The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-30
Home Culture Club.

Home Culture Club.
The Home Culture club met at the
home of Mrs. Methvin Saturday, No
venfber 20, Mrs. A. s. Albright as
sisting.
Mrs. Ashton was leader Of the les.
son on -Four Republics of Europe
and the United States. She pointed
out the method Of government and
the length Of time each exsed,
showing clearly the pitfalls into
which they fell and expressing the
hope that our own would escape by
education of the masses and univer-
Then showing how quickly and
easily one changed from historian
to cook, Mrs Ashton proved there
was something new under the sun"
by demonstrating a new method of
making pumpkin pie, saving both
sugar and eggs, by the use of sub
stitutes Mrs Methvin demonstrated
the mixing of three-egg sponge
cake and both pie and calke were
good as they looked when served
with cup Of tea and other acces-
sories.
At the short business session Mrs.
r. S, Cox and Mrs. II. NJ. Mulican
were elected to membership.
Mrs Floyd Bull of Oklahoma City,
was a welcome guest
A synopsis of the clubs work since
the beginning of the war was re-
quested by the State Federation, and
motion was made that the report
be published in the Daily Express,
also the report follows:
THE Home Culture club entered
into the spirit Of the war work as
soon as the Red Cross was organized.
The president called an extra session
of the club at which $1,000 was do
mated to the Red Cross funds and
Wednesday morning was selected as
Home Culture day" at the work
rooms The different members of
the club are holding the following
important positions;
The first we mention with a great
deal of pride is the Craftsmanship of
the Grady County Red Cross chapter.
This chairmanship was assumed by
Mrs. w. II Gilkey at a time when
things were in a chaotic condition;
and by her tact, good Judgment
kindly sympathy and remarkable ex-
ecutive ability, she has brought the
Grady County chapter to a state of
high efficiency.
"The Home Culture club was also
highly honored when its president,
Mrs. Orin Ashton was selected as
the woman member of the council
of defense Holding this important
position, Mrs. Ashton has had
charge of numerous drives. among
others the food pledge cards, regis
tration of women, weighing and meas
uring the babies, enrolment Of the
nurses and the motor classes, each
Of these, her efficient leadership has
put over successfully.
"The following positions are also
filled by members OF the Home
Culture club: three members of the
executive board; chairman of first
and classes; chairman Of nursing and
dietetics classes; chairman of collec-
ton Of tin foil and platinum; chair
man of special committee on nurs-
ing Influenza; chairman of Christmas
parcels committee; chairman of com
mittee on transportation of speakers;
chairman cutting committee surgical
dressing department; city chairman
Third Liberty loan; county chairman
OF War Saving stamps; members of
home service department and pack
ing committees.
Eight members OF the Home Cul-
ture club are entitled to wear the
Red Cross in the surgical dressing
department. Six of the women being
supervisors and one, Mrs Albright
an instructor OF surgical dressing
classes Two members are super
visors at the work room desk.
The members have worked numer-
Gus hours, Of which no account has
been kept in the sewing and surgi-
cal dressings departments, and have
also knitted many articles so many
that the account has been lost
Besides the war work the club
kept up their regular meetings at
which the use of substitutes for the
foods Mr.. HSover wished to conserve.
were discussed and demonstrated
The club gave S11oQ for the
Furlough house in Franco and $500
to further the cause Of woman suf-
TRACE.
Their one play time was a turkey
dinner at THANKSGIVING time when
the husbap1s of the members were