The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-28
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Elks Hail Unit OF Red Cross, Maple
Registration offices for Red Cross
classes In flyst aid. homo care Of tho
sick, and dletetlcs, Maple 1873.
The one business Of the fire depart.
ment is to fight fires, but If you
don't believe that they can knit Just
as well as any lady that ever wi lded
the needles, Just listen to this
One Of the ladies OF ne city re-
b Gently reteWed word that since De
oember the fire department OF Colo
RADIO Springs, Col. Knitted $500
pairs OF socks during th.lr leisure
moments, rather than lndulging IN the
usual checker or card game Besides
this, in the Red Cross drive last week
their entire efforts were turned to-
ward the raising OF money for the pur-
chasing OF more yarn
This information came from WON
an seventy eight years old, who has
lived through three wars, knitted for
our BOYS in all ot them, and who be-
sides had two boy, IN the Spanish.
American war and has one son m the
oservlce now.
Mrs. n. II Sweat Of IS Fast Third
street earned the Red Cross emblem
Friday afternoon, closing her E-hour
period OF work, bat she will continue
her patriotic duties as usual.
In the series Of victory conferences
illustrating the various phases OF war
work in the state. OF Connecticut, thriit
posters are being displayed in add
lion to exhibits Of military parapher-
tShalia which may be purchased with the
stamps. In every town members OF
the home guard are ordered TO report
for duty during the hours OF the eN-
hibit which are considered Of monetary
value.
Women timekeepers. stockkcepers and
clerks are being employed IN Crneln
natti as substitutes in former positions
held exclusively by men, according 10
the announcement Of Mrs Harry Stern
berger chairman OF the industrial wei
fare committee, cooperating with the
Patriotic league IN organizing units
among employees Statistics arc not
yet available as to the number OF
women employed in these newer fields
OF industry They are just now being
compiled by the bureau of statistics OF
the Industrial Commission Of Ohio
Announcement OF war time recipes
Illustrating conservation OF food, and
home economics ideas for the conser-
yaton OF wool, simplicity in dress and
other war time IDEAS. IS the suggestion
Of Mrs Thomas q. Winter, chairman
OF the Minnesota division OF the
womens council OF defense and the
Minnesota committee on public safety.
Mrs. Winter suggests this in order TO
=, effect such ci,ange in premium lists
for county and state fairs as will con-
ittm with war needs.
Mrs. Ida z Noble OF Sh West
Seventh street was an individual worker
at central work rooms yesterday
Mrs. r. {. Bryant OF 2ll East Ninth
stree. spent Saryday at central work
roorns, enrolling as an indNdual
worker.
Mrs. Samuel Hooker Of 70l West
Seventeenth street enrolled as mem
Der Of the Shakespeare club a central
work rooms Yesterday
Mrs. Emma s Nevins of go West
Tyenty-second street is new worker
At central work rooms Mrs Neyins
has arrived in the city to spend an m
definite time with her daughter, Mrs.
+. r. Wentworth, owing to the enlist
ment OF her two sons and son-in-law
Lieut.. Allen Nevins, Mrs NevinS'
Youngest son. is in the infantry at Camp
Meade, Md: Lieut. Arthur s. Nevius
has command Of 200 workmen at the
- ship yards at Orange, Texas and her
SON in-law. Capt. Lewis Omar, is
director OF athletics at Camp Grant,
Rockford, ILL., Mrs. Nevins will spend
her spare time in Red Cross work.
Daughters OF the American Revolu-
ton were represented at central work
rooms yesterday by Mrs. William j.
Pettee, Mrs. T. W. Williamson, Mrs.
Z. B. Hughes and Mrs. Lea A. Rely.
The Wesley Knitting unit will meet
at Wesley hospital tomorrow afternoon,
with Mrs. Julia Johnson as director OF
the work
The regular meeting OF the war coun-
eli OF the council OF defense will he
held al 10 80 tomorrow morning in the
parlors OF the Skirvin hotel
The child welfare department OF the
woman's committee OF the council OF
defense, under Miss Irene Hickey. has
obtained permission TO cooperate with
the central committee in its sanitary
survey of the city. Information as to
health and other pertinent facts regard
ing children will be obtained. Cards
have been printed for use in the drive
and members OF the child welfare de-
partment OF the woman's committee will
accompany the committee teams in their
work.
The completed list OF things needful
for furnishing the new Liberty kitchen
will be assembled this afternoon. This
will include aluminium ware, kitchen
toweling, curtains and office furnish
ings which will be added to the list
OF things heretofore donated and an
nounced No definite date has been set
for the opening OF the kitchen.