The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-14

tied crs.s Chapter Secretary. Nspl.
Civilian H.ilef. Maple tsd
hexistrstion offices to- He'd Crss.
classes To first aid, home rsro Of tho
Mrn Cross tanteen service. Maple
81 II RS. w J Pettee. in charge Of
| lM tine American Red Gro" wors
UVU shop, reports a stupendous
amount OF work done in thu
Central Red Cross rooms. In the hos
pital garments department Mrs. W. s.
Hansen is chairman. There has been a
large number OF women who have met
here day after day tb sew during the
hot months. More than 1000 women
have given their services to this de
partment for the month OF July. One
thousand and fifty helpless case shirts,
4N bed shirts, ass canteen kits, ljj sur
EeonS' gowns. lH bed socks and 70
pair, ol pa,amas were made during
that month.
In the auxiliary branches comes
Sunny Lane with 81 garments Wheat
land 70, Wheeler school district 30
Newalla 10, Putnam Ci.y l0S, Edmond
2Oo, Jone, 81, Harah %. Choctaw l4l
Spencer T. Luther l6S, Brtton 81.
Crooked Oak "a, Capitol Hill l.l42,
Council 10 Shields Heights IS, and
Sooner l5J.
The registration OF the student nurse
reserve, under the auspices Of the WON
ans committee of national defense,
closed on Monday with a total OF sew.
eniy-ninc registrations. one OF which
was a colored woman There are many
inquiries still coming in to the womanS
committee desk concerning the nurse
reserve These inquiries come from
country towns, country homes and from
the larger towns and cities OF the state.
The class in business English and
spelling is displaying a large amount
OF interest with a good attendance each
meeting Monday night there were
twenty two present The lesson for the
lcvening was conducted by Miss Eva
White and the work studied was the
formation OF sentences.
The knitting department of the Cen
tral Red Cross work rooms is under the
supervision of Mrs Sam Hooker Here
Mrs. Hooker and her assistants are to be
found every morning giving out yarn
10 knitters and receiving completed
work. During the month OF July this
department received from the various
units OF the city sos sweaters, 1908
soc,-s and ~ helmets, making total
7Ioi 2,4o6 knitted garments for the one
month.
( The West Capitol Hill unit under the
sdircc' on Of Mrs. Roy Taylor, chairman
as finished their Red Cross report
Hor the month Of July. This unit has
made during that month sweaters. 20
pairs of socks. l07 helpless case shirts,
JH hospital bedshirts. Is undershirts,
"a pairs OF bed socks, Is surgeons
Gowns, III canteen kits and US front
dine parcels This makes a total OF
A,H5 garments.
y From the Edmond branch OF the Ma
Aional Red Cross comes the July report
ln the surgical dressings department OF
IRA 4x4 congresses, AS 4s8 com
Dresses, l8xl2 paper back pads, 6
y2x24 paper back pads, 10 triangular
Sandages, 10 many-taiied bandages, 300
rx4 wipes and 2 five yard rolls.
4 The Central Red Gro" surgical
dressings department for the month of
5uy shows for their front line parcel
2uota 10000 pads, 10000 handage straps,
10000 tampons, 10000 compresses, 10000
10000 pieces. The articles shipped
tpplications, 10000 bags. This totals
Were 400 five-yard rolls, $50 8xl2
Dads, 10000 4x4 wipes, 9,lOO 4x4 com
Stresses. ol7s miscellaneous dressings
md SOS other dressings. This amount
0f shipped articles makes a total OF
1890 pieces. Mrs. William Nee is in
charge of this department and says that
Curing the hot weather the women OF
HE city have been faithful workers and
&hst a surprising amount OF young girls
Aave filled the wosk rooms during the
racation days,
u Work In the Franklin Red Cross |
init was carried on as usual Tuesday |
yt the Franklin school house The work |
4or the day was cutting and sewing
3ajamas. Fourteen women were pres
knt besides the chairman Mrs J. M.
fisso. This unit will meet again next
tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
z Many trainlosds OF soldiers continue
4o pass through the city. There is not
troop train going through that Is not
net by the canteen service department
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