The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-06

S7 n the central Red cross rooms a
hundred paJamas were cut Mon
Ill day. Mrs Andrew klngkadc,
who is vice chairman OF the cut
ting committee, was IN charge OF the
worNrooms, with Mrs. J. l.. Bailey su-
pcrNIslng the cutters Among the busy
worNers were found Mrs. W. j.. Mas
tcrsOn, Mrs. Laura Mitchell, Mrs. J. T..
Ballard and Mrs. B. T.. Larlman. Many
women called at the knitting counter
for yarn. The cutting force has re
Gently been increased IN numbers 20
nineteen members. Tuesday finds Mrs.
kngkadc IN charge again, with Mrs
X. /. Edwards, Mrs j. r. Barley and
Mrs. NJ. +. Hawkins assisting IN the
cutting. In the assembling work Mrs
J. UrbanSky and Mrs l.. Wagner are
buSily engaged.
Those registered Tuesday in the sew
ing department OF the central Red
Gross work rooms are Mcsdames l..
N. Hurst, NJ. l.. Holt, H. f. Bdumeran
NJ. L. Lewis, y. {. Wathes. J r.. Mel
lctte, J. II Bell, X. K. Mckee. Fred {
Sheets, Robert Gardner. J. +. Prest, +.
Netcali, J. B. Kirkpatrick and l.. l.
Holt
a credtablc amount Of work has
been accomplished IN this department.
and Tuesday 80 socks, fifty sweaters
and 200 bcdshrts were packed for ship
ment. Scytnty-two hour cmbiemS
were awarded to the following women
OH Tuesday morning Mrs. A. d
Drawn, Mrs Mabel Mercer, Mrs T.
W. Clelland Mrs. Io,,en Elizabeth
Roberts and Virginia Wright
The Red Cross surgical dressing de
partment is busy workshop Tuesday
morning there were registered more
than fifty women. who were deity
folding bandages and making surgical
pads. More than $50 yards OF mate
rial was cut, over 2SO pads were made
and piles OF two by two wipes were
stacked on tables ready for shipment
This department had the women OF the
Nelson unit working with them for the
day
Women who are entitled 10 the Red
| Cross emblem for seventy two hours
work in any unit must give their names
IN writing TO the chairman OF their
! unit and the chairman, in turn, must
give the names TO the chairman OF the
department in which the work was done
a. TO Mrs. W. J. Pettee, director OF
xomen's work No one else is author
i,ed TO eye out the emblems, accord
ing to Mrs. Pettee This is done IN or
der TO lessen the confusion. since the
work for an emblem must be done IN
one department-knitting, surgical
dressings. refugee garments or hoSpital
garments All such business is carried
on at the central Red Cross orooms in
the Mason Little store Only the sur
eical dressings departn ent is separate.
being located on the third floor OF the
| Scott Halliburton store.
Chickens and a goat are the diver
sion al the Liberty market today, but
the goat is not for sale. Nanny be
longs to John Muratet and helps IN
the food conservation movement by
hauling Johns produce TO the market.
for John, though only a small freckled
boy, is real market gardeneb A
crowd OF boys hang around admlrlng
Ganny's tricks, for this is an educated
goat and can obey her masters COM
mand when he orders her to climb up
on the cohnter OF his market stall
The canteen service of the Red Cross
has done a rushing business in the, last
few days Last night the busy women
met four trains between and 9 o'clock.
Besides the regular daily departures
OF the enlisted army and navy men, 200
drafted men passed through here and
were served by the canteen service, be
ing given magazines. chewing gum. cold
drinks. candy and such things to re-
lieve the monotony of the long trip
and cheer the boys on their way The
canteen kits, or housewives, are given
only TO the men from Oklahoma county,
since the Red Cross OF each county pro-
~vides SUD, comforts for ITS own men.
This afternoon a train load Of national
army men assembled .here and were
served by the workers II is a real
service that the Red Cross canteen sery-
ice is doing during this hot weather,
when any kind Of travelling is discom-