The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-19
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,.s. wOm'D'' Council Of o''s-'', Maple
asd cross, Chapter sserstsry, Ma.
Red Gross. Financial secretary
Maple essa.
Walnut 500.
glks Hall Unit Of Red Cross, Maple
Registration ofness foe Rsd cro..
classes 10 first aid, home cars OF the
slek, and dletstlos, Maple iNs
California has teachers working
among the foreign populations with the
mothers Of families to bring them un-
der Americanizing influences which
they have never known before Such
teachers are at work In me homes Of
the foreigners in Los Angeles. San
Francisco. Sacramento and Fresno.
The immigrant family. upon arriving
In the United States, meets with con.
ditions tending TO disunion; the school
on the one hand leading the child to-
ward Americanization and the isolated
shop and home making for the reten-
tion OF the old customs on the part Of
the parents. The night school is not
considered faf-reaching enough and
the home teacher" IL said 10 he the
best solution to the big problem ..
A Red Gro" unit was organized yes
terday afternoon In the University
Christian church, Twenty eighth and
Mckinley streets. by Mrs. T. f. Blesh,
Mrs. Blesh was elected chairman and
supervisor Of the workrooms, Mrs J.
A, Watt secretary and Mrs Guy
Smiser treasurer. The women Of this
unit will meet every Thursday at 10
o'clock to sew all day on hospital sup
plies.
Garments brought into Red Cross
central worhooms from the branches
and units included from the Edmond
branch, eighty four; Wheatland branch,
seventeen; Women's Catholic War Re
Jief unit, sixteen; Marquette unit,
five; Franklin unit fifteen, and from
the Soldiers Comfort club, three gar
nents.
Women Of the council Of defense
have postponed all other work for the
time being and are concentrating all
their efforts on the big housewives
exposition and food show to he held in
the auditorium next week. This will
be one Of the biggest things yet under
taken by the women's committee in
Oklahoma City from an educational
viewpoint as well as that OF food con-
servation. The women Of the com
mttee are glad that they have been
given this opportunity TO assist the
public in helping to carry out the war
time food regulations advocated by
the national food administration. Every
woman taking part is up to her eyes in
work, and its with a mighty good will
II guess our husbands are feeling
somewhat neglected these days" said
Mrs. A. J. Rigsby, dvector of the food
conservation committee, in the Cham
Der of Commerce this morning "My
family Of rabbits is feeling abused.
TOO. | have four days dishes on hand
< to be washed, my husbands socks TO
he mended and then my iceman had
the nerve to ask me the other day If
\ still lived at home One can't do war
work and wash dishes too" Mrs.
( Norton Cook. another ardent worker,
says that her husband has given up all
|. thought OF ever seeing her at home
again. Both women had just come from
the dresstffaker's. where they were hav-
ing the food administration costumes
completed, and were hurrying on TO
perform some other duty in eonnec-
tion with the food show.
! Washington is to have a hotel for
I~ayward girls which is to he opened
under the auspices OF the Protestant
Episcopal church in connection with
! the WORK Of the Prisoners Aid associa-
tion. In speaking of the need for this
kind of an establishment, Mrs. r. Co
veil says "The great increase in the
number of cases Of delinquency and
waywardnesS coming Under official
notice is due TO the war. Many girls
are enticed TO Washington either by the
presence Of the camps or the promise Of
high salaries paid for government work
Their money is soon gone and the next
step is easy BY means of this house
il is hoped to sift those who are up for
the first offense from the more hard
ened cases"
Mrs. L. C. Hollapfel, assistant extern I
slon secretary Of the county Red Cross
chapter. and Mrs. Claude B. Mozart
my, secretary Of the home service sec
tion, went to Edmond this morning,
where they will prepare the branch there
for the neu Red Cross war council
drive, commencing May 20
The COW win be somewhat eliminated
from the family farm when "troco
butter has once established itself in the
1arders of the housewives in Oklahoma |
City. II is TO he on sale at the second |
housewives exposition and food show |