The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-15


Eik.' Hail Night Surgical Dressings
snlt, Maple D06,
Momsn's Council Of Defense, Maple
Red Cross Chapter secretary, Maple
Civilian Relief. Maple 40.
Registration offices for Red Cross
CLASSES In first aid, home care OF the
sick and dirtrtic-. Maple 1873.
HE'D Cross Canteen service, Maple
EENWAT the kaiser with a chicken"
~ is the admonition contained IN
~ letters sent out by the county
home demonstrators this morning to the
$50 poultry club members in the county,
outside of Oklahoma City The letters
urge the members TO send in their re
ports on their work by the end OF the
month.
These reports contain information
concerning the brood or variety OF
fowls, the number OF eggs set and the
date OF setting. the number OF fertile
eggs tested the seventh day, the mum
Der of chicks hatched weaned, and the
number that died The reports also
state how the chickens were hatched,
and brooded and the kind Of food they
we're fed
Miss Alma Keys and Miss lta Ross
assistant county home demonstrators
have lessons scheduled for the week at
Sooner Tuesday, at Mrs. J. o Cray.
near Grant school. on Wednesday, and
at Harrah Friday Miss Keys will dem
onstrate canning at Sooner and Mi"
Ross will meet the canning clubs at
Mrs. Gray's.
Mrs Mamie Walker Parks will start
new class IN canning and drying az
the liberty kitchen Tue 'day morning
at o'clock. The first lesson will be
on drying.
This morning a class Of twenty-siV
women met at the Liberty kitchen Tor
lesson on canning peaches and plumS,
with Mrs Mamie Walker Parks as IN
structor.
At thu central Red ctoss sewing
rooms today the Daughters OF the
Revolution were in charge, with Mrs.
I w. Williamson as chairman OF the
committee which is compoSed OF Mrs,
]. W Graves. Mrs. s. Flick, Mrs. d
A. Richardson Mrs Boston Wilson.
Mrs Robert NJ Conway Mrs C. II
Klyycr, Mrs. J. NJ. Anderson, Mrs. w.
s. Hanson Mrs A. W Greenlce, Mrs
N + Wooley. Mrs Emma s Ncyins,
Mrs. !. Urbansky, Mrs Carl Glitsch
Mrs. T. H. Dunn. Mrs Frank N
Weaver. Mrs. J. NJ. Hall Mrs n
Newman. Mrs !. W pcmberton, Mrs
T. G.. Chambers, Mrs. II. L, Asp, and
Miss Josephine Lincoln
Mrs Williamson had charge Of the
sewing. Mrs. Anderson and Mrs.
Klvver distributed the yarn and Mrs
Glitsch and Mrs. Dunn gave inStruc-
ton in knitting Mrs Richardson had
charge OF the Belgian refugee gar
nents.
Red Cross payments are coming IN
slowly. according to Ray GDnger, col
l.ctof for tie Red Cross. Saturday
only SIl925 WAS collected, while So
Geo still remains urpaid for July.
At the Red Cross central surgical
dressings department THIS morning
fiIty-five workers were gathered. One
box containing 40S fiveyard rolls was
packed and another box Of miscellan-
tous surgical dressings is being packed
today
The Liberty kitchen will be open
every afternoon, except Friday Tor
women who,wlsh to use the kitchen ior
their own canning Anyone who brings
her own fruit and jars may use the
kitchen free of charge, and an in
structor will be on duty each day to
oversee the work and give her aid.
FRIDAY afternoon is reserved for the
colored women who have a class at
that time
This decision was reached this
morning at the meeting OF the board,
which was held in the Liberty kitchen
with Mrs. A. J. Rgsby acting chair
man in the absence OF Mrs. +. Z.
Wallover who is out OF town. Other
members OF the board are Mrs. Ed |
Wallace, Mrs H. 6. Hatfield. Miss
Daisy MacFarland Mrs, Mamie
Walker Parks, {. L. Donart and Ray
Ilaun.
Lunch carts for Cover ment workers
are TO be established by the government |
bureaus in Washington for their young |
women workers. Several bureaus have
agreed to provide equipment and noon
time helpers. il the district war camp
community service will manage the |
lunches and crate the trucks at points |
convenient TO their offices
This service was instituted some time |
ago by the girls section Of the district |
war camp community service. with the |
help Of the Girls Friendly society OF |
Washington and the lunch carts have
been very popular with the young |
women war workers who we're unable |
10 obtain luncheons in the overcrowded |
restaurants without sacrificing their
opportunities for rest and recreation
during that hour
Twenty-Five worien wearing a dis
tinctive uniform, will compose a unit |
now being recruited for overseas serv-
ice This group will be assigned 10 |
the quartermaster corps of the Ameri- |
can expeditionary forces q 4 TO the
he; dquarters of ne staff OF General
Pershing.
Each applicant must be an expert
stenographer, must pass physical ex-
animation ind must furnish her own
equipment, consisting OF four uniforms,