The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-15
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xMomsns Council OF Defense, Maple
Rad erO. Chapter Secretary. Ma.
SEQ Gross, Financial secretary
Civilian Relief, Maple 42o,
Central Red Cross workroom'
alks Han Unit Of Red Cross. Maple
Registration offices for Red Cross
classes In first aid, home care OF the
slek' and dlststles, Maple iRs.
The woman who teaches one foreign
man or woman English. who is the
means OF converting one alien to be
come loyal citizen. is in Inc fighting
line as truly a. the man who goes 20
the front" is the statement OF Mrs
Frederick p Bagley, chairman Of the
AmeficanlEa,ion committee oi the Ma.
ti0nal American Womans Suffrage IS.
sociation Mrs Bagley does not he.
lieve that the American woman can
teach the foreigner much about food
conservation, as the alien women are
already using food substitutes thereby
setting an example for American
women
The Liberty Bread Shop was re-
Gently opened In Boston Mass, under
the supervision Of the wOmens com
millse Of the council Of defense. This
Is the work oi.Six prominent organ,a
ti0nS OF women Practical information
on legitimate and palatable substitutes
for white bread and daily demOnStra-
tons IN breadmaklng are given tho
public
The child welfare department Of the
women's committee Of the Colorado
council Of defense is preparing TO do
is share TO decrease infant mortality
In the state Mrs. James Rae Arneill
chairman Of this department is urging
the charmcn OF the counties 10 select
their chairman for this work Bcgini
ming with April D. the first anniversa-
~ Of the entrance 0i America into the
war, the year Of 1918 will he known as
"chlldren's year
A portable kitchen was used with sue
cess in Wilmington, Del. IN the schools
10 teach the children how to conserve
food II was transported from school
10 school as the work required An
exhibition was given Of the five va
rietieS OF Liberty breads made hy the
children from conservation recipes IN
The prize contest conducted BY the
women'S committee OF the council OF
defense in the state
I'VE need more sweaters" said Mrs.
b Harrell chairman OF the knitting
department Of the Red Cross, this morn
ing The response TO the recent call
wa, splendid, but the demand is even
greater than the response received
Mr., Harrcll has said that 100 sweaters
are needed almost Immediately by the
county chapter
Mrs I G.. Chambers, chairman OF
the third Liberty loa11S Sommttee for
the third district Of Oklahoma saws sub
scriptlonS have reached S67.700 al |
ready We expect to get 81 100000 from
the eleven counties in the district before |
the offices in the Chamber OF Com
mcrce are closed" said Mrs Chambers
The third district includes Canadian, !
Cleveland, Powotoc Pott wotomie, !
Seminole, Lincoln, Oklahoma. Blaine, |
Logan, Payne and Mclain counties.
Mamie Walker. county home demon |
s,raton agent will go to Harrah to-
morrow to meet the girls club there
Instruction in table setting and bread |
cutting will be given the girls, prepara- !
tory to the rally TO be held there on
Thursday lta Ross, asst tant county |
home demonstration agent, will give an
exhibition in the drying ct fruits and |
vegetables at the Whittier school to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock at the re-
quest OF the principal Of tn school, Mrs. |
S. c Hoover Miss Ross will also give
instruction in the making OF the reRu-
lation drier to pupils and patrons,
Two boxes of junior Red Cross
articles were packed and shipped from
Red Cross central work rooms on Satur-
day by irS T. G. Chambers, chairman
OF the refugee garments committee.
The boxes contained 5S8 surgical dress
ingS, 81 hospital garments l78 hospital
supplies, ninety-iour comfort kits and
one box OF gun wipes. These articles
were made by the pupils in the schools
in the county and city
Knitted garments, the product Of
women working for The Red Cross for
one week, were packed and shipped to
st Louis from central work rooms on
Saturday Mrs. ] B. Harrell chairman
OF the knitting department, says that in
spite OF so many women being engaged
throughout last week in the sale NJ
Liberty bonds the knitting for soldiers
went merr,ly on which shows" she
said, how our women in Oklahoma City
don't do but one thing at a time, but
many and do them well, too, as the re
port shows" The boxes shipped con
tanned twenty sweaters, iorty-5ix heI-
NETS l7O pairs Of socks and twenty
pairs Of wristletS.
The Red Cros cantecn service, one Of
fbe denattn,pnte of t,,iI;+,r,, ral,.f e a.,