Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-07


Friday.
Tulsa chapter o. l.. s., Red Cross
headquarters.
Drama league, Red Cross
Shak espeare club, Red Cross.
Aaba court. ladies' shrine, Ma
sonic hall.
Knights and Ladies' of Security.
Red Cross headquarters.
Marines knitting unit, Red Cross.
Saturday.
Red Cross headquarters open until
noon.
The home service branch OF the
Red Cross already has come TO be-
| one of the largest and most import
ant departments Of this humauita.
rian organization, ana as the war
continues, from all indications Will
continue to grow in importance. This
! In not difficult to understand from
tho fact that the department has 60
do with attending to the needs uf
| the families OF men in the army.
and General Pershing has said TO
keep up the morale OF tho people
nj home is quite as necessary as To
feed. clothe and strengthen tho mo
rale OF tho men in theqficld.
One hundred and fourteen families
of men in the service now comprise
the list with which the home serv-
ice is keeping in touch. Some Of
these draw upon the organizations
for maintenance, others for advice
upon various matters while stiil 9TH
ers need only encouragement, which
any one should DC able to give.
Miss Florence Head, secretary Of
the committee, IL assisted by Mrs.
Travis j. ,Golay, volunteer worker,
who took the training course IN St
Louis. and Miss Flora May Turner
These women, unable to keep mp
the volume of work which accumu-
lates from day to day, have asked for
volunteers and many hayeoresponde
to the call. Still others. who are to
be known as friendly visitors, are
needed.
Women who have offered their
cars for the use OF home service are
Mesdames De Verne Vensel. Victor
,. Walker. w. V. Biddison, Harry +.
Castle, Clarence j. Hlndman. Her
bert d. Mason, Joseph 7. Lantry,
Edward Mccoy, william Miller
Ross, Presley G. Walker, IT,, c. ia.
Martin. Walter M. Mount, George
S. Bole, Earl p Harwell, James h. |
Digs; Misses Naomi Meserve, Mary |
Walker. Maude Bradley Elizabeth |
McJupkin, Amelie Constantn, Eve
lyn Connolly, Juliet Hunt The
friendly visitors include Mesdames
w, s. Cochran. Charles T. Farreh,
o. II. Leonard, William f. Long, HI
ram Porter, Frank f. Shalenberger.
and Misses Esther Brown, Ida Nc
Kim. Many additional names are
needed on this committee. Collat-
eral calls have been assumed by |,
Mesdames w. G. Steger. a. G. Baker,
c. w. Flint, Joseph Shallenberger,
Stanley #. liisey; Misses Leona Gal
breath. Mabel Marsh. Jeanne Shea
Women relatives of civilians serv-
ing abroad are now included in the
restrictions governing the issuance
OF passports, which were placed
previously by the war department on
women relatives of men serving In
the army and navy Women rela-
uves OF men thus classified. who
have been abroad and are now in
the United States, will be prevented
from returning to Europe by this
ruling. Women under 25 arc not
given passports to go abroad in re-
lief work
The secretary Of war states that
he has written to General Pershing
on this subject and that, IL the gem
eral has any definite opinion con- u
cerning the wisdom Of different
regulations regarding the issuance
of passports. lis opinion will be
given effect here.
The Red Cross has sent to the di-
vision bureaus of personnel the fol
lowing communication signed by
Brig. Gen GraYes. assistant to the
chief of stnff:Ql
II. Under no circumstances will
the war department approve the is
suance OF passports to go to Europe
for tho wives, mothers, sisters or
OF the following classes of
persons: Officers or enlisted men OF
the United States military forces,
male civilians employed with the
Red Cross. Young Mems Christian
or other organizations of
a similar nature that may be in Eu-
rope: civilians employed in or at
tached to the American expedition
ary forces.
"2. Any OF the family relatives
in paragraph /, who
have recently benc to Europe, but
ire at present In the United States
'or any reason whatever, are now
included in the restrictions imposed
~ paragraph /.
"a. 1t Is quite useless for any one
belonging to the restricted classes,
,ited above. to request an exception
n her case as no exception in her
aSc viii be made"
Because many thousand girls from
IL parts cf the country, many OF
hem from small towns and away
rom home for the first time, are
ow employed In the nltiOnai capi-
al branch of the section on women
nd girls OF the law enforcement d.
1sion OF the commission on training !
amp activities Is to be established
a Washington. d. c., June !.
Field workers, who will look after
oung girls and work with dci.n-
uent and semi-delinuuent women.
III Cooperate with all the social
gencies in the capital. particularly
hose actively concerned as the Y.
V. c. A, the waro camp community
,ryire and various welfare and
ousing committees.
There is great need for work Of
1is Kind here in Washington at the
resent time, because of the great
umDer or young girls who have
oIne here alone to work. many Of