The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-08
WOMAN'S WORK.
County Council of Defense

County Council of Defense)
Or the total number of enrolled men,
turning out a fair amount of work of one
kind and another? The amount of work
] accomplished is not at all commensurate
| with the number of supposedly willing
workers. Apparently it viii need terri
BILE national calamity to give the jolt
| that Will put the energy of our women
and men. by the way in motion Why. not
start sooner and be prepared to meet what
ever may be in store for us? The woman
who cannot find by careful accounting of
| every minute. one hour a day in which to
| work for the Red Cross Is indeed hard to
! find. 1t is no longer theory that the busy
office. worker, school teacher, clerk.
Inousekee, sI, etc can find that much
| time because 1t Is being proved here and
there all over the country. If each woman
who has heretofore done little or nothing
would promise herself to work one full
hour by the clock for the service of her
IcUantry, l"tmendous anoUnt cuu.! lie
accomplished.
1t is also true that many willing work.
ers do not know what to do. 1t is unfor-
tunate that this county has not yet reg
istered their women for service as has
been done elsewhere but If application
were made to the secretary of the nearest
Red Cross orga ia i.'l With sugge. 'Es y;
the kind of work one that would be de-
sired and the approximate time available
the ability and energy of every one would
be made use of. Or if 1t Is not made use
/ of, there must be something vitally lack
ing in the organization in question and
a complaint should be made to the main
chapter. in the case of this county, We
lnatchee.
Just "a few suggestions. Every one, busy
or not actively engaged in Red Cross
bags and store rooms and see that every
bit of material is put to some use even
to the tinest scraps If you are unable to
use these pieces yourself to make them
up for use, turn them over to the Red
Cross, but be sure you turn them over
absolutely clean. If you have nothing
yourself, offer your. services in making
substitute handkerchiefs or ambulance
pillows out of other peoples waste mater
ials II your regular work keeps you con-
fined in the house too much, register for
outdoor service. You may be put at col
lecting funds on the monthly pledges.
or at delivering packages of WORK to those
who are unable themselves to call for
work.
There is one grave danger in the plan
OF putting in one hO'r day and the plan
ly can find only that one hour and that
only by the exercise of ingenuity and sac
ritice The minimum t { ore no II Il day is
apt to become a maximum. AS a matter
of fact. the minimum is not one hour a
day but the full amount of your strength
and health will permit. Being human and
is easy to say, II am saving my percent
Of wheat. I'm putting in my hour day !"
We are on the edge of a seething whirl-
pool. Heaven help us when the jolt comes
protected by life preserving jacket of
honest service and conscientious efforts
and preparedness
In Waterville many men are actively
engaged in making surgical dressings Ir
Wenatchee they are cutting out the ar
ticles sent to the branches and auxiliaries
Are the men everywhere equally as will
Ing to give of their spare time or are they
spending their evenings in the usual anti
war ways?
The Red Cross War Council makes pub
lie a list of all appropriations made since
These appropriations show a total of
81. .657 1880 for foreign relief; total of
$2,6i2, $3.50 for United States relief; a
total of $24, 323, 1S1.12 for expenditures for
supplies. This last item includes $11,2ss.-
AT for material for resale to Chapters
and It may: therefore. be considered as a
than an expenditure. The foreign relief
work has been done in France, Belgium
Russia, Roumania Italy, Serbia and Great
Britain.
The appropriations for the United
States relief has been spent for United
States basic hospitals. Y. Navy hos
pitals. U. S Medical and Hospital work
y. S. Sanitary service. U. S. Camp ser
vice and miscellaneous.
Supplies have been sent to France,
Italy Great Britain and other countries
and have been resold to chapters.
All administration expenses have beer
paid out of funds accruing from member
ship fees Thus every very, dollar
A detailed account of all expenditures
is on file with the secretary of the Okla.
hogan Red Cross.
Omak branch of the A r. C. gives the
is pajamas, 81 hot water bottle covers.
49 prs. bed socks 55 triangular bandages,
Is bed shirts, Is prs. wristets "a prs.
knitted socks, 3 mufflers 1S sweaters, 2S
prs, operating socks. 10 knitted wash
cloths. Sc binders. 405 1-2 yds made tape,
3 bath robes. prs bandaged-foot sacks
The American Red Cross is financing
of land in the region of Monastir is being
reclaimed and is being cultivated with
modern machinery under the direction of
American farm experts. large amount
from America machinery and seed in
place of food for the population.
cornmeal Crackers for Soup.
To IL cup OF corn meal add 1-2 cup of
wheat flour. Cut i tb of margarine or
butter into mixed corn meal and flour.
Add 1-2 tp salt and tb of milk. Roll out
very thin. Cut with biscuit cutter and
bake in quick oven.
Another One Dish Meal.
cups cooked hominy, potatoes. 2 cups
carrots. ! tb salt IA lb dried beef cups
milk 2 tb fat. 2 tb flour.
milk and mix well. Cook until it thickens
Cut potatoes and carrots in dice, mix all
materials in baking dish and bake for
one hour, Serve with bread and with
fruit for desert. you have all five kinds of
food your body needs
CornmeaI Pudding.
1 pit. new milk Scald in double boiler.
Sweeten with molasses to taste. Add l egg
beaten well with pinch of salt and corn
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