The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-29

n MONG the important items Of
IN interest that the Red Cross
~ has accomplished during the
past month. SAYS the American
Red Cross Magazine. is the gin Of
$500 10 the lord mayor Of London
Tor use Al London hospitals a dis
tributlon Of useful gifts among the ref
ugcc' at Naucluse, and the establish
ment Of a CDnyaleSCcnt hospital for re-
o., patrIe children near Lyons, at Chateau
dcs IIalles. II is interesting 70 know
THAT the total subscription oi the SOUTH
western division is ~Sl7tb2O0 up 10
August IS. 1913
Within the last two days there has
come TO the desk Of The woman'S COM
mi'tce Of the council Of national de-
tense an order from Kansas for $50 war
cook books. These cook books are
proving popular according 10 Mis-,
Irene Hickey, who has many inquiries
for them as well as inquire, concern
ing the student nurse reserve which arc
still coming IN daily
Mi" Tta Ross. as'i'tart state home
demonStrator. viii meet the girls OF the
Grant and Cleveland schools clubs TO-
LAY, at the Cleveland school house
Miss Mary Gray will arrange the meet
ing and Miss Ro', will hold the les
Non
The Retekah unit Of the Red Cross
'eport' good work for this week. Five
suits Of paIamaS were finished az were
also live grrl' aprons for the refugees.
The meeting of the unit was held ~
The l. o o. +. hail and Mrs. G. A Rice
IS chairman
More five by ii,e-yatd roll, are he
ing made IN the central surgical dress
ing ooms TODAY. There are also stacks
of two by two wipes for the hospital
supplies Mrs joseph IIuckin' j. and
Mrs. Robert Gardner are supervising
the work for the day. At the long ia
ble' in the rear Mrs. ! {. Eagan is
supervising the cutting Of the gaure
and is assisted b. Mr., J r. Eagan
Mrs. {. g. Glryrn and Mrs S
Coates. The faithful sun Dial Maids
are working at the surgical rooms
again TODAY. this being their regular
day they have set apart for work IN
this department
A large number o. the Lucky Thir-
teen club girls are helping here today
These girls work at surgical dressings
IN Thursday Of every week. Miss
Rosalie Bash was the first Of the Lucky
IhirteenS 20 win the seventy two-hour
emblem. but Miss Charlotte Holcomb
and Miss Anna Fay Soliday will each
win three emblcms each this week, one
IN the knitting department. one IN the
,urgical dressing department and n
10 first aid work.
Today there came TO the headquar
ters Of the Red Cross 4 money order
for s. 50 from a soldier at Camp Pike
This boy has recently enlisted and
during the hurry and excitement OF
departure for service forgot to pay the
last of his pledge. But not TO be a
slacker in any sense OF the word, he
mailed the amount back. Showing the
same spirit, money order was re-
ceiycd today from soldier in Camp
Dodge, Iowa, for a small amount to
he added 10 the Red Cross funds.
Work Al the Central Red Cross sew
,ng rooms is going forward as usual
Mrs. r. w. Williamson is chairman of
he sewing and her assistant commit
Zoe for the day is Mrs. J. c. Gilmore
and Mrs. /. Wagner. The knitting desk
il under the supervision Of Mrs. A. c.
Dennis. In this department for We'd
n sday there were handed in eleven
sweaters, twenty helmets and fofty-five
pairs Of socks. The knitting instructor
for the day is Mrs. w. l.. Payne. Last
but not least in anything but size is
little ll-year-old Miss Elizabeth Rob
erts, who is seated at a long table and
busily sewing labels on a great noun
ain OF finished sweaters.
There is q new class al the Liberty
litchen today. A large enrolment has
been made and they are eagerly listen
ing 10 their first instructions BY Mrs.
Mamie Walker Parks. Al the Okla
hons gardening fair held in the kitchen
the past two days prizes were awarded
in the %children's department TO Helena
Erbe, sos West Eighth street; Rex
Cleveland. 10 West First street; John
Muratet, 922 West Chickasaw avenue
Harold Gibson. l6l4 West Tenth street.
and Reese Tydings, $50 West F avenue,
Capitol Hill. There were ninety en-
tries in all and seventy-Six prizes were
awarded. a large percent Of the winners
being children