The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-04

IIts' Esn Unit Of Red Gross,
Maple geo
The Red Cross honor roll, in the cen
trail Red Cross work rooms this morn
ing. repre- snting women who are work
ing al the sewing machines at 10 o'clock
in the morning, included for today, Mrs
Harry Packer, Mrs. c. C. Lillard, and
Mrs. Herbert A. Reuter-.
Mr.. l.. c. Holtapfel, chapter secre-
tary OF the Red Cross organized a Red
Cross unit last night in the Seven c
district, FIVE miles northwest OF Jones
City Mrs Mollie Barnes was appoint
ed chairman. Charles Mccoy treasurer.
Miss Ella Lopp secretary and Mrs.
Leila Lopp, assistant chairman The
women OF this unit will meet in the
homes TO make garments for the sol
diefs until q central work room can be
provided.
The Luther branch OF the Red Cross
made o3J surgical dressings last week
and turned them into the Oklahoma
county chapter. Mrs. w H. Downs is
chairman OF this branch
Women who worked in the Elk's Hall
last week produced S,R7 surgical dress
ings.
Red Gross organization will be com
pelted at Choctaw tomorrow by Mrs. l..
\ {. H~olIapiel. chapter secretary of the
Red Cross county chapter. Every de
partment Of Red Cross work will be in
stalled in this branch.
On account OF the extremely cold
weather last week. the women who meet
in the Chamber OF Commerce at night
TO make surgical dressings for the Red
Cross worked only on Friday night.
Two hundred and fifty ~ wipes we're
made. Mrs. Rebecca l.. Finch one OF
the instructors on night duty, says that
a full attendance is expected tonight
and a great number OF dressings made.
The women OF the Luther branch OF
the Oklahoma county Red Cross chap
ter, have organized a new committee,
which they call "the visiting committee"
II women who became members OF the
Red Cross during the Christmas memr
berShip drive, fail 10 appear in the work
rooms, a squad is sent TO ask her why
she has not attended the last meeting
A pledge is secured that the women will
attend the next meeting. Miss Mamie
Archer is the chairman Of this commit
tee and her helpers are high school
girls.
Mrs. L. {. HolIapfel, chapter secre.
tafy OF the Red Cross county chapter.
organized a unit at Grovedale, yesterday
afternoon. three miles southeast OF Jones
City. Mrs. Matte King was appointed
chairman Of the unit, and Mrs. Mabe'
/, Young, seeretsry-tressurer The work
will be carried on in the homes Of the
young women until a room is provided
and the women will meet three days il
the week.
Surgical dressings rooms will BIZ
! opened today blythe Ninth and Robinson
I Red Gross unit, in the First Presbyter.
ian church, This unit was organized
i, last week. by Mrs. W. ]. Pettee. direc.
tor of women's work for the chapter
1t will be open every day during tn,
week at $50 o'clock. Other department,
will be installed later, Women witt
live in the neighborhO6d are asked t.
help.
] Eight thousand three hundred surgi
T. cal dressings were made by the wome
c OF the central Red Cross work room.
= during the week. On account Of tn,
Y cold weather fewer dressings wer,
= turned out, than for a long time. Tn,
c women hope to make up in this week
v daily work.
A Red Cross branch will be complet
. ed for departmental work of all kinds
: at Arcadia on Wednesday, when Mrs
y L. c. Hollapfel, chapter secretary 0
the Red Cross, will go there for tina
purpose.
] Madam Schumann Heink will speal
TO the women of Oklahoma City in tn,
Liberty theater next Monday morning
at II o'clock. Mrs. w. J. Pefee, di
rector of women's work for the Re,
2 Cross made this announcement thi
: morning,
The southwestern division of the Re,
i Cross, made this announcement thi
!. more trench caps be made by womeI
d who are knitting, until they are agar
called for,
n Women of the Western Avenue Re,
T Cross unit closed their work room il
I the haywood Christian church on &C
count Of the shortage Of gas. The
opened again today. and viii meet o.
Wednesday and Friday from | o'clocI
c until5 Mrs. Florence Hartley is chair
n man of this unit and Mrs. r. L, Wet
a more secretary.
Thirty bed shirts and seven suits o
v pajamas were made by the women O
n the Hawthorne unit of the Red eros
h last week. These women were working
only three days on account OF the col
weather.
The Thirty-f first street unit Of the Re
u Cross met only two days of last weel
Twenty-four garments were completes
in that time by eighteen women.
Twenty garments we're made by III
women of the Epworth View unit OF tn
Red Cross last week. Women OF thi