The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-15
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Central Sewing and Knitting de.
partmcmt, Maple t2lg.
Central surgical Dressings depart.
nieIll hHplt iBz.
Elk Hal sight surgical Dressings
nnt Maple 300.
MOmsn's Council Of Defense. Maple
1898.
Ned Cross Chapter Secretary. Maple
lSBe
Cnillan usllsf, Maple tRO.
hcIistratiOn offices for He'd Cross
CLASSES Ia first aid, home care OF tho
sick and dletetlcs, Maple lJ1B,
hed Cross IanteeI service, Maple
Algu.
he'd Cross Christmas Parcel Head
quaT,erA. maple 41h.
santa Claus club for soldiers, wsl-
nut 3Bl0.
IN EPORTS OF the Victory Girls
TX movement coming in daily 70
gHN headquarters OF the united war
work campaign show coacertcd
action in every part oi the state. Ok
mulgec with a quota of 800 reports a
following OF 500 girl, and the returns
are not complete The junior high
school girls Of ChlckaSha have already
subscribed 81 800 and the work i, stlll
going on. The lutJle Victory Girls
were the first to report their quota IN
Grady county with a showing ot fifty
two pledges over the top. The Wa
tonga high school in Blaine county has
subscribed S1Si, which is the total Of
sxty-six Rlrl,' pledges This gives the
Watonga girls a percent Of o. From
the entire county OF Blaine comes the
report OF l2S girls subscribing S4Sb
ElghS-hye percent Of the girls OF
Guthrie high school arc Victory Girls
The Enid scho 5 arc going over the
top rapidly In. organization at Nc
Alestcr is in iull swing and although
the ban on public gatherings has not
yet been lifted and ihe schools are not
IN session, they are meeting their quota
One town in this district went over rs
quota the first day
Reports from the Oklahoma City
schools are coming in rapidly The flll
returns have not yet been received but
up to Thursday evening the 7O} girls Of
the upper grades were enlisted with a
total Of 500. and the work was rapidly
on the increase.
The total amount ~ packages sent
out from the soldiers Red Cross
Christmas parcels department up to
date is 37. Nlnety-four OF
these packages represent the work
Of Thursday Those serving at the
desks Of this department for today are
Mrs. {. b. Amc5. Mrs David Mckin'-
Try, Mrs George Woodward, Mrs +
h Owen. Mrs. R. H. Wilkin. Mrs.
John b Harrison, Mrs Katherine Ma
son, Mrs k. A. Kleinschmrdt, Mrs
Richard Vo,e and Miss Edith Eisman
r. A. KlenSchmidt says that al
though the time limit has been extended
by the postal authorities. the war de-
parbment and the postal department
are anxious that these packages should
not be delayed on account oi the evten-
sion. II is desired that the packages
b sent as soon as possible in order for
them to reach destination before
Christmas Day. Many Pcople seem TO
be under the impression that this move
ynent was launched by the Red Cross,
but such is not the case, says Mr
Klein'chmidt. II was planned by the
war department and the postal author
Sites OF the government, and the Red
Gross is acting as their agent in
handling and inspecting the packages
An unusually large number OF work
ers is busy I'm the central Red Cross
workroomS today Mendng OF sweat
ers for the soldiers at Fort Sill is
under way More workers are needed
however. and It IS desired that all who
can help come 70 the rooms as soon as
possible
The cutting committee for today is
composed Of the following women
Mrs. John NJ. Hale. chairman; Mrs.
Andrew Kingkade, Mrs. John Fields
and Mrs. J b. Prest These worker,
are cutting 100 suits OF pajamas. In
the assembling section Mrs ]. Ur-
bsnsky is in charge, assisted BY Mrs
Leighton Wagner and Mrs NJ. New
man Az the knitting desk Mrs Sam
Hooker is assisted by Mrs. c. II.
NllNtI anu MIS- J. NJ NOucIAOUs / TIC
rooms will he open tomorrow for the
cutters and members.
( Az the Red Cross canteen hut Mrs
~ 6. Cooter is captain for the day.
Her assisting lieutenant' are Mrs l..
C. McMerrick. Mrs. I. 7. Dixon and
Miss Nina Binns. These women are
meeting the regular trains and giving
Ican,een comforts to small groups Of
soldiers that pass through during the
day
I The workers in the Whittier school
unit Of the Red Cross are requested
by Mrs l. c. Brown TO finish all
knitted garments on hand Immediately
and 10 return completed work and all
leftover yarn to her at the home, 1904
West Tenth street.
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