The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-20

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Civilian relief. Mspie tso.
hsKisirstien Ofice. Tor HE'D Cross
classes In first aid, home care Of the
click and dietrtics, Maple 1878,
Ned Cross Canteen service, Maple
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E1HE younger girls are COM
ing to the fore in Red Cross
work. This morning at the
Central Red Cross sewing and
knitting rooms, Miss Mary Ellen Mel
lon. Miss Henry lone Oyerholser, Miss
Emilyn Goudelock and Miss Adelaide
Paul were busy knitterS Miss Vir-
qina Wright. a l4-year girl, turned
III one OF the best pairs OF socks ever
received at headquarters, and they were
Miss Wright's first attempt at knitting
socks Another excellent bit OF work
BY young girl was sweater made by
Miss Gladys Lucille Camp, 800 West
Twelfth street Miss Camp is only'l5,
but the KHAKI sweater made by her is
as good as any made by Older knitters.
1t is OF complicated design, being
knitted in small squares
Mrs. {. /. Daugherty will meet the
members of the Shields Red Gross
auxiliary at the workrooms at Shields
school on Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock to organize a class in home
nursing and detetics.
The auxiliary is now working on gar
ments for Belgian refugee children and
this week completed ten shirts and four
dresses
Mrs. Mary Gain who has supervised
the work on Wednesdays, resigned in
order to devote more time 10 the knit
ting work OF the auxiliary and Mrs. +.
NJ Burton has been appointed to take
her place.
Members OF the auxiliary last week
finished seven pairs of knitted socks.
Eight members now are entitled 10
wear the Golf and red cross in recog
milton OF their seventy-two hours sery-
ice. two OF the women. Mrs Cain and
Mrs. B. NJ Tillotsor. being given their
emblems on Wednesday.
Miss Ruth F. Michaels, dean of the
home economics department OF the Ok
lahoma A. and NJ. college at Saltwater,
was here yesterday buying supplies for
her department. which is doing much
war work in home demonstration
This week 10 pairs OF socks. l3l
sweaters, eighteen helmets and seven
pairs OF wristlets were turned IN at
the Red Cross knitting headquarters
in charge OF Mrs Sam Hooker
Today Mrs. G.. w Spencer was
chairman Of the sewing department at
the central Red Cross sewing room,
and was assisted by Mrs. T. |. Holt
and Mrs. John r Prest. Mrs Carl
Glitseh and Mrs. Joseph Hoffman were
knitting instructors and Mrs. Russell
b. Halliburton and Mrs. Guy Kimball
were in charge Of that department.
A class from the educational depart
ment OF the state university at Nor
man visited the Libetty kitchen Friday
Another class will come soon, accord
ing to g. II. Smith the class instructor
The visitors were Mrs. J. B. Clifford,
Mrs. R. " Jennings. Miss Pearl Snow,
Miss Grace Gary, John g. Mitchell
George NJ. Crisp and G. II. Smith.
-Four Oklahoma City people sent their
Red Cross payments directly to Wash
ington and they were returned here,
according to Ray f. Conger, who is col
lecting the pledges The money need
not be sent 10 w. G.. McAdoo, or the
assistant treasurer, or to the national
headquarters or division offices. Pay
ments are 10 be made here, in room
four, Empire building
Mrs J. Urbansky and Mrs. NJ New
man were busy this morning at the
Central Red Cross rooms, assembling
100 dresses cut out yesterday, for the
Belgian refugees.
The total number of garments turned
in this week at the Red Cross central
sewing rooms, is as follows Refugee
garments, eighteen girls petticoatS, III
boys shirts; hospital garments, III
muslin bed shirts, 244 helpless case
shirts, eighty-five pajama suits, forty
canton bed shirts and sixty-four sur
gcons' gowns.
Sixty-six surgeons gowns, l42 boys
shirts, 100 boys undershirts and ninety
one girls dresses were sent out to the
units. Also 4S0 bed shirts were packed
this week
The number of completed garments
turned in by the different units to the
Red Cross headquarters this week
amounts to 4b. Britton, 80 Culbert-
son, 80; Columbus 20; Putnam City,
81; Harmony. Fl Milwood. 2; Whittier,
20; St Luke's "a; Epworth. 40; Willard,
10: Sooner, 81 Hawthorne, %; Twenty
second street unit, "a; Sunny Lane
church, H.
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