The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-16

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De required monthly by the
American Red Cross organization in
france 100 connection with its work
among the troops OF the American ex-
prlillonIfy forces No wonder it Is
necessary for the folk, at home 10 80
hliic easy ON sugar.
IhN 500 tons Of jam was one Of the
items for which the Red Cross commits
sIoncr 20 France cablcd for distribution
through the war zone ty the hospitals
and Dan'ecns Among other article,
listed for inc use of soldiers were
found 10 tom, Y. chocolate and iity
ions OF cocoa
The Tones branch of the Oklahoma
CITY division OF 'hc American Red
cross, Mrs William MCGinni, chair.
man ha. finished and turned into the
department for the month OF july forty
iNr pairs u' palama' and thrty-siy
bcdshlris
From Harrah. under the direction OF
the chairman Mrs j. y LangAon.
Hmc, the July w5rl, Tor that branch.
There are rs garment a, iIl-
lows Sixty bed hlrts twcn'y-,ix
sweaters, one helmet and thirty eight
pairs OF socks
he ChoCidw unit OF the American
Red Cross has furnished its quota oi
garments for the July budget These
women have made ten pairs Of socks,
t~p sweater. twelve rauiccn kits and
l29 bcdshiri. Mr., Henry Bcycridgc
Is chairman Of the unit.
Mrs. 3 + hartman /, IN charge OF
The cutting department Of the central
Red Cross rooms Friday Mrs. X. n
wilkins. Mrs. McGregor McDougla,,
Mrs, Agnes X. Shaiicr. Mrs. T. A
ladd and Mrs RAT. Edwards are as
sistlng IN cutting yard, and yards OF
cloth into paIamaS which are beng
made into the finished garment ih} the
sewing department Here Mrs. X. RI
Carpenter is chairman for the day and
her assistant committee IS Mrs. 4. Is
Chase and Mrs Joseph Huckins ir. In
the knitting department there are piles
and piles OF socks on long table that
are being folded into pairs and packed
away The knitted garments turned in
for Tuesday were eleven swea crs.
thirty-siS pairs of socks. thirteen he'll
NETS and one scarf
The Liberty kitchen is iuli NJ toma-
toes Friday There are 800 pounds !
which are being assorted flr canning, |
chill sauce and ke,chup Many voun-
teer workers could be used for both
Friday and Saturday Saturday the |
new class will meet again for its third |
session. when a lesson Will be given !
on picking and brining. Mrs. Harry !
Greenwood iOS West Third street, I
made a gilt TO the Liberty kitchen Fri |
day OF several dozen jelly glasses.
From Charles Dcrker OF Shawnee |
now soldier in France comes a bet
ter in praise OF the Red Cross work |
and what it means to the soldiers "oyer
there" He ssid in part 81 used to
think that helmet, wristband and glove |
business was hardly necessary until | |
struck some weather last winter thirty |
below zero can't tell YOU whcre) |
You should have seen me grab my |,
sweater, slip my helmet over my head |
and put on my gloves and wrStletS
and even then with the big army over |
coat have ! thought | was going to |
freeze into an iciclc So keep up the |
good work The Red Cross gave cont |
fort kits to ~ the men starting across. /
including the articles above men
toned
IN the central surgical dressing de-
partmcat OF the Red Cross there are
fifty women working Friday morning |
These women are making more five |
by five rolls and two bv two wipes |
Five boxes were packed Thursday and !
sent 10 hcadHuarters, one Of which was
a box OF Il 200 two by two W pes. The !
women of the Clover Leaf club. OF
which Mrs Stratton Flick is chairman. !
are assisting in the central surgical
dressing rooms today
The July report from the Sunny
Lane Red Gross unit speaks for itself
that the women OF that unit have not
been idlc Mrs. S I. George is chair
man. and the work done for July is
as follows: Sixteen helpless case
shirts, fifteen bed shirts and fifteen
pairs OF knitted socks.
The women of the First Presbyter-
Ian church have good record to their
credit for tho month Of July. During
that month the women OF this organi-
zation have completed two sweaters
two helmets. fourteen pairs OF socks, |
four pairs OF pajauAs and l67 shirts |
The women OF the Eastern Star unit |
OF the Red Cross, which meets at the
Masonic temnle on Toesdav mornings
IRON 10 10 o'clock have finished for |
II N.din.