The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-06

hrludy-SuperNlSOr, MIS' NoN'Si pa
jamas.
aturday--Superyisor Mrs. Amy Std
ham: paiamas.
Calendar for Gauze Room.
Monday--Chairman Mrs. w. +. Dai-
ber.
Tuesday-Chairman Mrs. Charles Won
Weise.
Wednesday-Chairman Mrs. Arthur
Straehey.
Thursday-Chairman Mrs. Charts
Rogers.
Friday-Chairman, Mrs. J. r. vii.
hanson.
saturdoy-Chairman, Miss Gladys
Walling.
Division Manager George W. Sim
mons in the American Red Cross Maga-
zine, speaking of the need of womens /
working in this country, says; "A per-
sonal friend of mine, who recently VOL
unteered for service in the Red Cross
warehouses in France, paying all OF ms
own expenses, writes me that they are
desperately in need of socks, sweaters,
etc, and also surgical dressings That
the Red Cross nurses and army nurses
have been called into the surgical dress
ings room to help out. The women are
working every day from a. m. until
c p. m. and at night; they do sterllzng;
and night shift then takes the rooms
and goes on during the night. There
are no holidays and no letting up.' lie
saws the French have done their part
and he understands better their view
point now. He says it is surely up to
America. Why is it that the thousands
of women who can easily afford the
time are not at work so that these nee
essarv articles might be on hand here?
The situation is more serious thah
America realizes. Can't you wake them
up? DO what you can to get the Wom'
en- in the southwest to realize the Reo
Cross needs are desperately urgent. You
cannot put it too strong.
An appeal like this, and it is only one
of many that are being sent to the diff
ferent chapters. cannot help but make
profound impression on the minds OF
thoughtful women. Newspapers are
giving time and space in preaching the
gospel Of work to American women,
teaching them their value in the win
ming of the war-thcir actual relation
to it. All the tears shed, the foregoing
of social pleasures, all the sweetmeats'
letters and luXures are as nothing com
pared to warm clothing, socks, wristlets.
helmets and surgical dressings which
q I
and contentment more than any thing
else we can supply. LuXuries are all
very well, are vastly appreciated, and
afford pleasure to the sender as well as
the recipient, but war Is q grim busl'
ness, calling for sacrifice and self-denlal
and can only be prosecuted TO an ult
mate success when all sentmentaiity is
eliminated, or certainly made secondary
to the practical and stern realities we
must first accept and digest. Not thai
tobacco, gum and candy should be Ia
booed in a soldiers life; indeed, tobacco
seems to be a panaCea for loneliness
and even pain-and no one would de
prive them of these pleasures; it is &
privilege for us to provide them. Bu
the Red Cross work, with its different
branches of service wherein every won
an can do her bit, is the first place Il
be considered when you ask yoursel
"What can do for the boys in the
trenches?'
The night class started Thursday will
a fairly good attendance, and anothe
will be launched at the conclusion o
this course.
The Thursday afternoon class had it
full membership of twenty-and the en
thusasm displayed in making the frs
bandages bids fair to make this clas
one Of the best. The surgical dressing
rooms, which of course, are open ever
day, beginning this week will be ope
TUESDAY and Friday nights, so that an
one who desires may work in the eve
nings
The American Red Cross IS plannin
to provide every French and Belgia
mother who may need it with an II
fant's layette. The wOman's bureau ha
published a leaflet available at ever
Red Cross chapter, describing this sin
pie outfit of warm baby clothes. Th
articles and garments in the layett
have been CHOSEN upon the auNlCe l
women representatives who have jus
returned from a two months investig'
ton of womens needs in France. I'll
Red Cross is anxious that these bah
clothes be made at home instead of
the work rooms. This will be welcon
news to the women who have been Il,
able to leave home to work. The ga
ments are simple. Great emphasis
laid on the purchase Of extremely du
able materials, since, owing to the co
shortage in France, hot water is ava
able in most villages only twice a wee
and the greater part of the laundry
done in streams. The method of clean
ing is by pounding with stones.
This work is also adapted to needs
the Junior Red Cross and women
rural districts will find the making
infants layettes an excellent field fl
their efforts. Further information l
garding the purchasing of materials al
the making of baby layettes, with pa
terms and instructions, may be had