The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-17
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in the war and was wounded three
times. the last time while working on
an ambulance in the October revolu-
tion. We are trying to lind her a lob
but Il almost can't be done. No one
wants to take another person into the
family because Il means another mouth
TO feeds Everyone is doing without a
servant instead OF having several"
I'VE have declared war on disease,
the kaiser's ally" and Our fathers
fight to save your lives. You work to
save ours" were the slogans carried by
a Cleveland parade OF 5000 children
from the social unit district to promote
interest in the "Children's year"
The war council Of the Y. w. c. A.
has decided upon the immediate estab-
lishment OF three model industrial CEN
ters for girls at Bridgeport Conn,
Bush Terminal. Brooklyn, NJ Y, and
Charleston. S. c.
For this work 700 industrial seere-
taries are to be trained for leadership
among girls employed in munition
plants and other factories which are
working for the government. DR.
Susan Kingsbury Of the department OF
social economy Bryn Ma1 college,
Philadelphia. Pa, has presented 10 the
council a request for cooperation with
Bryn Mawr in the training OF indus
thal workers
An ambulance purchased and equipped
for the Fordham unit, now in France,
by the aumnae Of the college of ST.
Elizabeth at Convent station. N J.. was
presented to the Red Cross by the Rev,
Joseph A. Mulry president Of Ford
ham university at their exercises last
week The alumnae association will
maintain the ambulance
The use OF tablecloths in public eat.
ing place, has long been forbidden, ex-
cept when table tops are In the rough
and have no other appropriate sort OF
cover" says the Berlin Lokal Anreger
OF March II
One hundred officers from the Jack
son barracks La, enroute from there Ia
Fort Sill, and fifty enlisted men were
among the crowd OF several hundred
who attended the lawn fete and enter.
tainment given at the home OF Mr. and
Mrs ]. P. Martin, Jr Of 20l Yves,
Thirteenth street Saturday evening by
the Young Women's Catholic War Re
lief unit of St. Joseph's cathedral
The affair was in the nature OF \
book shower. admission being by the
gift of one book. from which one hun
dred books were realized These viii
form a donation to the Knights Vt
Columbus committee to be used in
their cantonment houses for soldiers
The lawn was beautifully decorated
with lights and the program was pre-
sented from the veranda which was
beautiful with vine covered columns
and other foliage.
The negro women's department oi
the council OF defense kept open house
at the Liberty kitchen Friday afternoon
from 2 until o'clock, when more thar
seventy five negro housewives attended
A demonstration on corn, rice, brar
flour and oatmeal as wheat substitute
was given by Miss Ethel Hewey oi
Wichita, Kan.
Mrs. F. Z. Wallower.. chairman o'
the women's committee OF the council o'
defense, and Miss Ruth Thompson
superintendent Of the Liberty kitchen
gave talks during the afternoon, after
which a cali for new members resulted
in many new recruits during the after
noon 500 was raised BY the sale oi
cook books and market baskets.
The first class in food conservation
for negro women will be held Friday
afternoon from s until 7 o'clock in the
Liberty kitchen.
Immediately following the closing Of
central Red Cro" workrooms this aft
ernoon at o'clock, work of removal
Of the sewing, supply and knitting sec
tons of Oklahoma county chapter OF
the American Red Cross began. These
You're worth only a dollar
a day from the neCF down
and you can't use your head n II aches