The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-14

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wOmsn'' Council Of Defense, Maple
Red erO'' Chapter, Secretary, Ma.
a.d Cross, Financial Secretary
Civilian asllsf Mspls 40.
stats RED Cross headquarters. Wal.
esn,rsI Red Crosse worsroOm',
GlsT Hsu. Unit OF Red Cross.
Maple e66.
Registration office, for Red eros,
classes In first aid, home care Of
the sick and d%lstetlos, Walnut 1900.
Women Of the Washington unit Of
the Red Gross met for the first time
since the organization IN Tuesday, yes,
iefday afternoon IN the Washington
school house There were thirteen
workers. Mrs Frank FiShwlck. chair
man oi the unit. said that she thought
this Was a pretty good start Five hun.
dmd and twenty-five 4x4 congresses
were made by these women. which was
considered a record output Tor begin
nerS. The members Of the first aid Red
Gross class OF the Washington school
and the Mothers club Of the Wheeler
school make surgical dressings at this
work room TODAY. Mrs. Dan Hogan
and Mrs. Richard Nose. graduate in.
struc'orS in surgical dressings. taught
the women today Mrs T. j. Melgs Is
secretary OF tins unit
Seven pairs Of paiamas. and eight bed
. shirts were made by the women OF the
MI I.y.ftl .ts..t ..u.s Il a.. D.V ]
Gross who met yesterday afternoon in
the home Of Mrs q. W. Newman. w
West Fourth street Thirteen helmets
made by four women of this unit were
turned IN Yesterday with four sweaters. !
Mrs +. G.. Phelps made seven {. the
thirteen All Of these garments were
turned into the Central Red Gross
room, this morning One of the wom-
IN Mrs. +. Sparks, who had never knit
ted before. made one Of the sweaters IN .
three afternoons Six bed shirts were
taken home nv the women Yesterday
afternoon to be completed before m,
next meeting.
Ten women who are employed dur.
ing the day met last night in the ElkS
Ihll hu'ElAdl ulfNNlUH ullIl Ol INC Ntu
Cross. They made go 4vS compreSSe'
Miss Josephine Snapp was in charge Of
the rooms COR the evening
Women of the Pro patria unit Of the
Red Cross, who have been meeting
even Monday in the central Red Gross
work rooms TO make surgical dressings,
will meet instead IN the Washington
unit Of rhe Red Gross on the tame day
each week.
Business women Of the West Fourth
street unit Of the Red Gross will meet
tonight in The home Of Mrs. G. w.
Newman, ~ West Fourth street, to
work for the Red Gross. A knitting
unit will be organized tonight as many
Of the young women have expressed
a desire 10 learn to knit.
Women Of the West Twenty second
for the third time this week tomorrow
afternoon in the home OF Mrs. Homer
Smvthe, l2lS West Twenty second
street They will make hospital gar
ments for the Red Gross.
Mamie Walker, county home demon
%s'ration agent, gave a demonstration
Of war hrcad and meat substitutes 10
the women o. the Royal Needle Work
Club Yesterday afternoon al , o'clock
in the home Of Mrs. TAYLOR Johnston,
1914 West Third street. This club
meets monthly with Miss Walker when
instructive lectures and demonstrations
are given on home economics.
The Edmond branch Of the Okla
homa county Red Cross chapter has
submitted its report since the opening
of the branch in May to Mrs. l.. C..
Holzapfel, extension secretary Of the
Red Gross. The report shows that be-
fore the Red Cross Christmas member
ship drive this branch had m3 Red
Cross members. During the drive 85l
people Joined the Red Gross as mem
hers. Two large work rooms are used
for output in the city hall, which have
been loaned by the city council, with
rent, light and heat free.
In these rooms the hospital supply
department and the knitting depart
ment are located. A room has been
offered for a new surgical dressings
department which is soon TO he opened
up by the school board of education in
the new school. Mrs. l. w. Rodkey is
chairman of the surgical dressings. One
thousand, twenty-eight dollars and fifty
six cents has been donated to the branch
through memberships, fees, donations
and entertainments, from May ! to De
cenbcr II, 1917. OF this money $63265
has gone for expenses. Before Thanks
giving lao boxes Of fruit. cake and
candy were sent to the soldiers in the
army from Edmond, and this was do
mated by the women of the city Those
articles which have been shipped to the
bureau OF supplies at St. Louis since
the opening OF this branch include two
boxes containing 875 hospital garments
and one boz of knitted garments. The
Christmas donations to the St. Louis
headquarters from this branch were
forty-cigltt filled comfort bags. Dur
ing the summer five first aid classes
we're held under the instruction Of Mrs
John Roalcn, with Mrs. Annie Garner
Thorton as assistant. Mrs. s. N. Stone
is the director of women's work for the
branch Mrs. &. Smith is chairman