The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-09

Maple 80,
A new sewing department has been
opened up in the Ninth and Robinson
Red Gro. unit, in the First Presby-
terian church This unit has been Of
gained for surgical dressings for a
week All departments are in full
swing here now. Mrs. Frederick Owen
is chairman OF the unit. The super
visors in the surgical dressings for
each day include Mrs. T. + Ferguson
and Mrs. John Haven OIL Mondays,
Mrs. z. r. Davis and Mrs. Millafd
Russell on Tuesdays, Mrs. b. B. Jones
and Mrs. T. p. Martin on WednqGays,
Mrs. I. NJ. Richardson jr, and Mrs.
Edward Cooke on Thursdays, Mrs
Frank Johnson and Mrs. Charles Bogss
on Fridays and Mrs, Lester Gumm
and Mrs. A. Wilson on Saturdays The
supervisors in the sewing departments
for the different days include Mrs
George Frederiekson and Mrs. J N.
Dyer on Mondays, Mrs Lea A. Riley
on Tuesday, Mrs. X. 7. Edwards and
Mrs. u. NJ. Baughman on Wednes-
days, Mrs, X. V. kahle on Thursdays
and Mrs. w. r. Cooke and Mrs. Frank
4 Dalbeg, top Friday, The d, Saturday
lsuberSisbf has not been selected yet.
Mrs. Owen says that Mrs. Eli Scranton
he's been Of great assistance in the gen.
eral arrangements OF the unit and that
Miss Temps Newton has also been OF
much hedp in her assistance OF the
surgical dressing department Lunch
con Is prepared in the church every day
and served to the women on paymen,
OF small fee. Mrs. Owen says tina,
the rooms in the church are very COM
Portable, that the women have the ad-
vantage OF making them as warm a.
tthey like them or as cool as they want
; them.
Women of the ST. Luke's Methods,
Episcopal church have been ORGANIZED
\ into a unit OF the Red Cross. Thes,
{ women have been making garments foi
I the Red Cross ever since the SummeI
but have never been officially organ
I ized until Thursday, when Mrs. W. ]
:, Pettee, director Of women's work or
$ eanized them. They meet every Wed
C nesday, Thursday and Friday for al
$ day IN the church. Mrs. Leroy Lon
u is chairman OF the unit and Mrs. Nor
{ man Nelson is secretary. During las
week, forty-one garments were com
~ pleted, with an attendance during III
|" week Of forty-nine workers.
We The fund for the endowment he,
ne to be furnished the New United Sta
IT. Military hospital in France by the w
v, men of Oklahoma City is creepir
~ skywards. The total Is Sl08 Donation
" for this bed will be taken in the centr
y. Red Gross work rooms each day. s
-, hundred dollars will equip and mai
-, tain bed for one year. Oklahon
,s' City is the first city in Oklahoma
.Ii subscribe TO an endowment bed in Il
RI. hospital Mrs. W. $. Buckley is
Ior charge Of the fund
4; The Ninth and Broadway surgiC
" ". dressing unit of the Red Cross ma
Il. 202S surgical dressings during I
a., week, and these were turned into cent
raj Red Cross work rooms this morni
,u, TO be packed.
hs Mrs. f z. Wallower. chairman
the Oklahoma City womens council
| national defense, says that speakt
J are badly needed by the committees
the council She asks that women "
want TO take part in this work come
. the offices in the Chamber Of Commel
le where their services will be gladly 1
cepted There is need OF women
., speak in the schools on the conservati
- OF foods, and in connection with
"a industrial registration Of women.
ve' With thirty workers in attendar
Tor during the week at 4s00 Classen bou
ery ward unit of the Red Cross, in I
ied home Of Mrs A. R. Nelson, l,j56 4
en- congresses were made. As we'll as Il
ing the women workers in the surgi
ed, dressing unit cut $50 yards Of gaure
nth -
ofs Forty-seven garments were made
ely, the women who meet in the home
has Mrs. Harry z. Hawkins l44O w
Thirty-first street during the week.
sew on hospital supplies OF these 9
ments fourteen were made by the w
'sb. len Of the Trinity Baptist church ,
'sip meet In these work rooms on Thurst
Mrs. Haveins opens her home, e,
Ileonday. Tuesday and Friday Tor