The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-20
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the home OF Mrs. Harry Z. Hawkins
l4+O West Thirly.fifSt street com,
pleled sixteen garments Mrs Hawkins
says that knitting department has
been opened in connection with the
unit and yarn fund started, SO that
any women who want to take up knit
ing will be readily supplied with wool
These women will meet again on Fri.
day afternoon.
Knitted goods we're packed and
shipped from central Red Cross work
rooms today The boxes contained l40
sweaters. forty pairs Of socks, H5
sweaters, ten Scaris and twenty wrist
lets Mrs A. /. Welsh, was in charge
OF the packing
Today the Jewish Ladies Aid and
the women Of the Zion Lutheran church
made bed shirts and underdrawerS in
the sewing department at the central
Red CfoS, work rooms. These women
have become famous in Red Cross cir
cles for the amount oi work they turn
out in a day Mrs J. Urbansky and
Mrs Arthur Bennett were the super
visor, for the day assisted by Mrs
Slratton Flick. Mrs S. A. v Howell
and Mrs II A. Reuter-
Had 1t not been for the shortage OF
gduzc women working m the Chamber
Ut Commerce surgical dressings rooms
last night would have been well on their
way toward the completion OF their
quota OF 5000 4A4 wipes. As It was
iurly women working for an hour
and quarter made ,5OJ wipes Nine
OF these workers were wives OF the
employees Of the Ford Motor company
eighteen were members OF the Loyal
Daughters class OF the First Christian
church and the rest were individual
workers. Mrs Mamie Delmage was IN
charge with Miss Ethel Crabtrce, Miss
Edith Canada and Miss Edith Blan-
Dhard assisting At the meeting to
night a large attendance IS expected
As more gauze has been supplied
Those IN charge will be Mrs. Myra
Ellington and Miss Vera WIgnall The
Garfield school teachers and the mem
bcrs OF the chapter v, T. i. OS
will be on hand
An all day session will be held to-
morrow iIr the women OF the West
Twenty fifth street unit OF the Red
Cross IN the work rooms in the Wesley
Methodist Episcopal church.
Mrs. +. 6. RemmcrS, secretary cf the |
ST. Pauls Red Cross unit reports that
seventeen undcrdrawcrs were finished |
by the women OF the unit at their meet
ing in the ST. Pauls parish house yes
tcrday Others were started. Mrs |
Colin Valentine is acting chairman for
this unit in the absence OF Mrs. {. A.
lcyton, chairman from the city.
The Green Meadow Needle club me,
to sew with women OF the Red Cros,
unit OF Shields Heights this afternoon
On Friday afternoon the Baptist Ladies
Missionary OF Shields Heights will 5ew
with this unit in the work rooms in
the Shields Heights school.
Those people whose relatives are
prisoners of war in Germany have been
directed how to send mail, money and
supplies to them by this weeks issue OF
the Red Cross items The article says
"A money order or check made out to
the American Red Cross, may be sent
to this department, the southwestern
division Of the Red Cross at ST. Louis,
for the amount which it is desired to
send, together with a letter in which
shall be stated the full name and ad-
dress as well as the nationality OF the
prisoner, and the name and address OF
the sender, and if it thought desirable
The articles which it is desired to be
purchased with the money may be deS-
ignated Julian Peabody, director, dl-
vision OF allied prisoners, says, you
may also receive inquiries as to how
prisoners Of war OF allied nationalities
may be communicated with A letter
should be written on one side OF the
paper only, and not more than two
pages, which should be enclosed in an
envelope on the front OF which the name
and address of The prisoner should be
written. In the upper left
hand corner of the envelope should ap-
pear, prisoners of war mali no post
lge, via New York." On the back of
he envelope the name and address OF j