The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-20
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Momsns Council OF Defense, Maple
R.s Gro" Chapter, Secretary, Ma.
Red Cross Flnsnelr Secretary,
Maple 2s62.
Civilian Rellst. Maple 42o.
state RED crots Headquarters, Wal.
c.n,I,, Red Gro. workroOm.
Ils Han Unit OF Red Cross. Maple
e66.
Registration office. for Red Gro"
classes In first AID home care o.
the slet, ana dletetles, Walnut 1900
Twenty-iour comfort pillows forty
eight babys bootees. some babys socks
and quilts, and twenty-four comfort
kits were made last week by the four.
teen patriotic groups OF the Young
WOmcn's Christian association Two
and three groups meet each day in The
Y. w. C. A. club rooms, Terminal Ar
eade, TO sew and do various kinds Of
work for the soldiers. under the in
struction Of Miss Charlotte Allward
girls secretary for the association
HoSpital diClilians for service in mi,
country and m Europe are being aIkcd
for by the Red Cross. They are badly
needed. and those women who wish 10
serve in this capScity are asked 10 no
tiiy Miss Elya A. George dietItian,
Bureau Of Nursing Service, National
headquarters, Washington and they
will be sent particulars. as regards
salary and qualifications Tor this line
OF service.
A total Of D.76652 supplies were
produced by all seven Red Cross d.
visions in the United States during the
month Of January. OF this amount
l4,7jSjlS were surgical dressings. 100.
os0 were hospital garments. 620.SS4 were
hospital supplies and l4l6,47j were
articles for the soldiers The Atlantic
division headed the list in output with
total Of $50 j44, the Southwestern
division comes second and the New
England Pennsylvania, Northern and
Gulf division follow in sequence
Some Of the extension workers from
Red Cross county chapters throughout
the state attending the three day inSti-
tute IN Oklahoma City now being held
include Mrs f. g. Dawes, chairman Of
the cutting department Of the Tulsa
county chapter, Miss Florence lIealdSI
secretary OF the home service depart
ment OF Tulsa county; Mrs r. !.
McMinn, assistant secretary OF the
Tulsa county chapter; Mrs. w r Eel
lows Of Saltwater, director OF womcn's
work Tor the Payne county chapter
Mrs. w r. Herr of Guthrie, extension
secretary OF the Logan county chapter
Mrs. D. {. Welch, a representative Of
the Chattanooga branch OF the CO. !
manche county chapter; Mrs l.. A.
Cleverdon of Saltwater, representing
the Payne county chapter Mrs Esther
Moore OF Purcell, secretary OF the
McClain county chapter; Mrs. Amo b
Cutlip OF Wewoka. extension secretary !
OF the Seminole county chapter Mrs |
b. f. Williams of Buffalo. director OF |
women's work of the Harper county |
chapter Mrs s. s. Simpson Of King |
fisher, extension secretary OF the King |
Usher county chapter; Mrs. Herman
Cole OF Carnegie, extension secretary |
Of the Carnegie county chapter and |
Mrs J. r. Thomas of Carnegie.
Women who are employed during the
day will meet in the Elks hall surgical
dressing unit of the Red Cross tonight
at 7 80 o'clock to make AKA wipes.
Mrs. Buetiller, an ardent individual
Red Cross worker who lives in Yukon,
brought four pairs OF underdrawers in
to the central Red Cross workrooms
yesterday.
Seven wristlets, twelve sweaters,
seventeen pairs OF socks and twelve he'll
NETS were turned into the knitting de
partment at central Red Cross work
rooms yesterday.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Sec
ond Methodist church will meet in the
Willard unit of the Red Cross tomor7
row to sew all day Mrs. Matte F.
Van Zant is supervisor of Red Cross
work for the society.
The women OF the Sixteenth and Ep-
worth unit of the Red Cross met yes
terday afternoon at 80 o'clock IN the
Epworth church workrooms and COM
pleted twelve bed shirts. Mrs. J. s.
Henson, chirman of this unit, says that
a little later on the women hope 10
meet two days a week for the day, and
so increase their output They now
meet only half day once a week
Fifteen women working yesterday in
the Whittier unit Red Cross workrooms
for half day made nineteen bed shirts,
Mrs. A. Meredith was in charge of the
workrooms. These women will meet
again tomorrow, when Mrs. {. {.
Forbes will be in charge OF the work.
Six hundred property bags, used by
wounded soldiers in hospitals to hold
their personal belongings were packed
and shipped from central Red Cross
work rooms today to Camp Donphan.
A special call came to Oklahoma
county of the Red Cross for 1000 Of
these bags, and both junior and senior
Red Cross workers are making every
effort to supply the demand as soon as
possible. Some were sent into the cen
trail work rooms on Saturday from the
Junior units, and yesterday the Emer
son school unit sent in sixty-nine, and
Mrs. ], NJ. Owen eighteen. Mrs I. G
Chambers is in charge Of this line of
work.
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