The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-30

Two 4 by wipes every fine min
utes" was the score made by Mrs. J.
r. Hamilton and Mrs. c. G. Rowland
II the gauze room yesterday. AS if
magician We're dipping his fingers into
the snowy gauZe, the stacks Of per
fectly made wipes grew in such magic
proportions that the end Of the day
found the count on the board to be the
unusual one Of go
Monday COO wipes We're made, and at
the rate the work is progressing a box
Of 1000 wipes will go forward on sched-
ule time. Thmty-oue bed shirts were
made in the sewing room Monday while
ON Tuesday the output was tiftyone
bed shirts one day last week twenty
three pairs of paiamas were made.
The knitting is going merrily on. One
box per week for three weeks proves it.
and also proclaims knitting to be the
only recognized handiwork for women
these strenuous days. The woman who
Cmbroiders spring flowers ON bits OF
linen or who has penchant for colored
.rochet must engage in this work in the
-ccmsiOn of her homeland almost in
the wee sma' hours of the night lest
she finds herself alone with her fancy
Tor only the women with the knitting
bag and several kinds Of business-look-
ing needles has the entree to the haunts
where the needlewoman patriot holds
sway.
Mrs. Dobbins bought yarn and has
knitted and presented to the chapter
several garments Of her own making
Mrs. Mike German also bought yarn and
sent in yesterday a number Of knitted
articles. Mrs. Emily Fowlkes also sent
in a sweater-the yarn donated and
The shifting done at home.
The gauze room is grateful for other
donations: Mrs. Stilwell H. Russell, S.;
| Miss Stella Carter Washington d. c.
$40. with her good wishes for this, her
home town chapter; Mrs. w. II. Bleak
more for furnishing material and
making twelve triangular bandages.
Mrs Walter Hardy for the generous
amounts of gau2e given the work at
such tiues when the workers were al.
most idle for lack Of material These
| donations from Mrs. Hardy total not
less than $50, and every worker in the
lauzc room is duly grateful.
Mrs. W. l. Crucc sent in one hundred
md nineteen shining pennies 10 be
used for buying wrappnss for bandages
| Mrs H. l.. Duncan, whose generous
md unique way Of helping the Red Cross
is by giving q percentage Of her sales
from butter and eggs, handed the act.
ing secretary s. this week. Mrs. Dun
can deserves much praise for taking
| the initiative in the step, whereby so
many suburban women could help, and
Il is hoped that in the near future clubs
will be formed to carry ON the work
which is now done by Mrs. Duncan
I \ box from Ucaldton is Acknowledged.
These articles are credited to the branch
70 which Healdton belongs. Other towns
will send i'm garments the last of this
week
Those who served as delegates to the
conference of district managers held in
Oklahoma City last week visited the
central workrooms of the Red Cross.
Supervisors and vice supervisors, chair
men and vice chairmen, hostess for the
day, weighers, packers. knitting instruct
ors and boOkkeepers were in evidence
and a great deal Of work was being
done. Besides the central workroom
there are fourteen working units 10.
Gated in different parts of the city. In
Oklahoma City it is estimated by the
officers in charge Of the day that there
are 1000 women connected with the DIFF
'erent working branches Of the Red
Cross work One hundred Der day is
the average number of women found in
the EauZe rooms-a large number Of
machines were running steadily-al.
though it was Saturday and considered
dan day, and almost all Of the ma
chimes were without motors. A machine
for cutting four bolts Of gauZe at one
;ime was shown the visitors. This ma
chine does not cut as accurately as
hand work, and possibly the bandages
are not quite SO true as those made
entirely by hand, however, since the Ok.
'ahona chapter has so many workers it
became necessary TO have a machine
to do the cutting.
The Red Cross chapter Of Ardmore is