The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-17

eVlstrstion Offloes for Red Cross
Glasses In first aid, homo care OF the
slek, and dlstetlos, Maple iHs.
66WO hundred and forty quarts
and 100 pints totalled last week,
il orders for canning in the Liberty
kitchen.
Ten orders covering seventy-six cans
were completed. Miss Thompson, sup
K erintendent OF the kitchen announces
that several voluntary workers are
needed to help the assistants in canning
Miss Mildred Mobley Of l0 West
Sixth street and Miss Ruby Stinson
OF AL West Francis street are volun-
teer workers today.
At a meeting Saturday afternoon OF
the truck growers association held al
, the Liberty kitchen, an agreement was
made to have short line OF garden
truck at the Liberty market site today
and long line tomorrow.
Saturday nearly twenty wagon loads
were on hand and the display was most
gratifying,as as everything was crisp and
fresh and temptingly displayed on the
tables placed on the grounds for that
purpose Tomorrow the following vegs.
tables and fruits will be displayed for
sale English peas, cabbage, beans,
squash, potatoes, beets, rhubarb onions
carrots and possibly new apples.
-Four classes Of assistants for Liberty
kitchen demonstration have been formed
under Miss Mamie Walker Parks This
morning class one have their fifth les
son and complete the course Thursday
Class three begins today and class four
takes their first demonstration work
tomorrow Class two have their third
lesson today.
At the sewing department OF central
Red Cross work rooms workers spent
Wednesday morning at the sewing ma
chimes. On Saturday only half dozen
workers were present. The report for
TIE last five days OF last week IS:
Tuesday, nineteen workers sewed ZIG
crosses on finished garments, completed
twenty-six hospital shirts, four pajfma
coats and thirty bags; Wednesday
thirty-eight workers completed forty
two flannel bags put 100 strings in
bags, made fifteen bed shirts, five pairs
OF pajama pants and eight pajama
coats Thursday, nine workers made
eleven shirts and seventy-two bed
shirts; Friday, twenty-eight workers
made thirty-nine comfort kits and three
hospital shirts. each day having va.
yiety enough to relieve the work OF
Snonotony.
A special room has been fitted up in
the First Presbyterian church by the
library board for use of visiting sol
diers, where they may read or write
or spend leisure time.
~ Mrs. Edwin Vaile Mcintyre OF l04
West Fourteenth street and Mrs. J. ID
Mayhew of 1l08 North Lee street were
among the workers in the sewing de-
! partment OF central Red Cross work
rooms Saturday.
Mrs. Thomas G. Meadows Of liz
West Seventh street was at work in
the surgical dressings rooms at cen
trail Red Cross work rooms Saturday
morning and was among the last TO
1eaye at one o'clock. Mrs Meadows
gives every day but Friday TO Red
Cross work
Miss Veeva Holloway of 1l2 West
Seventh street, formerly OF Ponca City.
i spent four hours in making surgical
dressings at central Red Cross work
rooms Saturday
Since the opening OF the Red Cross
unit in the First Presbyterian church
the various circles. Of which there are
eight have regularity served noon
day lunch. turning the proceeds into the
Red Cross fund Hereafter nothing but
sandwiches will be served during the
warm weather.
Mrs. f. L. Gates of Anadarko who
is visiting friends in the city received
a post card Saturday announcing the
arrival overseas of her son, Private
Bert Kay Gates
Halle Dupree Shipman of Sulphur,
Okla, suggests the following for ma X
ing comfort pillows for soldiers Gath
Yer large milk weed pods keep them
three DAYS, open on the crease and the
fluffs will easily separate from the
seed. and the core. Put irto pillows.
nine inches square Any soft material
will do Pillows filled with this are
soft as feathers and should be made
at once as pods will soon be opened and
scattered
Saturday Mrs. Fred Brssted OF 32lS
West Twentieth street represented the
Swastika club in the sewing depart
ment at central Red Cross work rooms.
p. F. Mckay chairman of the pub
licity committee of the First Presby-
terian church, is obtaining photographs
OF soldier sons OF the church. In ad-
dition he requests data concerning the
army position as the photographs and
data is being required for publication.
There are now 1000 home demonstra-
tion agents in the fifteen southern
states. OF whom l07 are negroes. This
number is increasing daily and mil
lions of women are coming under m
struction
In addition community canneries are
being established where they are taught
how to can and how to dry fruits and
vegetables. The department OF agri-