The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-12
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Womsnt Council Of psfenss Maple
R,d Cross, Chapter secretary, Ma,
Req cro" Financial secretary,
Maple 1902
Civilian Rsllsf Maple 40.
Central Red cross Workrooms,
Walnut 6q2
llm HsI Unit OF Red cro., Maple
$50.
Registration offices for RED Cross
classes In first aiu, home care OF
tho sick, and diststIcs, Maple i41s.
The marvellous growth Of the Red
Cross bureau Of supplies az ST. Louis
u told m this weeks issue OF Red Cross
Items. The supply room wa, c,tab-
|. lished about the middle 0i August, 1917.
when four well known bu,lues, men oi
81 LOUIS volunteered their services 90
rs organization and management
Quafiers, covering about 1000 feet OF
iloor space were secured and business
set up with two slen1graphcrs and two
stock clerk, and with business tOtalliug
about 5000 iHr the first month Then
the process Of expansion SCI ln and TO-
day the quarters occupy space OF
75OOO square feet, gives occupation 10
more than 40 people. fifty OF which are
volunteers and IN a short space of time
the business has increased from 5000
per month 20 $4,000 and the end IS not
IN sight
The report OF the War Risk ln,ur-
ance bureau on allotment, and allow
ances made 10 the soldiers IN the
United States until March y. 1913. on
insurance and compensation include
l,5B,lD applications received tor al
lotmentS and allowances, 9lb6sj men
reporting no dependents. OOS4S7 awards
made. One million five hundred and
siNiy-siS thousand and eighty-iour ap-
plicatlons for insurance were received
'-up 10 that date amounting TO $500
va, $40 with an ayerage amount OF So
llO per man. Insurance has been paid
On the deaths OF las men. Insurance
has been paid on five cases OF perma-
nent disability OF the soldier The
number OF awards for compensation
totals S2l.
Shipments for the month Of March
OF all kind, Of supplies from the south
western Red Cros, division with head
quarters at ST. Louis. include 1901 2g5
surgical dressings, l77.O2o hospital gar
nents, 98gS6 hospital supplies. 69is
refugee garments. oslo knitted gar
mcnlS, and 1924 miscellaneous ar
tlcles, making a total OF 2b34S75.
In a cable from W. p Dawson ma
llonal chairman OF the Red Cross. from
France, he says that men and women
are needed badly by the Red Cross for
foreign services. Fifteen cantecn work
ers are asked for BY the Red Cross
from every Red Cross division in the
country The following are some OF the
positions for men that arc still untitled
and for which the Red Cross has asked.
to secure enrOlmCnts. thirteen field
representatives, one Inspector manu-
iacture OF splints, one nitrous oxide
expert, one mechanical engineer. six
district delegates inside devastated
areas, four journalists, one lecturer for
the bureau OF mullleS, one graphic cx-
mbit expert nine moving picture operat.
orS, twenty-nine district delegates for
outside devastated areas. one chief
cable man. one assistant cable man two
architects, two zone commanders. three
assistant zone commanders, ten cantcen
managers for the French front, four as
Sociatc chiefs, sixteen division heads.
one assistant director for the bureau OF
supplies, twcnty-iour men for the trans
portation department, nine executives
Tor the stores sections, two zone medical
supply men. three assistant zone medical
supply men 10 representatives for
base hospitals in France. six men for
social service ten rolling cantccn work
crs, one assistant secretary, two ware
house Supcrlntcndcnls six aSSiStan.
warehouse superincndcnls, five unas-
signed workers making a total OF $50
men.
TIA Ross, assistant county home dem
onstraton agent, will meet with the
pupils and the patrons OF the Edge
mere school this afternoon at O'Clock
to give an exhibition Oi dried products