The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-29


Civilian Relief. Maple 42o.
Central Red Gro" Workroons,
Walnut se2
elks Hall Unit OF Red cross. Maple
goo.
Registration offices for Red Cross
classes In first aid, home care OF the
sick, and dletetes. Maple t7s.
6HHE war council of the womens
council Of defense met in the
Skirvin hotel this morning, when
Mrs r. Z. Wallower, chairman OF the
women's division, presided Reports
from the various committees were made
Mrs. Forrest Knipe made a report
OF the registration committee Mrs A.
J. Rigsby reported on the Liberty
kitchen and market, and the second edi-
ton OF cook books. and Miss Irene
Hickey OF the child welfare committee
discussed the advantages OF the anti
tuberculosis drive and milk stations
for babies during the hot weather Mss
Cora +. Wilson OF the business wom-
ems unit Of the women's council OF dc
fense, made a report on women in in
dustry. In the educational department
women are being trained for speaking
on this subject.
Two new bulletins will soon be out,
one on the subject OF patriotic educa-
ton and the other setting forth the
work OF the council OF defense
Mrs. Walower announces that a
eolored unit is being organized to make
food Investigations among their grocers.
Next Tuesday evening the colored
women will hold meeting, when one
OF their members will give demonstra.
ton on wheat substitutes and drying OF
f,uits and vegetables.
Members OF Nova chapter No 26j
OF the Eastern Star found thirteen
were on hand Yesterday for an all day
session OF Red Cross work in the tenn
pie headquarters The workers were
Mrs. Carey w. Townsend, in charge
Mrs. J. P. Slaughter and Mrs II. W.
b Gadd. supervisors for the day, and
Mrs J. f Hetherington, Mrs. J. w.
Waldron. Mrs Rose Tedford, Mrs {.
F. Foster, Mrs. J. K Marker Mrs.
6. b. Orr, Mrs Ola Orddorff Mrs.
Chrystal Hetherington and Miss
Katherine Iidd.
Oklahoma chapter No l0Nre work
ing at the temple today.
The surgeon general has called upon
the department OF nursing OF the
American Red Cross to enroll 2S00O
nurses by the end OF the year. This
call constitutes one of the most i'm
portant demands ever made on the
American Red Cross.
In three hours recently all the
splints, accessories, instruments and
surgical dressings required for a hos
pital OF 1900 beds were assembled and
dispatched from Paris.
England employs 100000 women in
various lines OF industry. All have
entered into this new field OF work
for women, since the necessity arose
tree years ago, following the outbreak
OF the war. American women are now
being employed in glass factories and
iu some OF the processes Of the steel
industry, where they are exposed to ex-
cessive heat.
Welfare organizations under the
supervision of the Y NJ. C. A. are be
ing maintained in Colorado to whom
the 5000 boys now enrolled IN farm
work in the state can apply.
Child welfare, nursing, food conser-
walton and food production exhibits
featured the series of victory confer
ences rece. carried on in Connecti-
cut towns by Mrs. +. w. w Hayward
OF the woman's committee of the state
council of defense and head OF the
housewives league of Connecticut. The
object Of the exhibit was to illustrate
various phases of war work now prom
inently before the public.
b The Junior Red Cross inaugurated
the second war fund drive May l8 by
parades all over the United States II
Is estimated that there were more than
1000 parades throughout the country,
most OF them being participated in by
the Junior Red Cross. Twenty
thousand juniors opened the drive in St.
Louis with a mammoth parade lasting
three hours.
Intelligent young women OF Nebraska
will have an exceptional opportunity
to enter training schools for nurses
according to recent report of the
women's committee OF the council OF
national defense Recruiting is to be
carried on and special offers are TO be
given to limited classes OF college girls
by several New York hospitals, while
the Nebraska university will give
bachelor OF arts and bachelor OF science
degrees for two years work in the uni
versity plus two years training at the
university hospital at Omaha.
The United States government has
asked the American Red Cross to de-
wise a plan for restricted communica-
tion between persons in this country
and their relatives or friends in enemy
countries or in the provinces occupied
By them. The Red Cross will endeavor
to deliver all proper messages without
cost to the inquirer, but the delivery
Of messages cannot be guaranteed.
The Wesley unit Of the Wesley
Methodist church will defer meeting
tomorrow but on Friday the Red Cross
rooms will be open for an all-day
session.
The Presbyterian church unit work.
room will be closed all day tomorrow
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