The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-19

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Civilian Hrllef. Maple igO
Hrglstrntlou Offices for Red Cros.
CLASSES In first aid, home care Of the
sick aud dletriics, Maple Ii7s.
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n MONO the 100 workers at the
IN Red Cross central surgical
RA dressings room this morning
with their curls pinned up under their
becoming colts The younger girls are
becomng quite enthusiastic over help
ing with the Red Cross work and other
war work at the Liberty kitchen and
are giving much OF their vacation time
TO such work
The Twentieth Century Philomathea,
hnd Cro-Iat-E En- clubs were represent
ed At the Red Cross central sewing
room this morning, when the committee
IN charge was composed Of Mrs. K. +.
Carpenter, chairman Mr., e. A Thigh
man Mrs Roy Hoffman. Mrs. Joseph
Itucklns lr., Mrs. Russell g. Lowe
Mrs John Fields, Mr., Edwin Vale
Molnrre, Mrs A. B Chase and Mrs
K. A. Lyle Surgeons garments and
kits were made Mrs Boston Wilson
had charge OF the Belgian refugee gar
inent department and Mrs. A {. Denis
and Mrs. J. NJ Anderson the knitting
department Mrs George Lieber, Mrs
W. +, Harper and Mrs Gardner Civ
ems were knitting instructors.
George w Simmons, manager OF the
southwestern dlyl.lon OF the American
Red Cross, has ted officials OF the
organization in this division, which in.
,ludeS Missouri. kanlas Oklahoma
and Texas that they can not seek
political office and remain in any oifi,-
cal capacity with the Red Cross He
asks that they either resign as official,
Of the organization OF refrain IRON be
ing candidates
Red Cro, speakers have been placed
on the programs OF nearly all convcn-
tions Of school teachers in order that
the Junior Red Gross may be- explained
IN detail to school workers The Junior
Red Gross has 22O00U0 mcmHers
throughout the United States and il is
planned 10 have an organization in each
school next year
The 700 committees appointed IN
Missouri Kansas, Oklahoma Arkansas
and Texas to recruit trained nurses for
service in military hospitals in the
United States and abroad have been
urged to double their efforts This
order follows a statement by Surgeon
General Gorgas OF the Urtted States
army that il may be necessary to call
thousands OF nurses into the service on
very short notice.
Are you going picnicking out in the
woods some time soon' II you are
packing a lunch here are some suggeS-
tions from the United States food ad
ministration. Take your pick
Sandwiches Boston brown bread !
and cream cheese, wheatless ralsin
bread and butter. wheatle8 bread with |
mt filling or with peanut butter and |
chopped celery
Meats. Wienerwursts sliced beef
heart, picnic ham, summer sausage beef
tongue or instead Of meat use chicken |
fish. eggs or game.
Fruits Oranges, bananas, cherries,
plumS. berries, oantaloupeS, peaches.
watermelon
Vegetables: Tomatoes. cucumber'
corn on the cob for roasting, potatoes
for roasting or cooked for salad
Drinks Milk, lemonade punch or
coffee.
Yesterday was p. F. o. dav at the .
State Capitol Red Cross unit and over
fifty women met to make the ive-yard
rolls and the muslin bands Among the .
workers were ten high school girls, who
are giving part OF their vacation to Red
Cross work
Miss Elsie Carter who was formerly |
the head OF the home economics depart
ment OF the Guthrie hiph school, visited |
the Liberty kitchen Thursday. Miss
Carter, who is now the city home dem
orstrator OF Tulsa, was interested IN
observing the equipment and manage
ment Of the kitchen so that she could
gain suggestions for similar kitchen
soon to be completed in Tulsa.
The first check for the Liberty kitch-t
en was turned in this week by Miss
Katherine Smith. l2IJ West Eighth
street
A new class In canning and drying
will be started at the Liberty kitchen
Monday morning at 9.50 o'clock. Reg
iStration is open 10 any women who
are interested in the work
A special class in meat canning next
Wednesday will have twelve chickens
% can.
W.T.
Very Accommodating.
Very Accommodating Sitler.-And
say, Mr. Dauber, make my nose smaller
IN the portrait, will your ! know Il
Is large, really, but make Il quite tiny