The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-21
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.Women'' Council OF Defence, Maple
Rad Gro" Chapter, Secretary, Ma
Red Cross Financial Secretary,
Maple 2862.
Civilian Relief Maple 42o
Central Red Gro" Workroom''
Elks nan Unit OF BED Cross, Maple
966
Registration offices for Red Cross
slek, and dlstetlcs. Maple 1873.
Sunday afternoon at Oak Hill school
house, twelve miles from the city
proper group OF Red Cross women
from this city assisted in the organl-
za'ion or a branch among the farm
women OF that neRhborhood The
women gong from here to Oak Hill
school house were Mrs J. C. Holl-
APPEL, Mrs. Robert lIolt7schue and
Mrs HoltzSchue's mother Mrs g..
w. Carrico II was found the
women at Oak Hill school had made
arrangements for sewing machines and
little work remained for the local or
gamers TO do. Mrs George Knott
was selected as chairman, Mrs Edward
AkerS. vice president and curlously
enough and fortunately the branch is
to start out with two ttcaSurcrS, {, l..
Bailey and W NJ. Spencer, this latter
arrangement being due to the fact both
were tied twice for election TO the Of
ilce. Fourteen women signed Tor Red
Gross work at this meeting This unit
will sew and knit aud 1t will be al
iillaled with the Choctaw branch There
Is to be the second meeting Of this unit
Thursday at , .. m, when work will
start
The Red Gross canteenerS were
pleased this week TO have a communl-
cation with Cyrus Chapter, No. ],
Royal Arch Masons, in which the news
was given that recently when a new
class of candidates was inducted into
this lodge. the candidates were invited
to contribute to a fund with which 90
buy smokes and tobacco Tor the soldier
boys leaving Oklahoma City 50 that the
canteeners could distribute the tobacco
among them Twenty five dollars was
collected and sent to the canteen sery-
ice and the Masons announce they will
follow this up by starting.a permanent
fund for this same purpose upon WHICH
the canteen service may feel free to
draw whenever necessary.
The financial secretary OF the Red
Gross executive offices in Empire build
ing was Rratiied to baye a message
sent her yesterday from Washington
that hereafter. owing to a decision OF
the United States treasury department.
telegrams and telephone calls connected
with Red Cross business, freight and
express shipments as well as tickets
for persons travelling on Red Cross bust
ness, will not have to contribute a war
tax The Red Cross is the only organi-
ration that has been granted this i'm
munity The financial secretary is pro
vided with blanks TO be used when
claiming exemption OF the war tax OF
the authorities.
The consignmcntS OF Red Cross arti-
cles received yesterday at Red Cross
workrooms, Scott Halliburton building
included the following Britton, nine
teen suits pajamas. one extra pair pa
lama pants Willard unit, patrons
club sixteen suits pajamaS, wv. {, T.
W five suits palamas; Culbertson
Heights, twenty-four suits pajamas ;
Ninth street and Robinson avenue, iii
teen suits paamas six coats six pants
twenty nine undershirts, four incomplet-
ed garments; St. Paul's unit, two suits
pajamas, fifteen undershirts, two pa
lama coats, one extra coat; Hawthorne
unit, five pajama suits.
The Kress and l0-cent store this
week gave Red Cross canteeners 1000
souvenir postcards of Oklahoma City.
One card. suitably stamped is included
with each little package given the sol
diers by the canteen workers al the
train.
Attendance at the central workrooms,
Scott Halliburton building, IS keeping
up wonderfully, the women in charge
announce and the increasingly hot
weather does not yet deter the women
from coming to the workrooms and do
ing their share. Commencing June |
the workroomS will close every day at
lp, m Yesterday ten or twelve work
ers from Walnut Grove unit carried on
the work in the garment making room.
These Walnut Grove women intend TO
hold their work periods at central work
rooms as they lack sewing machine ia
ciliiies and suitable place in which to
work out in their neighborhood.
Mrs r. r. Howard Of 252 East
Eleventh street was awarded Red
Gross yesterday at the capitol Red
Cross unit for Seventy two hours work
Mrs Eugene Kerr. also working at the
capitol unit, won her Red Cross Friday
afternoon
Mrs. {. B. Ames was instructor in
the surgical dressings room at the capi-
tol yesterday. twenty-six workers be-
ing present during the morning and
ten additional workers being on hand
during the afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs o. II. Putney and Mrs.
X. A. Harrell Of Elgin, Okla. were in