The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-12

tsn'rai srwinr ana knitting de-
partnIeDt, Maple t2l2.
Central surgical Dressings depart
K'l: Hail slight Surgical Dressing.
..Momen's Council Of Defense. Maple
lied Cros. Chapter Secretary, Maple
CIVILIAN Relief. Maple iqo.
itsehtrsilon offices for Red Cross
ciassr- In first Md, home care Of the
sict and distriics. Maple ii7s.
He'd Gross tanteen service Maple
81 T only one stenographcr. Miss Rosa
lind lIcningcr is employed in the
II highest office in the state, that Of
Coy. Robert /, Williams, and she is
spared every hour possible from duty to
make surgical dressings for American
soldiers, thereby winning the capitoFS
first Red Cross emblem for 72-hours'
service, then Oklahoma'S highest office
is 100 percent in patriotic effort That l'
the situation at the state canltol since
the Organization # the surgical dress
irgs unit this spring.
But seventy five percent of the state
departments have the identical record.
she only distribution being that depart
mcnts which have a clcrica! force Of
eieht give eight times in value but not
IN efficiency or patriotism.
Leading with the corporation com
mission which furnishes eight young
women clerks 30 those where one clerk
l. employed. the capitol unit is giving
IL, best in effort without sacrificing the
states household affairs.
=. II. I.,t 4 sFF,ttT
Rcd Gross work every day is the pass
word which permits vacancies At many
desks during the long afternoons ot
summer
The departments which furnish the
hrit its workers arc corporation com
mission represented by Miss Pauline
Nicholson. Miss Corinc Nihau, Miss
GiaAvs Ross. Miss Martha Rose Thiel,
Nj, " Greer. Miss Ida Garfield Miss
NFay Harrison and Miss Leila
Ja,l'. state auditor department,
~ 'It,per Kirkpatrick, MISS Lavin1
Nroif. Miss Lena Banks and Mrs
Ecsc Nhtc Attorney General Free
1ing's office Miss Halle Whiuakcr.
Miss Edna Wagner, and Mrs {. +.
West: school land department, Miss
May Gormau. Miss Mary Allen and
Mr.. Barefoot treasury department :
NJ Pat 7. Trent, Miss Fightmaster
aai Ma Trapp insurance department
MIS- Elite Manley: school lands de
partnent Miss Mary Allen; state cleo
tior board Miss Eula Hall state farm
ers' commission Mrs Lila Henson
fish and game warden, Miss A. {.
Frazier.
The supreme court also furnished its
auo.a Of workers. Mrs. Nancy T..
Hcod from Justice B l. Tisinger's Of
fIce. Miss Ada Mcconnell from Justice
Thomas G. Owens office. and Miss
Mabel Reydcr from Justice J. II Miley's
cfiite
In addition 20 clerical workers many
ef the wives Of state officials give a
Ycrtior or all OF their time. Mrs
fnomas II Owen. wife of Justice Owen
Is chairman oi .he unit and runs neck
and neck race with her busy husband
Nfs. T,singer. wiic Of Justice TiSinger
Mrs. !. +. A. Robertson. Mrs. w. K
pleakmorc Mrs. C. O. Johnson OF Du-
ran, wife Of {. O Johnson. who has
charge 81 INC board of affairs, Mrs
Howard, wife oi f. h. Howard. state
auditor. Mrs. Kerr. wife OF e. Nj.
Kerr Of the adu,ant generals office
lit<. q. !. Logan and Mrs Paul Has
bet, are among the faithful
Twenty five thousand dollars when
k,ven in free contributions toward
rood cause is a hig sum to consider
In terms of distribution, But twenty
five thousand dollars when considered
in the lpht uf DELINQUENT sum appears
abnormaly large and distressing, en-.
tered or the Red Gross journal at the
Oklahoma county Red Cross .hcadquar-
te,s as lnpaid pledges
Il Is this sum which Is causing ap'
prchension in the financial secretary''
Office on The fourth floor OF the Empire
building for every dime Of II was due
July !. on Red Cross pledges
Unless payments move along at
healthy rate in the next two days,
phoning system will have to be installed
and well meaning pledges reached anc
their memories logged.
Ono lone lemon left TO tell the tale
alongside the several lemon squeezers
Nced Nrainer near by, Just oodles o.
biscuit boxes, an empty box which hat
= contained seventy-two five-ccnt pack
ages OF crinp cut, long burning plp'
and cigarct 'terbaccer." ten-gallor
new milk can partially filled with fresf
lemonade told the tale at the empty
rooms of the Oklahoma county Rec
Cross canteen service in the Empire
building yesterday afternoon at 2:lS fo'