The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-22

ten'Ial surgical Dressings depart
IN. Hal NlEht Surgical Dressings
unit, Maple BOG
Women. Council Of Defense. Maple
lbRS.
He'd Cross Chapter Secretary Maple
ssGg.
Civilian Itsllsf. Maple lRO
Registration offices for He'd Cross
elassc. In first aid, home care Of tho
slck and dlotetlcs, Maple It1s.
Red Cross CaDttei service, Maple
Abs.
He'd Cross Christmas Parcel Head
auArtsrH. Maple t15.
Sahta Claus club for soldiers, Wal
nut $40
~ INCE the end Of the war is
" practically in sight there has
NJ been a falling off OF interest in
the classes OF nurses aids which
are being held each week in the Car
negIe library under the direction OF
Mrs. {. L. Daugherty Those in
charge say that the need is fully as
great as ever for nurses aids in for
eign service. il is desired that more
volunteers register for these classes.
Day classes for beginners are now go
ing on These meet on Monday. We'd
nesday and Thursday at o'clock
Night classes assemble at 7:JO on
Monday Tuesday and Thursday The
claSScS now meeting have an average
OF ten students each These classes
have Just begun and hope By lntcn-
siye work TO be ready Tor foreign ser
vice about January l.
Official information from Washing
ton says that these aids will not be
used in the United States military hos
ptals, but will be assigned to duty as
SiS,lng Red Gross nurses IN France, in
public health and welfare work
a committee from the Liberty
kitchen under the direction Of Mrs. {.
G.. Giryin and assisted by Mrs +. NJ
Canton a,d Mrs w. s. Spencer, will
be in charge Of the cook book sale at
the Pore Food Grocery today. These
books have been compiled BY the Lib
erty kitchen INSTRUCTORS and contain
practical recipes which have all been
tried out IN the courses gwen during
the past year at the kitchen. They are
aitractiycly wrapped and tied with
Christmas ! cord. Many Oklahoma
CITY women are buying them for
Christmas gifts. Saturday the sale
will be continued but at different
stores. A committee Of women will
sell these books at SCott-Halliburton,
Rorabaugh Brown. Kerr, HerskowiH
and LcMaster's stores
There will be a meeting Of the Lib
srty kitchen board members Monday
at 10 O'Clock. The woman'S commit
tee Of national defense will meet at
the kitchen Wednesday morning.
The food facts committee is ready
for instructions TO he given out next
week. Word has been received that
during the week Of December
Hooyer's. latest message on food con-
seryation is 10 be brough, before
churches, fraternal societies, women
organizations and various schools. Fri
Gay. December &, has been set apart for
Instruction Of schools in further food
conservation.
Both the surgical dressing and the
sewing rooms OF the Central Red
Cross work shop are open today
Workers in the rooms are sending to
Jones City today their quota Of refu-
gee garment, and hospital robes, 20 he
made in the near future. In the Jones
City consignment are 100 women's
aprons and 30 suits ol po,amaS which
are cut and assembled With these 90
thirty pounds OF yarn for knitting The
cutting committee has completed It's
fall quota. and the women IN the
sewing section are rapidly making the
prepared material into completed gar
ments
No more orders are hejng taken In
the Santa Claus department oi the Red
Cross. Responses have been 80 prompt
that the required supply has been filled
Unless further notice comes from the
southwestern division at e. Louis no
NOR. orders will be taken Nearly
700 pacakge' have been mailed out in
the Christmas parcels department 10
nen who have sent labels from over.
sea-, There were 200 applicants yes
to send parcels to men in France,
The committee in charge OF this
work for today includes Mrs. David
MeKindry Mrs. Katherine Mason
Mr., Charles F. Johnson, Mrs Rob.
ert Gardner, Mrs. +. 6. Ferguson. Mrs
F.P. Johnson, Mrs, Richard Vose, Mrs
w s Bulkley, Mrs. r. A. Klein.