The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-25

Central Surgical Dressings depart
ment. Maple MOP
ErL. Hall NlEht Surgical Dressing.
unit, Maple DGd,
Momen'- Council Of Defense Maple
sbgS
Red cros. Chapter Secretary Maple
Ci,ilInn Hsllrf. Maple tsO
Registration offices Tor Ned Gross
GLASSES In first aid, home care Of tho
sick and dirtrtics. Maple tl1s.
Ned Cross Cnniesn service. hafe
n CLASS in business English
IN and spelling viii be started
SA Monday under the auspices of
the womcn'S committee Of the
council of dccinse with Miss Eva
White, one OF the Oklahoma City high
school teachers as instructor This
class is being organized at an oppor.
tune time. when women are finding that
II they are TO take the place Of men in
the business world they must be pre-
pared for II
The organization Of the class will
take place Monday evening, July 3
nj 80 o'clock in the Chamber OF Com
merce rooms. A fee Of 50 cent, is
the only expense Of the course, and
after the class is organized II will
meet every Monday and Thursday
night at o'clock Those who wish 20
enroll in the class may see Miss Irene
+. Hickcy al the Chamber OF Com
mercc or telephone her at Maple 2i2S
Mrs { &. Giryin Of the women
committee OF the council Of defense
is distributing food conservation liter.
aturc around in public place, where
women congrcgate Yesterday she J
placed such literature in the waiting !
rooms Of the railroad stations
At the Liberty kitchen th, morning |
Mrs Fred Breasted and Mrs J. 7 |
Raynor were volunteer workers lr T,
canning tomatoes, beans and hec'S and |
making grape jelly The volunteer /
workers are busy during the morning |
while the regular class instruction IS /,
gong on and the afternoons are given .
over 10 them. cNCcpt on Friday. When |
the class Of culorcd women meets The |
kitchen was busy place thi, morning !
az women were tclcphorng in orders
for vegetable and fruits from the Lib /
erty market The produce is at the .
market now for the marketcrs and
business is p,ckmg up.
The assembling committee at the
Red Cros, central sewing room doesn't
believe in union hours. as they worked
all afternoon yesterday after the rooms
were closed, in assembling the AU
Rirl,' dresses cut the day before. Mr.,
] jrban,ky has charge OF this worS
as well as supervising the sewing room
one day each week
Payments on the Red Cross pledges
are coming in faster now, according 10
Ray Congcr but all the July collecting
Cannot he finished before the first OF
August Collections started out well
with this mornings mail with a 500
check from the Oklahoma National Life |
Insurance company Frank Z Johnson
OF the American National bank sent
check for $500 yesterday
At the Central Red Cross sewing and
knitting room, this morning Mrs
George Fredericton was assisted By
Mrs. Arthur Clark and Mrs John Xii
patrick in sewing the labels on refugee
garments made by the Junior Red
Cross The garments were then turned
over TO Mrs Robert r. Walker who
was assisted in the refugee garment de-
partment by Miss Miriam Fincrty and
Miss Thera Whatlcy. Mrs. Ed Over
holser was the chairman OF the sewing
committee which was composed OF Mrs {
]. {. Gilmore. Mrs NJ s. Cooter and :
Mrs Leighton Wagner Mrs A. {.
Dennis and Mrs Hugh Stonum assist
ed Mrs sam Hooker in receiving the q
completed knitted garments. while Mrs c
Colin Valentine and Mrs. W l.. Payne
gave knitting instructions.
Relatives seeking information about {
soldiers with the American expedition. ,,
ary forces are urged to make their in ,
quireS through the Red Cross bureau
Of communication, Washington. ID. {, ,,
instead of cabling or writing direct 10 {
agencies or individuals in Europe &C
cording to cable from Harvey D.
Gibson Red Cross commissioner TO !
France
As many as four separate request I
about the same man have been received
by ~ many institutions This involves
needless congestion of cables and
wastcful duplication of effort. In most
cases, moreover, such inquiries are
turned over by others to the American
Red Cross, which is charged with such
communication with soldiers relatives,
md has developed special facilities for
information about those re-
ported killed, wounded or missing, and
hose from whom letters have not been
received
Commenting on this cablegram. Ed
ward NJ. Day. acting director OF the
bureau ot communication, said
"As the American Red Gro" has
special mail and other means Of hand
ing such inquiries, relatives should get
quicker replies through Washington
han through agencies or individuals
n Europe When an inquiry reaches
,ur Washington office, our special
earchers at once get from the govern
nent here the latest official informa.
ion. This frequently answers the ques-
ion satisfactorily.
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