports that the uni, ,'
planning 10 carry on during the com
ing winter. These women met FRIDAY
morning at the surgical dressing rooms
10 make bandages, az has been theil
custom 10 some time and which plar
they will continue TO carry out iuiefi'
niteiy.
The haywood unit OF Red Cross Il
now working all day. The women as
serhle at 9 o'clock and work until
o'clock in the afternoon, This weel
there were twenty-five workers in th'
rooms and the women completed lei
pajama coats and advanced the worl
on large number OF boys suits, Mrs
T. Jones supervised the work th
week.
Eighteen workers were present al tn
Cuberson unit OF the Red Cross thi
week. The work for the day wa
refugee garments and two girls dresse
were made s we'll as five suits o
pajanas and ten aprons. Heretofor
the unit has been meeting for mornin
sewing but the hours have been change
10 include the major portion Of the day
The women will work from 9 to
o'clock on Tuesday. Wednesday an
Thursday OF each wrek
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