The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-18
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, used 10 equip the various divisions
leaving for overseas service, il boing
the desire to supply each and every man
with an equipment Of knitted garments
before embarking
Corn oil Is the newest product OF
corn and is now recommended as a
substitute for lard and other fats as
measure OF war time conservation. Il
Is pressed from corn hearts and refined
TO an edible oil Of enormously high
shortening value. Comparative tests
have been made OF lis use in place OF
butter, lard, olive oil or shortening
compounds These tests have proved
that It makes more digestible, more
economical and much richer foods than
any other cooking product The analy-
sis from a nutritive standpoint demon
strateS that il combines moro nourish-
ing qualities than butter or any other
tat.
Southwestern division OF the Ameri-
can Red Cross announces that the
answer to tho request for more pads
has been gratifying but there still re-
mains a shortage of cotton pads, More
than twice the quantity Of small cotton
pads is needed and Of the large size
cotton pads, nearly ten times the Quanli-
" now received is needed OF the &
ward gauze rolls a much larger quantity
is also needed
In view Of wartime conditions the
canning season presents the problem Of
how much fruit and how many ve0eta-
blcs can be prepared for future use
without over-stepping the regulations
governing the use Of sugar or tho con-
servation Of food The food adminStra-
tion urges the canning Of foodstuffs in
the home to the limit Of home consump-
| tion.
at Is not economical for the canner
to havo the idea OF dsposing of any
surplus through commercial channels" "
John r Mum. chief Of the canned
Goods division states, bur he urges In
the season Of production. to preserve
as much food az possible for home con.
sumption.
Detroit housewives like Oklahoma
City housewives are learning the art Of
canning and drying their surplus outpu,
OF fruits and vegetables from thoir war
gardens Miss Bessie {. Lee, super
visor OF the housekeeping association
Of Detroit, Mich. is conducting th'
demonstrations and will continue them
during the summer
Mrs J. /. Francis. Mrs. II. P. Thomp-
son Mrs NJ Lasater and Miss Dow
were voluntary workers at the Liberty
kitchen yesterday,
Mrs. John Davis OF Edmond chair
man Of the women's department Of the
council Of defense, was visitor at the
Liberty kitchen yesterday afternoon.
No chanpas,ls contemplated at pres
ent in the Elks' hall unit which meets
every day excent Saturday in Elks'
hall from 9 until o'clock. The rooms
are commodious and cool, being pro.
vided with large electric fans and
every convenience for surgical dress
ing work is provided by those in
charge, Friday sixty workers spent
the morning in work, Mrs. George L.
Cooke being in charge
Today Mrs J. w Lykes and Mrs
Wallace are assisting Mrs. Cooke
Evening classes meet every evening Of
the week and the output is up to all
material provided.
The Junior Red Cross workers Of
the University Heights school meet
every Wednesday with the senior unit
and add a home knitting unit TO their
Wednesday work in the Red Cross
rooms.
Last weeks output was twenty sweat
ers and seven helmets Miss Emma
Rev is president of the Juniors.
They NETT tomorrow at 2 80 o'clock
in the Red Cross room at the Univer-
sity Heights school,
Mrs. Thomas II. Owen of jjl East
Fourteenth street is making arrange
ments this week to place the state CAPT
tol unit on a three -day-a-week basis or
some similar arrangement whereby they