The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-22

Mhom Mrs. Mary Merit IS president and
the Navy Mothers club, Mrs. VIII
Owen president. arc now meeting ON
Tuesdays with the Eastern Star unit
I'm union there ls strength" and these
women plan ~ do team work during
the remainder Of the summer
I During the shortapc oi ice thi, sum
mcr an Oklahoma City woman has dis
covered a way 10 conserve that com
modify 10 quite a considerable extent,
Mrs Harrison K 1rasdale says that
instead ot wrapping the ice with paper.
which will save the ice but al the same
time II keeps the cold from penetrating
the paper and so does not accomplish
results, she has found that by wrap-
ping the ice huN with large blanket
or quilt pinnlng u down securely -
all side but one. Anion IS used to upcu
thc door that the heat from the e.
terror i' unable To- reach tine buN and
her ice bill hl, been very materially
TeduCcd
Every American ON reaching a
French hospital is to be received by an
american Red Gross nurse. say, the
American Red Cross magazine These
nurses are to attend 10 his reception
Rnd to his care II sbe cannot speak
French, her aide lutcrprc'S i.r the
French hospital staff The aide also A.
tends TO correspondence iur the wound.
ed The nurse and aide visit every
American patient frequently 20 give
treatments, ,sCheer him up, attend to his
correspondence or to explain his needs
10 the French attendant This plan has
worked 60 well that the Service de
Sante the medical department Of The
French government. has requested the
Red Gross 10 have ready such teams g.
place in every hospital receiving
American men
The Oklahoma City War Mother, o.
America will meet IN the east rooms
OF the Carnegie library building Friday
afternoon at go O'Clock
The desk OF the womans committee
OF the council OF NATIONAL defense Is
a busy place this week Many student
nurses have made their final applica-
ton for overseas duty There are thirty
ilIe women who have completed thr,
resistration to date. and whose a3pli- /.
cations have been forwarded TO Wash |
ington. Miss Nina Bnns is assisting |
at the registration desk Thursday.
Work on the new canteen hut is near !
ing completion. The hut>will be ready |
for occupancy on Saturday of this week |
In the meantime the workers at the !
canteen rooms arc busy with the reg
ular routine work
The Central Red Cross work shop
J. full OF women husily making pa
jawas and refugee garments In the
cutting department Mrs. Andrew King
iade is chairman, and Mrs. ]. g. Schad-
ensack. Mrs NJ. +. Hawkins and Mrs
w. A. Jennings are assisting in the
cutting OF Sixty-seyen pairs of pajamas.
Mrs J. Urbansky is chairman OF the
assembling section where l67 garments
are being assembled Mrs. Ed Over
holser is in charge OF the sewing room
where Mrs J. 6. Gilmore, Mrs Eli
Brown, Mrs Leighton Wagner and Mrs.
T. w Williamson are making chill
dren's aprons for the Belgians. Mrs
"A. {. Dennis is at the desk OF the
knitting department and has many calls
dor yarn from eager kntters, but the sup
ply is exhausted and cannot be re-
plenished until the last of this week
The knitted garments taken into this
department for Wednesday were fifty
seven pairs Of socks, nine helmets,
twenty-one sweaters and one pair OF
wristlets.
In the Central surgical dressings
rooms, Mrs William Nee chairman, the
Oklahoma City War Mothers OF Amer
lea are working with the regular vol
unteer workers for the day. Nearly
fifty OF these women meet every Thurs
day to make surgical dressings at the
Central rooms The Dun Dial Maids
are also regular Thursday helpers at
the Central rooms and are there in
dull force today Thursday the work
done in this department amounted to
seyenty-two five yard rolls, several
thousand two by two wipes and other
endless small articles required by the
government. There are more than fifty
women present today.
From the headquarters OF the Red
Cross comes the report OF $6l370, col
1ected In the county for Thursday. The
city collection was smell compared 10
the usual amount collected. This was
only 24025. From Edmond came $j62. 10
and from Wheatland the amount was
2o.J5.
'NIhe workers at the Liberty kitchen
are making chill sauce and picked
onions Thursday morning. There was
q class in session and a lesson on
canning and preserving was being
given. Friday, DR.. ID. B. Tucker will
deliver a lecture on social diseases at
10 o'clock in the Liberty kitchen. Those
who have heard DR.. Tucker say that
she sever fails to deliver a message
in = forceful way, The secretary OF
the kitchen says that they are expect
ing . large crowd to hear DR.. Tucker.
The Franklin unit OF the Red Cross.
Mrs. F. F. Smith, chairman, met Tues
day afternoon. Fourteen women were