Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-14
Women and Var Work
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Where You Mny serve To-day.
Maple Ridge unit home OF Mrs
Presley c. Walker. ir
Christian women NCd cross head.
quarters
Cherokee Heights units. Second
Presbyterian church
West Tulsa unit, Tuesday. Thurs
day and Saturday
ono hundred womcns club NOM
bprs their families and friends
formed a party at the annual out.
ink OF the club last FRIDAY evening
a. owen park II was an extremely
pleasant gathering as this annual
party always is. and was "A fitting
close to the clubs year Of study and
war work activities. \ warm ain.
ner, prepared by the women them.
selves was served In the park shelter
house. with covers for 90 ni On bios
decorated IN flowers and the flags .
of the allies The serving was pre-
ccded hy the singing of THE star !
Spangled Banner ana luyoclNuus
by Mr. T. w. Mundt AZ It's close. |
there was a series Of talks with |
Mrs a II Ernsborger. retiring exc |
cutive Of the club presiding aS toast /
mistress. Mrs. lllah D. Lindsay /
spoke on "The National IuuuoIi ~ |
Defense" Mrs william y Sill |
Women and war Work Mrs Cren .
II. McCarty "Brevity;' Mrs 7 Il !
Ebrlght, ''The Value OF Critlcism,'
Mrs. O. u. Hunt. "Our Heroes Mrs
A. Ii. Craver who In to head the cum
as president next year, also SPOKE,
and Mrs. George q. Hollow enter
tained the company with II group
of patriotic readings Mrs Erns-
berger and Mrs. o. ID. Hunt, past
presidents, we're presented win
beautiful Ieather-band gift books.
Approximately 10000 women have
been placed in positions through
the federal employment service since
February l, according to Mrs lillda
Nulhauser Richards, chief or the
woman's division. This figure IL
based on reports turned In by red
eral employment offices and their
cooperative agencies.
One OF the first restaurants In tho
east to exclude wheat products en-
tIrely from their bill OF fare mas
been opened in Washington for the
benefit of the employees OF the food
and fuel administrations. This care
occupies the entire first floor OF tho
food administration womens clup
house at 1903 | street, and has
service capacity for about 100 per-
sons. The cooking at the new care
IA done under the supervision or n
home economies expert, and whlie
| flour made from corn, rice and
potatoes alone Ia used, there Is no
| lack In palatability or nutrition In
the choice dishes OF many varieties
| served here at nearly cost rates
| While the restaurant is equipped
| TO serve three meals n day to food
and fuel employees alone, 1t Is open
ina its doors during the luneh hours
| To those of other government de-
partments situated nearby.
The Y. 8. A. club will meet this
week on Thursday with Mrs. Grant
r.. Mccullough as hostess, This club
ia engaged in making clothing for
the Belgian and French refugees.
The use Of potatoes to save wheat
ia demanded by the present bitua.
ton, because great quantities or
use OF the American forces and the
allied armies in France and also be-
cause an unusually large supply or
potatoes remains in the hands of the
! growers. Great quantities OF these
Sill 10 to waste unless they are
used even more freely and In a
greater variety of ways than Is GUS
| tomary in American families. IL ~
suggested that housewives refrain
| from buying the new potatoes on
| the market--they will make the
| needed old potato next winter. They
are immature and not as dlgestible
as the old ones. az well as much
cheaper and can be prepared In so
many attractive and inexpensive
| dishes Fried with vegetable fat
they cannot be beaten as an appe-
tizing patriotic dish. Uncle Sam to-
day ia the uuartermaster OF the food
administration department OF hun
cry world and we are his loyal as
sistants. lie is playing the game
rquarely and counts on every Amer
lean to do the same. No man or
woman stands outside the zone OF
obligation to save food Talking will
not accomplish IT, II is necessary
to act. This Is everybody's war. Let
us make the war como first our
slogan. The household next door Is
not observing the rules because Of
| ignorance or carelessness. A friendly
word from you may set them right.
Don't be bashful about II.
The final returns from the third
! Liberty loan campaign show that at
/ least 80 per cent of the subscrip-
| tlnns have come in through women.
| In referring to the results shown by
| The figures. Mrs. Antoipette Funk,
| vice chairman OF the Womans Ma
| tional Liberty Loan committee, SAID /;
! This is the greatest and most con
/ structiye, as 1t ~ the most far-
reaching, piece of war work which
/ has been done by american women,
| It's value cannot be estimated In
! rroof OF her words, Mrs. Funk gave
/ The following statistics: The women
| OF Delaware have led the states with
| 100 per cent OF the quota subscribed
! through their committees. The
women OF West Virginia, Virginia
and OF New Mexico come third IN
! the honor list, each group having
I raised ono-third OF It's states quota.
! In some counties OF West virginia
| the mems committees asked the
women'a committees to restrain
/ their efforts for a time in order 70
/ give them the opportunity OF eaten
/ ing up. The women bf wyoming
brought in two-fifths Of the states
/ subscriptions. The women Of Phila-
| delphia raised $50, 100000, leading
| the committees OF women in elites
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