The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-07

IN I'VE IedtuIe OF tne hcu IrOss
III work this summer that stands
W out conspicuously is the mum
ber OF young girls that have
given their time to work in the varios
war works. Many girls have knitted
sweaters TO their credit to show for the
days OF vacation that have heretoior.
been spent idly in hammocks.
The Merry Maids club has devoted
two days out Of the week to making
surgical dressings at the Central Red
G during the entire. summer. The
girls of the b. NJ. {. club are active
and enthusiastio workers at the surgical
dressings rooms and plan to so arrange
that they can carry on their war work
during the coming school term Miss
Grace DeBolt has been a faithful at
tendant at the surgical dressings regis
tration desk day after day during the
hot months
Among the womens clubs who have
come with regularity TO the Central
rooms to work are the War Mothers OF
America, These women devote a day
each week to the making OF surgical
dressings The En- Avant club meets
one morning out OF each week at the
Central rooms. The PRESBYTERIAN
Womans Aid and the Jewish Women's
Aid have given one day a week for war
work at the Central rooms each week
during the summer. The Cro-tat-em
club have been faithful workers at the
sewing rooms OF the Central Red Cross
where they have assisted in the making
OF hospital garments, soldiers supplies
and refugee suits and dresses.
The Cosmopolitan club, for this
Writers work will give their entire !
time 10 war work and will meet at the
Central rooms on Mondays. The usual
study will be dispensed with in order
that the more pressing need may he
supplied The Sunset club is another
that has been conspicuous for its war
work and its regular attendance at the
Central rooms. Many other organiza-
tions are busy with the knitting needle
and sewing machine at their club and
lodge rooms
Mrs Emma Hareum Is chairman of
The knitting department OF the East
Tenth street unit Of the Red Cross,
where there have been turned into the
central Red Cross for the past week
seven pairs of socks and one helmet.
There are ten. knitters in this depart
ment and several OF the workers are
knitting on large garments and have
not finished them this week.
The Franklin unit OF the Red Cross,
Mrs. F L. Smith chairman, made ten |
pairs Of refugee boys suits this week
There were eight women present at the
meeting OF the unit, which will meet
again next Tuesday in the main build
ing OF the Franklin school building.
The women's committee Of the coun-
ell OF national defense is planning to
help in the Liberty loan campaign
The committee plans to lay aside all |
other work during the campaign. Vol |
unteer workers should apply at the
desk OF the women's committee. The !
county chairman is particularly anxious
TO secure helpers who are familiar with
the use OF the typewriter, although there
is work for others, such as answering
telephone calls, etc. Assistant helpers
are asked to contribute their services
during the hours Of a. m. and 2;j0
p m Miss Marion Hoover is lending
her aid today Conspicuous among the
volunteer helpers at the desk OF the
womenS committee during the summer
has been Miss Grace Siugetary, Miss
Nina Binns and Mrs. Robert Philips.
Red Cross headquarters received !
Friday afternoon 81 0j96s, which com
prised a list OF 100 receipts. The mails
are heavy each day and people are pay
ing up The volunteer helpers have al
most completed the work OF copying
the list of delinquents,
Mrs. Addie Cupp was at the cutting
table Thursday supervising the cutting
Of canteen kits at the central Red
Cross sewing rooms In the knitting
section Mrs. A. c. Dennis was chair
man OF the day and Mrs. J. NJ. Ander-
son assisted at the desk. The knitting
supervisor for Thursday was Mrs.
George Leiber and Mrs. R. p Car
penter, assisted by Mrs Russell Lowe,
was in charge OF the sewing depart
ment where the women made pajamas
To-day III, work is progressing as usual,
Mrs Guy KimbAll and Mrs. Russell
Halliburton are in charge at the knit
ting counter Mrs. 6. W. Spence and
Mrs J. B. Prest are found on the com
iuittee in the sewing section; the knit
ting instructor is Mrs d. r. 'Wely,
and Mrs. Addie Cupp Is busily round
ing up and asserting the past weeks
work.
In the knitting department OF the
Eastern Star unit OF the Red Gro" the
women have not been idle during the
last two weeks. Miss Nellie B. Scot
horn 10 ehsirfnan oi the knitting de.
psrtment and she has turned Into the
central Red Cross ten sweaters, ten
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