The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-10

hrg"trbiloh Ofhces for Red Cross
clsssrs In flrsI aid, home rnre Of the
slck and dirtriicr, Maple itiB
Ted Cross 'Hnteen service, Maple
81 ROST important OF the things a
M community can do to save its
NNyl quota OF a hundred thousand
lives !, 10 protect its children
by employing public hcallhnurscs ac-
cordng t0 a statement issued today by
the child welfare department OF the
"omanS committee ot the Council on
National Defense Ih', committee has
distributed pamphlets throughout the
c'ly with the hope oi educating the pub
lie tD the need and Importance Of en-
couraging graduate nurses to take
training in the school iur public nurses
established by Maynard Mackenzie
The committee further says that many
parents have learned Of their childreu's
special needs from the weighing and
measuring test which is being carried
On in Oklahoma City as part Of the
national test OF the welfare of American
children. They can do much more 20
meet 'h"se needs, and 10 bring under
weight children up 10 the average il
they have the support al public health
nurses, who can look after the well
being Of the children found hy the test
to be uudcrnourlshcd, and protect from
rIlncSS others who are now well
Tuesday there we're five workers AT
the Willard Red Cross unit workshop,
Mrs {. !. Murphy supervised the work
for the day ard five grrls' aprons were
cat and completed Friday the Unit
met again with Mrs James Dcyine as
supervisor, and the amopbt o. work for
that day was ten aprons with twelve
helpers Mrs S T. Bughc, ls chairman
oi this unit which meets twice every
week.
The aRcbckah unit which meets every
Wednesday morning at the / o o. 7.
hall and oi which Mrs Alice Rice is
chairman, reports good work for the
past week Ten refugee garments for
l2ycar-old girls were made An av.
crage OF ten worker, have met every
Wednesday during the summer Those
whining the Scventy-two hour cmblem'
this week are Mrs Scott 10Wnsley and
Mrs. A. ". White Only eight more
garments arc left TO be made IN the
units July and August quota.
The Central Red Cross work rooms
were full Of busy workers Saturday
morning. The assembling was being su-
peryised BY Mrs. J. F. Urbansky and her
assistant, Mrs NJ. Newman One hun
dred twcn;y-sx pairs OF paiamaS com
posed the work for the day In the
SC Eing division, Mrs. G, W. Spencer
was in charge with a committee com
posed OF Mrs B. Prest, Mrs. F |.
Holt and Mrs, l. VI. Hurst Fifty
three pairs OF socks, twelve sweaters,
eight helmets and one pair of wristlets
were turned in Friday to the knitting
department.
Miss Edith Miller assisted at the desk
oi the womars committee OF the council
OF national defense on SATURDAY, This
is the last day OF the nurses regis
tration. The woman's committee Will
take no the examinations oil the nurses
during the coming week.
Mrs. Donnelly Reid, chairman OF the
womans committee OF the council OF
national defense Of Kay county, IS III
n the city and spent Friday at the desk OF
b the local womahS committee. Mrs,
Reid is here to obtain further inior-
nation regarding the various depart
ments OF the wuman's committee and
particularly the student nurses reserve.
There arc no classes at the Liberty
kitchen on Saturday, but the kitchen is
open and house cleaning is IN progress.
A new class has been formed and had
its first instructions Friday afternoon,
This is composed OF coored girls and
\pcach butter was the demonstration
tnother new class is to have its first
meeting next Tuesday morning, and IT'S
b. irst lesson will be on vegetable drying.
New uniforms are in evidence at the
local canteen rooms. There arc TWEEN
ly-five workers connected with this
work, and all are TO wear these natty
new lack Tar" uniforms OF blue. The
new costumes are attractive with their
sailor collars, finished in white braid
and big white buttons. The, workers
we're cutting and making canteen kits
The chairman says that the new draft
regulations will alter their order OF rou-
Tine, Dut tUdt lncic Will Dc HO NHaHhN
8 in the amount OF work planned.
The St. Lukes Red Cross unit met
at ST. Luke's church Wednesday and
sewed all day. Twelve women were
present and made five orphans dresses.
During the past three weeks eighteen
women Of this unit have won the sew
cnty-two hour emblem. The winners
are Mrs. J. L. Wyatt Mrs. Emma
Wood, Mrs. &. W. Bowling, Mrs Ray
mond S. Cole, Mrs. Marvin L. Walker,
Mrs. ]. Wickline, Mrs. {. Robinson,
Mrs. Frank Barrett, Mrs. J. X. Viii
hanson. Mrs. J. R. Hendley, Mrs K
II. Oldham, Mrs. A. j. Radiord, Mrs.
w. p. Damon, Mrs. J. B. Rome, Mrs.
$. T. King, Mrs. S z, King, Miss
Emma Packard and Mrs. Black
The eiored unit of the Red Cross
graduated a large class in first aid
y Wednesday night at the Tabernacle
church. The meeting was opened by
The secretary OF the colored Red Cross
nnit He spoke OF the need of the work