The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-21


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HeRis,rstion OFFICES for HE'D Cross
:Ss aud ai.i:,,e. ., .' sSi. sS.' ;is Sst' Of the
shcd Cross Canteen service, Maple
n INCE the sixth OF June Mrs SAM
S Hooker has had charge OF the
NJ knitting department of the
Red Cross central wotkroomS.
Here she has come day after day
20 give out yarn to the knitters
and TO receive the completed garments
that were turned in To this depart
ment comes the report for the various
units throughout the city, of which
there are ffty-threc, and three
branches, the latter at Edmond, Har-
Tah and Choctaw .The valiant women
OF these units and branches have made
during the last two months, 400 sweat
erS. LII pairs OF socks, nincty-ive
helmets, sixty-Six pairs OF wristles and
one scarf This represents a stupen-
dous amount OF yarn and of time given
by the women. Much more work could
have been accomplished had there been
sufficient amount OF yarn procura-
BILE. The women OF Oklahoma City
are skilled knitters. At a recent dance
one OF the girls was found knitting in
the dressing rooms during the wait for
carriage, after the festivities At
lectures and on the street cars women
and even children are seen buSily ply
ing the needles.
The War Mothers Association Of
America will Mold its regular morning
session Thursday At the central Red
Gross workrosrns. where they will meet
60 make surgical dressings. Thursday
afternoon at 2 80 the regular business
meeting will be held at the parish
house OF the Episcopal church and will
be presided over by the president Mrs,
Richard Drake At this meeting the
members will discuss plans for the
coming state convention ID be held in
Oklahoma City the first week in Sep
tember.
Home service sections OF the Ameri
ean Red Cross are organized with Just
one purpose says the Red Cross Maga-
zinc, and thar is to see that all families
OF soldiers and sailors are maintained
In comfort and peace OF mind while
Che men are in service.
Any soldier or sailor who knows or
Tears that his family is in trouble
should appeal at once to the home Serv-
ice. Relations between home service
workers and families are as coniidcn
fial as those between doctors and their
patients. Home service means sym
pathy, advice. expert information about
laws and regulations, medical care,
spiritual comfort and everything which
can be given by real friends to com
I tnsste the family for the absence OF
tho man IN service.
The home curing OF meats sufficient
% supply all reasonable needs OF a
family is an act Of thrift and one TO
be recommended. is the statement OF
Mrs. {. g. Girvin OF the food facts
bureau. The food administration will
not interfere in any way with the Gus
tom that has existed for years, among
che farmers particularly of killing some
of their home grown animals and cur
ing the meat for their own use during
the winter, and any individuals killing
and curing supply TO meet the needs
bf the family for the winter need have
no fear that the supply will be con-
fiscated.
There are three new boxes being
Dacked today at the surgical dressing
rooms OF the central Red Cross. These
ARE two boxes OF twelve by-twenty-
four pads and one box OF fivc-yard
rolls. The En Avsnt club, the May
Rood Presbyterian unit and the Jewish
Womens Aid are assisting at the long
lnbies where five yard rolls are being
made. Seventy two five-yard rolls
we're made on Tuesday and like
nount will be made today. There are
ifty women present.
The returns from Tuesdays tele-
phone campaign al Red Cross head
uarters amounted to SS2375. This was
Rostly small pledges, except those OF
J. P. Reuder for SIPS, Hughes, Bo-
nrth, Anderson & Co, for SIS, and G.
,. Burwell for $3.50.
More pajamas are being cut in the
entral Red Cross rooms. Today's out
ut will be III garments. Mrs B. +.
LartIian is chairman and Mrs. Joseph
hyer and Miss Dorothy Prouty are as
listing in the cutting Mrs w. {.
Harrington is in charge of the knit
ing department. for Wednesday In
his department. there were turned in
pr Tuesday eleven helmets, fifteen
weaters, twenty nine pairs of socks
nd three pairs OF wristlets. Several
oung girls are lending their time and
IN IL. II
nished sweaters In this section are
frs. r. M. Weaver and her small
eipers, Elizabeth Roberts, Marian
lopton and Margaret Marshal. Mrs.
|ol Barth is chairman o. the sewing
apartment, with Mrs. H. A. Reuter-,
n frs. Stratton Flick, Mrs. ]. Urbansky
the committee for the day. Here
a rs women are busy sewing buttons on
nished garments, working button
/ pIes and all those small finishing