The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-13

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Knitted garment, distributed 10 the
soldiers and sailors located in the
various Red Gross divisions In the
United Stairs during the month Of Jan
nary, include 10061 sweaters. 1880
muffIers, l7,SB wristlets, l0j7Sl hel-
NETS, 2s1o7o pairs Of socks and D7lS
comfort kits.
The Red Gross director Of military
affairs in France reports the first rest
station has been opened and woff
started. These rest station, arc ar
ranged to improve travelling conditions
for the American soldiers, 10 supply
him with comfortable place to rest be-
tween trains. write letters and eat.
These rest stations have been tried out
By the British and French Red Gross
and have proved very efficient
An officer in high rank in the Amer
lean army IN France will not allow any
OF his men TO have leave, from the lieu
tenant down, unless he has WRITTEN
home TO America during the week 10
his nearest kin. This officer says that
where a soldier !, in real danger per-
haps one hour OF his existence In
France, the mother is in agony every
ono OF the twenty-iour Of the day at
home. So he insists that the men write
home giving cheerful ccount' Of the
happenings "over there"
Miss Vssts Hoyt one Of the four
nurses who left Oklahoma City for Red
Gross service In France is now stationed
in q settlement house close TO Paris
where she 10 working in the capacity
OF q Red Cross child nurse While IN
Oklahoma City Miss HoY acted as
visiting nurse for the Proyident asso-
citation.
In a letter to Miss Novella Gould Of
the Pfoyident association she tells Of
the distribution Of food and clothes TO
women and children from an institution
in Paris. "The afternoon we were there
they were giving clothes to children
under five years OF age also layetteS for
the babies The women In charge keep
. history OF each case and all new
families applying and before any gar
msnts sre given each case is inyesti-
gated"
Miss Hoyt said that the settlement
where she 10 has a clinic for women
and children opened every Monday and
Thursday and that II is her duty to
follow up the dispensary cases There
Is siso . Creche day nursery in con-
nection with the institution and Miss
Hoyt tells OF what fun she had trying
10 understand the requests and wishes
Of the children. "Just a. soon as au
able 10 understand q little Of this lang
uage ! won't be so at sea" she said
Miss Hoyt said that the group OF min,
, nurses who went from the southwestern
division with her have been assignee
zach to different place IN France.
A good Samaritan club Of volunteer
girls and women In Oklahoma City ha,
been asked for by Mrs. Claude Nc.
Csrtney, secretary Of the home service
section OF the Red Cross. There are
50 many cases coming TO my attention
, every day" said Mrs. Mccartney
where the kind action is so badly need.
ed. that ! feel such a club would be Q
blessing. There are so many cases
s where a kind word spoken flower OF
two, would cheer the sick bedside al
some soldiers wife or mother" Mrs
Mccartney has asked that any girls OF
women wishing to do their bit in thi,
way notify her at her office in tht
Z Empire building,
Z Thomas II. Owen, a member Of tn
supreme court, has suggested move
means Of raising Red Cross funds !,
The smaller towns In the state to Paulin
h Witherspoon, Red Cross field director
\ Miss Witherspoon thought the schem
such q good one, that she advises it i
the districts throughout the state |
the town OF Prague in III. center of tn
main street a pen has been erected, tn
lumber was furnished by . lumber CON
pany and the work by q carpenter, an
every Saturday the country people brin
= in different products TO be deposited !
the pen and donated TO the Red Cros
Then the public auctioneer gives HI
services and sells the foods to the higl
est bidder and some days the sales 2
as high as $50. There is a bullet
board with the goods and the donatol
listed 10 whom il is sold, and the pric
Everything is donated for sale that
farm can produce, from hen wit
twenty young chicks to a load of alialI
hay. and each item brings in ten tim,
its real price.
A reereational canteen will he opent
by the women Of Dallas, Texas, tn
month. Besides the usual accommodi
tions afforded the men there will
space set apart in the building {,
games, music and dancing. II will
open every afternoon and evening at
certain time and will be in charge
twenty volunteer workers as hostessC
The expense will be met by donation
and the csnteen proceeds The CT
Federation of Women's Clubs and d
churches IN the city got behind Il
smoyement and ii has been through the
efforts that il has been made succe'
4 national conference for the sta
county and city chairmen Of the wor
ems committee Of the Council Of D
fense will be held in Washington ffC
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