The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-27
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Red Gross Chapter, Secretary, Ma.
RED Gross. Financial Secretary,
Maple 2862.
Civilian Rsllsf, Maple 40.
Central Red Cross WorNooms,
Walnut Bq2
sIks Hail Unit OF Red Cross, Maple
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Registration office. for Red Cross
classes In first aid, home care OF the
slck, and dletetlcs, Maple 1873.
All the hustle. and activity at the
domestic science department OF the high
school this morning, due to the opening
OF the first class Of assistants for the
Liberty kitchen who take their work I'm
\ der Mrs. Mamie Walker Parks Six.
Teen young women have responded to
the call and many others who will com
bne IN a second class which will begin
soon
Mrs. A. J. Rigsby assistant to Mrs
Wallower, chairman OF the women's dl-
vision Of the council OF defense. had
crisp fresh carrots, beetS, peas, beans
and apples ready for the first vegetable
drying lesson.
The class will have demonstrations
from until II o'clock and when com
pleted and passed an Official eXamlna-
tion will be given certificates from the
A and NJ college at Saltwater
This certificate Will enuIc the women
10 teach elsewhere and IT i, through TN,
class work that assistants for the new
kitchen will be obtained
Mrs. Lea Rely is taking the work at
Red Cross central work rooms during
the absence Of Mrs. Thomas G. Cham
bers, who is visiting her son at the Co
lumbia. S. C., barracks.
Owing 10 the great influx OF refugee
garments which were brought to central
Yrk rooms Friday and Saturday from
| Vie city schools, packing for shipment
began Saturday afternoon when two
large boxes were completely packed for
shipment. They contained $50 outing
flannel pettlCoatS and TO gngham
dresses and aprons for ages from one
10 twelve years Mrs William II. Pet
tee, director OF women, work, person
ally supervised the packing
All Red Gross work room, in the city
will be closed all day Memorial Day.
Beginning Monday, June ), central
work rooms will open at half past eight
in the morning and close at | o'clock
in the afternoon Outside units may use
their own discretion in matters OF clos
ing, it was announced at central head
quarters this morning
Mrs Andrew Klngkade Of the King
kade hotel spends three mornings
week at central work rooms and three
mornings at the First Presbyterian
church unit, putting IN from twelve TO
fourteen hours every week
Mrs. Hannah Stewart OF the Skirvln
hotel was chairman OF the central work
room sewing department Saturday. Mrs.
Stewart has been a faithful worker m
This capacity for year. Mrs. John
bale OF the Lee Hucklns hotel was Mrs.
Stewart's assistant Saturday Mrs
Hale, too, has been a consistent helper
throughout the entire year.
One hundred and fifty young women
are employed at the state capitol and
nearly every one OF them during some
hour OF the day spares an hour to spend
in the surgical dressings room OF the
Red Cross work under Mrs Thomas
II Owen. I'VE live together just like
one large family" Mrs Owen stated
this morning when commenting on her
faithful Young girls In several OF the
departments. especially the council OF
defense and adjutant generals office,
their time is so completely taken up that
sthey find no time to work with us but
The officials send their wives to take
their places and our attendance is then
normal
The national conference OF the Coun-
ell OF Defense which closed its three
day session in Washington May IS, gave
stress TO the report OF the three minute
,nlks by the chairman OF the state di-
)nisions, in which many OF the Difficult
ties of equalizng the organization in
sparsely settled districts was dwelt upon.
1.-THE difficulties OF the womens commit
itees ranged from this problem OF reach
inp sparsely settled districts in the hills
Of South Carolina to the greater diff
scultes OF spreading their organizations
Jsmong the religious sects in Pennsyl-
wanna where opposition to the war was
strong.
Nebraska also was cited as being a
difficult state to spread the work owing
TO the fact that one OF every five citi-
zens were foreigners.
r. Among the individual workers at the
ksurgical dressings department Of Red
Gross central work rooms Saturday,
were: Mrs. T. A, Vaughn, Mrs w. II.
Cox. Mrs. C. A. Helsel, Mrs J. NJ. Fer
guson, Mrs. Charles s. Gardiner Mrs,
q BARLEY, Mrs. J. c. Rogers, Mrs. {.
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