The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-26
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womsn's Council OF Defense, Maple
R.d Gro" Chapter, secretary, Ma.
Red cro" Financial Secretary,
Maple 2962
Civilian Rellsi, Maple 400
state Red cross headquarters, Wal.
c.nTs Red Gro" worsroom',
Gln HaIl Unit OF Red Cross. Maple
300
Registration offices for RED Cross
classes In first aid, home care Of
the sick, and dletetlos, Walnut 1900,
The War Work Bureau At Washing
ION reports to date 10 the home service
sections oi Red Cro,, chapter, lR'22i
application, for allotment, and allow
ancc, BY soldier, SisOS0 soldier, r..
porting No dependents. T7W0 award,
made 0B death, for which insurance
has been paid and lOO awards for com
ncn,ation
Al surgical dressing, received al
base hospitals for use there are trans.
ierred from the kraft paper bags IN
which they are packed in chapter work
rooms. put into muslin bags and then
subjected 10 the sterilization process
The kraft paper bags are used for pack.
ing as thi, kind ol paper stands the
handling OF rcinSpcciion which IS netc'.
safy the pressing and packing IN The
cases. and the dlmpncS' winch may
arise from lengthy waiting ON docks for
shipment
The southwestern division of the Red
Cross has issued statement SAYING
that Of the hospital supplies those most
needed for present use are bed plrk-
cts. bed shirts and helpless case ,hl'
with a tared sleeve TO slip ON Owe. an
injured arm
Mr., Edmund + Brown. director Of
womens work for the southwestern o.
vision Of the Red Cross emphasizes the
faci the great quantities Of socks are
needed BY the soldiers ar through the
summer months as they cannot wear
nv other kinds, and she urges chapter
IN the division 10 turn out as many ol
'hese as possible
Patrons Of the Columbus school will
he given a lecture in wheat substitutes
ON Friday afternoon by Daisy Macfar.
lane. CITY housekeeper. This is one OF
the course OF lectures undertaken by the
iood facts committee Of the city diyi-
sion OF the women's council OF defense
with Mrs. a. J. RipSby as director
Industrial registration cards will he
eft at the West Fcrty-iiith street unit
N the Red Cross in the home ot Mrs.
\ X. Nelson, $500 Classen boulevard,
ior the women who go to work there
TO sign. Mrs. Nelson is also taking
council OF defense membership cards
md will secure memberships from the
women in her locality.
Sixty industrial registration cards
ere signed by the women employed
the capitol Yesterday, according to
enc F. Hickey, publicity director for
lc city division of the women's county
ouncii Of defense. Besides these thlr-
zen we're signed in the council Offices
the Chamber Of Commerce during
he day There are many returns still
o be reported.
Miss Jessie Walker is acting as as
.Stant TO Mrs. Claude B. Mccartney
rcretary Of the home service section
the Red Cross in her offices in the
npire building
Members Of the War Relief club.
imposed of Young women IN Okla
loma City have volunteered their serv-
ices. and have been accepted, TO take
one day every other week and sell war
savings stamps at the bank on Main
street Miss Helen Letbetter, president
of the club assigned Elgin Herring as
chairman OF a committee to secure
volunteers. Those who have already
served are Miss Elgin Herring Miss
Dorothy Craycroit Miss Helen Led
better, Miss Ethelyn Johnson, Miss
Ethel Lehr, Mrs. Cyril Clymer Miss
Olice Herring, Miss Mildred Lee
craft, Miss Blanche Bowman Miss
Blanche Claggctt, Mrs f. X. Slack and
Mrs. J. T. Brough ir
One thousand two hundred eighty
five refugee garments brought into cen
trail Red Cross workrooms yesterday
from the schools in the city and coun-
ty were packed and sent to St Louis.
They included eightgseight ohildrens
dresses fourteen night gowns, seventy
eight petticoats, seventeen pinaiores,
thirteen boys shirts, 228 handkerchieis,
2l6 towels, iorty-eight tray cloths, 304
wash cloths, twenty infants garments
sixty-four pillows, l87 pairs OF babies
bootees, and six miscellaneous gar
ments Mrs. T. G.. Chambers is CHAIR
man of the refugee department and