The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-08
81 Auxiliaries Of Grady Chapter
Now in Full Operation; Much
War Work Accomplished
in all Divisions.
BRANCH CHAPTERS
ARE WORKING HARD
Three New Organizations Doing
Full Quota of Work; Dona-
tions Received Record of
Month is Shown.

Sixtyseven auxiliaries of the Red
Cross are now fully organized and
at work in Grady county according to
reports from the extension depart
ment submitted at a monthly board
meeting of the Red Cross Chapter
held Tuesday night. Reports show
ing unusual expansion along all lines
were accepted as committee heads
told of rtcord war relief work that
was being accomplished recently in
all divisions
Statements made by four committee
chairman Of the finance. extension
womans work and civilian relief
branches showing increased efforts
along all lines of Red Cross in the
county were accepted. Three new
auxiliaries were organized at Hazel
Dell, Prairie Valley and True school
districts all of which have entered
upon full quota Of work, according
to Mr.. B. ID Barefoot of the exten-
sion division Donations for the
month amounting to $28S,22 in addi-
tion to the regular periodical assess
ments, etc, have been received at the
local chapter headquarters from pri-
vate donations, cotton chopping funds
Red Cross chain parties, and the sale
of novelties at the July carnival,
statements from the office of the
treasurer, Thomas Dwyer show.
In connection with the civilian re-
lief of the Home Service section, Mrs.
Dwyer offered the following report
for the period just finished: Relief
rendered in some form to civilians,
III; aid to men leaving for service
so cases; letters of inquiry answered
-; letters from boys in camp 10;
families of men in service G; from
division headquarters z; from Bu-
reau of War Risk Insurance 20.
Other letters were received from fam
lilies Of drafted men, etc, Services
have been given to 81 families dur
ing the july period, Mrs Dwyer de-
clares.
The following table of work done
was rendered tha board by Mrs.
Trawick who is in charge of tho
surgical dressing department; dress.
ings received from auxiliaries dur
ing July. Tuttle $50; verden 743;
Norge 1910; Minco 74O; Bradley 275;
small dressings made in Chickasha
class 26,352; pads 1920. Total out
put tipped 2S,S2O dressings. Total
daily 2l, materials used 1O7 bolts
consisting of 2O,7OO yards cloth.
Records Of work from forty-six
township auxiliaries were given out
by Mrs. George Norton of the Wo-
mans Work section as follows: Lu-
cile, 2 pairs wristlets. pairs sox, 3
wash rags, helmets, 2 baby dresses
Friend, 12 bed shirts, l wash rag, ,
sweaters. Oak Hill, 5 sweaters. z
pairs sox, II bed shirts. Four Mile,
II bed shirts. Sperling, 10 bed
shirts, 4 pairs sox. Parish HILL G
bed shirts, 5 pairs sox, 1 sweater.
Pixies Peak, pair sox, 1 sweater.
Vima Ridge, bed shirts, 1 suit paja-
mas. pair sox, l pair wristlets Yer
den, 20 bed shirts, 9S pairs sox, %
sweaters. Star, II bed shirts, 1
sweater. Gilbert, sweaters, 10
pairs sox, helmets, pairs wrist
let's, is bed shirts, IL aprons. Rush
Springs, IA sweaters, Q pairs sox. IS
bed shirts. Woods Memorial, 8
sweaters, pairs wristlets, he'll
NETS, 20 pairs sox, I3 bed shirts.
Prairie View, II pairs sox, 3 suits
pajamas, bed shirts, s pairs wrist
lets. sweater, l helmet. Ninnekah.
IA sweaters, II pairs sox, sweat
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