The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-22
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asd Cross Financial Secretary,
Maple 2s62.
Civilian Rslloi Maple A2o
state Red Cross Headquarters, Wal
nut 1900
Central Red Gro" wOrnOOm',
Walnut Ba2
el" HslI Unit OF Red Cross. Maple
900.
Registration offices for Red cross
classes In first aid, home care OF
the sick, and dletetles, Walnut 1900.
Another record was STAINED in sur
gical dressings output by the women OF
the south side unit Of the Red Cross
yesterday in the workrooms in the
Washington school Fifteen women
made lHS dressings Mrs. Frank
Fishwick. chairman Of the unit saws
that Miss Hall, kindergarten teacher in
the school, says that she will con.
tribute her share TO the Red Cross 10
service by taking care Of the children
~ the women who work here every
Tuesday afternoon from , until 4
O'Clock This is the only afternoon that
she is released from work. Last Tues
day she cared for five children in the
kindergarten so that their mothers
might work in the Red Cross room
Mrs w {. Jones Of the Whcatland
auxiliary OF the Oklahoma county chap
ter oi the Red Cross brought IN twelve
conyalcScent robes 10 the central Red
Cross wotkroomS today This work was
done by the women OF that auxiliary.
The Ladies Aid society Of the Sec
Ond Methodist church, who worked on
hospital supplies yesterday in the vii
lard unit OF the Red Gross. completed
half dozen pajama suits. which were
returned 90 central Red Cross work
rooms today.
The Catholic women'S war relief Red
Cross unit will sew all day Monday
February q. in the Knights of Colum-
bus hall. 22S West Fourth street The
ladies in charge Of the sewing will be
Mrs Davidson, Mrs NJ J Burke and
Mrs Charles II Ruth. assisted by Mrs
w. d. Berry, Mrs. y Ryan and Mrs
II. K. Holt The knitting will be under
the supervision OF Mrs w C. Harrlng
ton, assisted by Mrs f. J Giddings
and Mrs. J. mcdonnell.
Shipments Of surgical dressings made
by Red Cross chapters in the largest
cities Of the southwestern division
during November, December and Jan
uary include: from Kansas City l9O,
9l6, from ST. Louis 2S8.Oo8. from Hous-
ton, Texas 204902 and from Oklahoma
City l9S.4lj The dressings shipped
from Oklahoma City, include Februarys
shipments as well as the other months
A preliminary meeting was held yes
terday afternoon in the lobby Of the
Marquette hotel TO open a Red Cross
unit There were only seven women
present and ten are required before
a work room can be opened The
women who met yesterday sewed and
completed two pairs Of pajamas. There
will be another meeting held next
Tmrsday in an effort IN get more
women from the vicinity to volunteer
thlir services.
Mrs. Ivan Harris Of the Britton
branch of the Red Cross, turned in nine
comfort robes, five pajama suits and
twenty-four undershirts to the central
Red Cross work rooms today
Women Of the West Twenty-iiith
street unit OF the Red Cross met yester-
day for all day in the Wesley Method
ist Episcopal church and made seven
teen pairs of pajama pants. There were
fifteen women working there. Mrs. +.
7 Bynum is chairman OF this unit and
Mrs. Leslie Huffman is secretary.
twenty-five garments including pa
jamas and conyaleScent robes were
made by the women OF the Culbertson
Heights unit of the Red Cross during
the week under extreme difficulties,
The women usually meet in the Gull
bertson Heights PRESBYTERIAN church
10 sew, every Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday all day On account of the
cold weather during the week, there
was no gas in the church so that they
had 10 move their equipment to a |
neighbor's house near by where they
sewed for the remainder OF the week
Yesterday Mrs D. A. Davis chair
man of the East Tenth street unit OF
the Red Cross where only hospital gar
ments are made, turned in twelve pairs
OF underdrawers to central Red Cross
work rooms. The women of this unit
meet in Mrs. Davis home once week
10 do Red Cross work
Women working in the hospital sup
ply department Of the Red Gross in
central work rooms made paiamas and
convalescent robes today.
The third meeting, held for the pur-
pose Of training the food conservation
chairnfen of the Oklahoma City won-