The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-19
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urday Mrs Frank FlShwick, chairman
Of the unit says that II the women keep
going at the rate they started they will
illl their assignment before the required
time An interesting feature about this
unit IS the daily attendance OF a little
Spanish woman, Sonora Guadalupe
Estrada She cannot speak English,
but she is practicing there each day
The Rev Mr.. Gordon. teacher IN Span
ish in the Washington school is giving
her two lessons in English each week
II she in her turn will devote her time
20 the Red Gross work lie says that
this IS his contribution to the asSocia.
ton.
The West Fourth street unit Of the
Red Cross has disbandcd, not 10 meet
again at the home Of Mrs 6 w New.
man, IN West Fourth street. as the
women have been doing each week since
the organization OF the unit few
months ago Mrs. Newman has been
appointed chairman Of the Rebecca unit
Of the Red Cross to which she IS de-
voting all her time
Eighteen thousand 4x4 wipe, were
packed in the surgical dressings depart
ment at central Red Cross work rooms
today New directions have come from
the southwestern divisional headquar-
tiers from the Red Cross at ST. Louis,
saying that after this surgical dressings
must be packed in kraft paper bags
and not in muslin or cotton, done here
toiore.
The endowment bed fund has mounted
10 Sl85. Six hundred dollars however
is needed 20 keep cot in the new
United States military hospital in
France for a year, which is the desire
Of the women of Oklahoma City.
The central unit No. / Of the w. {. 7.
T. will meet tomorrow for the day in
the home OF Mrs. Cora d. Hammett,
1915 North Broadway to knit for the
Red Cross. Mrs. {. II. Risher. super
visot Of knitting, says that a large
supply Of wool is on hand and that
good attendance OF workers is eX-
pected Central unit No 2 Of the
w. {. T. U. will also meet tomorrow
at , o'clock in Mrs. {. w. Newelrs
home. 400 East Twelfth street to knit
for the soldiers.
All departments of the Red Cross in
central work rooms close daily at 4
o'clock, and after that time no wool
will be sold from the knitting depart
ment, Mrs. J. b. Harrell, chairman,
says.
The Arcadia branch of the Red Cross
turned into central Red Cross work
rooms yesterday ten pajama suits and
fourteen underdrawers, brought in by
Mrs c. r. Jones of that branch, Mrs. !
J. w. Merritt OF the haywood unit of
the Red Cross brought in twenty-four
sheets and five .underdrawers the Brit
ton branch sent in sixteen bed socks,
two bed shirts, six underdrawerS, one
suit of pajamas and one pajama coat
the Luther branch turned in eleven bed
shirts, ten pajama suits, forty-nine
pairs OF bed socks and six pairs of un-
derdrawers; Mrs Cora +. Nation
chairman Of the Wheeler unit of the
Red Cross turned in ten underdrawers,
some Of the work of the women of that
unit.
Two boxes of hospital supplies were
packed and shipped from central Red
Cross work rooms yesterday One box
contained 2SO bed shirts, and the other
lS5 suits of pajamas, eighteen con
valescent jackets and 100 pairs of bed
socks.
Nineteen women who are employed
during the day, met last night in the
Elks Hall unit of the Red Cross and
made ll74 AKA wipes. This was the be-
ginning of this units quota of the 7S-
900 called from the Oklahoma county
chapter of the Red Cross. Mrs {. b.
Ames and Miss Elizabeth Ames were
the instructors for the evening as
sisted by Miss Irene Hickey. While the
women worked, Mrs Joseph Huckins
read aloud TO them some short stories,
which added to the interest OF the
workers.
One hundred pounds of white sock
yarn arrived at the central Red Cross
work rooms yesterday Those women
who are desirous of making white
socks can be supplied with the yarn
at the knitting department
Eleven sweaters, fifteen helmets five
wristlets, two scarfs and sixteen pairs
of socks were turned into the knitting
department at central Red Cross work
rooms yesterday
Women Of the St. Lukes Methodist
Episcopal unit of the Red Cross will
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