The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-30

Central Rsd Cross WorkroOms
Walnut eef.
she Hsn Unit Of Red crO.. Maple
SsoI,,rstlon offle., for Red cron
eissses In first aid, home care Of
the slok, and dststes, Walnut 1900,
The first and second division Of the
military relief department OF the Ok
lahoma county Red Gross chapter, in.
GLIDING a committee OF camp service
and a committee on oantcen service are
being reorganized for active work with
Mrs Reuel Haskell, if., as chairman.
There are three divisions OF relief, the
third being the Red Gross classes or
the educational committee which has
been very active in It's work in Okla
homa City. Mrs. Haskell will have a
desk in the civilian relief offices IN
the Empire building. The duties Of the
committee on camp service are 20 pro-
vide through the soliciting Of articles
for the physical comfort OF the sol
diers in the cantonments and OF the can
teen service to provide personal atten-
tion 20 passing troop trains, including
the furnishing Of postcards, newspapers
or magazines, as well as offering re-
freshmcnts TO the soldiers. The mem.
bers Of these committees include Mrs
r NJ. Rainey, Mrs Frank Buriord
Mrs. r. P. Dixon, Mrs r. A. Jones
Mrs. II. G. Hatfield, Mis-. p. A Rich
ardson, Mrs A. r. Hart, Mrs Norman
Haskell, Mrs Prentiss Price, Mrs
Claude B. Mccartney and Miss Virginia
Simler. These women were appointed
last fall but the duties Of the commit
tees were never undertaken TO any eS-
tent. Now, however, Mrs. Haskell
says that every troop train that leaves
Oklahoma City or passes through will
be met by some Of the committee.
Five hundred pounds OF sweater yarn
arrived AZ the knitting department in
central Red Cross work rooms this
morning.
Mrs. +. z. Wallover, chairman OF the
city division OF the womens county
council Of defense: Mrs A. J. Rigsby
director OF food conservation for the
council; Miss Leno Osborne, domestic
science expert, and Mamie Walker,
county home demonstration agent, held
a consultation this morning in the
Skiryin hotel when they agreed TO
sanction the war time cook book, com
piled BY the members OF the food facts
committee Of the council Of which Mrs,
c. L. Moore is chairman The book
will 20 to press on Monday.
Mrs. y. s. G. Henry, chairman Of
the haywood Red Cross unit. says
that during the week the women of the
neishborhood are doing splendid work.
On Monday the members Of the In
dustrih Art club and the Emmanuel
BsDtist Aid society worked there on
ThWSday. On Thursday evening the
ReXs4Mxvsd Former pastor OF the
haywood Christian church. gave a talk
on the Red Cross -Four dollars was
sts&th by a collection for the needs Of
the unit.
]. L. Jones, chairman Of the civilian
relief department OF the Red Cross for
the negroes, has been assisting Mrs
Claude B, Mccartney in making visits
to the families OF the negroes in Okla
homs City who have members in the
service.
The Hoover Home Demonstration
club will meet in the Chamber of Com
merce kitchen on Monday at 2;N
o'clock for a lesson Mamie Walker,
county home demonstration agent, who
has been absent from her office for the
last week on account Of sickness, will
be in charge of the class. Booklets on
the course Of study to be adopted will
be given to the women present.
Three doNars and twenty-five cents
was made by the Willard unit OF the
Red Gross by selling a quilt which the
women had made
Members of the general aid of the
Christian church Of Capitol Hill, the
Methodist Ladies Aid and Thursday
Sewing club Sewed on hospital gar
nents in the West Capitol Hill Red
Cross unit during the week
A special meeting has been called by
Mrs. A. R. Nelson, $500 Classen boule-
ward, for Monday at 2:N OF all the
women In the ncighborhood who have
been attending the Red Cross surgical
dressing unit in her home since the
opening Business Of the unit will be
discussed
The Catholic ladies' war relief Red
Cross unit will hold a meeting to make
hospital garments for the Red Cross on
Monday at 9 o'clock in the Knights OF
Columbus hail.
Today closes the survey Of the volun-
tecr visitors OF the home service sec
tion OF the Red Cross. Mrs. Claude b.
Mccartney, secretary of the depart
mtnt, says that the women who have not
been able to make all their calls on the
soldiers families in the allotted time,
telephone her to Maple 420. ut is eS-
sential that we have the names of the
boys in Oklahoma City" said Mrs.
Mccartney, whose parents have not
received visit The volunteer visitors
have been asked to attend the home
service massmeeting on Monday at 2
o'clock In the Chamber of Commerce,
when the, business of the department
viii be discussed.
Hospital supplies turned into the de.
paftrient in central Red Cross work.
rournS YESTERDAY from the units include