The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-23

MRS L, c. Holrapfel, extension
secretary, Empire building; Maple
Mr., Claude g. Mccartney, civilian
Maple 40,
Central workroom In Scott. HallI.
burton store. Walnut gs2
tIM hall workroom, Maple p6b
Twenty-Five girl, IN the eighth grade
Of the University Height, school have
been organized into a Red Gross unit.
These girls meet every Tuesday after
noon after school in the schoolhou>c.
and work for the Red Cross under the
supervision OF Mi,s,A Thomas one OF
the teacher, in the school, Emma Rev
is the chairman. Glady, Smith. vice
chairman, Helen Chcsuut secretary and
Laura Gibson treasurer 1hrty-thrcc
dollars IS IN the treasury OF tins unit
the cost Of a Christmas tree. which
The girls did without so that they could
help the Red Cross They will buy wool
with the money
Patrons Of the Willard school were
organized into a Red Cross unit ON
November 49, and have been doing cX
ceIlent work since then, Mrs. Hollap-
fel, extension sccretaA Of the Red
Cross says They meet every Thursday
all day in the schoolhouSc Mrs S !.
Hughes is chairman OF the unit. Mr.,
James Devinc, vice chairman, Mrs. G.
{. Owens, secretary Mrs. L. Nickol>
treasurer. and Mrs W +. killinger
supervisor and director Of work rooms
Mrs Claude b. Mccartney. secretary
for civilian relief, says that the prncl-
pal work in this department oi the
Red Cross county chapter for the pres.
ent is the writing Of letters to the sol
diers IN the camps, urging them to
take military and naval insurance. so
that their families will be provided for
in case Of disability or death A great
deal OF home service work is also being
done, when women who have volun-
teered TO assist in the civilian relief arc
visiting soldiers families.
Mrs. J F Rccme and Mrs q G..
Bentley were instructors al the knitting
table in the Red Cross central work
rooms.
Eighteen dollars and fifty cents ha,
been contributed to the magazine fund.
to buy subscriptions TO magazine for
the Y w. {. a hostess house at Camp
Donirhan. The Stoddard club donated
$50 and the Friday luncheon club de-.
mated $40 This fund was started whcr
Mrs James Wheeler of Oklahoma CIV
one OF The women in charge OF the host
cSS house at Camp Doniphan, wrote 4.
Mrs. W $. Hanson. l22S West Thirty.
ninth street, and told her OF the grcl
need for reading material Tor the sol
dierS Anyone wishing to contribute a.
this fund can see Mrs Hanson IN Nh,
hospital supply department 10 ccnlra
Rcd Cross work rooms.
One hundred and twenty five dollar,
in deposits was taken into the wool
department Of the Red Cro,, contra
work rooms Yesterday afternoon a,
cordlng to Mrs, D. C. Mitchell who T.
in charge Of the giving out Of the WOO
Tor Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
There is ALWAYS a Zee charged on In,
wool as II IS taken out, and when In,
garment is brought hack and completed
the money is refunded 10 the individual
Women Of the Shield Heights unit of
The. Red Cross meet every afternoon u
the week from ! O'Clock until IN lht
school house, Today thirty pairs o.
bed socks, eight pairs Of palamaN am,
three bed jackets were turned into cen
trail Red Cross work rooms There {,
one woman who comes every day to sew
for this unit Even though she has
only one arm her fingers ily at light
ing speed. and the work she turns out
is beautiful To care for her four chil
dren and 10 come 10 the Red Cross unit
in the school house to work each day
are what she considers her daily du
lies
Women who are working at sewing
machines In the hospital supply de.
partnent at the Red Cross central work
room this morning, include Mrs, John
polhrmus, Mrs. NJ Ls,termar, Mrs. $
! HaSgall Mrs Arthur {. Bennett
Mrs. l. A. Warner, Mrs. s. {, Worthy
Mrs, w, p. Sehler, Mrs I'd Dunn, Mrs
Mssts Miller and Mrs T. c. Waiter
West rooms will he opened on Tue,
day uscvulrs at Q o'clock IN the ptayer
room OF the First Presbyterian church
Tor Rsd Cross work. Women Of the