The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-12

an in Calumet; fancy crocheted yoke,
and two rabbits
The G, l. knitting unit donated to the
Oklahoma county Red Cross chapter
SlbS0, the proceeds OF the lawn iete
June a. held at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. W. H. Sweat of IS East Third
street
A meeting was held this afternoon at
2 O'Clock at the home OF Mrs. {. H.
Anthony of l2J East Seventh street
Friday members will assemble at the
surgical dressings department in Cen
tral Red Cross workrooms. Plans are
being considered 70 raising other funds
for the second Oklahoma bed in United
States military hospital No. !, which IS
being financed by Oklahoma chapter
through voluntary donations.
Seventeen cans OF beans, beeis, salad
vegetables and new peas, the entire out
pat of Miss Mamie Walker Parks first
class in the Liberty kitchen work
placed on sale yesterday morning were
disposed Of before the second process
ing was completed.
The cans are on display following
their third processing which was done
this morning,
Iced tea will be served at the Liberty
kitchen this afternoon from 4 until 3
o'clock during the State AuctioneerS'
auction sale Tor Oklahoma county Red
Cro. chapter. Variety will be given
by serving Russian tea, mint iced tea
and tea sweetened with karo syrup.
The two coyotes donated to the Red
Cross auction sale have been Hospitality
cared for at Wheeler park.
Mrs Arthur c. FulkerSon and Mrs.
Bert 5 Dickson Of the Caddo county
Red Cross chapter, local members Of
the Anadarko branch. were interested
workers at the surgical dressings de-
partment at Central Red Cross work
rooms this morning
Mrs Fulkerson and Mrs. Dickson
entered into practical touch with Okla
homa City workers in order that such
a branch Of work might be installed at
Anadarko.
Col. II. p. Thompson of 323 West
Ninth street was volunteer worker at
the Liberty market this morning, car
ing for early market gardeners and
customers previous to the arrival OF
the market master.
The Wesley hospital Red Cross unit
OF nurses left Sunday evening for Camp
Macarthur Waco, Texas, those who
comprised the first volunteers being
Miss Mary Edith Brown, Miss Lucy
Anton, Miss Grace McMannon and
Miss Gencvieye Covelle Miss May
belle Patterson with Join them little
later.
Miss Rosalyn Hennger of the state
capitol surgical dressings unit received
her 72-hour Red Cross emblem yester-
day, under Mrs. c. B. Ames, instruc-
tor for the day. Forty-three workers
were out and in during the day from
9 until S o'clock, when thirty-six 5-yard
rolls were made
As clerks at the capitol are permitted
only an hour a day for Red Cross serv-
ice, the surgical dressings unit will be
open from 9 until o'clock every day
until further notice, permitting work
ers who are given time at various
periods of the day to work.
A happy bunch of high school giFls
Joined work with state capitol girls
yesterday among them being Miss
Isabel Duncan Miss Alice Dunno, Miss
Lois Marshall. Miss Edith Parker,
Miss Nellie Saunders, Miss Katherine
Milan and Miss Welst
Sixteen workers spent their time at
Franklin unit yesterday completing
nineteen garments.
Liberty kitchen finances are solid.
The woman's committee Of the council
Of defense proceeded with the estab
lshment of the market and kitchen
upon a sure basis This morning it
finds itself $500 better off than it fig
ured by reason of the fact that Aurelius
and Swanson turned in bill for the
construction of the kitchen 500 less
than estimated; and the estimate was
cost. Sivty dollars have been turned
over to the kitchen as proceeds from, the
used automobile sale conducted several
weeks ago on the market site.