The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-25

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is made having TO close down on Mon
days to comply with the coal admins
tfation's regulations, and on account
Of the delays In transportation. the
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City. Mrs. David MeKinstry, chair
man OF the surgical dressings depart
inent OF the Oklahoma county chapter
of the Red Cross. says that until more
esuse arrives, the women who arc
working In surgical dressings units OF
the Red Cross must devote their time
TO the making Of bapdages.
Women Of the ST. Pauls unit OF the
Red Cross will meet tomorrow in the
parish house on Seventh street at 9 30
o'clock to make hospital supplies.
Instead OF working three days in the
week, the Whittier unit Of the Red
, Gross will be open TO workers Isnly
two days. Previously the women ~ this
unit met every Tuesday, Thur,day and
Friday afternoon, bun now they will
work on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Mrs.
/. c. Brown, secretary OF the unit, re-
ports that at the two meetings last
week. the women completed fifteen. gsr-
mens. Mrs. Brown says more sewing
machines are needed.
The Sixteenth and Epwor'h unit OF
the Red Cross will meet tomorrow at
$50 o'clock in the Epworth church
corner OF Mckinley and Sixteenth street
when hospital supplies will be made by
the women.
Business women who met TO make
surgical dressings in the Elks hall unit
OF the Red Gross on Saturday night
made 375 4x8 compresses and 200 4x4
wipes. Mrs. Eva Eager was In charge
Of the work rooms for the evening.
Mrs. A. NJ. ConneIl, an individual
worker for the Red Gross, turned in
one suit Of pajamas to the central Red
Cross work rooms on Saturday.
Five boxes Of surgical dressings, cou-
tanning $500 dressings, were shipped
from central Red Cross work rooms
last week. This is the work Of the
women who meet in the central rooms
daily.
Thirty-four helmets were turned into
central Red Cross work rooms to the
knitting department on Saturday.
Mamie Walker, county home demon
stration agent, will meet with the won
en- Of the South Side Home Demonstra-
tiou club tomorrow afternoon at 2
O'Clock in the Community House
/ kitchen A demonstration 10 vegetable
cookery will be given by Miss Walker.
All women who are members Of this
club as we'll as those who are not who
live in this district are asked by Miss
Walker to attend this meeting.
7 Women OF the Franklin unit OF the
Red Cross will meet tomorrow afternoon
at ! o'clock to make hospital supplies
In the domestic science room Of the
Franklin school.
Thirty-eight workers completed
thirty-nine garments for the St. Lukes
! Methodist Episcopal unit Of the Red
Cross last week This is the work done
on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Mrs. Norman Nelson, secretary OF the
unit said that there were a great many
I new workers who came there to sew,
and that she would like to see many
more this week.
Women OF Sunny Lane we're or
Ganized into an auxiliary Of the county
Red Cross chapter last night at 7:N
o'clock by Mrs L. c, Holzapfel, ex-
tension secretary Of the Red Cross. Mrs.
Will George was elected chairman OF
the auxiliary, Miss Dora Forston, vice
chairman, Mrs. G.. Gittrill. treasurer,
snd Mrs. James l. Jones, secretary. A
work room will be provided in a
church, where the women OF Sunny
Lane will meet once week for the
present to make hospital supplies and
10 learn to knit for the Red Cross. Mrs.
Claude B. Mccartney, secretary OF the
civilian relief department OF the Red
Crsss. spoke TO those present on home
service, and the names Of the soldiers
who had left that district to fight were
given to her. Miss Virginia Simler,
Mrs. McCartney's assistant, also at
tended the meeting.
The Elks hall surgical dressings unit
OF the Red Cross will be closed to
workers tonight, but will be opened
again for output on Wednesday night
at 7:30 o'clock.
The knitting unit Of the Sorosis club
donated fourteen sweaters, ten pairs OF
socks, six wristleis and two helmets TO
the Red Cross today.
~ Mrs. T. G. Chambers has been ap-
pointed chairman Of the refugee gar
ments department Of the county Red
Cross chapter. She will be in charge
Of this department at the central Red
: Cross work rooms, where she will give
out information concerning these gar
ments.
Women OF the Tenth and Robinson
un;t nj the Red Cross will hold their