The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-16

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eleeoss M first aid homs care Of
the slek, and dlststics, Walnut 1900.
Ths committees Of the Oklahoma
CITY ,Nonsn's committee OF the council
Of nttioozI defense will meet In the
ChaQber OF Commerce on Monday
mordine at 1910 o'clock to discuss the
work accomplished BY the different
members during the week.
WSnen Of the Western avenue unit OF
the Red Cross, who meet IN the First
Unittd Evangelical church every Mon
day, "Wednesday and Friday from I'M
3 Ill 5 o'clock, completed twenty-five hos
uital garments during the week. This
output YEAS accomplished by thirty WON.
en-. Onr sweater, n helmet and one
pair OF socks were turned in BY the
knitters o. the unit. Mrs. K. r. Wat
more Is secretary and Mrs Florence
Hartley is chairman OF this unit
The Patrons club OF the Culbeftson
Heights school wal organized into a
unit OF the Red Gross yesterday after
pqen in the sehoolhouse. by Mrs. W. J.
Pettee, director OF women's work for
the Red Gross county chapter, Mrs A.
4. Monroney was made chairman Of the
unit, Mrs 6. A. Mitchell secretary, and
Mrs A. c johnson treasurer. A work
room where Intensive hospital supply
output will be carried on by the women
! Of tho unit will be opened up on Tues.
day sti9:O o'clock for the first meet
Ing in the Culbert,on Heights Pres
byterian church. As we'll as Tuesdays
the work room will be open on We'd
pesdays and Thursdays during the week.
Mrs. Pcttee says that later on q knitting
department will be established in ron.
nsction with this unit. Mamie Walker,
: county home demonstration agent,
demonstrated the making Of Liberty
bread to the sixty women assembled.
The Catholic Ladies' Aid of the St
Joseph's cathedral will be organized in
to a Red Gross unit on MONDAY after
noon in the cathedral hall at 4 o'clock.
BY Mrs. w. J. Petite, director OF wom-
ems work for the Red Cross county
chapter. 1Ttsse women will sew IN
hospital sxpjales and viii aijo knit for
the Red Cos.
A record number gf surgical dress-
inss havssheen made b. the womcn Of
the Elk's hall unit OF the Red Cross
during the week. A total OF ll,lD
dressings have been made by these
women. Ten thousand nine hundred
and sixty of these dressings were made
by the women working in the day time,
and 1,l57 were made by the women
working Al night. which includes the
output Of 1fsA.hsn
Thirtysfouf hospinf gafyaents wer.
completed by-0ssF W6le Who worked
IN the Whittier unit Red Cross work
rooms Tuesday. Thursday and Friday
afternoon during the week. The aver
kage daily attendance was seventeen
women. From now on these women will
meet only to work OH Tuesday and
Thursday afternoon, as they have de-
cided 10 discontinue the Friday after
noon meetings. Mrs. b. A. McAleer is
chairman Of the unit
Twenty eight workers in the West
Thirty-first street unit of the Red Cross
made forty-two hospital garments dur
Ing the week. The women OF this
neighborhood meet every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday afternoon in the
home OF Mrs. Harry Z, Hawkins, 1910
West Thirty-first street, to sew tor the
Red Cross.
Women who are employed during the
day, and who are only able 10 assist
with Red Cross output at nights, will
meet tonight in the Elk's hall surgi-
cal dressing unit Of the Red Cross at
IN o'clock
The Catholic women Of Oklahoma
City met in St. Josephs cathedral hall
on Wednesday afternoon and were or
gaiized inta a unit Of the Women's sec
tion Of the Catholic Wa Relief Service
Of ttie United States Dr.. Elizabeth
johnson wat elected chairman and will
appoint her committees later. Red
CROSS units will be organized among
the Catholic women all, over Oklahoms
City to help with the output Of surgi.
cat dressings, hospital garments, knit
tinR and the work in connection with
the civilian relief department Of the Rec
Crbss. Other committees have beer
fosned which will cooperate with the
Oklahoma City women's committee o.
the council OF national defense, and will
aid in food, conservation, registration
child welfare, snd the other depart.
sments Of the organization. Aside from
l&he work done in connection with othei
organizations special attention will b,
slIiyen BY this unit Of the Catholic War
1el1ei Service Of the United States, II
caring tor the spiritual welfare Of The
soldier IN the cantonments in the United
States and those In France.
Women who rnsdc surgical dressings
during the week il the home Of Mrs
A. R. Nelson, 1900 Classen boulevard
have turned into central Red Cross
ut rooms as the work OF the week.
~ congresses. Beside this these
wdnes cut $50 yards Of ssure.
Dtfihe& the absence OF Mrs. George
HAL n.A- II At. IIa..L... .,.l.