The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-28

CLASSES ~ hrsi aid, home care Of the
sich and dlet-tics. Maple it1s.
Ned Cross Csnteen service. Maple
N NOTWITHSTANDING the fact
U\Nl that thousands Of stenographers
y VI and typewriters have been APP
pointed in the government serv-
ice in Washington, d. C., since our
country entered the war, the United
States civil service commission an
nounces that there Is pressing need for
several thousand more workers OF thi.
class. Women especially are urged TO
offer their services for this office
work and thus help in a practical way
In the nations great undertaking.
Entrance salaries II from 5000
20 Sl.AD a year. Most appointments
are made a. Sl,lO Higher salaries
are usually acquired through promo
lion.
Examinations are held every Tues
day in $50 cities. and the commission
states that an examination will be held
IN any city. day or night, when there
IS prospect Of assembling a class of as
many as three competitors. Eligibilit,
for appointment may be obtained
through passing an examination in
practical tests in shorthand and type
writing, or in typewriting alone.
The room registration office OF the
District OF Columbia council Of ma
t'onal defense maintains a list OF room.
in private homes in Washington which
are available 10 newly appointed gov
eminent clerks.
The work at the surgical dressing,
department Of the central Red Cross
rooms is progressing with much rap
idity TO-DAY there are more than sixty
women present. The En- Avant club
the Mavwood Presbyterian unit and
the Jewish Woman'S aid are all there
in full force, and arc making fiye-yard
rolls and two-by-two wipes. Miss
Grace DcBolt is at the registration
desk and Mrs. J. II. Wamsley and
Mrs. w. s Buckley are supervising the
work for the day. Tuesday the women
Of this department turned ont 100
b12x24 pads. " fivc-yard rolls ard cut
F7N yards Of gauze.
The knitting department Of the cen,
trail Red Gross has made quite a sub
%stantial showing this week. TUESDAY
they received l57 pairs OF socks. ~
helmets, Al sweaters and four pairs OF
WHISTLES. Mrs. ]. +. RSeme and Mrs
]. 6. Qurollo are the knitting instruc.
tors for Wednesday. The electric cut
ter Is resting this morning. for the full
cutting quota has been reached for this
month. The sewing department is still
busy making refugee garments for IN,
belgian children. Wednesday morning
the women were making nunberles,
girls aprons. Mrs. Joseph Myer wa.
chairman for the day.
Wednesday morning al 10 o'clock
there was a meeting OF the executive
board OF the women's committee OF
the council Of national defense. Tht
chief discussion with the womcn's COM
mittee is the payment of the Liberty
kitchen notes. Miss Irene Hickey re-
.ports that here have been sixty women
(of the county who have qualified for
the second registration OF student
nurses and that many more are IN
squiring and the list is growing longer
each day.
There is a beautiful exhibit OF home
tproducts in the Liberty kitchen today.
The Oklahoma county garden fair is in
full swing and there are tables piled
high with every kind OF vegetable,
and rows and rows OF shining glasses
OF preserves and canned fruits. Many OF
the exhibits are by boys and girls OF
the county. There are 1857 boys and
IRirl. throughout the county who have
become war farmers and who are keep
ing an accurate account of the produce
that they are raising and are canning
sti,e ripe fruits and vegetables.
A new class will be started at the
Kitchen on Thursday. Already twelve
members have signified their intention
Of Joining and it is hoped that the
class will reach twenty. which is the
ideal class. Mrs. Mamie Walker
Parks will instruct the class. Mrs.
Parks will be at the kitchen each
morning this week. but toward the lat
tier part of the week she will visit sew
erai OF the girls classes in the III
Try and discuss plans and work with
them.
The headquarters OF the Red Cross
is sending out an urgent ). q. ). for
volunteer workers to help in the sec
ond telephone campaign. The first list
is TO be gone over the second time.
4 and many workers could be used. Mr..
Ray Conger says that the assistants
can take a list Of names home with
them and do the telephoning from their
home. thus making it easier for house
wives to assist in the work of the Red
I Cross. Tuesdays receipts at h~eadquar-
tiers were sos. This was composed OF
small pledges.
Beginning September | the Univer-
sity hospital will establish the eight
hour system OF work. This means that
the student nurses will have extra