Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-10

half OF our soldiers In the field rs
they are willing to give, because of
the chm which pcrNaded the rooms
on cold days. Nevertheless the work
OF the past week was very Crcditable.
II consisted Of II sweaters. Z helmets,
20 pairs OF socks, IA wrisllets and 20
ltuitS OF patamas. On some unusually
Icold days II was found impossible to
work In headquarters. but advantage
was taken of the warm days TO make
up for lost time a fine spirit OF CO.
operation IN manifest In this unit and
las long as the war lasts the members
can be depended upon TO do good and
faithful service ~ the cause in which
ali our women are 50 deeply inter
os.ed
The business womcns class In sursi-
| cal dressings was organized Thursday
evening with good membership Mrs.
Edwin J.. Coyel started the women on
the work and the class promises to be
ono which will be profitable 10 the
Red Cross, from a standpoint OF work
accomplished. Members of the class
are: Mesdames L. G. Cato, c. T.. DO
ran. Dessa Waggoner, Ruby Bates
and Misses Louise = ,ott Alice Fink,
Orpha Adams. Mabel Croft. Dorothea
lLawther. March Holiness Frances
Gormloy, Katherine Quigley JOSE
phine Rothhammer, are charter mem
| bers.
Tulsa chapter o. y, s. unit. which
sows' al Red Cross headquarters Fri
day. has reported its garment work
for last week as follows; ~ suits un-
| derwear. IL triangle bandages. Six
teen women were present The report
nj Alra 4 Whn Ia ,saI n
tain Of the knitting unit, would indi-
cate that the women are doing splen-
did work Friday, a weeks work, in
Guiding 80 pair bed socks 2 sweat
ers, 7 pair wristlets. , helmets and l
scarf, was returned. 4
During the two months Of it's or
ganigation, Aaba Court, Ladies' Shrine
has made AN excellent showing, It's
report TO Red Cross headduarters to-
falling 40 sweaters, 10 pair socks. ?
helmets. 2 pair wristlets. scarf.
There are number of men knitting
with this unit, one OF whom, J B.
Bartlett, has turned In sweaters and
another. II -. Nicholson, l sweater
Mrs. J. B. Bartlett Is captain OF the
unit.
The quality and quantity OF knitted |
garments now being turned I'm at REQ |
Cross headquarters IL very gratifying |
indeed. Heretofore much time has
neoessarily been spent In altering gar
ments, which might have been put TO !
better use. but the knitting depart
ment reports that the work now u
such that very little time need be
spent in this manner The work on
socks and helmets is especially good.
The Tuesday afternoon knitting
unit OF which Mrs Rex 8. Walker Is
captain, Ifs taken the name Of Bet
sey Ross In honor OF she who made
our first flag This weeks meeting
lespie. -.
The Marines unit, OF which Mrs. w
II. Pomeroy is president. IL another
OF those which ls doing remarkable \
work in knitting for our men in the
navy Its work for the past three
weeks is represented by the follow
Ing report 81 sweaters. scarfs.
helmets, l pair wristlets.
Two knltters. who no doubt have
record which II II has been surpassed
at all has been by very small margin.
are Mrs. l.. Wade and Mrs. A. l.. Shep-
ard. who have knitted 16 paid Of
ard. each. since January l.
First Baptist church eunlt reported
its weeks work yesterday as follows.
. helmets scarf sweaters, pair
knitted bed socks, 4 pair socks, pair
Wristlets. rs suits pajamas 6V bed
shirts
Blxhv unit OF the Navy league turns
in good work In very acceptable
quantities, every week. Mrs NJ A.
poorman IS chairman OF the unit and
Mrs. J. w. Hall Instructor.
The shipment from the surgical
dressings department of the work
room for the past week was 2f,Oo0
game wipes 4,O25 was the record for
Friday
Mrs Sidney Berry " 81 Joseph
Mo- will arrive Sunday 90 visit her
sister. Mrs W, II. Cole, 519 West Finh
street.
Special instructors in knitting have
been provided for Tuesday. Wedncs-
lay and Thursday afternoons az The
Red Cross
The Marines. Mrs W n Pomoroys
emitting unit meets Friday afternoon I
n the home OF Mrs Curtis H. Adams. L
Mrs 4 r. Turner's unit win meet
regularly Tuesday afternoon In the
nome Of Miss Hattie Houck.
Mrs. a T. Murphey's unit meets
rNesdny afternoon In the home OF
Nts A. l.. SMITH,
Liberty unit meets Friday after
iobn with Mrs. H. r. West. SIC West
'ifth street
Tuesday Retsey Ross unit meets
with Msr J Chalmers Gillespie,
Mrs. McGllyray's unit OF Tieert
church has been eomnli- Il